Name: Hotel Werchter
Address: Haachtsesteenweg 1, 3118 Werchter, Belgium, Rotselaar, Rotselaar, Rotselaar, 3118, Belgium
Rating: 4

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Brussels Airport

Jubilee Park

Atomium

Mini-Europe

City 2 Shopping Mall

Brussels Park

Cathedral of St. Michael

Royal Palace of Brussels

Galeries St. Hubert

La Grand Place

Bois de la Cambre

Antwerp International Airport

Charleroi Brussels South Airport

Hotel Werchter

Rotselaar

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

I ended up staying here because work sent me on a business meeting at the last moment and it was the only place free nearby. Upon arrival it was clear why that was the case. The hotel is situated by a busy main road and is, at least in my opinion, a pretty ugly looking red brick building that reminds me more of a factory than a hotel. In addition, don't believe any other reviews you read online; this place is not close to the airport and don't even think about getting a taxi from Brussels... you need to get a train to Leuven (~35mins) and then get a cab which will still cost you around 35 euros. Brussels is twice as far (or more), so I imagine it would be prohibitively expensive. There may be buses coming this way, but it wasn't clear at the time.

The building itself appears to be split up so that the hotel is above a restaurant, which, by the way, is closed some days entirely (as it appears is everything else in Werchter) - for the visitor this is really not helpful; particularly after a lot of traveling. The owner did however warn me before arriving, so at least I could pick something up on the way over to avoid starving that evening. On that note, I must say however, the lady running this establishment is most pleasant and she is keen to help, its just a shame the hotel otherwise is a complete let down.

As for rooms, the decor is fairly odd as its mostly mahogany furniture (cupboard, bed side table etc) but accompanied by what can only be described as some kind of teak-looking office chair and a table and chair that one dare not sit on as they look like they may well collapse. The room has a TV as well which is alright, although, if you don't speak Dutch or French, you'll be at somewhat of a loss to actually watch anything on it. This may be mainland Europe, but it's odd not to get the BBC world service or, perhaps, some American news channel. Finally, upon arrival there were flies in my room (which I hate) and there was a blasted chiming clock on the wall which chimes every hour, without fail... for a light sleeper this is like being woken up every hour and its not particularly conducive to having a good nights sleep. This was only bettered by two other things for keeping me awake: the traffic from the road (no double glazing) and people walking up and down the stairs (the walls must be as thin as paper).

The bottom line: If you're on a *major* budget then fine, i guess this is ok. However, if you're expecting what you'd get in the UK for the same price per night, think again. It's a bare bones hotel attempting to masquerade as a traditional renovation... I certainly won't be rushing back here anytime soon (read: ever, even if you paid me)

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