This is a very cool modern hotel that I enjoyed taking advantage of everything they had to offer…read more Great location within walking distance to all the major attractions of downtown Brussels. It it reasonably priced with a very friendly staff. When you enter this hotel it feels like you are entering a high end club lounge (club music is always playing). It has a very laid back cool young energy vibe......although during the week they are bus loads of retirees visiting for a couple days. Their food is just as good as going to a restaurant downtown (well actually the steak and breakfast buffet was). It is a hip downtown spot so you will see people enjoying the lounge atmosphere but are probably not staying at the hotel. It sort of reminds me of a more reasonable version of the W. I had a great time there.

Loved the modern ambiance and the access to restaurants around the hotel. Though the hotel itself…read morehas a restaurant, enjoyed the location of the hotel to the rest of the city. Located close to the city - everything "Brussels" related was just a few blocks away. All of the staff I interacted with were friendly and kind. The room itself was clean and bigger than expected. WiFi was great. Enjoyed the lounge that they had to offer as well. Would recommend.

I love the spiked shakes here. So good. Very small and cozy setting for grabbing drinks with…read morefriends.

I wasn't too pleased with this Novotel. It has a convenient location, but it ends there…read more I couldn't check in upon arrival as the Internet was down. Then they charged me a no show fee cause I checked in late. Uhh, wow. The Internet was down again during my first night. I couldn't get my room cool enough at night and had to open my window. It was trade-off of sleeping in a cool room, but also smelling the occasional cigarette and hearing pedestrians. An employee let himself into my room one evening. He just swiped his badge, opened the door and started waking in. I told him to get the F out. " Oh I'm sorry, my mistake" Wow again. Why the heck was he entering if he wasn't sure if the room was occupied?! Knock, moron. He offered me a complimentary drink for the inconvenience of him walking in on me. No thanks. I'd simply rather have privacy. I'll never stay here again.

A nice hotel in Leuven Belgium, the Novotel is ideally located. It's just a 5-minute walk from the…read moretrain station and a 10-minute walk from the city center. Nice, clean rooms, staff was polite and professional. You get a nice view of the Stella brewery right across the street. Also located very near AB-InBev headquarters. The hotel restaurant itself is also very nice. It's not big but has nice food, good service, and plenty of cold Stella.

About a 50 euro taxi ride from airport. Very nice quiet "university town" with good restaurants…read moreand charming ambiance.

Tiny but unique hotel with both modern and historic touches. The hotel was converted from an old…read moremonetary and it kept some of the same building structure such as the bricks, the cathedral architecture elements and the courtyard style. The room is compact but clean, comfortable and well maintained. The hotel doesn't have a real restaurant but the breakfast buffet is amazing with superb quality pastries, fresh veggies, cheese, yogurt, cereal and eggs. Coffee is phenomenal as anywhere else in Europe. I've always had great experience staying here every time I visit Belgium. I happened to be here during the Brussels terrorists bombing this week (March 2016). My flight was cancelled and it was tough getting out as you can imagined. During the whole process, the staff here was very helpful and accommodating while I had to keep adjusting my stays, and needing help for advise on alternative transportations to leave Belgium. I'm very grateful and will not hesitate to stay here again.

I come to Leuven for business once or twice a year and have tried numerous hotels; none have been…read moreas quiet, comfortable and welcoming as the Begijnhof. The room is spacious with all the needed amenities and some nice extra touches. Staff is friendly and helped me with early check-in after my early flight arrived from D.C. The bed is great. Restaurant is also for dinner, and there's a small market two minutes walk to pick up the basics. I will definitely stay here again when I return!

Nicely situated hotel with a lovely garden. Close to (or actually in) the medieval Begijnhof:…read moreoldfashioned streets with ancient buildings. The rest of the hotel is nothing special. Eighties styled interior and rooms. Was expecting it to be better. Nice is the breakfast room, but you're only there for half an hour a day.

My wife and I tried out cycle touring for the first time. Although we are both avid cyclists,…read moreriding more than 7000-8000 kilometers each year, we'd not done the touring bit. We cycled from Brussels. The ibis did the trick. Small, but efficiently laid out, and very quiet if windows are kept shut. You can probably avoid the 7.5 euro breakie which is pretty limited, by walking down stairs to the supermarket and picking up stuff. Except of course if you're a coffee drinker since a cuppa will set you back 2 euro each. The town center is a 15-20 minute walk to the east, with plenty of shops and restaurants.

Another business stay, this year and still satisfying. The…read morestaff is kind and helpful, the room is nice, clean, comfortable, the breakfast not extraordinary, but good. The location, with the train station nearby, is good. A place to choose for a business stay.