This was one of those reviews where I really wish that I could use half stars. The location is an easy 15 or so minute to the main train station. The staff is great, the breakfast is great.... at one time, someone spent a lot of money making this place quite nice. Unfortunately, the shine has worn off quite a bit. The walls in the hallways and elevators are chipped and the paint is coming off.
Due to circumstance, I spent the night in this hotel twice in one week (non-consecutive nights). The first time my room was still in quite good condition. The second night, it seemed a bit like it was the room that got rented when nothing else was left. The carpet kind of looked a bit like a CSI crew had sprayed bleach on it, the bathroom sink was missing the stopper portion and yet, the water ran out very slowly. I will admit though that it was very quiet in spite of being above a very busy street and next door to some college aged girls.
WiFi works well and is quite fast (better than many hotels), the bar when staffed has a small selection of local beer, coffee (not my favorite but it seems that the Belgians don't really drink coffee).
If it sounds like I'm being mean, I'm really not trying to be... this place is far from being a bad place to stay. It'd just be great if someone would, lovingly, take care of it again. The inevitable question... would I stay there again....? Definitely. read more