Brussels Welcome Hotel vs Hotel Metropole
Both Brussels Welcome Hotel and Hotel Metropole are recommended by expert writers. On balance, Hotel Metropole ranks slightly better than Brussels Welcome Hotel. Hotel Metropole comes in at 90 with recommendations from 10 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Michelin Guide and Jetsetter.
Brussels Welcome Hotel
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Quai au bois a bruler 23, Brussels, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $115 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
Concierge
"The blandest of names gives entirely the wrong impression of this 17-room gem in the Lower City's cute, cobblestoned Sainte-Catherine district."
Fodor's
"The rooms, divided into economy, business, and first class, are as comfortable as those in far more expensive establishments."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The wooden-panelled reception area does nothing to prepare guests for the full-colour decor in each uniquely designed room transporting you to, say, Tahiti, Congo, Cuba or Zanzibar."
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DK Eyewitness
"Situated in a peaceful location to the north of Place Ste Catherine (the city’s old fish market), Hotel Welcome sits in the midst of some fabulous fish restaurants."
Frommer's
"The name of this gem of a hotel, overlooking the Fish Market, couldn't be more accurate, thanks to the untiring efforts of the husband-and-wife proprietors."
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Hotel Metropole
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Place De Brouckere 31, Brussels, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $114 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Period lobby and lounges, a retro-style lounge bar with columns, a piano and frescoes, and luxurious bedrooms and suites."
Concierge
"A robust and blowsy dowager duchess of a hotel, this 298-room Victorian has seen continuous service since 1895—amazingly, it's the only 19th-century survivor in the city."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This 1895 showpiece has a jaw-droppingly sumptuous French Renaissance–style foyer with marble walls, coffered ceiling and beautifully etched stained-glass back windows."
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Travel + Leisure
"Though some may argue the Belgian capital is on the cusp of a design and style revolution, history continues to resonate from icons like the Hotel Metropole."
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DK Eyewitness
"Built 1895, this plush hotel boasts striking architecture and a mix of French Renaissance, Empire and Art Deco styles."