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Sb-€102, Db-€112; “executive” rooms: Sb-€122, Db-€127, Tb-€137;
20 percent off Fri-Sat, 30 percent off July-Aug—see website for
deals; family room for four available, request a quieter back room
when you reserve, elevator, Wi-Fi, Rue de la Montagne 22, tel.
02-513-2973, fax 02-502-1350, www.hotel-la-madeleine.be, info
@hotel-la-madeleine.be, Philippe).
$$$ Hotel Opéra, on a great, people-filled street near the
Grand Place, is professional but standardized, with lots of street
noise and 49 well-worn rooms (Sb-€82, Db-€105 or €85 in July-
Aug, Tb-€135, Qb-€150, 10 percent less with this topic in 2009,
request quieter courtyard rooms, elevator, Wi-Fi, Rue Gretry 53,
tel. 02-219-4343, fax 02-219-1720, www.hotel-opera.be, reception
@hotel-opera.be).
$$ Hotel Ibis Centre Ste. Catherine is a big, impersonal,
perfectly comfortable place with a great location that offers very
deep discounts during its slow times only via the TI. Its double
rooms, which are reasonable all year (Db-€80-100) rent for €50
with breakfast through the summer only when booked through
the TI (Rue Joseph Plateau Straat 2 at Place Ste. Catherine,
tel. 02-513-7620, fax 02-514-2214, www.ibishotel.com, h1454
@accor.com).
$$ Hotel the Moon is concrete and efficient, with 17 fresh,
industrial-strength rooms and no public spaces. Although it has
absolutely no character, you'll sleep fine and it's super-convenient,
right in the old center (Sb-€50-70, Db-€60-90, Tb-€75-120,
lower prices are for July-Aug, 10 percent discount with this topic
in 2009, Rue de la Montagne 4, tel. 02-508-1580, fax 02-508-1585,
www.memon-hotels.be, info@hotelthemoon.com).
$$ Hotel La Légende rents 26 rooms with a dormitory ambi-
ence a block from the Manneken-Pis statue. Although it's on a busy
road, it has a pleasant courtyard. The furnishings are basic, but the
location and price are right and the rooms are comfortable enough
(standard Db-€95, newer Db-€120, Tb-€145, Qb-€155, 30 per-
cent off on weekends and July-Aug, elevator, Rue du Lombard 35,
tel. 02-512-8290, fax 02-512-3493, www.hotellalegende.com, info
@hotellalegende.com).
Hotels Around the Fish Market
The next three listings are a 10-minute walk from the intensity of
the old center, near the Ste. Catherine Métro stop. This charming
neighborhood, called “the village in Brussels,” faces the canalside
fish market and has many of the town's best restaurants.
$$$ Hotel Welcome, owned by an energetic bundle of hospi-
tality named Meester Smeester, offers outrageously creative rooms,
exuberantly decorated with artifacts he's picked up in his world
travels. Each of the 16 rooms has a different geographic theme—
 
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