This 'Small Luxury Hotel of the World' considers itself one of the Best in Bruges. Host to princes and presidents, it displays photos of its celebrity guests from the Belgian Crown Prince Philippe to Jools Holland, Jacques Delors and Jean-Michel Jarre. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Die Swaene occupies two lavishly (over)decorated separate buildings. They face each other across one of the most sought-after sections of Bruges's canal. Hold tight for sensory overload. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This historic, if understated, family hotel has one of the most spectacular canal views in Bruges. With a relaxed old cafe, it's really a place to feel at home and it's just a stone's throw from the Markt. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This beautiful step-fronted traditional house has been an Inn since at least 1682 (though the facade is inscribed 1710). It's family-run, beautifully maintained and superbly positioned just a block off Bruges's central square. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

A row of four consecutive 19th-century townhouses at the gentrified end of Langestraat has been transformed into a high-service - if fairly conventional - international style hotel. It prides itself on helpful staff with a high degree of local knowledge. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This 16th-century-listed building has the requisite brick step-fronted facades, with main rooms which were heavily gentrified in the 18th century. The factor that sets this place apart from several similarly historic hotels is the relatively large garden. While hardly a park, it … Full Lonely Planet Review ›

With 49 rooms in a vast range of different styles and grades, this rambling hotel is hard to categorise. Its star attraction is the location right behind the Markt. It's so close to the belfry that most rooms can't actually see the tower. Nonetheless, from the communal sun terrac… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The history and location of this fine old palace make it special even if the rooms aren't especially outstanding. Originally built in 1600, this grand building is ripe with history. In 1781 it hosted the Emperor of Austria. In 1918 it was briefly home to the Belgian government, r… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The sun rising over the Coupure canal creates a misty marvel which is particularly photogenic when viewed between the chaos of moored barges seen from the gates outside the comfortable, modern Hotel Rosenburg. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This unobtrusive, heavily modernised hotel is right by the canalside in an excellent, central location. For such a location the prices are relatively good value for fundamentally motel-standard rooms. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Have I entered a film-set? Or is this really my hotel? Everything in the Walburg is on such a magnificent scale that it's sometimes hard to be sure. Extraordinarily vast doors lead you into the great hallway with marble floors and statue niches. And that's just the carriageway. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Facing the vaulted collonade of lace-shops that makes up the belfry's rear end, Martin's is about as central as you can get. Despite nods to traditional Flemish brickwork, this 150-room building remains something of an architectural scar amid all the old facades of the historic c… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Two of the most imposing town houses on Hoogstraat, one of which is the former home of Baron de Peellaert. Both have been meticulously restored to create this comfortable and opulent new 50-room palace-hotel. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This fabulous family-owned marvel is packed with antique and designer fittings and a superb view over one of Bruges's most picturesque canal corners. The almost unique half-timbered facade is a photogenic attraction in itself. Watch the envious photo-snapping tourists on their cr… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Big glass doors slide open to reveal breathtakingly trendy pale-grey decor. Staff, dressed immaculately all in black, usher you into the lap of designer luxury. If money is no object and you value faultless contemporary style over chintzy historical ambience, this in-vogue master… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Half a step up from your average hostel. Located in a typical Bruges terrace house that's 'just clean enough to be healthy, just dirty enough to be happy', according to a sign at reception. It's run-down in parts - peeling paintwork, scruffy carpet and cracked walls - but the roo… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Boutique hotel, hidden away on a tree-lined backstreet just a few minutes' walk from the Markt and very much for lovers of luxury. A former 18th-century carriage house, it sports 26 rooms, each individual and loaded with antiques and objets d'art (the family who owns the hotel al… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This protected building dates from 1556 and has a magnificently peaceful canalside location near the 14th-century Augustine bridge. Full Lonely Planet Review ›