Hotel des Galeries (couple trip)

This hotel has SUCH mixed reviews and I did not realize that until after I booked a non-refundable reservation. To say I was apprehensive is an understatement, but I was pleasantly surprised with how lovely this hotel turned out to be! I will warn that you can hear street noise from the rooms, so I recommend using white noise on your phone to block that out. I had no issues. Otherwise, the room wa...

The location was amazing. The room was spacious (apartment in queen's quarters) and incredibly quiet but for the price, it definitely could have been better. There was no thermostat in our room. The towels were very thin. The curtains were somewhat torn, cheap, and poorly installed. The shower had dirt/mold in all the grout lines...clearly hadn't been cleaned well in quite a while. The locat...

Great central location perfect for exploring central Brussels. Unfortunately let down by rooms which are nicely appointed but lacking in luxury (tiny towels, no robes etc). Also avoid room 43 which is nothing like advertised (bright floor to ceiling windows with a view, in fact a dark attic room with one small skylight giving a view of a chimney stack). The service is almost non existent with a mi...

Lovely boutique hotel in the heart of the old city. My room was spacious and clean and I was able to check in early! Greatly appreciated after a long overnight flight. The location of this hotel is the absolute best! Easy to the train station, Grand Place, and set inside the galleries mall which makes for easy food and coffee! I highly recommend!

I really really had high hopes for this hotel. The location is absolutely phenomenal - right in the thick of the downtown area with easy access to so many things. The room was really nice and the AC worked really well. The major issue was not being able to take a hot shower in the morning. For FIVE MORNINGS IN A ROW, my shower was lukewarm at best, with spurts of cold water (and I know I was usin...