I make no bones about the fact that I selected this hotel because of its associations with the elder Johann Strauss (1804-49), founder of the world-famous dynasty of light music composers and conductors. Strauss stayed at this former coaching inn in 1838, during his major European tour with his orchestra, and it's one of the few such establishments still extant.... More

Stayed here for 2 nights. The hotel is handy for the city centre and sightseeing and as a 4-star hotel it was certainly cheaper than some of the other city centre 4-star hotels .... but then it is not as good as those. TV is a bit hit and miss as there's no programme guide. Likewise the central heating. Breakfast... More

we were supposed to stay 2 full nights but due to a 5 1/2 delay from cork ireland to brussels we lost a whole nite not arriving to the hotel until 1:00am. We had booked 2 rooms and called them from the airport to make them aware of the delay and would be a very late check in. All was... More

The first impression is very nice: located in the centre of town, in what probably was an old palace, a nice entrance. The young ladies at the reception are kind and try to be helpful, but their english is limited. This is the nice part, now the room. My room was in the sort of motel-like arrangement that has been... More

Stayed 5 nights during the cold February 2013 and really enjoyed it. Nice room although not huge. Warm and very clean. The bathroom was great although the bath towels were a bit small. Good job I am only 178 cm. The minibar was nice but I really could have done with a kettle to make some coffee. Breakfast is a... More

Looking around for a short break in Be;gium for my wife and I and grandson home form uni, Ghent was recommended as a very interesting city, oft ignored, with great hotels and restaurants. It turned out to be just that from 18th to 21st March 2013. We stayed in two rooms at the charming, friendly and efficient Hotel de Flandre.... More

I could be a bit caustic about this hotel if I wanted to - we arrived at 2pm and our room wasn't ready; there was some intermittent night noise, possibly from the lift or maybe an air conditioning generator; worse yet there was no ice for the sacred night time gin and tonic! - however, I don't want to criticize... More

Just travelled to Belgium and snowed in. Lucky to have booked this hotel, clean and warm, good location, parking just round the corner, reception staff helpful. Have stayed at this hotel previously mainly for location and standard. Impressed by new breakfast room and quallity and choice for breakfast. Visit Belgium regularly so will stay here again.