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Jacques Brel vs Hotel Metropole
Jacques Brel Youth Hostel and Hotel Metropole are both recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Hotel Metropole ranks significantly higher than Jacques Brel Youth Hostel. Hotel Metropole is ranked #2 in Brussels with endorsements from 10 reviewers such as Jetsetter, Michelin Guide and Concierge.
Jacques Brel
Lonely Planet
Let's Go
EuroCheapo
Frommer's
Rue de la Sablonniere, 30, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $46 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Lonely Planet
"Set around a central courtyard and fountain, this spiffy-looking cream-rendered hostel houses 173 beds."
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Let's Go
"Surprisingly lively, Jacques Brel provides a modern bar and lounge in its reception area."
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EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"The Jacques Brel Hostel (named for the famed Belgian singer-songwriter) isn’t your average, run-down backpacker establishment, as evidenced by its charming courtyard with wooden garden furniture."
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Frommer's
"The friendly, rather ramshackle hostel has the reputation of being the best one in Brussels...because the hostel is inside an old house, rooms are of odd shapes and sizes."
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Hotel Metropole
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
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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."
