Antwerp
This charming, 29-room boutique hotel was originally a 15th-century customs house then, from 1911, a banana warehouse. It's from that incarnation that big…
Must-see hotels in Belgium
Auberge Au Nature des Ardennes
The Ardennes
Halfway between Alle and Rochehaut, this lovable if basic rural retreat is so old-fashioned that it's almost a museum piece. A roaring fire heats the cosy…
Bruges
One of Belgium’s most popular hang-outs for young travellers, this backpacker village incorporates a hostel, apartments, a nightclub, internet cafe and a…
West Flanders
The main 18th-century house has a luxurious lounge and eight romantic individually themed rooms, most featuring nostalgic colour combinations, chandeliers…
Antwerp
So subtle as to be semi-invisible from the passing tram, 39-room Franq brings low-key elegance to a century-old bank building whose vault full of safety…
The Ardennes
This ivy-clad, half-timbered mansion, 500m northeast of Bouillon's centre, is decorated in a lightly classical style, while newer duplex suites feel…
The Ardennes
This semi-rural family getaway, just 2km from the Botrange Nature Centre, is very well placed for walking or skiing, but also has things covered for those…
Northeast Belgium
Around 1.2km west of Sint-Truiden's centre, this impressive new 77-room hotel is part of the stadium complex for Sint-Truiden's premier league soccer team…
The Ardennes
Completely rebuilt in 2016, this modern hostel's hilltop location at the southern edge of town provides some lovely sweeping views over rolling forested…
Antwerp
Owner Karin has a good eye for vintage design and has filled this 1950s building with a collection of ’60s and ’70s pieces in a soothing autumnal palette…
Wallonia
On the north side of the Lac de l'Eau d'Heure, this holiday village makes an ideal base if you're interested in a lakeside getaway – albeit among lots of…
The Ardennes
This landmark 100-room property occupies a repurposed 1891 former station, whose grand brick structure is stylishly lit at night. The restaurant and…
Antwerp
Above a pair of delightful cafes, these design-savvy units overlook Marnixplaats in ’t Zuid, a drinking-dining hot spot that's always lively – if never…
Ghent
Luxuriously heaped pillows, fine linen, Miró-esque art and swish modern colours lie beneath the 18th-century beams of this old-meets-new beauty. Even the…
Liège
Penta have done a miraculous job transforming a ghastly 1960s office building into the city's most fashion-savvy hotel. Arrive at night for the full…
Antwerp
This giant, tailor-made HI hostel is hard to beat for its location on a quiet if unshaded square in the Fashion District.
Wallonia
Contemporary colour and humorous twists bring life to this grand 19th-century castle-hotel set in 42 hectares of parkland. It's a spectacular sight, with…
Antwerp
Behind the facade of connected 16th-century mansions, this highly distinctive design hotel wraps itself around a courtyard garden, offering 10 guest rooms…
The Ardennes
Perched on a high ridge, this well-run HI hostel has breathtaking views over Bouillon's castle, the river and town from its terrace and breakfast room. If…
The Ardennes
From the outside this hotel looks like a 1960s ski lodge, but the interior surprises with its attractive mix of russets and browns, art prints and the odd…
Antwerp
Following a complete rework, this little hotel has been relaunched with 10 comfortable, boutique-quality rooms above a dining room/reception that feels…
The Ardennes
Handily close to Verviers-Central train station, this attractive little 1896 brasserie has nine inexpensive but tidily renovated rooms with coffee…
Wallonia
Dinant's most dramatic place to overnight is this 19th-century neo-Gothic convent that was transformed into a hotel in 2008. Some rooms are small and…
Northeast Belgium
Very discreet in its pseudo-medieval 1902 almshouse location, Zimmerhof offers 25 comfortable rooms rebuilt in contemporary business style.
Liège
Apart from those pesky push-button taps, this is one of Belgium's best-designed HI hostels, a well-run place whose en suite dorms have large in-room…
Antwerp
Up the stairs from an intimate Michelin-starred restaurant and wine bar, the Glorious' three wildly different rooms are decorated in romantic, maximalist…
Northeast Belgium
Fancy sleeping in a church? This one was originally part of an 1867 Franciscan monastery and it retains its rose window and religious mosaics. Of five…
The Ardennes
Rendered stylishly contemporary by a 2017 refit, this immaculate 120-bed property is the obvious choice for spa-goers, with discounted day rates at the…
Ghent
Within a classic step-gabled canal-side house, the showstopping attraction at this super-central hostel is the unbeatable view of Ghent’s main towers as…
Northeast Belgium
Beside the bus station, this professionally run 38-room hotel was converted from a historic railway depot. Tidy, well-appointed rooms come with a bevvy of…
The Ardennes
Combining two distinguished town houses dating from around 1801, this family-run hotel on Stavelot’s main square retains antique floorboards, staircases…
Northeast Belgium
This swish modern youth hostel occupies a repurposed monastery complex with great views of St-Gummaruskerk from some upper rooms.
The Ardennes
Behind a proud 1884 facade, this pleasant two-room B&B is scattered with colourful ceramic art pieces from the co-owned gallery. Guests have use of a…
Brussels
Near the capital’s gay district, this B&B is superbly located if you're dancing the night away. From the communal breakfast table and help-yourself coffee…
Ghent
This sumptuous 1770s urban palace retains original sections of 18th-century Chinese wallpaper, a dining room with romantic Austrian-era murals, a dazzling…
Namur
Boasting bags of character and a good mix of business and leisure travellers, this sassy, offbeat hotel offers plenty of facilities – though the see…
Northeast Belgium
Occupying a classic if narrow brick house on one of the most charming corners of central Hasselt, this upliftingly, personable B&B gets all the details…
The Ardennes
This super little B&B has splendid castle views from its airy, hostel-style lounge (with honesty bar), from the board-floored little outdoor terrace and…
Ostend
Model yachts and dozens of teddies create a welcoming reception and lounge. Rooms are all different but play on romantic pseudo-antique themes; some have…
The Ardennes
Opposite the western bus stand in Vresse is this internally modernised, four-square house, with high ceilings and 60cm-thick stone walls that keep the en…
