Appearances in this ancient city can be deceptive. For all its grand squares and seemingly conservative demeanour, there's a wonderful undercurrent of wackiness in Brussels. Small though it is, the city does a fine line in eccentric sights, unexpected entertainment venues, and funky bars and restaurants.

Splash into family fun at this action-packed water park on the north-west side of Brussels. You'll find the warmest beach in the country here – and permanent summer too, with the complex heated to 30°C the whole year round.

The Radisson SAS Royal Hotel is a strikingly good looking building with an Art Deco façade by the Belgian architect Michael Jaspers. It is well located right in the heart of Brussels, close to the Grand Place and the Central Station.

Great value in a great location: here you and your family can stay just moments from the Grand Place at a very pleasing price.

The Ibis off Grand Place is right in the heart of historic Brussels, located just behind the most magnificent and ornate square in Europe and only five minutes walk from the metro and Brussels' Central Station.

BED & BRUSSELS

Get a sense of local colour – and a warm welcome. For a great perspective on Brussels stay in a B&B. Bed & Brussels has been operating since 1995 and has more than 185 carefully selected guesthouses on it books. In each, you can get right away from traditional tourist haunts and immerse yourself in the real life of the city.

Rooms are spread across the city – from the outskirts to the very centre – and...
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This is a wonderfully convenient way of enjoying Brussels while saving yourself money. Buy a Brussels Card and you get an invaluable passport, giving you entry to 25 of the city's best museums and providing you with free transport on the metro, tram and bus networks.

Set in an impressive and stately five-storey building, the Husa President Park was extensively and stylishly renovated this year. This hotel offers excellent value and is located in the new business and ministries district of Brussels, about three blocks away from the Gare du Nord and a five-minute or so taxi ride from the Grand Place and the nearby shopping opportunities. There are 297 spacious and airy bedrooms, each sleekly fitted with wooden floors and decorated in...
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Big windows, great streams of light, swirling wrought iron, striking combinations of metal and glass: Brussels is an outstanding city for Art Nouveau architecture. At the turn of the 19th century the city was buzzing, not unlike it is now. At that time the effervescence and spirit of innovation resulted in the building of a number of superb properties commissioned in the new style of the day by middle-class merchants and artists, hoteliers and also civic authorities.

This chic, four-star hotel is just 100m or so from the famous Grand Place. Meanwhile Brussels' Central Station is within easy reach and the lively restaurants of Rue des Bouchers are nearby.

The hotel's design neatly combines comfort and innovation to provide a very pleasing and relaxing environment.