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If you like the idea of doing a luxury city break on the cheap, then Brussels could be your perfect weekend break destination. The capital of Flanders , Belgium and Europe , this is a city where the hotels thrive on the business traveller so standards are high. But come the weekend when the bureaucrats escape from the city, hoteliers drop their rates considerably in order to attract the city break traveller. This is a city break choice which could have you paying three star prices for five star quality! Getting to Brussels is easy too. If you don’t feel like flying from a choice of 15 regional airports, (Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Durham Tees Valley, Nottingham East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Newcastle, Prestwick, Southampton and Stansted all have direct flights), then you can always hop on the Eurostar and in 2 hours 20 minutes you are there.
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Brussels has always been a favourite city break destination with Cities Direct customers and this means that we have been able to negotiate some excellent rates with a selection of quality hotels across the city. Most of the Cities Direct team have also enjoyed a city break to Brussels , so we can even personally recommend a hotel that will suit the style and budget of your city break.
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For a touch of old-fashioned elegance and the feel of a bygone era, the five star Hotel Metropole would be a good choice for your Brussels city break. The Hotel Metropole is centrally located in Brussels just a short walk from the “ Grand Place ” and shopping area. The hotels restaurant serves renowned Gastronomic Belgian food and is adjacent to the infamous lobby bar where there is a pianist in the evenings. The three star Floris Grand Place would also make a great choice for your Brussels city break. The location of the hotel could not be better, "slap bang" in the very heart of the city and just steps away from the " Grand Place ". This small and intimate 12 bed roomed hotel offers character, romance and tradition, the perfect combination for a weekend break.
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Brussels makes a great city break at any time of year. The bars, restaurants and nightspots of St-Gery take on a life of their own in the summer months. In winter the bars continue to buzz, the artistic season is in full flow and the streets are filled with Christmas Markets. The Grand Place is beautiful whatever time of year you choose for your city break but travel between March and October and you will be able to absorb the colours and perfumes of the daily flower market held in the cobbled medieval square of elegant guild houses.
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If good food is an important factor on your city break, then Brussels will not fail to please. Brussels has restaurants to rival Paris, both in price and quality. Ste Catherine, the town’s port area before the river was land-filled in the 1870’s, is lined with seafood restaurants serving up dishes of lobster, mussels and oysters. Of course, your city break to Brussels would not be complete without seeing the little statue of the urinating Manneken-Pis – the symbol of Brussels .
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If you think you have explored enough of the city, you can always hop on a train and within an hour you could be in Antwerp , Bruges or Ghent . If you book your Brussels city break during the summer months you might also want to set aside time for a day at the coast. There are numerous small resorts as well as regal Ostend all within striking distance of Brussels .
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