Picolo recommends · Hotel in Brussels, Belgium
Hotel Le Plaza
Chandeliers, marble and a theatre salon that still puts on events: a 1930s grand hotel with rooms big enough to unpack properly.
Walk through the revolving door and the lobby glitters: polished marble underfoot, chandeliers overhead and the hum of a hotel built for an age of steamer trunks. Le Plaza opened in the 1930s and still keeps its theatre salon in use.
The rooms follow the same classic style and are generous in size. Outside, Boulevard Adolphe Max carries traffic through the northern part of the centre, with the Grand-Place around ten minutes away on foot.
Picolo’s verdict
Why we chose Hotel Le Plaza
Le Plaza gives you old-fashioned elegance and real space without the price of the hotels on the Grand-Place. The lobby and salon are worth a pre-dinner drink even if you are staying elsewhere.
The boulevard is busy and not pretty, and the streets nearby feel more workaday than historic. If you want a view of gables or cobbled lanes from your window, this is not the place.
What you get
- 1930s grand hotel with original style
- Marble lobby with chandeliers
- Large rooms in classic style
- Drinks in the lobby before dinner
- Close to Brussels-Nord station
A day at Hotel Le Plaza
- Morning
- Coffee in the lobby under the chandeliers before heading out.
- Midday
- Walk south to the Grand-Place, about ten minutes away.
- Afternoon
- Browse the shops on Rue Neuve, the main shopping street nearby.
- Evening
- A drink in the lobby or salon, then dinner in Sainte-Catherine.
Location
Boulevard Adolphe Max, Brussels, Belgium
Open in MapsQuestions about Hotel Le Plaza
How old is Hotel Le Plaza?
The hotel opened in the 1930s, and the lobby with its marble, chandeliers and theatre salon still carries the style of that era.
How far is Hotel Le Plaza from the Grand-Place?
Around ten minutes on foot. The hotel is on Boulevard Adolphe Max in the northern part of the centre.
Is Hotel Le Plaza good for train travellers?
Yes. Brussels-Nord station is close by, which helps if you arrive by rail or plan day trips to Ghent, Bruges or Antwerp.
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Updated 6 Nov 2026All articles
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