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Brussels’ best-known hotel is a glittering belle époque building updated to top modern standards. Centrally located, not far from the Grand Place.

With its palatial lobby and spectacular public rooms, the Astoria looks 18th-century, but was built in 1909. It stands in the Upper Town, near the Royal Palace. Churchill and Eisenhower stayed here. A flagship of the Accor group’s Sofitel chain.

Smart, comfortable and efficient, the Amigo occupies the site of a 16th-century city prison near the Grand Place. Its interior is in Spanish Renaissance style.

The location of this hotel, overlooking the pretty Place du Grand Sablon, is one of its main selling points – that, and the fact that it offers the first-class facilities of this stylish Italian chain. Elegant, modern and comfortable. At weekends, room rates drop by 50 per cent.

Close to the European Parliament and some way from the city centre, this hotel offers the service and comfort appreciated by MEPs and Eurocrats. At weekends, others can enjoy the benefits, including a pool and gym, at bargain prices. Part of the Marriott group.

Impressive addition to the Marriott chain, located near the Bourse and the Grand Place, ideally located for business, shopping and leisure.

Close to the heart of European government and the Cinquantenaire, this hotel is favoured by diplomats, politicians and journalists, who make full use of its state-of-the-art communication systems, fitness centre, Turkish baths and sauna.

Equidistant from the Grand Place and the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, this elegant hotel has sumptuous, English-style bedrooms and marble bathrooms.

The foyer is breathtaking – a towering atrium, with tropical plants and fountains filling its base, and glass-fronted lifts rising into the firmament. Managed with stylish efficiency, the hotel has a renowned restaurant, the Sea Grill (see Sea Grill, SAS Radisson).

South-west of the “Pentagon” delineating the old city, the Conrad lies close to the prime shopping area around the Place Louise. A polished and comfortable modern hotel, it has huge bedrooms, and two respected restaurants.