MEININGER Hotel Bruxelles City CentervsHilton Brussels Grand Place
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, MEININGER Hotel Brussels City Center is the choice of most professionals compared to Hilton Brussels Grand Place. MEININGER Hotel Brussels City Center comes in at #22 in Brussels with praise from 4 publications such as Wallpaper, The Telegraph and Frommer's.
MEININGER Hotel Bruxelles City Center
 Frommer's
 Oyster
 The Telegraph
 Wallpaper
Quai du Hainaut 33, Saint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels 1080, Belgium
From $66/night
- Pet Friendly
 - Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Laundry Service
 - Laundy Room
 - Multilingual
 
 "The German Meininger hotel group made a     shrewd move when they took over the former Belleville brewery." Full review
Mid-Range
 "Stylish and modern, the lower-middle-range Meininger Hotel Brussels City Center is part hotel, part hostel, with more than 700 beds occupying 150 rooms." Full review
7.0
 "A former brewery is the industrial setting for this novel property, part of a dynamic German chain that aims to bring hotel standards to youth hostel culture." Full review
 "Housed in a redbrick building, in what used to be the former Bellevue brewery next to the canal in Brussels, these new carbon neutral lodgings are a cheerful mix between budget hotel and hostel." Full review
Hilton Brussels Grand Place
 Michelin Guide
 DK Eyewitness
 Star Service
 Oyster
Carrefour de l'Europe 3, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $152/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Restaurant
 
 "Built in the 1990s opposite the central stat ion, the Meridien's curved facade is palatial in style." 
 "A modern luxury hotel just south of the Grand Place, the Meridien offers a classy place to stay in the heart of old Brussels." 
 "It remains one of Brussels' finest hotels and a refined powerhouse for executives, government ministers, upscale meetings and well-heeled leisure travelers." Full review
Upscale
 "The 224-room hotel has an on-site restaurant and bar, a 24-hour-fitness center, 17 meeting rooms, two ballrooms, and a dedicated concierge and foreign-currency exchange." Full review