fireplaces in brussels
Dec 17th, 2003 | 12:50 AM
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The Royal Suite at the Amigo Hotel (a Rocco Forte hotel) has an open fireplace, it will set you back about 2,900 Euros a night?.but they may be offering specials:
Rocco Forte Hotel Amigo
Rue de l?Amigo 1-3
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: (32-2) 547-47-47 Fax: (32-2) 513-52-77
I have stayed at a the Hotel del Russie in Rome, another Rocco Forte hotel. It was fabulous. Worth a look.
All kidding aside, I ran a search on msn.com using "hotels with fireplaces Brussels", and one came up. Try it yourself.
Hotel Le Dixseptième
25 rue de la Madeleine,
Magdalenasteenweg 25,
Brussels,
Belgium
tel: 32-2-517.17.17
fax: 32-2-502.64.24
You might also check the website or call the Belgian Tourist Authority at http://www.visitbelgium.com/
Dec 17th, 2003 | 01:15 AM
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The website is http://www.ledixseptieme.be/. Looks like a nice place, between US$210-460 a night, including breakfast and taxes. I will say that there is no indication that the fireplaces are working fireplaces, just that they are "authentic"....
Dec 17th, 2003 | 05:37 AM
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There aren't that many hotels here with fireplaces, but you will find them in many, many cafes. Most of the cafes around the Grand'Place have fireplaces. It's one aspect where Brussels scores well ahead of Paris (Brussels cafes also have bigger tables and offer more varieties of beer). By the way, many cafes in Brugge also have fireplaces. However, in most cases you will find the fireplaces are gas fireplaces, not wood-burning.
Many Brussels apartments come with working fireplaces, even in those boring 1970 style concrete apartment buildings around town.
(Note: in France, fireplaces are referred to as "cheminees", but in French speaking Belgium, the term is "feu ouvert", abbreviated as FO.
Other frequently used France/Belgian French differences
sparkling water:
eau gazeuse (France)
eau petillante (Belgium)
seventy:
soixante-dix (France)
septante (Belgium)
ninety:
quatre-vingt-dix (France)
nonante (Belgium)
Many Brussels apartments come with working fireplaces, even in those boring 1970 style concrete apartment buildings around town.
(Note: in France, fireplaces are referred to as "cheminees", but in French speaking Belgium, the term is "feu ouvert", abbreviated as FO.
Other frequently used France/Belgian French differences
sparkling water:
eau gazeuse (France)
eau petillante (Belgium)
seventy:
soixante-dix (France)
septante (Belgium)
ninety:
quatre-vingt-dix (France)
nonante (Belgium)
Dec 17th, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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Thank you Cicerone. We want to stay at the Amigo and when I asked about a fireplace they quoted approximately the same price. Oy! Also, thanks for the other info. Thanks BTilke. You are a wealth of information and I suppose that I should become a supporter of this board in order to share whatever info I have. I'll send chocoltes to everyone.
