Hotel Information
Hotel Le Plaza Brussels
Bd Adolphe Maxlaan, 118-126 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium
http://www.leplaza-brussels.be/
CLICK HERE for a booking form
Great Reasons To Stay At The Conference Hotel!
- 100% convenience
- Extra networking opportunities over a night-cap in the hotel bar
- Special discounted conference rate
- central location, privately owned, a hotel of character, a listed building, modelled on the famous George V in Paris with a stunning theatre as your main conference room.
Traditional rooms at €190 inc. all taxes and breakfast (supplement for double occupancy is €27)
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Owned by Belgian royalty, this 1930s grande dame's 21st century cachet attracts the like of musicians Moby and Joe Cocker, as well as Johnny Depp and his wife Vanessa Paradis, who with their entourage, lived in half of the entire 7th floor when she was filming in Brussels recently.
When Brussels's underground metro was under construction, this gorgeous old building languished empty for 20 years. Bought in 1996 by Baron Van Gysel and his wife, it's been restored to its former glory, with a sweeping sandstone and marble lobby and 193 positively regal rooms and suites offering VIP treatment. You get European turn-down service (soft-glowing lamplight and Belgian chocolates on the pillows), beautiful linens, original mahogany wardrobes, paravens (quilted Japanese screens), an enormous domed, frescoed restaurant and a theatre heritage-protected by Royal decree. Swing a club on the rooftop golf driving range or work out in the tiny but state-of-the-art fitness room. For a romantic escape, upgrading to a deluxe room lets you check in from noon, check out at a decadent 15:00, and entitles you to a breakfast feast (otherwise an additional charge).
How To Get To Hotel Le Plaza
By Plane
Most scheduled flights fly into Brussels National airport (based in Zaventem). Flight arrival and departure information is available by calling BIAC on 0032 2 753 77 53, or by visiting www.batc.be.
There are regular trains from the airport to the centre of Bruxelles (Bruxelles-Centrale, Bruxelles-Nord and Bruxelles-Midi).
Some scheduled flights from the UK and Ireland (Ryanair) use Chareloi airport (South of Brussels). A coach service is provided by the airline for 10 euros each way into Brussels Midi station (1 hour). Alternatively, get the bus (N68) from the airport to Charleroi-Sud train station. From there you can catch a train to Brussels.
British Airways +44(0)84 5773 3377
www.britishairways.com
British European +44(0)87 0567 6676
www.flybe.com
bmi (British Midland) +44 (0) 870 607 0555
www.britishmidland.com
Ryanair
+44 (0) 870 1569 569
www.ryanair.com
SN Brussels Airlines +44 (0) 87 0 352345
www.brussels-airlines.com
Virgin Express +44 (0) 20 7744 0004
www.virgin-express.com
VLM (London / Manchester) + 44 (0) 207 476 66 77
www.vlm-airlines.com
By Train
(click here (http://www.belgiumtheplaceto.be/rail.php) to book your train tickets)
Eurostar has services throughout the day every day, direct from the centre of London (Waterloo) to the centre of Brussels (Midi) in just 2 hours 20 minutes.
Get on the fast track to the heart of southern Belgium with Rail Europe.
Eurostar tickets to Brussels Midi are now also valid to any other Belgian station, enabling you to experience even more of this beautiful country!
Alternative rail travel information can be obtained from the following sources:
Rail Canterbury + 44 (0) 1227 450 088 - www.rail-canterbury.co.uk
Railbookers .com by calling 0870 730 0720 or logging on to www.railbookers.com
Eurostar + 44 (0) 870 5186 186 - www.eurostar.com
By Sea
Crossing the channel to Belgium often invloves travelling through ports in France, but fear not, there are excellent motorway connections to Belgium from our neighbour.
From Dover to Calais:
P&O Ferries +44 (0) 8706 00 0600
www.poferries.com
Sea France +44 (0) 8705 711 711
www.seafrance.com
Hoverspeed +44 (0) 870 5240 241
www.hoverspeed.co.uk
From Dover to Dunkerque
Norfolk Line
travel.norfolkline.com
From Dover to Boulongne
Speed Ferries
www.speedferries.com
From Hull to Rotterdam
P&O Ferries +44 (0) 870 129 002
www.poferries.com
From Rosyth (Edinburgh) to Zeebrugge
Superfast Ferries
www.superfast.com
Don’t forget that traffic drives on the right. Motorways are toll free and the speed limit is 120 kph or (74 mph). You’ll need your driving licence with you and when driving your own car, and a green card from your insurance company is strongly advised.
As in the UK, parking meters are standard in most towns and cities.
By Car
Car Hire:
Car Hire is available to drivers aged 23 years and over (although there are exceptions) who have held a licence for at least 1 year. Your passport (or ID card) and your driving licence will be required.
In Brussels, car hire is available as follows:
Avis
+32 (0)2 720 0944
Locations at the airport, Hilton Hotel and Midi train station.
Budget Rent a car
+32 (0)2 753 2170
At the airport, avenue Louise, 327, and Midi train station.
Europcar
+32 (0)2 721 0592
At the airport, Rue du Page, 29, and Midi train station
Hertz (minimum age: 25 years)
+32 (0)2 720 6044
At the airport, Boulevard Lemmonier, 8, and Midi train station
From Charleroi airport:
All Top Rent a Car
+32 (0)71 323 334
Avis
+32 (0)71 323 535
Hertz
+32 (0)71 377 898 or +32 (0)71 470 525
Directions & Parking
SIGNS TO FOLLOW TO GET TO LE PLAZA HOTEL
Le Plaza Hotel has a 24 hour/day guarded parking garage. Simply leave your keys with our valet parking service and they will park and watch your car.
Upon request, we can arrange for a limousine to pick you up or take you back to the Brussels-Midi station or Zaventem airport. Just ask our reservations department and they will be happy to handle your request.
Don’t forget that traffic drives on the right.
Motorways are toll free and the speed limit is 120 kph or (74 mph). You’ll need your driving licence with you and when driving your own car, and a green card from your insurance company is strongly advised.
As in the UK, parking meters are standard in most towns and cities.
Eurotunnel +44 (0) 870 240 2995
www.eurotunnel.com
BERGEN - RIJSEL (LILLE) - PARIS (E19)
On the E19 highway from Paris, take the Ring road direction Bruxelles Centre/Koekelberg. Take the exit Koekelberg and go straight on the Avenue Charles Quint for about 3 km. Just before the Koekelberg basilica, turn into the tunnels, direction center. Take the exit Rogier from the tunnels. At the second crossing, go right on the Boulevard Adolphe Max. You will find the hotel on your right hand side after about 100 meters.
NAMUR - LUXEMBOURG ( E411)
On the E411 highway, take the exit to the Ring road (Brussel-Tervuren). At the crossroad Quatre-Bras take the second lane left, direction Centre. Go straight on the Avenue de Tervuren for about 5 km and continue through the tunnels under the Parc du Cinquantenaire. At the end of the tunnel, you will arrive on the Rue de la Loi. Go straight until you arrive at the crossing with the Avenue des Arts (Ring road, metro station Arts-Loi). Go right and take the tunnel. Take exit Botanique and continue straight on the Boulevard du Jardin Botanique. Keep the left lane. When you arrive at the crossing with the Dôme hotel on your left and the Sheraton hotel on your right, take a left on the Boulevard Adolphe Max. You will find the hotel on your right hand side after about 100 meters.
BRUSSELS NATIONAL AIRPORT
When leaving the airport, take the direction Centre/Evere. You are now on the Boulevard Léopold III. Continue straight (passing the NATO on your left) for about 5 km until you arrive at a T-section. Take a left on the Boulevard Auguste Reyers. Go over the first bridge and under the second. Take a right, exit Brussel Centrum. You are now on the Montgomery roundabout. Take the first exit right and go into the tunnels, passing under the Parc du Cinquantenaire. At the end of the tunnel, you will arrive on the Rue de la Loi. Go straight until you arrive at the crossing with the Avenue des Arts (Ring road, metro station Arts-Loi). Go right and take the tunnel. Take exit Botanique and continue straight on the Boulevard du Jardin Botanique. Keep the left lane. When you arrive at the crossing with the Dôme hotel on your left and the Sheraton hotel on your right, take a left on the Boulevard Adolphe Max. You will find the hotel on your right hand side after about 100 meters.
ANTWERPEN - AMSTERDAM (E19)
From the highway E19 (Amsterdam/Antwerpen) take the exit Zaventem/Evere and follow direction Evere. You are now on the Boulevard Léopold III. Continue straight (passing the NATO on your left) for about 5 km until you arrive at a T-section. Take a left on the Boulevard Auguste Reyers. Go over the first bridge and under the second. Take a right, exit Brussel Centrum. You are now on the Montgomery roundabout. Take the first exit right and go into the tunnels, passing under the Parc du Cinquantenaire. At the end of the tunnel, you will arrive on the Rue de la Loi. Go straight until you arrive at the crossing with the Avenue des Arts (Ring road, metro station Arts-Loi). Go right and take the tunnel. Take exit Botanique and continue straight on the Boulevard du Jardin Botanique. Keep the left lane. When you arrive at the crossing with the Dôme hotel on your left and the Sheraton hotel on your right, take a left on the Boulevard Adolphe Max. You will find the hotel on your right hand side after about 100 meters.
GENT - BRUGGE - OOSTENDE (E40)
On the E40 highway from Oostende, take direction Bruxelles Centre/Koekelberg. Take the exit Koekelberg and go straight on the Avenue Charles Quint for about 3 km. Just before the Koekelberg basilica, turn into the tunnels, direction center. Take the exit Rogier from the tunnels. At the second crossing, go right on the Boulevard Adolphe Max. You will find the hotel on your right hand side after about 100 meters.
LEUVEN - LIEGE - KÖLN (E40)
At the end of the E40, take the middle lane, direction Centre/Centrum. After the tunnel, you will arrive on the Avenue de Cortenberg. Go straight until the Shuman roundabout. On the roundabout, take the second turn right. You are now on the Rue de la Loi. Go straight until you arrive at the crossing with the Avenue des Arts (Ring road, metro station Arts-Loi). Go right and take the tunnel. Take exit Botanique and continue straight on the Boulevard du Jardin Botanique. Keep the left lane. When you arrive at the crossing with the Dôme hotel on your left and the Sheraton hotel on your right, take a left on the Boulevard Adolphe Max. You will find the hotel on your right hand side after about 100 meters.
By Coach
The cheapest, and arguably the slowest way to get to Belgium from the British Isles is by coach.
The journey takes around 8 hours from London Victoria Coach Station to Brussels Coach Station, but with fares from £16 single and up to 5 coaches per day the coach can be a very cost effective option.
Eurolines 44 (0) 20 7730 8235
www.eurolines.co.uk