Hotel Metropole, Brussels is a hotel in Brussels, Belgium.[1] It opened in 1895. It stands about 0.5 km from the centre of Brussels.[3]
Overview
The Hotel Métropole is a currently closed five-star luxury hotel in central Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1872–1874 in an eclectic style with neo-Renaissance and Louis XVI influences. The hotel opened in 1895 and was the only 19th-century hotel still in operation in Brussels, until it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, after 125 years of continuous operation.
From “Hotel Métropole, Brussels” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1895. It was designed by Antoine Trappeniers, in the eclectic architecture style. It is listed as a protected monument. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.5 km from the centre of Brussels. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Brussels Airport (BRU), about 11 km from the centre of Brussels.[4]
It is one of 25 hotels in and around Brussels recorded in Wikidata, 14 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 10 chain-operated properties there. Of the 7 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Brussels.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hôtel Continental — 0.1 km
- Hotel Atlanta — 0.1 km
- Hotel Du Colombier and Aberdeen — 0.2 km
- Espérance Taverne & Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1930
- Safestay Brussels — 0.3 km
- Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels — 0.4 km, opened 1930
- Hôtel des Galeries — 0.4 km, opened 2014
- Hotel Manhattan — 0.4 km
- Den Beer — 0.4 km
- Hotel the Moon — 0.5 km
- MEININGER Hotel Bruxelles City Center — 1.0 km
See also
- Hotels in Brussels
- Hotels in Belgium
- Hotels in the eclectic style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in Belgium
- List of hotels opened in the 1890s
References
- ^ Hotel Metropole, Brussels (Q2166044). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Hotel Metropole, Brussels. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-01.
- ^ Brussels (Q239). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Brussels. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.
External links
- Hotel Metropole, Brussels on Wikipedia
- Hotel Metropole, Brussels on Wikidata
- Hotel Metropole, Brussels on Wikimedia Commons — photographs