Saint-Michel *

First, this hotel has a great location on Grand Place. The manager seems to be a nice guy, and the breakfast is okay, overlooking the square. Now for the bad news... The reception area is very tiny, and the lift, covered in green carpets, is incredibly small. The keys are kept easily for thieves to grap because the reception isn't manned at all times, so I wouldn't leave my valuables in the rooms. We stayed in room no. 45, which is quite small, so small that we had to pack our luggage away to move around. There are two hatchets in the ceiling and no windows. The bathroom ceiling was moldy with big black stains. The shower occationally produced warm water, and most of it ran all over the bathroom floor. The manager's excuse for the cold water was that he had implemented new heaters, but that the pipes had a too small dimension and were filled with sand. There are no duvets, only sheets with brown wool carpets in the beds. The television is an old cathode ray TV with a smaller screen than an average laptop. We moved after one night... The price was lovered to € 70 for the night though.

You really can not beat the location - and the beautiful view (from the rooms which have one). I stayed in the same room which I used 20yrs ago and it seemed identical - even the fridge sitting on top of an old broken one (nothing in the fridge by the way - not even a bottle openner). Staff are friendly and breakfast is pretty good. Even in May I had the loud people in the square at 2am as pointed out in other reviews. This could be helped by double glazing (one day!). so in summary - stay here if you want the best view and quite like old fashioned slightly run-down interiors. Pop into the local mini-market for water/etc :-)

Stunning views from the front bedroom windows, rooms a little basic but very clean. As people have said in previous reviews the corridors are very run down and do fill you with dread on what you might find in your room. The continental breakfast is excellent, plenty of fresh fruit, breads, cereals, coffee, fresh orange juice, cheese and ham. The owners are very friendly/welcoming and gave us lots of tips how to make the most of time e.g shopping on Saturday, sight seeing on Sunday. It is very expensive to eat and drink in and around Brussels but as we were there for a special occasion we didn't really mind. Had a fabulous time. This hotel is the most centrally located for the sights and from the central station

- I stayed there during my business trip to Brussels. - I booked a room with the view on Grand Place, which was wonderful. You could spend your evening just by looking from your window and watching the illuminated square. Of course, because you are right in the centre, the night could be a bit noisier there.. - Service was great, girl at the reception spoke perfect english and was very helpful. What surprised me a bit was, that if I wanted to go out in the evening, I had to leave the key at the reception and when I came back, they gave it back to me (without wanting to see an ID or passport or other confirmation, that it's really me who is staying in that room. With all my stuff left in the room and my key left at the reception I felt a little uncomfortable walking through the city..but the hotel may have its policy why are they doing it..) - Room was nice, I appreciated the towels, shower gel, shampoo, soap and hair dryer! It's always very pleasant when the hotel has these things at disposal and you don't have to carry them with you. There were also spare blankets and TV in the room. - Breakfast was included - it contained coffee, tea, milk, baguette, cheese, ham, jam, müsli and other cereals, jogurt, fruits and sweet pastry. It was sufficient, fresh and very tasty. The breakfast room is quite small, but very comfortable and has wonderful view at the Grand Place! - After you enter the hotel, the hall with reception and the interior doesn't look very modern, the dark green colour and yellow light make the space look a bit outdated, but don't let this spoil your impression!

Hotel Saint Michel is a very quaint hotel with perhaps the best possible location in all of Brussels. Situated at the Grand-Place, you are easily within stumbling distance of a myriad of restaurants and bars. The building itself is centuries old, but the hotel was fairly modern and at a decent price. The desk attendant was extremely friendly and let me keep my bag at the desk even after I checkd out. I was about to leave without enjoying the complimentary continental breakfast but she insisted I stay and eat. The room itself was small and had no view since I paid for an interior room. Everything seemed clean and tidy. The elevator door does not open automatically so don't wait for it! I highly recommend Hotel Saint Michel for anyone trying to enjoy Brussels on a budget. You get what you pay for...location, location, location.