Hotel de France - Brussels

The hotel provided what I needed. No extras, but no complaints.

No problem

Close to train station. We were able to leave our luggage while we visited the city. Walls very thin so could here other guests, though at night area very quiet. No air con but fan in room. staff friendly and very keen to help. Hotel quite old and not best area but we only stayed one night probably wouldnt stay longer but fine as a cheap stop over.

The problem which I met when I asked for wake-up call. The team accepted my order, but in the morning no one woke me up. Is the first time at Brussels and I chose this hotel because it is very close to EuroStar trains.

the first day we arrived, the surounding was a bit stinky because of the rubish near by. it was fine the next day as the place was clean and rubish put awy. from this point, it is better to put rubish bags at the back of the hotel. secondly, i was looking for a room where i could stay in the balcony to look all around, but unfortunetly my room was leading at a wall where i was not able to see outside nor have fresh air. although there was a van in the room, it wasn't anough as my son and i stagled, the room was really warm sometimes at night. however, it was nice, a place to have a rest, not far from trai and bus station, a place to locate easily.

We stayed at de France for one night, as a brief stopover between returning from the Netherlands and our flight out of Brussels. We basically wanted sufficiently decent place to lay our heads, and one that was convenient to Gare du Midi. Both were fulfilled for us. The station is moments away- The city center is not terribly far either- we walked to and from for our last night(about 20-30 mins walk). This would have been more frustrating had we stayed as "tourists". Also the immediate neighborhood, while not dangerous (as far as our NYC senses could tell), is rather run-down, certainly not picturesque, and possibly threatening for some. The room was quite cramped, but sufficiently clean. The sliding bathroom door was completely broken. Again, for budget travelers looking for a quick stay, de France is just fine. For tourists sight-seeing for a few days, there are better options closer to the center of town.

Very noisy kids running up and down the corridor for all 4 days of my (second) stay. Window opening to an air shaft along the building. Hardly any air, and the view of a brick wall. They provided a fan in the room. Run down neighborhood. But you get what you paid for. I chose the place because of its proximity to the Gare du Midi. But I would not want to wander in these streets after sundown.

The hotel is ok, but the surroindings... Beware!!!

The price is a little bit high for the facility provided here Anyway, It's close to the Midi station(about 1KM, not sure). Cuz, Right across the MIDI station, there are so many same leveled hotel.

for jogging Dudenpark is quite close.

Very noisy room, no aircon (not expected at this price) Building work in progress at rear of hotel with a dump in front.

Hotel ok, frente a la estacion, una o dos noches esta bien.

Good for family

The hotel is quiet close to a black neighbourhood , not really in the city centre & the price quoted to me was including breakfast , when i spoke with the reception manager he said breakfast not included & i had to pay additional 7 euros which is not too fair , Overall the room was good with the bathroom , but the receptionist never spoke good english & not good warm welcome

Excellent location minutes from the train station.

A simple hotel that does what it says on the tin. Nothing fancy but very convenient for the Eurostar & Central Brussels. We stayed as a group that had popped over for a few Xmas beers & this place was spot on for us. Would I bring my wife? Unlikely but if you're on a budget this place ticks the boxes & was surprisingly comfortable & clean - despite some of the previous reviews.

A 2-star hotel with the standard of a 1- or 0-star hotel. It was not mentioned on the internet and in advance, that 3 very noisy construction areas (street tunnel and 2 neighbouring houses) are around, where works began before 07:00 o'clock. The front street was also very noisy during the night. After complaining, I was offered a more quiet room: Smelling of litter and wast, because the window was going to a dark chimney of 2 to 4 meters, the bottom covered with litter and wast. The cimney was covered by a closed glass roof, thus no air circulation, no daylight. During the night frequently the sounds of lovers echoed through the chimney. After complaining again, no other room was offered. I canceled the rest of the booked days and went to a nearby hotel withour a star, with a small room, window to the back yard, very quiet, same cleanliness as before, but to my suprise only 45 EUR (instead of 60 EUR for de France).

It has lots of noise, lack of hot water, a little bit dirty and seriously weathered, so I would not recommend the experience. The only possitive is that it's near the railway station, and breakfast is not bad (but not included).

One of the staff is very reluctant providing service, including hiring taxi. She doesn't quite speak English. I don' know know whether this is common in Paris.

I was a bit wary of booking a room at this hotel after reading some of the reviews but as it turns out it was fine. My room was clean and quiet and the location excellent as I wanted to be close to the Gare du Midi. Note that it takes 15-20 mins to reach the Grand Place by foot from the hotel. Not a luxury hotel by any means but fine if you're looking for budget accommodation.

To see Brussels The rooms was OK

Das Zimmer hat gestunken. Nach zwei Nächten hat sogar die Kleidung im Koffer nach dem Zimmer gestunken. Lüften half nur kurzfristig. Im Badezimmer war Schimmel. In der Dusche gab es keine Möglichkeit etwas abzustellen. Das Klopapier war aus. Ich war schon in vielen Hotels, aber dieses hat alles geschlagen. Wir waren in Zimmer 101.

- The rate quality/prize is expensive for single rooms, and I had a noisy room very near the lift and the avenue. My room was right but the shower was not in perfect condition. The service is good and breakfast is good. My overall impression is, expensive single room for the facilities offered.

kind of a gross hotel, not that clean and in a shady neighborhood. we stayed here because it was close to the train station but it was very hard to find and we had to call a cab. the beds and bathroom were not that clean.

Hotel was exactly what we wanted, i.e somewhere to sleep. It is approximately a mile from the Grand Place which is a must see! There was a fair right outside the hotel but it did not cause us any bother with noise. Hotel staff all spoke English which made things a lot easier, when i return to Brussels i will definitely consider this Hotel again.