The Hotel Brussels
The Hotel Brussels is a four-star hotel, located in the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan district of Brussels, Belgium, owned and managed by the Swedish hotel group Pandox AB.
| The Hotel Brussels | |
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| General information | |
| Location | City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Address | Boulevard de Waterloo / Waterloolaan 38 |
| Coordinates | 50.83731°N 4.35739°E |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Opening | 2011 as The Hotel Brussels |
| Renovated | 2011 |
| Owner | Pandox AB |
| Management | Pandox AB |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Montois Partners Architects |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | GCA Arquitectos Asociados |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 403 |
| Number of suites | 18 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Parking | Yes |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
A landmark building, it originally opened as the Brussels Hilton in 1969. Pandox AB purchased the building in September 2010, assumed management in February 2011 and commenced a complete renovation of the 27 floors.[1] The renovations were completed after a two-year period.[2]
History
The hotel was built in the 1960s on the Boulevard de Waterloo in Brussels, a shopping area running from the Louise Gate to the Namur Gate. It was one of the first international hotels to be built in Brussels. At that time, the buildings along Boulevard de Waterloo/Waterloolaan were all in neo-Rococo, neoclassical or neo-Renaissance styles.[3] The hotel building, however, caused a rupture with those styles being a massive tower containing 27 floors. The architect agency that designed the building was Montois Partners Architects, an agency located in Brussels.[4]
The 94-metre-high hotel is the highest public viewpoint in Brussels. The building is one of the most widely recognised sky-high building on the skyline of Brussels. When city officials decided that for the long-term tall buildings should disappear in Brussels, they opted not to include the hotel on the list with buildings to be removed. This decision proves that the building has become a landmark, and a part of Brussels' city centre.[5]
In March 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama and his entourage rented a total of 283 rooms of this and another hotel in the city (Crowne Plaza) during a single overnight visit to Brussels, with the president staying at The Hotel Brussels.[6]
Features
The hotel has 421 rooms and 18 suites. Facilities include a restaurant, a bar, an executive lounge, meeting rooms, a spa and a fitness.
Until September 2013 the hotel is to be fully redecorated by GCA Arquitectos Asociados, a Spanish architect bureau.[7] In 2010, GCA Arquitectos Asociados won the Hostelco 2010 Award for its contribution to the hotel arts in Barcelona, an award for the most innovative project in the hospitality industry on the occasion of the international Hostelco trade fair.
See also
- Architecture of Belgium
- Lists of hotels
References
- "Hilton Brussels becomes "The Hotel"". Amcham Belgium. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- "The Hotel Brussels Blog". blog.thehotel-brussels.be. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- "Boulevard de Waterloo". Brussels Life.
- "Montois Partners Architects". Brussels Invest and Export.
- Montois Partners: Selected and Current Works. Images Publishing Dist Ac. 2006. p. 256. ISBN 1864700696.
- "Auto's en hotel Obama in Brussel kosten bijna 2 miljoen euro". www.brusselnieuws.be.
- "Contemporary, stylish design for The Hotel". Online Travel News Distribution.
