You may ignore the favorable comments I made about this hotel after my stay in December, 2000. The hotel subsequently changed hands, and is no longer an independent, but part of an overpriced chain. On my disappointing second stay there in June, 2002, I found that the cuisine had seriously deteriorated, breakfast was no longer included in the price of the room, and the place was full of loud-mouthed American business people. It is still a luxury hotel, but I found that I was paying more money and encountering less of the ambience that had prompted my stay.
One of things I liked best about the Amigo the first time was its interesting menu, with invariably well-prepared food. My second time there, the restaurant had become decidedly second-rate. (Perhaps because their American clientelle don't really treasure good food, so long as there is a well-stocked bar.)
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Even if the hotels looks good (the renovation is very impressive), the location is horrible. Yes, the hotel is next to the Grand Place, but also next to all the souvenir shops and budget grec restaurants and pizzerie with all the noisy waiters (definitively not belgian...) who asks you to enter, like in the erotic shops of Paris. The people walking in front of the hotel is definitively not chic.
The cuisine is excellent. The young italian chef, Giuseppe Colella is great. I have eaten there twice. By the way the restaurant is not really comfortable: the ceiling is very low and if the air conditioning is not at 100% power the temperature is very hot.
And, last but not least, the service is very poor. I asked a dinner suggestion to one of the concierge and he get a look to the same restaurant guide I have bought in Italy. He sadi he have booked for me a restaurant (Lola, place de Sablon). When I have arrived no reservation was done and the restaurant was sold out (and it is not so......
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We have stayed at Hotel Amigo several times over the past few years. It is always a very welcoming place to come back to. The rooms are relaxing, always clean and very well decorated. The beds are heavenly.
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Comfortable, attractively decorated room with luxurious bathroom. Quiet despite central Brussels location.
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I stayed at the Amigo over Christmas and New Year, last year (2000-01). I was very much impressed with the courtesy and helpfulness of the staff, and all the little luxury touches (like the terry-cloth bathrobes provided along with the usual towels, etc.) Even though their prices are a bit of a stretch for my somewhat limited budget, I have already booked a room there for my June visit to hear "Damnation de Faust" at La Monnaie. (I don't often get a chance to be that royally pampered, and I loved it!)
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