We arrived at Bruges after 5 days in Brussels. We were immediately checked in to a nice big room with a garden view. The room is just renovated two years ago and it is clean and pleasant with its own shower and bath. The owners of the business were very friendly and helpful and gave us wonderful suggestions regarding side-trips (to the Flanders WWI battlefields) and restaurants. The hotel is small, only 8 rooms, but it is located far from the maddeningly crowd. It is quiet, even during the daytime, and we had lunch two days in the garden which is serene, beautiful and a slice of heaven on earth. The hotel is not in central location (in the Minniwater area) but then Bruges is small and we can walk to the Market within 15 minutes. The horse-drawn carriages stop very near to the hotel which is a plus if you are a romantic. In terms of location, room and value, this must rank as one of the two best European hotels (the other is Welcome Hotel in Brussels) we stayed in the past 10 years... more