Hotel Retro

Hotel Retro sits in Sint-Joost-ten-Node, one of those discreet mid-range hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Rooms feel…

Hotel Retro sits in Sint-Joost-ten-Node, one of those discreet mid-range hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Rooms feel practical; the touches travellers mention most are reliable wi-fi, and the comfort feedback has been mixed but acceptable. With well over 2,900 reviews on the books and a broadly positive average, the reception from guests does most of the talking here. The reputation reads as steady rather than spiking. Expect to pay something in the region of €81 a night, a fair-value entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. The honest read on Hotel Retro is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Brussels names rather than a headline of its own.