The Hotel Brussels

The Hotel Brussels is a four-star hotel in the Louise/Louiza district of Brussels, Belgium, owned and managed by the Swedish hotel group Pandox AB. A landmark building, it originally opened as the Brussels Hilton in 1969. Pandox AB purchased the building in September 2010, assumed management in February 2011 and commenced a complete renovation of the 27 floors.[2] The renovations were completed after a two-year period.[3]

The Hotel Brussels
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural styleModernism
AddressBoulevard de Waterloo / Waterloolaan 38
Town or cityB-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°50′14″N 4°21′27″E
Completed1969 (1969)
Opening2011 (2011) as The Hotel Brussels
Renovated2011
OwnerPandox AB
ManagementPandox AB
Technical details
Floor count27
Design and construction
Architect(s)Montois Partners Architects
Renovating team
Architect(s)GCA Arquitectos Asociados
Other information
Number of rooms403
Number of suites18
Number of restaurants1
ParkingYes
Public transit access
Website
Official website
References
[1]

The hotel is located on the Boulevard de Waterloo/Waterloolaan, between the Place Louise/Louizaplein and the Namur Gate, and next to the Egmont Palace. This area is served by the metro stations Louise/Louiza and Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort (on lines 2 and 6), as well as the tram stop Louise/Louiza (on lines 8 and 92).[4][5] .

History

The hotel was built in the 1960s on the Boulevard de Waterloo/Waterloolaan in Brussels, a shopping area running from the Place Louise/Louizaplein to the Namur Gate. It was one of the first international hotels to be built in the city. At that time, the buildings along the Boulevard de Waterloo were all in neo-Rococo, neoclassical or neo-Renaissance styles.[6] The hotel building, however, caused a rupture with those styles being a massive tower containing 27 floors. The architect agency that designed the building was Montois Partners Architects, an agency located in Brussels.[7]

The 94-metre-tall (308 ft) hotel is the highest public viewpoint in Brussels. The building is one of the most widely recognised high-rise buildings on Brussels' skyline. When city officials decided that for the long-term tall buildings should disappear in Brussels, they opted not to include the hotel on the list with buildings to be removed. This decision proves that the building has become a landmark, and a part of Brussels' city centre.[8]

In March 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama and his entourage rented a total of 283 rooms of this and another hotel in Brussels (Crowne Plaza) during a single overnight visit to the city, with the president staying at The Hotel Brussels.[9]

Features

The hotel has 421 rooms and 18 suites. Facilities include a restaurant, a bar, an executive lounge, meeting rooms, a spa and a fitness.

Until September 2013 the hotel is to be fully redecorated by GCA Arquitectos Asociados, a Spanish architect bureau.[10] In 2010, GCA Arquitectos Asociados won the Hostelco 2010 Award for its contribution to the hotel arts in Barcelona, an award for the most innovative project in the hospitality industry on the occasion of the international Hostelco trade fair.

The Hotel Brussels seen from the Boulevard de Waterloo/Waterloolaan

See also

References

Notes
  1. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). "Hôtel Hilton" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "Hilton Brussels becomes "The Hotel"". Amcham Belgium. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. "The Hotel Brussels Blog". blog.thehotel-brussels.be. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. "Line 8 to ROODEBEEK - STIB Mobile". m.stib.be. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. "Line 92 to FORT-JACO - STIB Mobile". m.stib.be. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. "Boulevard de Waterloo". Brussels Life.
  7. "Montois Partners Architects". Brussels Invest and Export.
  8. Montois Partners: Selected and Current Works. Images Publishing Dist Ac. 2006. p. 256. ISBN 1864700696.
  9. "Auto's en hotel Obama in Brussel kosten bijna 2 miljoen euro". www.brusselnieuws.be.
  10. "Contemporary, stylish design for The Hotel". Online Travel News Distribution.
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