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The Dominican, Brussels vs Hotel Metropole

Both hotels are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Hotel Metropole scores significantly higher than The Dominican. Hotel Metropole scores 90 with recommendations from 10 sources such as Concierge, Travel + Leisure and Michelin Guide.

The Dominican, Brussels
The Dominican, Brussels
8 / 10
Leopoldstraat / Rue Leopold 9, Brussels, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $125 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"A designer-inspired luxury hotel on the site of a former ominican convent. Open spaces, elegant furniture and modern comforts which benefit from maximum attention to detail."
Concierge Concierge
"With a terrific location on a quiet street near the Grand Place, the 150-room Dominican takes its design cues from the fifteenth-century abbey that originally occupied the site."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Heaven knows what the 15th-century Dominican friars would make of this ornate modern pleasure palace, which now occupies the site of their long-ago city monastery." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"With a terrific location on a quiet street near the Grand Place, the 150-room Dominican takes its design cues from the fifteenth-century abbey that originally occupied the site." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"Suites overlooking the Opera House are popular. Less expensive Executive rooms are spacious and furnish minibars and complimentary Internet access. Adjoining rooms are available." Full review
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Hotel Metropole
Hotel Metropole
8 / 10
Place De Brouckere 31, Brussels, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $114 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Period lobby and lounges, a retro-style lounge bar with columns, a piano and frescoes, and luxurious bedrooms and suites."
Concierge 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 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." Full review
Travel + Leisure 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." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Built 1895, this plush hotel boasts striking architecture and a mix of French Renaissance, Empire and Art Deco styles."
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