We stopped by Brussels on our way down to Paris and stayed at this little hotel. Le Plaza is a bit away from the main city center (~15 min walk), but it was a short walk from the train station that we arrived in.
Hotel Le Plaza Brussels is an Art Deco palace built between 1928 and 1931 and has witnessed a lot of history over the years. You walk into the lobby and will notice they maintained a lot of the building's old charm with its arches, shields, faux wood beams, & wrought iron light fixtures throughout. It definitely gives the space a classic elegance.
We had a corner room on the top floor that had a pretty sweet wrap-around balcony where we could see the top of the buildings poking through from Grand Place. The room itself was laid out a bit weird with a really long hallway, a large bathroom, but small room. This was fine for us since we just needed a place to stay. My only real complaint was that someone on our floor was smoking the whole time we were there & we mentioned it to the staff. I am really not a fan of smoke and it makes me feel sick. Luckily we spent most of our time out & about the city. It is an older hotel and the rooms could use some freshening up with a new coat of paint and upgraded furniture, but it was fine for the most part.
What really shined and stood out during our stay here was the service. We arrived during a really strange time where the public transportation workers were having demonstrations and were on strike (our train into Brussels was delayed for hours because of this!). On the day we checked out the bellhop told us to wait in the lobby and he would hail a cab for us. After waiting 20 or so minutes and getting really nervous that we would miss our train to Paris, the most amazing thing happened. After trying everything to get us on our way (there was no taxi or public transportation running), the bellhop sincerely apologized for the wait because he could not find a cab for us. Understandable given the circumstances. He then offered to PERSONALLY drive us in his own car to the train station. He picked us up at the front of the hotel in his Mercedes and loaded up our luggage for us. He knew all the shortcuts & got us to where we need to be so quickly! I was so amazed and thankful and he was just so pleasant throughout the whole experience. Amazing, amazing service! I really wish I could remember his name, but thanks to him we made it to our train on time and he really left us with a good feeling in our hearts that there is still good people in this world. It's a great reminder to be kind to people & more often than not, kindness will be returned... Maybe even 10-fold. 5 stars Le Plaza! read more