Dukes' Palace Brugge - by Dukes' Hotel Collection

The new young gentleman who takes cares of the guests cars and suitcases represents perfectly your 5*. All the ladies at the reception are just perfect. The bar tender is the best of the world and the young waiter with short blond hair makes you fell high in a minute. Shortly, you are the best of the best, congratulations and see you soon…

Lovely hotel in a beautiful historic building that is nicely decorated and has great common drawing rooms to sit in and nice reception area. The christmas trees and decorations were especially outstanding and the christmas feature in the garden looked lovely. Our room was very nice with huge bed and nice shower. Really nice busy hotel bar that was well managed - went there 3 times and though it looked full they always found us a table and service was pretty quick. Overall I thought it lived up to its 5 star status.

How often do you get the chance to live in a palace? This was the palace where Charles the Bold and his daughter Mary of Burgundy lived (and indeed where she passed). The hotel is beautiful and is nicely located in Bruges, close to everything but not in the middle of it all. That is to say, you get the best of both worlds. Our room had a city view with big windows, allowing you to see the entire Bruges skyline, listen to the bells, and see one of the golden statues of the Duke’s Palace that adorn the roofline. The bathroom was spacious and had a separate bathtub and shower cabin. There was a window from the bathroom into the main room, which was nice. Breakfast had many options, including a station where you could carve your own Belgium chocolate (dark, milk, and white) with a two-handled knife! There were lots of fresh fruit options, waffles, and even sparkling wine. Many standard breakfast foods were available in the buffet, but omelets and lactose-free coffee options are available when you ask. The back room of the dining area is a little dark and not as nice as the front part, which has a wall of windows which allows you to see the palace while you eat. A coffeemaker is in the room, and we asked for a tea kettle and bottle opener from the front desk. There is a nice souvenir store just around the corner that stays open later than the other stores and sells a good variety of Belgium beers (and other things). We enjoyed staying in the Palace and it added to the experience of being in historic Bruges.

Our room was very comfortable with an excellent shower. Breakfast was delicious and the staff were all welcoming and went out of their way to be helpful. The hotel is in an excellent position close to the main square and the main sights.

Luxurious and the hotel itself is immaculate, it is kept in pristine condition which is an incredible achievement for those staff that maintain the building and grounds. The room was superb, pure comfort, world class bed and pillows which is imperative for a 5 star hotel. The staff were all a testament to the hotel.