Hotels near Bierpaleis, Bruges

Stayed for two nights in August - booked the night before hence the very hefty £600 price tag! (via Booking.con which obvs took a cut). Staff are friendly so no problem there. Is Central and easy to find which was a bonus. Issues are the 1500 check in time (they sorted it out for 1330 which we appreciated) and the state of the place. Cluttered reception didn't now well, neither did the broken lift for that price. Dubious stain on the floor outside of our room and a dubious smell inside - had to have a spray straight away to get rid. It wasn't £600 worth of room with a dirty feeling carpet, broken bedside lamp, cracked mirror bathroom, tight ass telly you had to pay to get Netflix after initially watching one thing for free and no breakfast - for £600 which still stings. Comfortable bed and clean sheets fortunately. The bathroom was clean thank goodness but rubbish shower curtain rail which fell down and a matching shower head that had a mind of it's own, swivelling every which way but the way you wanted. Right racket from the adjoining bar but after a long day, soon fell asleep. The terrace was the best thing, nice area to sit down when the sun was shining and a shortcut from the bar. Not knocking the staff as I said but just feel robbed, it needs a deep clean, some investment in the tired old decor. A Travelodge, UK budget hotel seems like a five star after this place and and won't be making that mistake again!

We stayed at this lovely little hotel in the centre of Bruges to celebrate my wife's birthday. In the room was a Happy Birthday note and a small box of chocolates. A nice touch. Our room had a view of the Belfry Tower and the bed was very comfortable. The staff were delightful and always helpful. We had the small breakfast served in the Living Room which was exactly right for us. Thank you for making our two days stay very special.

We loved the Dukes Palace. We had no idea of its history but the palace structure, the layout and the large courtyard hinted at the opulent life of its former inhabitant, the Duchess of Burgundy who presided over the area in early history. It's a marvel what they had done in terms of creating beautiful rooms out of the palace space. The location was perfect, right on one of the main commercial streets in the old city center. They had elegant corridors, well-decorated spaces for informal lounging. The rooms were tastefully furnished. Breakfast was good, with an egg station. They brought coffee to you in nice porcelain containers. And interestingly, they had slabs of white, dark and milk chocolates that you could cut pieces of. This was pretty unique. All the staff were courteous and very accommodating. My wife complained of an unpleasant smell as we would come out of the hotel - but not sure what that was - cat's poop? The pillows were too large round and hard - my wife complained but they didn't have any other type.

Having stayed several times at the Dukes Palace, Bruges, and this being a sister hotel, I expected a similar standard. It's not. Reception staff cold, unfriendly and frankly, unhelpful. Booked a parking space, but one had not been reserved for me (there's only four parking spaces at the hotel - and one of those was being used by the hotel manager). Was told I would have to leave my car in a public car park. I did not want to do this for security reasons. Having visited Bruges around 20 times, I am fully aware that parking is extremely limited, hence the reason I booked the car park. They had no record of me booking the car park (booked through Hotels.com) and did not have any spaces available (if I had been the hotel manager, I would have offered to move my car for my guest - the fact that this didn't happen tells you everything). I took it upon myself to pop over to its sister hotel, the Dukes Palace, and explained my situation. The staff there were very helpful and said I could park my car in their car park. Why couldn't the receptionist at the Dukes Arches arrange that? Absolute zero customer service. Bar area, whilst very nicely appointed, completely lacked atmosphere, despite being quite busy. Breakfast service was good. Staff within the breakfast room were very helpful and friendly. Courtyard room lacked a courtyard view (please see photo). Bed was very comfy. I was concerned about the low water temperature in the bathroom (I'm familiar with legionella) and reported this to the reception staff. Met with a shrug of the shoulders! Be aware that with the ground floor courtyard rooms, there is a corridor off the car park to access these. The external door does not closely very well and with cars coming and going, the corridor fills with car exhaust fumes. Overall, very disappointed. I will be coming back to Bruges (fabulous place), but will never stay at this hotel again.

The Aragon hotel is situated almost in the center of Bruges. Accessibility is easy for small cars, if you happen to have a larger station wagon or even a small or large MPV you will find it difficult to park at the hotel (limited parking spots and not easily accessible). The rooms we booked were in a separate building a 2 minutes walk from the main hotel. The walk over there is no issue, dragging you luggage there though is ! Also as the main hotel has the restaurant and breakfast location, you need to walk there, which was not an issue for us (mid summer 2019 it was nice and dry) but would be on a rainy day. The overall price we paid for the rooms was more then OK as the rooms were spacious and nice. The breakfast is OK, but not up to a 4 star hotel rating. At check out, although everything was prepaid I was asked to pay a local tax by credit card which I found disappointing.

You get what you pay for. We have just got back after 5 nights here. They changed the sheets once and the towels every day. It was clean and we had BBC1, BBC2 and ITV1 on the telly. At €9 the breakfasts are okay- very basic. The rooms are small, and storage is inadequate. The slightest level of clutter will make your room look a mess. There aren't that many plug sockets and two of them are hard to access. The lavatory has a good flush and the shower is efficient. It cost €350 for 5 nights, and staying in Brugge for that is pretty cheap. Suss out the buses to and from the centre. Night buses run from Stadshouburg at 22:00 and 23:00, saving a bit of a yomp back when you will almost certainly have eaten, and may even have had a few drinks. You will want to do some culture. The museum pass bought while flashing your Brugge card which the hotel will give you will cost you €28 and it will pay for itself if you only go to see the Flemish Primitives at the Groeninge and have a look around the Gruuthuise museum.

The location is average, the room itself is very nice, but one exception…the chairs in the room. They are not comfortable to sit on for longer than 30 minutes. I don’t understand why a hotel like this would pick such cheap and uncomfortable chairs.

Very nice hotel, good welcome, too bad the rooms are at 3 p.m. We arrived at 2 p.m. We were asked to pay 15 euros to have it before it goes overboard in other establishments, it is free especially for 1 hour.... The sauna is nice, the little one lunch there is a choice you are sure to eat sweet or savory. Correct standard room with small samples and Nespresso style coffee maker with 2 coffee capsules and 2 tea bags but no kettle. Comfortable bed, the problem is the small fridge which makes noise all night as well as the heating.