Hotel Hubert Grand Place
by the TopOfHotel team
Hotel Hubert Grand Place is the best-value 4-star in the quarter — bigger rooms, a Foodmaker breakfast, and an 8.9/10 Agoda score that most 5-stars here can't match.
Hotel Hubert Grand Place is the best-value 4-star in the quarter — bigger rooms, a Foodmaker breakfast, and an 8.9/10 Agoda score that most 5-stars here can't match.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
The line that comes up in review after review is square footage. For a 4-star this close to the Grand Place — land that ranks among the most expensive in Belgium — the rooms feel genuinely roomy, and several types come with a proper bathtub rather than a cramped shower. The decor reads clean and considered, with decent furniture and a warmth that most chain hotels miss. Because it's a sensitively renovated older building, layouts vary from room to room, so it's worth telling the desk if you want extra space or a quieter aspect.
Food and amenities
Breakfast is the headline. It's handled by The Foodmaker, a popular Belgian healthy-cafe brand, and the spread rotates with the seasons: oat bowls, smoothies, eggs benedict, bagels and fresh Belgian waffles. Guests describe it as tasting fresher and feeling lighter than the usual hotel buffet — a real reason to eat in rather than out. Beyond breakfast the kit is sensible rather than flashy: free Wi-Fi and a 24-hour front desk, with no pool or spa, which is why the nightly rate stays where it does.
Location and getting there
You're in the old town, 4 minutes' walk from the Grand Place and about 5 minutes from the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, Europe's oldest covered shopping arcade. The chocolate names everyone wants — Neuhaus and Leonidas — sit a short stroll away. Brussels Central Station is a 7-minute walk, which plugs you into trains to Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp, plus the roughly 20-minute run out to Brussels Airport. The one trade-off is that 7 minutes is farther than a couple of rivals that practically share a wall with the station.
Things to know before booking
There's no on-site parking, so drivers have to find a public garage nearby, and central-Brussels garages are expensive by the day — budget for it or arrive by train. The station walk, while short, is longer than some hotels here, which matters if you're moving heavy bags off a Eurostar. And because this is a converted period building in a lively quarter, street-facing rooms can catch evening noise from the surrounding bars and restaurants; ask for a courtyard side or a higher floor if you're a light sleeper.
Our take
This is the one we'd book for a small family or a couple who want comfort without paying 5-star money near the Grand Place. The 8.9/10 Agoda and 8.4/10 Booking.com scores, the larger-than-average rooms and the standout Foodmaker breakfast add up to clear value from about $157 a night. If having a pool or being literally on top of Brussels Central matters more to you, look elsewhere on the list — but for value in this part of town, Hotel Hubert is hard to beat.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- An 8.9/10 on Agoda is the top score among the 4-star hotels in this Grand Place cluster, and a 8.4/10 on Booking.com backs it up — both are unusually high for the tier.
- Guests single out the room size again and again: noticeably more floor space than you'd expect this close to the Grand Place, where most 4-stars feel boxed in.
- Breakfast is handled by The Foodmaker, a popular Belgian healthy-cafe brand, with seasonal oat bowls, smoothies, eggs benedict, bagels and fresh Belgian waffles rather than a generic buffet.
- The location is hard to beat for sightseeing — 4 minutes to the Grand Place, 5 to the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert arcade, and a short stroll to the Neuhaus and Leonidas chocolate shops.
- Booking.com reviewers score it 8.4/10 specifically on cleanliness and service, so the high marks aren't just about the address.
- Brussels Central Station is a 7-minute walk — fine, but farther than a couple of hotels on this list that sit almost on top of the platforms, which matters if you're hauling luggage off a Eurostar.
- There's no hotel parking, so drivers have to find a public garage nearby, and central-Brussels garages run expensive by the day.
- It's a converted older building in a busy historic quarter, so layouts vary room to room and street-facing units can pick up some evening noise from the surrounding bars and restaurants.
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Insider Tips
- Ask for a higher floor or a courtyard-side room at booking — the building is old and street-facing rooms near the Grand Place catch more evening noise.
- Skip outside breakfast spots and eat in: The Foodmaker spread is the property's standout, and the waffles and seasonal bowls beat most hotel buffets in the area.
- Walk the 7 minutes to Brussels Central rather than taxiing — from there the airport train runs about every 15 minutes and takes roughly 20 minutes, cheaper and faster than a cab in old-town traffic.