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Hotel De' Medici is located on one of the most romantic canals of Bruges, only few minutes walking distance from the main Market Square in the center. Each of our 101 rooms, including 3 executive suites and 3 classic superiors, are ultimate in comfort, privacy and relaxation. Our hotel has 3 specially adapted rooms for wheelchair users, which are available upon request. If you wish to upgrade your room to one of our nice comfort rooms or an executive suite, this is possible subject to availability at a supplement. Our comfort rooms have all modern facilities and are all furbished with high quality furniture and amenities. Please do not hesitate to contact our staff on duty to assist you with this. Our lounge Bar 'Damme', with a beautiful view of the Japanese garden is the perfect place to enjoy a drink or a light snack. Daily open from 16:30 until 23:00. Our 8 multi-functional meeting rooms provide all possibilities for a meeting, conference, an incentive and banquets. Free use of WIFI for all our in-house guests and this in our guestrooms, public areas, bar and meeting rooms. At our health centre with infrared cabin, Jacuzzi and steam bath (at a suppl.) you can experience a total relaxation. Our fitness room is at free disposal of our hotel guests. The hotel is easily accessible by public transport or by car and has a private owned underground garage for approximately 35 cars, at a supplement. Bruges is a renowned city for its superb center, its museums, its restaurants and its pleasant shopping streets. It is also called "Venice of the North" because it has numerous canals which cross the city. In the middle of this romantic city the Golden Tulip Hotel De' Medici is located. We are looking forward to welcoming you in our hotel. We are sorry to inform you that many of our guests have allergies because of pets in the rooms. We have a strict no-pets policy at our hotel with exception of the special guided dogs. Is there any way you could make other arrangements for your dog/cat during your visit? Thank you for your understanding and looking forward to welcome you staying with us
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River View
Residential Neighbourhood
Languages Spoken
English, French, Russian, Spanish and 4 more
Location
Potterierei 15, Bruges 8000 Belgium
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Hotel De Medici
2,334 reviews
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Good for walkers
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While visiting Bruges for their famous beer festival, I spent one evening at the Golden Tulip Hotel De' Medici. The location is absolutely perfect as it is located on one of the most romantic canals of Bruges, only few minutes walking distance from the main Market Square. Although I shared a room with a friend, each of us had plenty of privacy. The room was comfortable and had modern facilities. Please do not hesitate to contact our staff on duty to assist you with this. We arrived super early and were allowed to store our luggage in a large conference room so it is good for business meetings. The hotel offers free WIFI for all guests. The hotel also offers a health center with sauna, Jacuzzi and steam bath at an additional cost, but I did not use them. The fitness room is free for hotel guests. The hotel also offers a private owned underground garage for approximately 35 cars, at a supplement. The breakfast is amazing and offers free champagne. I enjoyed eggs, bacon, cheese, salmon, and several glasses of champagne. I highly recommend this place.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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My wife and I stayed two nights at the Hotel De Medici while visiting Bruges. I had stayed here in 2020 during the beer festival. Once again, the hotel met all my expectations. The breakfast is hearty with some variety, but there are no eggs made to order. The gardens are lovely with a fountain and Japanese maple trees. The staff is very friendly too. The room is simple, but comfortable. When touring, my wife and I primarily use to room to sleep, eat breakfast, and shower. This hotel satisfies in all three areas. Parking is available in a secure private garage for an extra charge.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Ask for a canal side room.
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Located through the town centre, a 10 min walk from the bustle. Almost a residential area located next to the canal in a stunningly picturesque part of Bruge. This hotel is simply stunning. We travelled on foot from the train station (30 min easy walk over (mostly) cobbled streets - makes pulling a wheeled suitcase interesting. The hotel from the street is deceptive; doubles as a conference centre so has plenty of space inside. No parking though other than outside on street. Reception staff are friendly and helpful. They speak English really well (but do appreciate it if you try a little French). The rooms are clean, big (we had an eaves room with a velux window overlooking the street. The furniture is a little old but functional. No windows in the bathroom make it dark but it’s clean and has a good size shower and dual sink area. Tea and coffee making facilities in the room added for a nice touch; along with hotel hairdryer too. The hotel has plenty of guests but there’s no noise on corridors and the lifts work well and aren’t crowded. Breakfast is continental breakfast style; good choice, well stocked and very tasty. If you need snacks, there’s a spa-esk kind of shop across the road selling groceries, milk and confectionary. It’s close to the bus routes into town if you don’t fancy walking. The really cool thing; it’s the spot where Windows have their screensaver wallpaper on Lock Screen - it certainly makes you smile to think you walked that street and over that beautiful little bridge. A gem of a hotel, we’d stay there again
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â On street parking outside hotel which can be busy.
Hotel had a power cut too whilst we were there...
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Response from Patrick Jiang, General Manager at Hotel De Medici
Responded 16 Sept 2023
Dear Dipa97 Thank you for taking the time to share your review of our hotel. We appreciate your detailed feedback and are delighted to hear that you had a great experience during your stay with us. It's wonderful to know that you found our hotel stunning, especially its picturesque location by the canal in a residential area of Bruges. We're pleased that you found our reception staff friendly and helpful. We're glad you enjoyed the clean and spacious room, and we appreciate your understanding regarding the age of the furniture. Your mention of the tea and coffee making facilities, as well as the hotel hairdryer, is noted. It's fantastic that you found our breakfast to be a good choice and tasty, and we're pleased to hear that the hotel's location was convenient for your needs. Your comment about the street being the spot where Windows have their screensaver wallpaper on the Lock Screen is indeed cool and adds a unique charm to your stay. We're honored that you consider our hotel a gem, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another enjoyable stay in the future. Warm regards, The team of Golden Tulip Hotel de' Medici
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It's a hotel that calls itself 4* but is not worth 1*. Indeed, I received a very cold welcome from the reception (except for a young girl of North African origin), the checkout was also not very friendly because it had to be done at 11 a.m. sharp; we got really yelled at because we left the room 15 minutes late. It's like we were being given a gift for not having charged for another night. The room was disappointing, did not match the beautiful photos on their site. The bedding was way too hard, the mattress had lots of stains when I looked under the sheets. The bathroom was, of course, clean but there was a poor amount of soap already used and the shampoo was half empty, the contents of which smelled bad so we washed ourselves with the small soap that we had washed beforehand. The toilet had very cheap brown paper, supposedly eco-friendly! We had to do around ten layers so it wouldn't tear at the slightest contact with the buttocks! The mini-bar was completely empty, there was not even a small bottle of water, you had to have a bottle of your own or a flask and go to the hotel bar, fill it on a fountain "generously" provided arrangement. The breakfast was poor, contained next to nothing, I've had better lunches in F1 hotels! In short, zero services and all this makes me say that it is not at all a 4 star hotel and not at all a hotel that I recommend.
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Date of stay: April 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Evitez aussi le spa !
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Booked for 2 nights. Upon arrival we were kindly received. We got a brief explanation of where we could find our room. Once we found the room we could not enter. I could walk down again to ask what the problem was. Card was not activated. Once inside the room we saw dust on the edges against the wall. Mosquitoes beaten to death against the walls. Hotel is very outdated definitely bathroom. If someone takes a shower and the other one turns on the tap of the sink, you get boiling water all over you. You have to pay for everything: 25€ if you want to park your car in the private parking lot, 25€ if you want to go to the hot tub, 16€ for an umbrella it was raining and had forgotten mine. Breakfast was the first day good little people, second day much people there was no more baguette, no more hard boiled eggs and the rest was not refilled. Me and some other people ate the leftovers.
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stayed for two nights as a couple. The hotel is only 15 mins taxi ride from Bruges train station costing about €11. It's located within 10 mins walk from the main square, passing across the canal bridges and past historic houses, restaurants and bars. The room was fairly basic with only a couple of working English TV channels (but we weren't there to watch TV). The room was chilly to start with but soon warmed up with the warm air heating. Staff are helpful, polite and friendly. The water pressure is incredible for a much needed hot bath when we got back after hours walking around the city in minus temperatures. Didn't get to the spa downstairs, so can't comment on that, but it's an option for next time. Breakfast was pretty good with hot and cold options. Overall, we had a good experience and would stay there again.
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Date of stay: January 2024
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Response from Patrick Jiang, General Manager at Hotel De Medici
Responded 26 Jan 2024
Dear Mark, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your two-night stay at our lovely quiet hotel. It's great to know that the location, within a pleasant walk from the main square, and the helpful and friendly staff contributed to a positive experience. We appreciate your feedback on the room, and we're glad that it warmed up comfortably. The high water pressure for a hot bath and the good breakfast options are noted and appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you again for another stay in the future. If there's anything specific you enjoyed about your stay or if you have any suggestions, please feel free to share. Best regards,
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Upon arrival, little (read: no) explanation about where we could find the room. There are 2 elevators in the building, the first elevator we took led us to a hallway without any lighting. Then back to the reception and then there is someone who had to find where we needed to be. The room was freezing and could not be heated, mold on the seal around the bath. No shower gel, spare toilet paper in the room. In the bar in the evening we were served again by a young man who clearly knows nothing. He served the Ricard with lemon 😳, then made it again without it.
The young man asked if we wanted anything else, which we confirmed. However, the man disappeared like crazy. I couldn't find an employee there anymore.
The drinks fountain in the bar where you can get free water, has no cups or bottles.
I certainly do not understand that the parking cannot be reserved in advance. Because you can certainly do this with the front office program 'Mews' that they use. But yes, it is a matter of wanting.
We both barely slept due to the temperature of the room. We left without eating breakfast.
The whole thing is outdated and, as far as I know, not worth a 4* (barely 2sup).
The man at the reception at check out was more professional. and did his job well.
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Friendly reception staff. Room spacious and clean. Comfortable bed and pillows Surprised to see an uncarpeted floor but it felt fresh and is easier to keep clean. Would've liked an information leaflet. Just small niggles really but a soap dish would be helpful in the bathroom. Breakfast choices were good but the cooked food was lukewarm to cold. Appreciate its not easy to keep food warm with people constantly opening the lid. Maybe it would be better to have separate containers for each dish. Overall though we had a good visit.
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Date of stay: November 2022
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Room Tip:Â If travelling from the railway station take the No 4 or 14 bus as it stops just over the bridge...
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This hotel is conveniently situated along the canal and close to the city center. The walking distance to the main market square is appr 8 minutes. Good and comfortable room. Beware: if you want to park your car is will cost you 28 euros/night. We booked the health center and enjoyed the sauna and the whirlpool.
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Date of stay: July 2021
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We stayed four nights in a standard room and were very happy with all aspects of the hotel. Our room was bright and modern, the daily cleaning/tidying was of a very good standard. The buffet style breakfast was plentiful and the range of food was more than sufficient to satisfy anyone. We loved the location, in the quieter part of town, yet within easy walking distance of the main tourist sights. If walking doesn’t appeal there is a bus stop on the opposite side of the canal ( I minute walk over the bridge) and the No 2 takes you to the centre and then to the train station. Very convenient! I would thoroughly recommend the Golden Tulip de Medici for a short break in Bruges.
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Patrick Jiang, General Manager at Hotel De Medici
Responded 1 Sept 2024
Dear Elizabeth, Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear that you found our hotel to be a perfect base for sightseeing in Bruges. It’s great to know that you enjoyed the bright and modern room, the high standard of daily cleaning, and the plentiful breakfast buffet. We’re also pleased that our location suited your needs, providing a quiet retreat while still being within easy reach of the main tourist sights. It’s fantastic to hear that the nearby bus stop and route made your travel convenient. Thank you for recommending Golden Tulip de Medici for a short break. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit! Best regards,
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Dear guest, thanks for your message, yes, we serve breakfast in room with a small supplement of 5 EUR. Looking forward to welcome you at our hotel.
Hotel De Medici
Dear Guests,
Thank you for your inquiry, we have in total 35 private underground parking spaces in the hotel. the cost of parking is 20 EUR per day. Reservation is not possible and upon availability. Please contact our reservations department by call +32050339833 for further details.
Thanks and we are looking forward to welcome to stay with us on 13 August.
Sincerely Yours,
Hotel De Medici
Whitstable, United Kingdom85 contributions12 helpful votes
If you can buy duty free. If not there is a good supermarket just 10 mins away & their prices are OK. As others have said prob cheaper to take with you from UK. Have a great anniversary trip, Brugges is beautiful.
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