Hotel Van Belle - Brussels

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jun 2008

price/quality ratio is Ok. surroundigs are a bit noisy and pillows in the room were tiny. but hotel is Ok in general.

Guest name: AR, Germany

Average rating:  5.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in May 2008

The breakfast was appauling, watered down "multi-vitamin" juice. The receiptist was extremely rude, bedroom was small. The bathroom shower tap was really stiff, i couldnt pull it myself. But the room was clean, with nice sheets and good just to stay a night or two.

Guest name: AH, United Kingdom

Average rating:  4.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2008

The hotel was clean but old and worn around the edges the safe in the room was broke we had to use one in reception. The restaurant was not open in the evening and there was nowhere that I would go to eat near to the hotel, but the hotel shuttle bus would take you to the city centre at night last bus back is 11-05pm

Guest name: John Taylor, United Kingdom

Average rating:  5.2

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2008

The shuttel service was great, the driver was very helpful and kind, the room was extremly hot( had to sleep with open door&window), the location was so noisy (music till 3am), breakfast was rich, the staff were helpful except one girl in the reception.

Guest name: SF, Canada

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Group

stayed in May 2008

A very nice stay. Friendly staff. Good breakfast. A bit of a 'basement smell' on the ground floor, but for the price I dont think you will find a better deal in Brussels.

Guest name: TL, Norway

Average rating:  6.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Apr 2008

We were surprised by the spaciousness of the room : very little... But it was clean and this price in the center of Bruxelles is very cheap (we paid 75€ for a double room with breakfast... After all, a 7/10 seems OK ;-) And the service is very correct ;-)

Guest name: GB, Belgium

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Group

stayed in Apr 2008

good

Guest name: CZ, Germany

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Mar 2008

Apart from the "exotic" location, the hotel is pretty comfortable and offers everything you need for a low rate. Beside, the room has a trendy interior decoration and amazing corridors !

Guest name: Ronan Lagathu, France

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Feb 2008

Good value for the money. Conveniently located, walking distance to the Grand Place and Gare du Midi (about 1 mile). Contrary to other reviews, the neighborhood is working class and was not "rough" The shuttle service was great and the service was good, but not too much English was spoken by some of the staff. The breakfast was better than most. Overall, we had a good stay at the hotel.

Guest name: CF, USA

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Gay Couple

stayed in Jan 2008

Best price in town, if booked by Internet. The only negative point I can recall was the noise coming from the street in front of my room during the friday-saturday night (people talking loud).

Guest name: RD, Ireland

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Nov 2007

Extremely good value for money, especially with the free shuttle bus to centre and station. Excellent breakfast and pleasant public areas. We booked a second night for our return journey while there which was cancelled by mistake but they found us a room anyway in spite of being fully booked.

Guest name: PW, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Sep 2007

The rooms are OK but the surroundings are really ugly. The only restaurant available is the restaurant of the hotel, which is hopefully good

Guest name: Laurent FULBERT, France

Average rating:  2.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

It was my first time in Brussels and I had heard many good things about the city. Finding the Hotel Van Belle was difficult and the area in which the hotel is situated was absolutaley appauling. For the price of the room it was disgraceful. I could have had a 4 star hotel in th city centre for 15 euros more and was very dissapointed with this. Basically staying at this hotel completely ruined my experience of Brussels and I was happy to leave.

Guest name: ST, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Group

stayed in Aug 2007

It's a little far from the Midi Station. It costs 7 or 8 euros by taxi from the station to this hotel.

Guest name: KM, Japan

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Aug 2007

Satisfait de l'hôtel mais l'environnement était assez surprenant.

Guest name: CT, France

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2007

As I read before booking this hotel, the surrounding area is not the best. Lots of noise on the streets during our weekend stay. The hotel is located just a few steps from the tram station. Great value for money. Would stay there again.

Guest name: Peter Knall, Austria

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: friends

stayed in Jul 2007

I had damp sheets - this was not the light side of the staying. However the breakfast in the morning made things better... It is quite ok as a low budget hotel. You get your own room(and hopefully dry sheets), bath, phone and TV for 26 euros - it is quite good, isn't it?

Guest name: LS, Norway

Average rating:  3.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2007

Not a nice sorrounding at all. In a part of the city where you look around you, going out. The hotel offers a shuttle to the city (takes only 5 min) which is welcommed because you don't want to walk this way.

Guest name: DL, Sweden

Average rating:  6.4

Guest type: Group

stayed in May 2007

Easy walking distance to places of interest and they operate a courtesy shuttle which was a real bonus.

Guest name: CF, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Apr 2007

This is the first time I stayed at Van Belle.The hotel is quite far away from Gare du Midi and nearest metro station.But Van Belle provide a good services, clean & comfortable room. I recommend this Hotel for budget travellers.

Guest name: Duc Hung Tran, Vietnam

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jan 2007

The hotel is near the centre, however it seems to be not very secure at night because of the number of taverns in the area. The good news are that the hotel providesfree shuttle service downtown and to Midi station.

Guest name: Cesar Perez Garcia, Spain

Average rating:  2.6

Guest type: Group

stayed in Nov 2006

not a great place... hotel & rooms quite dirty. surrounding very hugly. a good thing: 10 mins from downtown (walking)

Guest name: AV, Italy

Average rating:  4.1

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Mar 2006

My number one reason for choosing this hotel was it's proximity to the train station and the fact that they offered free shuttle service to the station. As I had a late arrival, I called in advance to make sure that shuttle still was running. I was promised it did. However, on arrival to the train station, when I called for the shuttle, I was told that it was too late. The room was one of the smallest I ever saw. In addition, the air was so dry that I woke up with red eyes and a sore throat. Finally, the breakfast... If you love fat and sugar but hate fruit and vegetables, this is the hotel for you. The so called warm dishes were all luke warm. One tiny little napkin was provided under the cup. When asking for some more, the staff pointed out that I already had one under my cup, and were very unwilling to provide me with more!!!

Guest name: Leif Aruhn-Solen, Sweden

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Group

stayed in Nov 2006

Cheap, near to center, small rooms, good food in the morning, protected car-parking, not many english channels on hotel-tv.

Guest name: Tomasz Modranka, Poland

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Nov 2006

This hotel was a nice surprise in my travels through Europe. I was lost when I got off the euro train thinking I would have suffer throught the local train or bus system to find the hotel. However they sent a van to pick me up within 10 minutes. I asked how I get to town to have some fun, thinking again I would have to rely on the bus/train system, they said we will suttle you to town starting at 6pm, then pick up up every hours until 11. Wow! Then breakfast was great, lots of choices and food. However the the room was just ok, had a new style safe in the room, great feature. The people were so nice and they did everthing in there power to make me comfortable and spoke good english too.

Guest name: Jeffrey Francis, USA

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Nov 2006

enjoyable stay, no complaints. Public taxi service not impressed.

Guest name: AB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: friends

stayed in Nov 2006

They provide a service to pick you up at the train station. They also have a bus to take you from hotle to down town. Good and useful service.

Guest name: HC, France

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: friends

stayed in Oct 2006

I think if there is a curtain in the bathroom it should be better when people take shower.

Guest name: Chun Mei Zhang, Ireland

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Group

stayed in Oct 2006

In general this hotel is quite good. First of all, it is just 10 minutes walk to the city center and in the evenings the hotel provides a shuttle bus to go over there. They can give you a lift to go to the station in order to take Eurostar train, which is very good. The rooms are quite big and they have the basic facilities such as TV, hairdrier,central heating, etc... The only thing we were not very happy is the fact that the area, in the evening, gets sometimes noisy and the streets surrounding were sometimes dirty.

Guest name: ND, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Sep 2006

It is a pity that the surrounding of this hotel is so poor. I surely will recommend this hotel for the price and the size of the room

Guest name: GK, France

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2006

L'Hotel è vicino alla stazione dei treni (5 minuti a piedi) e i prezzi non sono male. L'unico difetto è che l'acqua calda ci vuole molto a farla arrivare e quando arriva non è giusto tiepida (probabile che il mio fosse un problema isolato). Il bagno nella mia stanza era separato da un separatore in plastica lasciando un po' a desiderare la privace. Per il resto è tutto ok. Spazioso, silenzioso e con tante stanze. Servizio colazione buono e personale cortese.

Guest name: Mirko Frosini, Italy

Average rating:  6.1

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jul 2006

Spacious room but small bathroom. Good breakfast, have shuttle bus service to/from midi station and city centre. It is a hotel with long history.

Guest name: Au Chi Wai, Hong Kong

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jun 2006

i was impressed with the hotel.the staff who picked me up from the airport was very nice and it didn't take long for him to come an pick me up from the train station.i called up the hotel and told the reception guy i was there and ready to be picked up.it took about 10 mins to get to the hotel and i was greeted warmly by the reception staff.the room was very clean and i had a double bed :).the city centre was about 15 mins walk from the hotel which was very good.overall,i was very content with my stay at the hotel.breakfast was fab!!!

Guest name: JT, Australia

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: 

stayed in Jun 2006

very nice that we've had been picked up by somebody of the hotel at the station of Brussel Zuid a few minutes later after we've called them. They even drived us to the center! Very nice and kind receptionnistes!

Guest name: AS, France

Average rating:  6.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Good service overall. Spacious rooms and lobby. Good breakfast service. Useful shuttle service to Brussels Midi station. Maybe you could also have shuttle services to Brussels Central and Nord stations and to the Airport at an extra cost.

Guest name: Visvanath Krishnamoorthy, France

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Mar 2006

I guess the noise is to be expected since it is also a hostel. I also think I asked for a non-smoking room and the room had an odour of smoke, so I don't think I got one. It was small for the price but also very nice, it had a tub and internet access in the lobby (which wasn't working, but is still a nice perk).

Guest name: Randi Logsdon, Spain

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Feb 2006

We buy the internet time from the hotel ,but could not use and hotel could not help,but they refund money back to us, They should provide an internet services to hotel guest

Guest name: Chanchot Jombunud, Thailand

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jan 2006

The accomodation is good, but the hotel is located in one of the baddest city zones.

Guest name: Antonio Barbera, Italy

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jan 2006

A bargain hotel within striking distance of central Brussels. Good value for the location although the rooms could not be described as particularly comfortable.

Guest name: Kevin Gwilt, United Kingdom

Average rating:  4.1

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Dec 2005

The hotel is located in a rather depressed neighbourhood. (But it’s not far from city center.) The hotel was not as good as we expected, but it’s not that bad. Some of the staff were ok, but one of the receptionists (a tall and dark guy) was particularly bad which made our stay rather unpleasant.

Guest name: CD, United Kingdom

Average rating:  5.5

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2005

Room was freezing with heating out of order - on reporting this I was offered an extra blanket. Moved to another room the next night. Hotel clearly know about this problem but choose to use the room instead of repairing the problem.

Guest name: Alasdair GRANT, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Sep 2005

Everything was right, nice buffet breakfast, no problem with surroundings. Very close to city centre

Guest name: DG, Spain

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Aug 2005

The hotel Van Belle is located in the anderlecht quartier in Bruxelles, and it's just a 15 minutes walk from the Grand Place, the beautiful centre of the city. It owns a private parking in the rear of the hotel, which costs 7,50euros a day, but worth it if you reach bruxelles by car, because the neighborhood doesn't look so "safe", even if I finally think that instead it is. However, about 500 metres and it begins "the centre", with a lot of facilities, restaurants and shops, and about a kilometre in the opposite direction and you can find a metro station. The room of the hotel was clean but not big (we were in a triple room), and so "new", but for the money we paid it I think it was good. In 69,00 euros per night/room, it was even included the breakfast!! Finally: not a beautiful zone of bruxelles, note an excellent hotel, but a very right price for a room with bathroom in a european capital.

Guest name: Davide Beggio, Italy

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Aug 2005

The location is not desirable at night, as I did not feel very safe walking nearby the hotel. The front desk staff was often rude when asked for information regarding places to visit. They also refuse to take telephone messages for their guests (even though I was expecting an important call from home)

Guest name: PB, USA

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2005

good location for train station also value for money.

Guest name: David Stevenson, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2005

A very nice hotel whith a superb service and breakfast.

Guest name: AD, Italy

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in May 2005

Close walk from Midi train station (approx. 10 mins). 15 min walk to city centre. Friendly staff

Guest name: AD, Australia

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Single corporate traveller

stayed in May 2005

A very small room

Guest name: JS, France

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

hotel chosen for location to rail station and good value.

Guest name: David Stevenson, United Kingdom

Average rating:  2.8

Guest type: Single corporate traveller

stayed in Apr 2005

A most horrible experience : small room, no air conditioning, a window opening to a 3 sq meter concrete area, a noisy door, very uncomfortable synthetic bed clothing, noisy toilet, extremely cheap and unpractical furniture. Not to mention the extremely basic and not appetizing breakfast. The worst part I left for last : if you're unlucky as I was, a group of tourists will remain in the bar downstairs and holler songs until two o'clock in the morning, unchallenged by the reception desk, who says they can't do anything about it. One mystery remains : how did they manage to get three stars ???????????

Guest name: AC, France