Hotel Bloom

La seule raison pour laquelle je vais à l’hotel à Bruxelles, c’est pour y passer la nuit avec unE amantE. Du coup, mes attentes sont spécifiques: une chambre spacieuse et agréable qui nous offre l’espace et le confort pour nos explorations et une réception efficace et respectueuse de notre vie privée, le tout à un prix raisonnable. Le Bloom est, dans ce cadre, un excellent choix. Il offre sans doute le meilleur rapport taille de chambre/​prix, et la décoration est généralement ni trop présente, ni trop anonyme. La réception est parfois un peu lente, mais très professionnelle.
Pour le reste, si vous pouvez mettre quelques euros en plus pour la chambre deluxe, vous aurez une très chouette salle de bain, et un espace encore plus grand dans la chambre. C’est propre, la vue n’est pas géniale, mais on né souffre pas trop du bruit de la rue, le mobilier commence à vieillir mais sans que ce soit rhédibitoire. Bref, c’est sans doute une bonne adresse même pour un séjour plus long!

L’hôtel Bloom est un des hôtels les plus fun de Bruxelles (ce n’est pas toujours évident pour ce genre d’établissement), personnel super accueillant et efficace, petit déjeuner en mode buffet à volonté qui vous cale jusqu’au repas suivant, impossible d’être raisonnable ;). Chaque chambre est customisée par un artiste ce qui permet d’apporter un beau cachet.
Avantage et non des moindres, le Bloom est situé à deux pas du joli parc du Botanique et à 10 minutes à pied du centre ville.

Very funky, contemporary hotel. Right to the Botanique Gardens, around the cormer from the comic museum and a short walk from the city centre.
Each room has an individual mural painted by artists. You’ll find information in your room on the artist, their style and inspiration, and waht influenced the piece they created for your room. As I said the décor is contemporary, very stylish and funky. The rooms are HUGE! And very comfortable. Staff are very pleasant, competent and helpful.
Check out Smoods, the bar downstairs, it’s stunning.

L’hôtel était très plaisant.
Nous y avons séjourné une nuit et notre groupe a pris 3 chambres double. Chaque chambre était spacieuse, très propre, et le Wifi marchait parfaitement. L’hôtel avait l’air assez récent et les chambres étaient en très bon état.
Le tarif un samedi soir au mois d’août était de 60 € (+7 € tax), ce qui est particulièrement raisonnable pour un 4*.
Le seul (léger) bémol est qu’il faut une petite trotte à pied jusqu’au centre ville (vingtaine de minutes).

Stayed here a month ago for two nights.
Easy to get to from the town centre. A 10 – 15 min stroll.
It’s a lovely modern hotel and well decorated. Clean and very comfortable.
The wifi is a tad patchy in certain rooms but fine in the foyer.
Snacks on sale also in the main foyer.
The rooms are of a good size and clean. Each one is decorated by a different artist. We had a safe, a fridge and a coffee machine (senseo). Complimentary water.
The bath and shower need to be updated however.
The bathroom toiletries were not great as the bottles were obviously refills. (Glass bottles would make for a cleaner and nicer looking option).
The staff were friendly and very helpful. Bar one lady at the counter.
Breakfast was really good. Lots of options. Excellent waffles and well worth the price.
A super market across the street offers a good selection of food and drink.

Hôtel très agréable. Bien situé, il permet de tout faire à pied. Chaque chambre offre un décors différent, et l’on peut même choisir son ambiance! Le matin, le petit déjeuner est copieux et varié. Il y a même la possibilité de se faire des waffles dans un van VW, à l’intérieur de la salle!

Ganz nettes Hotel! Zimmer top aber für 5* fehlt mir das gewisse «Etwas»

Awesome amenities and the staff really helpfull. Television has connection to the internet and has a direct YouTube Chanel to show all the surroundings. They also have a Volkswagen waffle café van. Great location not in the tourist confusion but really near the center — 15 min walk to grand place. A must stay.

Very nice hotel. Very quiet. Very friendly stuff. Bar is very nice with different looking areas. hotel is not far from the center, about 20 mins walk. Very good price!!! We will definitely stay here again.

We stayed here on the final night of our trip
We stayed in in a L Room Twin and our friends ended up in a XLL Room instead of Loft
: Hotel :
The décor is pretty awesome. There is a game room below the lobby with computers and foosball. The paint and artwork around is neat. Each room has QR codes by the door, but they didn’t work (404 fail). Each room has a different art from different artist. They have a little food/​drink kiosk in the lobby.
: L Room Twin :
The room is pretty massive. The chairs are comfy. The bed is comfy. Comforter/​duvet is pretty heavy for summer. A/​C is pretty good. Bathroom is medium sized, has duel lights so you can keep it dim at night. Room had these interesting bench thingies that are good to set your luggage pieces on.
: XLL Room :
Very huge room.
: Wifi :
Wifi isn’t bad, but a bit spotty. Also, requires continual login (Name and room number).
: Other :
There is a market across the street (opens at 7 am)
This hotel is a part of Tomorrowland hotel package.
Not too bad of a walk to Grote markt/​Grand Place.
Beyond the wifi issue, this hotel is very comfortable and affordable.

Wir haben das Hotel für einen Wochenend-​Trip nach Brüssel gebucht. Wir hatten hier Glück, denn die Zimmer Kostet pro nacht bis zu 325, — EUR (laut Zimmer Aushang). Wir hatten es m Internet für knapp 150, — EUR und das auch für zwei Nächte bekommen. Das Frühstück ist extra hinzuzubuchen und Kostet 25, — EUR pro Person, was ich schon recht teuer finde.
Das Hotel wirbt damit ein Designer Hotel zu sein und jedes Zimmer wurde individuell von einem anderen Designer gestaltet. Die jeweiligen Infos zu dem Designer können im Zimmer selbst nachgelesen werden, bzw. auch mittels eines Barcodes der an der Zimmertür angebracht wurde im Internet gelesen werden.
Die Empfangshalle ist groß und schon beim reinkommen recht ansprechend gestaltet. Das Personal ist freundlich und das einchecken erfolgt reibungslos. Der kostenfreie Internetzugang wird unten an der Rezeption direkt erklärt und funktioniert recht simpel ohne komplizierte Passwörter wie ERFGHN12487 o.ä. sondern mittels Zimmernummer und Nachnamen.
Unser Zimmer war recht ansprechend gestaltet inklusive TV und Minibar in der jeden Tag zwei 0,5 er Flaschen Wasser (mit und ohne Kohlensäure) kostenlos zur verfügung standen.
Das TV-​Gerät verfügte über viele Programme u.a. den beiden deutschen ZDF und ARD. Des weiteren können über das Gerät die Songs mittels Server vom eigenen Handy /​Tablet gestreemt werden oder aber man sucht sich was aus der vorhandenen Bibiliothek aus. Internet Zugang ist auch über das TV Gerät möglich, die Bedinung erfolgt über die Fernbedienung.
Hier ein kleiner Kritikpunkt, der zu den 4 Sternen führte, die Batterien der Bedienung waren leer, wurden aber nicht morgens gewechselt, hier muß besser aufgepasst werden.
Die Zimmer sind sauber und auch der «Fingerwischtest» :o) über Bilderrahmen warn sauber. Das Bad wurde ebenfalls ordentlich gereinigt und die Standartmäßige Versorgung mit z.B. Shampo war da.
Das morgentliche Frühstücksbuffet war groß und schmeckte lecker, die Möglichkeit von frisch gebackenen Waffeln sollte man in anspruch nehmen, da der vorhandene Teig für die Waffeln (an einer Selbstbedienungs Station) sehr gut war. Die Einrichtung des Frühstücksraum war ebenfalls sehr ansprechend.
Hier noch ein kleiner Minus Punkt: Es lief zwar immer eine Servicekraft durch den Raum um leere Teller einzusammeln, Tische zu wischen etc. aber dies klappte nicht so, wie ich es mir in einem 4 Sternehotel vorstelle. Ich kenne es in dieser Kategorie, dass leeres Geschirr nicht länger rumsteht, als ih zum Buffet und zurück gehe, hier blieb es fast bis zum Ende des Frühstücks stehen und auch die Tische wurden nicht immer so zügig gewischt wie es zu erwarten ist.
Fazit: Wenn ich den normalen Preis von um die 300, — EUR zahlen müsste, wären die 4 Sterne sowohl hier in Unilocal,als auch im Hotelgewerbe (im Hinblick auf das Preis-​Leistungsverhältnis) nicht gerechtfertigt, da ich «nur» ca 150, — EUR gezahlt habe, war das Gesamtpaket seinen Preis wert und verdient die 4 Sterne.

Lovely hotel located just behind the Brussels– Noord train station, so it was about a € 5 — 10 taxi ride from there.
The rooms were very spacious, clean and uniquely decorated. The whole hotel had a very nice art deco style to it and felt very trendy. The hotel lobby really did smell like flowers which was nice to walk in to. The reception was helpful and friendly as well. One complaint though was the Wifi; we had trouble keeping/​getting a strong signal which was annoying.
The breakfast spread was excellent! There was plenty to choose from and it was delicious. There didn’t appear to be many (if any) restaurants nearby (certainly none that were directly across the street or around the corner from what we saw), so go early and have the breakfast. That being said, it was a only 10 – 15 min walk to Grand Place with tonnes of restaurants, bars, cafes, shopping, and the best chocolate in the entire world!
It is a pricey hotel, but i would likely stay here again!

I stayed at Hotel Bloom! 4 nights recently. If the following hadn’t occurred I may have given 3 or 4 stars. Big modern funky rooms. Not into the wall to wall carpet. Great free breakfast buffet. Slow WIFI in my room.
The incident was unpleasant but I’m giving only 1 star for how poorly mgmt handled it + for the lack of better security. They did finally refund the cost of my stay a few weeks after.
I was in Brussels for work w/​1 hr off in the morning. Day 2 I left my room to hit the buffet before exploring. On my floor a man was waiting by the elevator. He pushed the button when he saw me. We got on + stood a few ft. apart. I sensed he was staring at me, turned my head, met eyes, he looked down, I followed his gaze, saw he had taken out his penis + was holding it. He looked back at me, I looked forward pretending to ignore. When we got to the lobby I thought he’d exit the hotel so I turned to the right + entered the restaurant. I was eager not to let this ruin my 1 hr. to explore but wanted to make sure he was caught. I regretted not yelling when the door opened but was shocked/​scared.
I asked a woman at the desk to speak in private. She slid 1 ft. down the counter from other employee/​guests. I told her what happened + said I was in a rush but wanted to give details. I gave a 5 min. window when it took place + told her the floor we were on so they could check cameras + gave her my room no. to contact me.
During the day I was surprised not to hear from the hotel. When I got back at 10pm I asked to speak to a manager but he had gone for the night. I told the man at the desk I had reported an incident in the elevator + wanted an update. He said he knew of it + the video technician checked + saw nothing– w/​an attitude implying it didn’t happen. I said I felt scared bc the man saw what room I was in. The employee nodded + I felt stupid.
I went upstairs thinking mgmt must’ve left a msg but there was none. I phoned the desk guy + said if the technician couldn’t see full bodies in the elevator, he needed to see my face to see who was with me + I would meet him or send a pic. He said the technician was off weekends (it was late Friday) but he’d leave a msg.
Next morning I was afraid to leave my room but wanted to make it in time to a museum before work. I considered calling down to ask for an escort but the indifference of the night employee + no contact from mgmt made me feel they didn’t care. I still felt scared so I waited ’til I heard the cleaning women in the hall + ran.
Saturday passed w/​no follow up from hotel mgmt.
Sunday before work I asked at the desk to speak to a manager. A woman came out + I asked to speak in private. She led me down steps to a lounge where others sat near but out of earshot. After 3 days feeling on edge where I was sleeping alone in an unfamiliar city I burst into tears.
I said I was upset no one contacted me + wanted to send my pic to the video technician. She said things like «this must have ruined your stay»,“as a woman I imagine this was very scary”,“the fact that he knows where your room was” + she was disappointed no one contacted me or offered to escort me from my room but didn’t take responsibility herself so I still felt I was not speaking with someone in charge. She said she’d speak to her manager + now she knew my face + would watch the video herself + try to identify the suspect. Once they had his face they’d send it to police, all Brussels hotels + ban him which is their policy. That made me feel better. I gave her my cell + e-​mail + asked to be kept in the loop. She said someone would contact me Monday if not with an update then an apology.
Home in LA, Tuesday a manager e-​mailed me to apologize that no one followed up + asked if there was anything she could do to assist me + sent surveillance pics but said they were not clear. I was SHOCKED to learn they only have cameras in the lobby. NO cameras in elevators, NO cameras in the halls where guests sleep. When the elevator got to the lobby the man stepped out for a sec + back in, only recorded from afar. From the pic they sent me all you can see is it’s a human w/​a white shirt.
He could’ve been staying at the hotel or not. You need a key card to go up in the elevator, not down, but often when I went up one guest swiped their card for others out of politeness.
I wrote back urging her to add cameras + asked for a refund though it would go to my boss, on principle. She wrote back defending the hotel’s security + offered me to come BACK to the hotel to stay for free. I thought that was insulting + told her. She apologized + said she had only wanted to offer me something instead of my boss but bc I was offended she would refund the money. I get now that she meant well + appreciate that she gave the refund.
If the hotel has the nerve to respond to this review while it took me 3 days of reporting the incident in person before a still untimely response, I will be disgusted again.

Hotel BLOOM is a solid, spacious property with a modern/​art vibe just a few mins walk from the City Center.
The property is actually next to a Turkish/​Middle Eastern neighborhood which features several small restaurants if you’re looking for a little flavor (but for some reason, the hotel staff never directed us this way when asking for local food recommendations).
PROS:
Spacious, large rooms (think standard American hotel room size)
Hand-​painted funky artwork in every room that gives your room unique character
Free in-​room wifi that worked well
5 € discount offered for not having your room cleaned daily
Free in-​room safe
CONS:
Rear view: we stayed in #506 facing west which looks into a bombed out concrete high rise with tons of trash around it i.e. not very pleasant view!
Lumpy bed: mattress was uneven but not uncomfortable actually
Restaurant: closed for Easter while we were there so never got to try it

For my friend’s wedding, we spend a weekend in Brussels. We choose Hotel Bloom based on good reviews and moderate prices. For a weekend in October we paid just over € 100 for a double and two nights (no breakfast).
The hotel is not in the city centre, however, not far away either. You can walk from Gare du Nord (train from the airport) and reach Ixelles easy by walking. It is also right next to the botanical gardens.
We arrived early, checked-​in and left the luggage as the room wasn’t ready. At reception you could drink free Nespresso from a machine during the morning hours and there is also free wifi.
The room was pretty from the outside and very practical. It has a Senseo coffee machine (but only two pads per night), all the amendities required and even a bath tub. What’s missing for me was a proper storage for clothes etc. A few hangers could be used for suit, dress and jackets.
Overall, the hotel is very pretty, the rooms comfortable and affordable. Of course, prices will very during the week as everywhere in Brussels. Also, do take note of the city tax that needs to be paid on top of the room price.

The hotel is clean and not in a bad location. It’s a 15 min walk to the city center. Hotel is trying to be trendy but not quite there. The rooms are a decent size.
No room service that I could find. Bar downstairs is fun but does not serve food too late.
Internet in my room did not work on the 6^th floor. I had to sit in the lobby to work.
Not a bad stay, if you can get a good price.

Not a bad place to base my week-​long stay in Brussels. The hotel is very modern and clean, and the rooms are quite spacious. The neighborhood is on the edge of being a little sketchy, but not too bad. I liked the location — about a 20 minute walk to the Grand Place or Sablon, and about 10 minutes to the Parc or shopping along Rue Neuve, and right next to the (former?) botanical garden. The hotel is close to many forms of public transport — the subway, Bruxelles North station, light rail, and bus.
What were the downsides, you ask? The safe in my room wouldn’t lock, and after asking the front desk twice to look into it, I just gave up and carried my passport everywhere. Also, the hotel restaurant wasn’t terribly good. But all in all, definitely decent!

Vraiment très sympa, petit déjeuner vraiment bien garni, les chambres spacieuse et très agréable et cerise sur le gâteau machine à expresso dans la
le samedi soir le bar fait disco bracnché avec djay.
Bref j’y ai passé un très agréable séjour.

Stylisches Ambiente, komfortable, saubere Zimmer, ein guter Fitness-​Bereich mit Blick über Brüssel und ein wirklich freundlicher und kompetenter Service machen das Bloom aus. Die Lage ist sehr zentral (15 Min. zum Grand Place) und die Preise sind für Brüssel Top!!!

This place is decorated sort of like a shiek nightclub. It’s a bit Ikea and a bit dance club in feel. Overall I like this place and I would stay here again but a couple things sort of annoyed me as well. I arrived late and I was happy to see that the room service and bar were still open. I had a bunch of work to do and I was tired so I was bummed out I had to deal with room service instead of just grabbing some stuff from the mini-​bar. The next morning I got up early for my meeting. I was going to iron my shirt but I quickly realized there was no iron… What type of hotel doesn’t have an iron? Bonus points for not having a bible but seriously not cool to have no iron. I could have used the laundry service if I had fore warning that no appliances were provided in the room. I mean seriously no appliances… A coffee machine was in the room but the brew coming out of it, according to the directions, made something looking like tea…

I booked a deal with Eurostar and chose Hotel Bloom based on its seemingly central location and overall cool factor.
I got in to Brussels early and walked from Gare du Midi straight across Centre-​Ville to Hotel Bloom, just on the outskirts of Schaerbeek. When looking at a map, I figured Hotel Bloom was more Centre-​Ville than it was Schaerbeek — and, in a lot of ways, this appears true. But it is quite a trek into the touristy areas of Brussels if you’re not relying on the Metro (which I don’t), and the general atmosphere changes rather markedly as soon as you cross the main road delineating Lower/​Upper Town from Schaerbeek on Rue Royale. This isn’t a bad thing, and nor was I put off by it (I do live in London and have spent lots of time in areas that rank much higher in dodge-​factor. I just mention it because due to Brussels’ small size, I was reluctant to use public transport to get around, but the Hotel was JUST outside of a comfortable location with this in mind. In hindsight, I would have preferred to stay in a more run-​down hotel that was in the thick of it rather than a trendy one on the outskirts.
As I mentioned, I walked from Gare du Midi with a full backpack’s worth of clothes and toiletries for a long weekend (about 5 km, factoring in the aimless wandering I ended up doing in the wrong direction) after a 5:30am wakeup call to catch my early-​morning Eurostar train, so by the time I got to Hotel Bloom I was a bit knackered. The reception staff informed me that check-​in wasn’t until 2pm. He offered absolutely no flexibility in this, which I didn’t find particularly hospitable, especially for a hotel that — again — isn’t in the centre of town so there is no where for guests to go if they arrive early to while away the hours until check-​in. A bit crap.
The hotel room itself was big, clean and modern. It was quite cold when I arrived, though — the heating hadn’t been turned on in anticipation of our arrival.
The bathroom was acceptably appointed, although the complimentary toiletries were a bit naff.
The television worked and had 3 English-​speaking channels. CNBC, BBC1 and BBC2. The first night, I was in bed by 8:30pm out of exhaustion and didn’t realise there were 2 BBC channels, so I did end up watching about 4 hours’ worth of American investment television.
The hotel offered free wifi, but it wasn’t apparent that it’s only free to 60MB. 60MB is not a lot. I was swiftly kicked off the wifi but was given the option of paying to get unlimited internet for the rest of the day. Bad darts.
The room came with a Nespresso-​like machine and some free coffee pods (1 regular and 1 decaf), which I swiftly brewed and threw back within 5 minutes’ of my initial arrival. And then when I was looking around for a second pod, I noticed the note that said I could buy more from reception downstairs. Cheap. 1 regular coffee for a king-​sized room? What if my companion was a coffee drinker? Does only 1 of us get to drink? NO ONE LIKES DECAF. I SPIT ON YOUR DECAF.
Overall, I had a few qualms when it came to Hotel Bloom, but for the amount I paid for the room it was a good deal. If I’d’ve paid full price for the room, I’d be feeling quite a bit differently…

Alors, pour la petite histoire, j’ai découvert cet hôtel magnifique, grâce à une amie venue de Mons se faire couper les cheveux à la capitale. C’était un jour de semaine et j’avais décidé de la rejoindre pour boire un verre avec elle.
J’ai donc traversé Bruxelles lors de ma pause midi, et je l’ai retrouvée chez son coupe tif. Toute pimpante et relookée, elle m’a alors emmenée, à ma grande surprise, dans un Hôtel, l’Hôtel Bloom.
Ce lieu, je né l’avais jamais remarqué. Je me demande bien comment j’ai pu passer à côté sans le voir, car c’est absolument superbe.
Elle m’a dit, à mon second étonnement, que dès qu’elle venait à Bruxelles, elle se buvait un café dans cet endroit précis. Cette fille est folle j’ai pensé.
En entrant dans le hall aux allures design, je suis tombée littéralement sous le charme de l’endroit. Indéfinissable.
Entre ambiance baroque, épurée, végétale, mais dans tous les cas archi stylisée, l’Hôtel Bloom a vraiment son cachet particulier. C’est tout simplement beau, frais et on s’y sent bien.
Parfois, quand ça me prend (j’ai contracté le virus), je vais m’assoir, seule, dans le café de l’Hôtel Bloom avec mon carnet. Et j’écris…

Comme le dit la présentation sur mon profil, je suis une bonne vivante, mais j’ai oublié de mentionner gourmande dans mon cas.
Si je conseille cet hôtel, ce n’est pas pour les chambres que je né connais pas, mais pour le restaurant OO ! qui propose un buffet petit-​déjeuner pour bien démarrer la journée. J’y suis allé deux fois grâce à un ami qui aimait bien commencer sa journée par le OOOOO ! Comme il aime dire.
Le restaurant propose un buffet bien garni, dans un mélange de produit sain et équilibré.
Je conseille le smoothie maison accompagné par le petit-​déjeuner à l’anglaise que j’aime beaucoup. Si vous voulez tester le menu petit-​déjeuner, c’est du lundi au vendredi de 7h à 10h et le week-​end de 7h30 à 11h.