Odette en Ville
Brussels, Belgium
Style Black magic
Setting Charmant Châtelain
Set in an art deco townhouse, Odette en Ville hotel in Brussels riffs on Fifties film noir, with lashings of black, lacquered walls and an elegant library that will have you hankering for highballs.
Need to know
- Rooms Eight.
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Rates
Double rooms from $294.14 (€235), excluding tax at 6 per cent.
Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency (€235), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
- More details Rates exclude breakfast (€25 for a generous Continental spread).
- Facilities Library, stash of DVDs and WiFi (for an extra cost). In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD player, iPod dock, minibar and free bottled water.
- Check-out Midday, but flexible subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
- Children Little Smiths are welcome. Cots and beds can be added to rooms free and babysitting can be arranged with hotel staff (€10 an hour; book a week in advance). More...
- Also Petite pooches can come too; the hotel will even coddle them with cushions and dog bowls. Odette en Ville has an equally attractive sister, Chez Odette, across the border in Williers, France.
Food and drink at Odette en Ville
- Hotel restaurant Simple but sophisticated modern fare is served up in Odette en Ville’s dining room, an elegant conservatory with an original light well. Diners construct their own dishes – dressings and sauces are served on the side. Typical plates include soft-boiled eggs with seasonal mushrooms and truffles, lobster spaghetti, and macaroons with crème brûlée and baked apple.
- Dress code Wear black and you’ll blend into the background – opt for a crisp white shirt or snowy cocktail dress.
- Top table Sit in the corner and spy on the chefs through the darkened glass window that separates the kitchen and dining area.
- Last orders Breakfast is served between 7am and 10.30am during the week (8am–10.30am on weekends); lunch is dished up between noon and 2.30pm; dinner is 7.30pm until 11pm.
- Room service The 24-hour room service includes club sandwiches, Ibérico ham, French fries and the ilk.
- Hotel bar Lounge in the bar’s low-slung chairs, admiring the gallery’s worth of black and white photos and the black lacquer flooring. Mirrored coffee tables and low-hanging lights create an atmospheric setting for a tipple or two.
Odette en Ville 25 Rue du Chatelain, Brussels, 1050
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In the know
Our favourite rooms
Bathing belles should opt for Room 6 or 7, which both have a tub fit for two as a central feature. If space is a deciding factor, opt for Room 3, the biggest boudoir, which has a queen-size bed, bay window and fireplace.
Packing tips
Don’t weigh down your case with books – the hotel has a stash of tomes on art and photography on sale to guests. Brussels rivals Britain in terms of raindrop quota, so bring some chic waterproofs.
Also
Have a massage or treatment at the nearby Serendip Spa; Odette en Ville has wangled a discount for its guests.
