Academie Hotel

Great location but disjointed experience

Prós: The location was great and the staff were very helpful. My room was nice and quiet. The bathtub was very nice and big!

Contras: The hotel is really a combination of different buildings, and temperature varies wildly. Some areas were stiflingly hot. furniture in the lobby was strangely modern for a historic area, and some of it was shabby. There was a strange smell that permeated much of the hotel, including the lobby, the common bathrooms, and my room.

Prós: Location was excellent for sightseeing in Bruges. Breakfast was really nice. Big variety and good quality.

Contras: Internet connection in the room was not very good.

Good value

Prós: I got the room for $75/night from the usual $150-200 since it was Monday during the low season. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from the train station and right by the Lake of Love. All major attractions are within an easy 10 minute walk.

Contras: The wi-fi is terrible. I constantly had one bar (instead of 4) on my iPhone, which made everything extremely slow and unstable. Major frustration.

Prós: *Excellent* location. Very close to the train station and to the center of the city, but insulated from craziness off a lovely little street leading into a beautiful park. Really a wonderful area.

Contras: I know this is relatively typical for a European hotel, but the room was tiny. The bed was so narrow I had flashbacks to college. Wonderful bathtub, good thick quiet walls, but just a tiny little room. It's a great place to stay, but I have trouble reconciling $136 with the lack of space in that room.

Prós: Staff is very friendly and welcoming Room is quite spacious and comfortable Breakfast is not bad Location is convenient -3-10 minutes walking from main attractions

Contras: We got room on the first floor and it was a bit noisy, I beleivesecond floor would be better