Hotel de OrangerievsThe Black Swan Hotel
Both properties are praised by expert writers. Overall, Hotel de Orangerie ranks significantly higher than Anselmus Hotel. Hotel de Orangerie is ranked #5 in Bruges with endorsements from 8 reviews including DK Eyewitness, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
Hotel de Orangerie
Kartuizerinnenstraat 10, Bruges B-8000, Belgium
From $177/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides
"A firm favourite with visiting celebrities, De Orangerie occupies a charming 15th-century convent with water lapping the walls."
Lonely Planet
"This refined 20-room hotel started out as a 15th-century Carthusian convent but is no longer anything like a place of renunciation." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This delightful hotel in a 15th-century building has a gorgeous panelled breakfast room and lounge with a terrace overlooking the Den Dijver canal. The hotel exudes character and charm."
Star Service
"A baroque-inspired boutique-hotel that competes at the top of the ranks, alongside The Pand, Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce and Hotel de Tuilerieen, its former siblings." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The Hotel de Orangerie is an upscale boutique hotel housed in a former convent just two blocks south of Bruges's main central square." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Romantic, sumptuous, historic...somewhere to stay and linger in pampered luxury." Full review
Fodor's
"Rooms pitch hardwood floors against soft, flowery drapes, antique furniture, tapestries, and neutral tones." Full review
Jetsetter
"15th-century convent turned romantic boutique hotel overlooking the postcard-perfect Den Dyver canal in central Bruges." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"A picture-perfect canalside location near Brewery Bourgogne des Flandres and character-filled interior spaces for guests to unwind...bedrooms decorated with floral wallpaper, sumptuous fabrics "
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The Black Swan Hotel
Riddersstraat 15, Bruges 8000, Belgium
From $54/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Multilingual
- Tennis Court
- Breakfast included
Lonely Planet
"Entering this classic step-fronted house is like wading into a mousse of colour." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"Housed in a 17th-century historic building in a quiet residential area, the budget-friendly Anselmus Hotel has an authentic Bruges ambience." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"It is fitting in Bruges to stay in a hotel named after the extraordinary late-Renaissance polymath Anselmus De Boodt – naturalist, mineralogist, doctor, musician – who once lived here." Full review
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"The lovely three-star Anselmus offers 16 comfortable non-smoking rooms on Ridderstraat, minutes from the central square." Full review
The Guardian
"On the border between Cumbria and the Lake District and Yorkshire and its Dales, this pub is in a fabulous rural location, close enough to both national parks and yet very easy to reach (10 minutes off the M6)"