Hotel Van Belle - Brussels

6.4

Hotel correct, bon rapport qualité prix et proche du centre ville mais situé dans un quartier très mal famé et peu sûr. La personne qui m'accompagnait a été victime d'un vol à l'arrachée ! Bilan du week end : très mauvais souvenir et plus de sac avec tous les papiers à refaire! A noter, la police belge est plutot sympa mais on se serait bien passés de cette mésaventure !!!

7.8

Good variety at breakfast, but unfortunately only instant coffee and juice drink rather than real juice.

4.6

I have applied to the services of this hotel several times, only for short visits, using a variety of rooms and confort - not all up to standards. There was an improvement during the last visits.I thing their facilities are good for business travel and short time accomodation

9.4

Great hotel. Better and bigger than what I imagined. Includes breakfast, it was very good. There is a van that takes you to the center and back to the hotel. They have certain hours. Very good service. My room was excellent. Definitely would repeat.

6.1

Abbiamo prenotato una tripla. Stanza piccola e un po' vecchiotta. In generale l'albergo è più vecchio di quanto non sembri dalle foto e nonostante anche i dintorni non siano dei migliori, l'albergo si trova in buona posizione, a cinque minuti a piedi dalla stazione centrale e con un comodissimo servizio di navetta. Cortesi e disponibili alla reception. In complesso bene, raccomandato a chi non ha grosse pretese.

7.9

15 minutes walk from center. Small and clean rooms. Friendly staff.

6.1

The carpet felt dirty or old. I've been to many other cheaper hotels in Europe with much better cleanliness. I suppose this is okay/doable if you're on a tight budget.

5.5

The service personnel is not interested at all in giving reliable information to its guests(e.g. room availability or possibility to move around the city).

4.0

Our car was broken into due to the lack of any warning that this hotel is located in the most criminal neighbourhood of Brussels and actually in the most criminal neighbourhood I ever travelled to (been around the world from Cuba to Asia Pacific). I would recommend to parc and not leave the car until you reach a guarded parking. I was even made fun of by the robbers when I walked towards the centre on my new shoes and a new bought toothbrush in my pocket.

7.8

Breakfast was fantastic, the staff went out of their way to help, particularly offering to shuttle us to the station and into town.

2.0

I have been given a very small room, completely different then than one I've seen in the picture. I thought that is their standard, but on the next day I've relaised I've been given the worse roon in the hotel and I was paying the same price as the rest. But when I went to complain they gave me better room at the same price. I don't think I will go back again to this hotel. They should be very clear with customers if they have two different standrads and let the customer have the option!

7.4

Excellent stay. Superb breakfast. Sometimes the evening shuttle to town was late (going and coming). Otherwise, fine.

6.9

The hotel represents value for money. However I probably won't return because the walls are quite thin and I would rather pay a touch more and stay in a nicer area.

5.1

Although appearing a bit outdated, the hotel provided a decent accommodation for a family travelling on a budget vacation. The private parking was convenient, particularly taking the neighbourhood into consideration. In fact, the most important reason for considering other hotels on a later occasion would be the late night traffic of noisy and drunk youths passing the streets and alleys surrounding the hotel. On the other hand, the central location could be considered an advantage; the Grand Place is only a 15 minutes stroll away from the hotel.

6.4

The room was OK. The personnel, recepcionist at the arrival, not friendly. Neibourhood not nice. Transportation service to Grand Place OK. Breakfast just good. The hotel is not bad but even the location is close to the station and that s confortable,the streets are not sufficiently sure. The room as I say was clean and confortable. Probably is an hotel for few days.

9.2

All Right! Perfect for three friends in holiday!

9.1

Good relationship between price/quality. Not. far from railway station and the center of the city. Though yu may think the district is dangerous the people are friendly. Breakfast is excellent for Europe!

9.1

Dommage que cet hôtel se situe dans un quartier de Bruxelles pas trop accueillant, sale et surtout extrêmement bruyant. Il faudrait que les fenêtres des chambres soient mieux isolées contre le bruit extérieur. Bravo par contre pour les navettes gratuites mises à disposition par l'hôtel.

3.6

Hotel staff were unfriendly and unhelpful. Bath tub pipe dispells rusty bits. In our room, it was not possible to take a shower without wetting the entire bathroom floor area (inadequate screening).

8.1

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

6.3

The hotel was primarily run by men with a negative attitude towards females. The minibus was not disabled/wheelchair friendly due to the high step onto bus. The room was very small and the beds were less than single size ??? The initial reception was that we had no booking and they were doing us a favour in taking us at all. The breakfast was good but no t/c facilities in the bedroom.

6.7

We walked to the hotel from Gare Midi. It was a bit tricky as we used an old map. It is only 5 blocks, but the map on the venere site is not sufficient. It is another 5 block walk from the Hotel to the "Grand Place", but the blocks around the hotel are a bit depressed. We also noticed an odd behavior at night. Young men would drive alone in cars playing loud arabic music, then stop, get out and dance a bit, then pee on the wall, and drive on. A bit annoying on a hot night where you need to keep the window open for ventilation. I would look for a place with AC if it is hot out. Price was good, and facilities were OK given the price, but you get what you pay for.

5.9

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.

4.9

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

5.2

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.

8.3

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.

6.5

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 ;-)

9.4

good

7.9

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 !

7.6

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.

9.4

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).

9.6

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.

7.7

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

2.2

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.

7.0

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

8.6

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

8.4

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.

6.9

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?

3.6

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.

6.4

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

8.5

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.

8.1

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.

2.6

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

4.1

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!!!

6.9

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

8.4

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.

6.7

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

9.2

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.

7.6

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

7.0

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.

7.9

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

7.7

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.

6.1

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.

9.1

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!!!

8.9

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!

6.0

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.

7.9

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).

6.3

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

7.4

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

6.9

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

4.1

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.

5.5

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.

9.1

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

8.1

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.

7.5

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)

8.0

good location for train station also value for money.

9.9

A very nice hotel whith a superb service and breakfast.

8.1

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

6.9

A very small room

7.9

hotel chosen for location to rail station and good value.

2.8

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 ???????????

7.5

Bon rapport qualité / prix à proximité du centre-ville de Bruxelles. Mais isolation phonique insuffisante et environnement immédiat de l'hotel peu attractif.

6.6

el hotel esta bastante bien, la gente es agradable, el desayuno esta muy bien y ademas tienen un servicio de autobuses por la tarde al centro y el dia que te vas a la estacion, de todas formas esta cerca para ir andando.el unico inconveniente es el barrio es como lavapies mucha inmigracion

9.4

this hotel is very comfortable and afordable. not near the center, but they offer a free shuttle to the city center and to the train station which is very nice.

8.2

we both found the hotel to be very comfortable and pleasant, and the staff were both helpful and friendly. the location of the hotel for the price paid is very good. within a reasonable walking distance of both the city centre as well as gare du midi, it made a good base for seeing brussels. it is also located near tram lines which allowed us to travel almost everywhere in brussels. the nightly shuttle bus and the other shuttles which we run by the hotel were very useful. we both enjoyed our stay and would say that the lower price mainly reflects its location rather than the service and quality of the hotel.

8.0

Very adequate for the price. Hotel is on the edge of a very unsavoury area. Turn right instead of left out of the hotel and within one block the atmosphere is very threatening, turn left and it's a peaceful twenty minute walk to the Grand place. Shuttle from station worked well.

9.8

Room too hot. Had to sleep with window open. Still very quiet. Plenty of room good beds. Staff helpful.

9.1

Très bon hotel bien situé (quartier populaire très proche du centre) avec possibilité de parking surveillé...

9.1

All in all, it was a pleasant stay. You can call the hotel from the station and they come and pick you up, on your last day they drive you back to the station. There's an evening shuttle service to the city center. Walking distance is around fifteen minutes. The surroundings didn't look very safe to us, walking home late at night doesn't seem to be a good idea. Breakfast was okay, but for a 3* hotel rather basic. The warm sausages looked rather green and there was only one type of cheese. We had a bathtub without extra fare.

8.1

Hotel is good. Rooms and areas are clean and enough confortable. Employees are kind. Breakfast if fairly good. The free shuttle service is very useful. Unfortunately the sorroundings of the hotel are quite dirty and degraded.

7.1

Good hotel, cheap, near to the center (10 minutes walking to get to the Grand Place).

9.1

Excellent value for the price. More than you would expect for the amount. Clean, friendly, fully recommend. The area isn't the most scenic, but you really aren't far from the centre, and they have a shuttle bus to go there in the evening , which you can also order to take you to the station. Perfect for a Eurostar one night stop overs on the way to somewhere else.

7.7

As to our room, it was cosy and clean, with a pretty large ensuite bathroom. The hotel serves a plentiful breakfast and has a free navette to the city center (Grand Place), even though the center itself is only a few minutes away (on foot). The surroundings are rather "bare", but I think they're safe.

7.5

Easily reached from Gare du Midi with the aid of a street map, generally well run. Useful shuttle service to both Grand'Place and the station, but beware of earlier reviews that may give the impression this is a 24/7 service.

7.7

Hotel is approx 10 minutes walk from the Midi Station - not the greatest looking neighbourhood, but it seemed safe. Nice rooms and a good breakfast. The free shuttle bus to and from the centre is an excellent service. Overall, good value for money.

4.6

Seems like the area are not safe. Hence, we are not comfortable walking in the surrounding area.

8.6

A friendly, well located base. The complimentary mini bus service was an added bonus.

8.2

very hospitable people at your service all the time. the rooms are small but common areas are very cosy, with fireplaces and nice sofas. the shuttle to and from gare du midi is great help. they also pick up from a certain point in the city centre at night time, that helps a lot as well. the neighborhood is not the best but i had to stay alone as a female and felt quite safe... i highly recommend it.

7.6

It is a quite nice hotel, clean room ,cheap price, luxury public space. In addition to, fairly close to the city centre. Only drawback is that breakfast room is somewhat smaller so kind of congestion may occur. But this can be sorted out to avoid the "rush hour"!

2.8

This hotel is in a very undesirable area. I found hotels for the same amount in much better areas closer to Grand Place.

6.2

We stayed for the Anderlecht – Celtic game, so only really used the hotel as somewhere to sleep. For that, it served its purpose well, and more cheaply than alternatives in the city…although I’d hardly call €99 for a triple cheap. We had originally booked two twins, but one of our group dropped out. Noting the queue of other Celtic fans trying to reserve a room, we offered to move to a triple if one was available, for which the hotel seemed grateful, but then rewarded us with a 90 minute wait while our room was being prepared! They did seem extremely busy to be fair. The hotel is slightly dated inside, but clean. And the area is not the nicest in Brussels, but it seems safe enough, is only a few mins walk from Gare du Midi, and about 10 mins walk to la Grande Place.