Hotel Métropole, Brussels
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The Hotel Métropole is a currently closed five-star luxury hotel in central Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1872–1874 in an eclectic style with neo-Renaissance and Louis XVI influences. The hotel opened in 1895 and was the only 19th-century hotel still in operation in Brussels, until it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, after 125 years of continuous operation.[1] The hotel had 251 rooms and 22 spacious suites.[4] It was sold in 2022 and the new owners announced plans to restore it and reopen it in 2025.[5]
Hotel Métropole | |
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General information | |
Type | Hotel |
Architectural style | |
Address | Place de Brouckère / De Brouckèreplein 31 |
Town or city | 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°51′05″N 4°21′13″E |
Opening | 1895 (129 years ago) (1895) |
Closed | 2020[1] |
Owner | Lone Star Funds |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 952 m2 (10,250 sq ft)[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | |
Designations | Protected (28/02/2002) |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 251 |
Number of suites | 22 |
Number of restaurants | 1 (Café Métropole) |
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The hotel is located at 31, place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein, next to the Boulevard Adolphe Max/Adolphe Maxlaan and the Northern Passage glazed shopping arcade, as well as Brussels' busiest shopping street, the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat. This area is served by the metro and premetro (underground tram) station De Brouckère on lines 1, 3, 4 and 5.