-Flanders - Northern Belgium-
Dutch-speaking northern Belgium. Trade, commerce, architecture and art has flourished here since medieval times. Major historic places include Antwerp, Bruges, Ghen and Ieper (Ypres).

Ieper (Ypres)
Medieval Ypres is a very small, but lovely town, surrounded by walls and water, with a Great War past. It contains a beautiful walk on the best preserved ramparts of Belgium and is surrounded by the beautiful nature of ‘the Westhoek’ and by some lovely authentic villages. Ideal to walk, bike or drive around.

Main Street Hotel
Rijselsestraat 136
8900 Ieper (Ypres), Belgium
T: +32 57 46 96 33, 6 rooms. US$ 140-
www.mainstreet-hotel.be
Small romantic hotel with a relaxing atmosphere and stylishly beautiful music, wallpapers, curtains and furniture. The hotel has lots of luxury, comfort and little surprises for the guests. Breakfast includes local and organic choices.
  

Antwerp
A cosmopolitan, stylish and wealthy port city, with magnificent guild houses, baroque buildings and a medieval old town. Home to Rubens; his splendidly flamboyant paintings can be found in Antwerp's cathedrals and museums.

De Witte Lelie
16018 Keizerstraat
Antwerp, Belgium
T: +32 32 2661 966. 10 rooms. US$ 410-
www.dewittelelie.be
The name means "the white lily" and all the guestrooms are decorated in white. Located in the Old Town center, the hotel is made up of three 15th century step-gabled houses.

Boulevard Leopold
135 Belgíëlei
Antwerp, Belgium
T: +32 32 25 5218. 5 room b&b. US$ 180-
www.boulevard-leopold.be
Carefully restored 19th century Jewish quarter mansion.


Bruges
Belgium's Amsterdam: medieval architecture, Gothic churches, and narrow canals.

Hotel de Orangerie
Kartuizerinnenstraat 10
Bruges, Belgium
T: +32 50 34 16 49. 20 rooms. US$ 230-
www.slh.com/belgium/bruges/hotel_bruora.html
Stylish hotel—originally a 15th century convent—overlooking a canal.

Pandhotel
Pandreitje 16
Bruges, Belgium
T: +32 50 34 06 66. 24 rooms. US$ 170-
www.pandhotel.com
Furnished with antiques provided by the family's antique business, this former 18th century carriage house is tucked away in a leafy, tranquil square.


De Haan
Escape the 1970's era high-rise resort towns along Belgium's northern coast to the tiny seaside village of De Haan. Full of Belle Epoque villas, growth here has been strictly regulated to preserve as much of the sand dunes and green space as possible. Located ten miles outside of Bruges.
 
Carpe Diem
Prins Karellaan 12
De Haan, Belgium 
T: +32 59 23 32 20. 7 rooms. US$ 220-
www.manoircarpediem.com
This beautifully furnished white brick villa, with pool, was once the
summer home of a wealthy family from Brussels..

  
-Wallonia - Southern Belgium-
French-speaking southern Belgium includes the rolling hills and woods of Ardennes, numerous castles, and the cities of Liege, Namur, and Tournai.

With the closing of our two favorite romantic Wallonia hotels recently, there are no hotels currently listed here.