The Dominican, BrusselsvsLe Dixseptieme
Both properties are highly recommended by writers. Overall, Le Dixseptieme is the choice of most reviewers compared to The Dominican. Le Dixseptieme has a TripExpert Score of 88 with approval from 7 reviews such as Star Service, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.
The Dominican, Brussels Show All Reviews
Leopoldstraat / Rue Leopold 9, Brussels, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $125/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Michelin Guide
"A designer-inspired luxury hotel on the site of a former ominican convent. Open spaces, elegant furniture and modern comforts which benefit from maximum attention to detail."
Concierge
"With a terrific location on a quiet street near the Grand Place, the 150-room Dominican takes its design cues from the fifteenth-century abbey that originally occupied the site."
Travel + Leisure
"Heaven knows what the 15th-century Dominican friars would make of this ornate modern pleasure palace, which now occupies the site of their long-ago city monastery." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"With a terrific location on a quiet street near the Grand Place, the 150-room Dominican takes its design cues from the fifteenth-century abbey that originally occupied the site." Full review
Star Service
"Suites overlooking the Opera House are popular. Less expensive Executive rooms are spacious and furnish minibars and complimentary Internet access. Adjoining rooms are available." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Combining classic elegance with understated modern chic this excellent top-range palace occupies the site of a former abbey right behind La Monnaie." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The Dominican is an upscale hotel housed where a 15th-century Dominican Abbey once stood, and it combines classic architecture with elegantly modern interior design." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The Dominican has style and swagger – a tone set by the flaming torches at the entrance, and the suite of stately, stone-flagged public rooms set around a courtyard." Full review
Jetsetter
"A four-star Design Hotel near the iconic Grand Place and Le Monnaie in the beating heart of Brussels." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Rooms are tranquil, plush and comfortable and the hotel is entirely non-smoking. " Full review
Le Dixseptieme
25 Rue de la Madeleine, Brussels, Brussels B1000, Belgium
From $159/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
Michelin Guide
"This townhouse dating from the 17C was once the official residence of the Spanish ambassador in the city."
Frommer's
"This graceful, 17th-century house that was once the official residence of the Spanish ambassador stands close to the Grand-Place in a neighborhood of restored dwellings." Full review
Fodor's
"Rooms, spruced up in 2012, surround a lovely interior courtyard, and suites are up a splendid Louis XVI staircase." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"A hushed magnificence greets you in this alluring boutique hotel, partly occupying the former 17th-century residence of the Spanish ambassador." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The former home of a 17th-century Spanish ambassador, this small, friendly hotel is a great choice for art aficionados."
Star Service
"This nonchalant town-house-flavored inn is one of the best old-school boutique-hotels in central Brussels." Full review
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It is engaging, unpretentious and easy on the pocketbook, and guests here choose between an equal number of classic-traditional and comfortable-contemporary accommodations.
The Telegraph
8.0
"There is plenty to remind guests of the 17th-century origins of this small, handsome four-star hotel besides its name: walk in from the busy streets of central Brussels and you enter another age." Full review