The 5 best small hotels with a unique charm in Brussels

Located in a narrow Ixelles street, this secret boutique hotel’s entrance is through a plant shop next to the Hôtel Berger. Your room, once you find it, is decorated in a cool, modern style, with indoor plants, ferns and cacti. It overlooks an urban garden, which adds to the romance. Some people may find the concept a bit too weird, but it is definitely original and not too expensive.

The oldest hotel in Brussels, La Grande Cloche occupies a 19th-century building on an elegant square. It was restored in 2019 to create a cool, quirky hotel with smart lighting, vintage chairs and odd Brussels details.

This family-run 18th-century townhouse hotel is located in a quiet back street near Avenue Louise. It has been one of our favourite addresses in Brussels for many years, but is now even more desirable following a major renovation. The bright white lobby, the stylish little bar and the billiard room add immensely to its appeal. Yet it remains a very friendly hotel.

This is a cool hotel in a tall town house just beside Gare Centrale. Designed by the Barcelona architects Castel Veciana, it has a relaxed lounge with Nordic elements like wood stools and bare light bulbs and a quiet breakfast room with rows of tables that can be used for coworking or hosting a meeting.

This modern design hotel on a quiet square is perfect for exploring the restaurants and bars of Saint-Gilles. The interior was recently redesigned by Michel Penneman in a hip contemporary style inspired by the fiction of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The eccentric art, old books and burlesque details aim to recreate the mood of the 1920s. Some of the guest rooms have balconies with interesting views.