The 11 Best Luxury Hotels in Brussels

Swimming in Brussels mostly means indoors, all year round. If you want a 5-star hotel in Brussels with a pool, there are two hotels with a pool of their own and two whose guests use a spa or sports club next door.Juliana Hotel Brussels · PentagonA pool of their own: Below ground at the Juliana Hotel Brussels lies a heated indoor pool framed by a Murano glass mosaic inspired by Le Corbusier, with skylights and Brazilian blue marble; the sauna and hammam are on the same level. At the Cardo Brussels you go up instead: on the 30th floor you swim behind glass in a 70 m² pool, open all year.

Via a spa or club: From the Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's Brussels on Avenue Louise, the hotel elevators take you straight to the Aspria Spa with pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam bath. It is run separately, costs extra, requires a reservation and is open to guests aged 18 and over. Guests of the Radisson Collection The National Hotel Brussels use the neighboring David Lloyd Sterrebeek club with indoor and outdoor pools, a gym and tennis courts.

Below ground, the spa of the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels spans 1,200 m². It has seven treatment rooms, a sauna, a hammam and experience showers; treatments use Sisley Paris products, followed by tea in the Spa Café, and it is open daily from 8 am to 9 pm.Sofitel Brussels Europe · EtterbeekSmall and personal: In the former kitchens of the Faubourg 21 Brussels, Ré Labo de Beauté works with Valmont in three treatment rooms, with a bio-sauna, infrared cabin and experience shower; outside visitors can book too. At the Juliana Hotel Brussels, the spa level adds massages, facials, hairdressing and manicures to the pool, sauna and hammam, plus a gym overlooking a Zen garden.

Hammam and sauna in town: The Beauty Lounge by Maison Éole at the Sofitel Brussels Europe pairs massages and facials with a candlelit hammam; it is closed on Thursdays. At the boutique hotel The Dominican Brussels, the sauna and steam bath next to the gym and boxing room are included in the room rate, daily from 7 am to 11 pm. So even luxury hotels in Brussels without a large spa give you a place to unwind.

Prices start at 125 € for Le Louise Hotel Brussels and go up to 625 € at the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels. In the old town, the Hotel Amigo, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Brussels starts at 350 €; in the European Quarter, the Sofitel Brussels Europe at 141 €. The table shows all eleven hotels by location. You’ll find today’s prices and availability in the hotel list further down.

What’s included everywhere: daily breakfast for two, an upgrade on arrival and early check-in and late check-out, each subject to availability. At the two Radisson Collection hotels breakfast applies from the Premium Room, and at the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels it includes room service. The benefits apply from the first night, at Le Louise Hotel Brussels and the Juliana Hotel Brussels from two nights.

With the upgrade, it pays to ask where it ends: at the Cardo Brussels it does not go from a room to a suite, and at the Hotel Amigo, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Brussels certain suite categories are excluded. Tell us what you are hoping for, and we will clarify it before you book.Radisson Collection Hotel Grand Place Brussels · City Centre100 US dollars in hotel credit comes with the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels, the Sofitel Brussels Europe and Le Louise Hotel Brussels. At the Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's Brussels the amount is for food and beverages, though not with every rate.

Credit and small extras: At the Hotel Amigo, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Brussels you get 100 US dollars for food and beverages, plus another 100 US dollars for suites from two nights, not with every rate; the Juliana Hotel Brussels adds 50 US dollars. At the boutique hotel The Dominican Brussels, a bottle of house wine and chocolates await you, in suites a spumante.

Points and status are yours at nine of the eleven luxury hotels in Brussels. ALL (Accor), Leaders Club, Radisson Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy each cover two hotels, H Rewards the Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher's Brussels. Because suitespot books at direct rates, points and status nights count as usual; at the Faubourg 21 Brussels simply give your Leaders Club number when booking. The Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels and the Juliana Hotel Brussels belong to no program; there the suitespot benefits are what counts.

When to go: A 5-star hotel in Brussels is worth it in every season. In spring and summer the evenings belong to terraces and courtyards, in fall the opera and museum season begins, and in Advent the Christmas markets light up the city center; spa, pool and Palm Court make cool days cozy.

How long to stay: For a 5-star hotel in Brussels we recommend two to three nights – one day for the Grand-Place and Lower Town, one for the Upper Town museums and the Sablon, one for Avenue Louise or a trip to Bruges. From two nights, the suitespot benefits apply at all eleven hotels.