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STAY IN BRUSSELS FOR LESS : The Hotel Saint-Nicolas , a step away from the Grand Place offers weekend rates from 69 € with breakfast included. The Atlas Hotel, behind the "Bourse", offers weekend rates starting at 75 € and everyday from December 14th to 29th, 2008. Residence les Ecrins , near Place St. Catherine, has winter rates from 80 € and from December 15, 2008 to January 31, 2009, the room rate in euro = the room rate in dollars. The Thon Brussels City, near 'La Rue Neuve' lined with shops, cafés and restaurants, offers rates from 89 € with breakfast included. In French-speaking Wallonia, the Infotel, a hotel with historic charm right in the center of MONS, guests can enjoy a package from 90 € that includes breakfast, ice skating & hot cocoa. |
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EAT MUSSELS AND FRIES FOR THANSGIVING : The Hilton Brussels City, near the pedestrian Rue Neuve shopping district and walking distance to the Grand' Place has a special rate from 119 € with breakfast . The Hotel Silken Berlaymont in the heart of the European district, entices guests with a rate from 130 € including breakfast, one day pass to the spa and a guided tour of the city by bus. The Progress Hotel, a newly-constructed city hotel, offers rates from 160 €. The Conrad Brussels, located on the famed and highly- fashionable Avenue Louise, offers a thanksgiving and weekend rate from 199 € with breakfast and all taxes included. |
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IT'S THE SEASON FOR OUR FABULOUS CHRISTMAS MARKETS: The Stanhope, in the heart of the European district, offers the rate of 99 € on weekends and everyday from December 18 to 28, 2009 (breakfast included). The Bristol Stephanie, on the Avenue Louise, the shopping district, presents an Xmas package from 169 € with breakfast, chocolate and Christmas Kit included. The Plaza Hotel, built in 1930 in the center of Brussels, has winter fun rates from 175 € with breakfast, ice skating, beers and hot chocolate from November 27th to December 28th, 2008. The Dominican Hotel, located near the Opera House, allures guest with a room rate starting at 119 € including breakfast and taxes, and a Christmas package from 197 €. |
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AND MORE CHOICES: The Crown Plaza Brussels ideally situated just a short walk from the Grand Place, offers a " Time for Art Nouveau" package from 156 € with breakfast and dinner. The Warwick Barsey located on the prestigious Avenue Louise, in Brussels' fashionable shopping area boasts, a Christmas package from 185 € & includes breakfast, chocolate and a welcome drink. The Royal Windsor , a member of the Leading Hotels of the World , offers its own Christmas package from 185 € with breakfast, chocolate, a welcome drink and free access to the fitness center and sauna room. |
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JANUARY BRINGS THE ANNUAL ANTIQUES AND FINE ART FAIR: The 54th Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair (BRAFA), Belgium’s oldest and most important antiques fair, will take place from January 23rd to February 1st, 2009 at the Tour & Taxis site in Brussels. The Hotel des Colonies, will offer a special rate from 95€. The Plaza Hotel will have the rate of 110 € during the weekend and 170 € during the week.The Radisson Hotel presents a rate from 109 € during the weekend and 209 € during the week. The Conrad Brussels will offer a week-end rate of 199 €. The Hotel Amigo, a Rocco Forte Collection Hotel and 3rd best hotel in Europe (Travel and Leisure World Best Award 2008), will offer preferred rates as from 189 € for the period of December 12 to February 28, 2009 . |
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IN 2009 BELGIUM IS THE PLACE TO BE :
On June 2, 2009, the long awaited Magritte Museum will open its doors. Located in the center of Brussels, the museum will bring together more than 150 works by the world famous surrealist painter. A new museum dedicated to Herge, the father of Tintin, will open in 2009, located outside Brussels in Louvain-la-Neuve, in time to continue celebrating the Year of the Comic Strip in Brussels and French Speaking Belgium. Tintin, the Smurfs, Spirou, Lucky Luke, Gaston Lagaffe, Boule & Bill will be honored all year long with many exhibitions and other events. Also in 2009, Liege's Grand Curtius Museum (including the famous Arms Museum) will reopen; Liege is easy to access thanks to the new train station designed by Santiago Calatrava (1 hour from Brussels). |
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