The Dominican, BrusselsvsHotel Les Ecrins
Both The Dominican and The Residence Les Ecrins are praised by expert reviewers. Overall, The Dominican ranks significantly better than The Residence Les Ecrins. The Dominican is ranked #7 in Brussels with accolades from 8 publications like oyster.com, Travel + Leisure and Afar Magazine.
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
Hotel Les Ecrins
Rue du Rouleau 15, Brussels, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $80/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Spa
Lonely Planet
"In the appealing Ste Catherine quarter...the Résidence Les Écrins is an enchanting, small, traditional hotel in a 19th-century townhouse, with 11 unpretentious, bright, modern rooms."
Oyster
Budget
"The 23-room Residence Les Ecrins is a value hotel in a prime Brussels location that offers reasonably priced rooms and apartments." Full review
Let's Go
"Though a small hotel, Résidence Les Ecrins provides plain but spacious rooms and a quiet neighboring street that offers patrons an ideal location in the Ste-Catherine neighborhood." Full review
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"Housed in a narrow 19th-century townhouse on a quiet side street, the one-star Les Ecrins is a simple and charming inn and just a 10-minute walk from the Grand Place." Full review
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Guests are also permitted to use the kitchen upon request.