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See why so many travelers make Dukes' Academie their hotel of choice when visiting Bruges. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a charming setting with an array of amenities designed for travelers like you. Free wifi is offered to guests, and rooms at Dukes' Academie offer a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a refrigerator. During your stay, take advantage of some of the amenities offered, including a 24 hour front desk and baggage storage. Guests of Dukes' Academie are also welcome to enjoy a fitness center and a lounge, located on site. For travelers arriving by car, parking is available. While staying at Dukes' Academie, visitors can check out Beguinage (Begijnhof) (0.0 mi) and St Bonifacius Bridge (0.2 mi), some of Bruges' top attractions. When you’re feeling hungry, be sure to check out Poules Moules, Bruut, and Restaurant Breydel De Coninc, which are some seafood restaurants that are popular with locals and out-of-towners alike. Looking to explore? Then look no further than Historic Centre of Brugge (0.5 mi), Belfort (0.4 mi), and The Markt (0.2 mi), which are some popular Bruges attractions – all conveniently located within walking distance of the hotel. We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Dukes' Academie as you experience all of the things Bruges has to offer.
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HOTEL STYLE
Mid-range
Family
Languages Spoken
English, French, Spanish, Dutch and 1 more
Location
Wijngaardstraat 7-9, Bruges 8000 Belgium
Name/address in local language
Dukes’ Academie
3,498 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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Dukes' Academie Hotel emerges as a charming and well-appointed destination, with recent renovations enhancing its inviting atmosphere. Nestled in a prime location near historic attractions, the hotel offers spacious and immaculate rooms, though some guests mention a faint sewer odor and sporadic noise disruptions.
The staff receives accolades for their exceptional service and the generous breakfast buffet stands out as a highlight. However, some travelers caution that the hotel's cost may not fully align with the value received, citing additional charges.
Location
Central
Atmosphere
Inviting
Rooms
Comfortable
Value
Expensive
Cleanliness
Meticulous
Service
Friendly
Amenities
Comprehensive
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We stayed one night at this hotel which is in a great location being around 10 minutes from market square. Although we had both booked single rooms and from past experience had kept our room expectations low the rooms were modern, large with 2 double beds a little table and chairs and all the usual mod cons. The bathroom was lovely with a bath and shower over (the shower was a little low, anyone over 5’ 4 is going to have to duck. The staff were very pleasant and they will keep your luggage for you which is very handy. There is a very small bar and 2 other small seating areas. Breakfast was great with full English on offer at the morning buffet as well as all the usual cereal etc. If we ever went back it would be to this hotel.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Responded 25 Jan 2020
Dear Tracey, First of all, thank you for taking your time to provide us with this lovely review. We are pleased to read that you have enjoyed your stay with us. Our hotel is indeed in excellent location. The main market square is within 10 minutes walk and we are surrounded by nice restaurants and shops. Besides that, we are pleased to read that you liked our room, staff and breakfast so highly. We are really proud what we are offering to our guests, to read that this is appreciated made our day. We look forward to welcome you back in our hotel. Kindest regards, Lucas - Guest services
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This Hotel was excellent with no faults that I could mention, Staff good enjoyed talking to Thomas while having a drink, check in and check out easy. Location is a 10 minute walk to Grote Market but this is no problem because the restaurants around the Hotel are a bit cheaper excellent breakfast place opposite (Carpe Diem) and a few drinking establishments in the same street, the Hotel has an underground car Park although a bit expensive ( 20 a night) but I think parking is at a premium in Central Brugge. Overall Excellent Hotel and Location. Will use again for my next stay in Brugge.
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Date of stay: August 2020
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Response from Lucas S, Marketing at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 9 Aug 2020
Dear Alan, Thank you so much for your review of your stay, your feedback is truly appreciated. It is great to read that you have stayed here already a few times and that you still coming back each time when you are visiting Bruges. Your lovely compliments about the staff, and especially Thomas, are highly appreciated. I will share it of course with him. We are already looking forward to meet you for the next time in our hotel. Kindest regards, Lucas - Guest services
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I have travelled worldwide for a number of years and would think that this is one of the best hotels that I have stayed at. The hotel itself was spotlessly clean and the rooms were spacious. The bed was comfortable and the bedroom had a sitting area. Our bathroom had both a shower and a bath The staff were all very helpful The breakfast was excellent with a wide range of choices It was only 10 minutes from the station and the town centre and there were a number of excellent restaurants within a short distance. In short an excellent experience with nothing to complain about
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Response from Lucas31528, Front Office Manager at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 7 Mar 2020
Dear SidandSue, We thank you very much for taking the time to share your impressions and experience with us. It is always a pleasure to know that our guest enjoyed their stay and appreciated our personalised service. Indeed, we are in the perfect location as we are in the center of Bruges, we so many possibilities within walking distance. We are surrounded by amazing restaurants and cafés that we have almost all tried to be able to recommend you our favorites! It would be a pleasure to host you again and hope to be able to do so very soon. Until then, we wish you all the best. Kindest regards, Lucas - Guest services
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Good central location, 10 mins walk from the train station and close to the central market square and other attractions. The breakfast selection was really good and the staff friendly (if a little overly attentive at breakfast ... don't leave a spoon unattended for 10 seconds, or they'll clear it away!). The room, though, was over heated (we had to open the window to sleep) and the mattress was very soft and squishy, and the pillows hard. They were also renovating, with skirting missing, wires hanging from a ceiling and clothes on the floor, presumably to collect leaks, in the halls. We weren't made aware of that when booking, which was disappointing.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Lucas31528, Public Relations Manager at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 13 Feb 2020
Dear Ross1711uk, Thank you for taking the time to write your feedback about your recent stay in our hotel. First of all, I apologize as we did not meet your expectations regarding your stay. I will discuss all your feedback with the management, because it is very important for us that our guests are satisfied in all areas of the hotel. Our staff at the breakfast are very attentive and it is with their best intention to provide the best service. I assume that they were not aware the you still used the spoon as they took it away. Luckily, we have more spoons than just one. Have you been to the reception to ask for a different pillow? We do have some options at the reception regarding the pillows. I would recommend for the next time to check this with the front office. There are indeed some renovating going on in the hallway. This has to do with some unforeseen circumstances. We hope to finish this soon as possible, the rooms are still in the same (good) conditions as we did not renovated them this year. After all, we are delighted to read that your liked our location. We are indeed very close to the main market square and tourist attractions like Lake of Love, brewery De Halve Maan and the Beguinage. We are looking forward to welcome you back in our hotel to meet this time your expectations. Kind regards, Lucas - Guest services
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Have been to Bruges many time but first time staying at Hotel Academies, arrived at 1pm on Friday the lady on reception was very helpful and gave us lots of information, our room was ready (we were early) so stored our luggage for us. We came back at 4pm to be given our room keys. We booked a executive room (301) which was lovely and spacious. Well appointed bathroom with plenty of towels. Tea and coffee making facilities. Bottle water replaced daily. Good size fridge. Bed was really comfy. Nice to have a seating area and a full size wardrobe with plenty of hangers. Loved the decor in the room and throughout the hotel beautiful flower display and warm contemporary decorations. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Perfect location for shops, bars and historic sites.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Lucas31528, Public Relations Manager at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 8 Feb 2020
Dear Sarah, Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay in our centrally located hotel and that you were able to store your luggage before the room was ready. Our staff are indeed very helpful, they are always ready to help and provide you with all the information to make your stay more pleasant. We would like to thank you for your nice compliments regarding your room. We are continue improving our product and we are glad that you have liked the room so much. We look forward to welcoming you back. Kind regards, Lucas - Guest services
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This stylish hotel is in a great location not too far from the centre of the city and an easy walk from the station the room was very clean and comfortable the breakfast was delicious with a good selection of fresh cooked food and fruit and pastries too. The staff were excellent especially Sanne who seemed to be running the show single-handedly with a great smile and a brilliant attitude she definitely deserves a pay rise !!! We would highly recommend her and the hotel and would stay again on our next visit .
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Dukes Academie, Overig at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 16 June 2023
Dear guest, Thank you so much for your sharing your magnificent experience at our hotel online! We are glad you appreciated our top nothc location, as well as our very extensive breakfast buffet. Your special mention for Sanne has been forwarded to hear and we are sure that she will be very pleased to see it. She sure does a great job, offering top service with a smile on a daily basis! Thank you as well for recommending Dukes' Academie to your friends, family, colleagues! It will be our pleasure to welcome you back the next time around. Kind regards Bjorn - Operations Supervisor Dukes' Academie****
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We stayed for four nights, two couples in two double rooms and it was very enjoyable. It was warm, clean and comfortable. We were on the ground floor overlooking the courtyard. We were room only but chatted to others who were B&B, they said the breakfasts were very good. The staff are lovely, friendly and helpful. The position is ideal, an easy half mile walk from the station through the Minnewater Park with lots of shops and restaurants around the area. A five minute walk into the city square. There is also a lovely little bar in the hotel and it's very reasonably priced. All in all, a great stay!
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Date of stay: March 2020
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Response from Lucas31528, Public Relations Manager at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 14 Mar 2020
Dear 1Pompeyx, Thank you for your review of Hotel Academie. First of all, I am pleased to say thank you for your lovely feedback about our hotel and especially about our staff. I will definitely pass it on to all the members of our amazing team, as feedback such as yours is the greatest encouragement to go for the extra mile. The location of our hotel is indeed perfect. Close to the main market square and close to the main tourist attractions that Bruges has to offer. I am glad to have read that you have enjoyed our bar, which is recently renovated. We look forward to welcoming you again soon. Kind regards, Lucas - Guest services
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We visited Brugge for 3 days. We booked two rooms at the Hotel Academie. From arriving st the hotel reception to leaving 3 days later everything was excellent. With suoerb rooms and oversized comfy beds you could not want for more. Even usb chargers by the bed and on the desk was a bonus. With an Absolutely fantastic buffet breakfast in the morning leaves you ready to explore the many wonders of Brugge. With only a 20 minute walk from the station the hotel is situated just off the city centre. With wonderful bars, restaurants, cafe's, ice cream parlours and bakeries right outside the door this is a highly recommended place to stay.
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Date of stay: October 2019
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Response from Lucas31528, Public Relations Manager at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 14 Mar 2020
Dear Richardj863, Thank you for taking your time to provide us with this wonderful review! I can see from your review that you were happy with all elements of your stay and that you have enjoyed your time with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us and has been shared with the team, in order for us to ensure we provide our guests with memorable experiences. We are also pleased to read that you have enjoyed our big breakfast buffet. We are really proud of this concept. It means a lot to us to receive such fabulous feedback from our guests. We are looking forward to welcoming you on your next stay with us. Kindest regards, Lucas – Guest services
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We stayed for four nights during a Shearing's coach trip and had a lovely time. As expected for a coach group we ended up in a budget attic room with twin beds which probably ranked as one of their less glamouress rooms, but was comfortable. The air conditioning was a necessity though with being part of the roof (sloping ceilings) and struggled through the night when daytime temperatures reachwd high twenties. That said the room was cleaned daily and the shower was plenty powerful. The outstanding memory of our stay was the delicious bountiful buffet breakfasts and the great location at the southern side of the medieval centre.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Lucas S, Marketing at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 15 Aug 2022
Dear Englishlakedistrict, Thank you for choosing to stay at Dukes' Academie, it was a pleasure to welcome you. Thank you for taking the time to give us your honest feedback. We are delighted to see that you enjoyed your trip with Shearing's coach and that you had a great experience in our hotel. We are thanking you for highlighting the comfort of our budget cosy rooms and the outstanding breakfast buffet. Our air conditioning are not made up to temperatures of 30+ degrees. When all rooms has the air conditioning at the highest level, our machine struggles to handle it. However, we are working on it at the moment. The breakfast is indeed wonderful, there are a lot of options for everyone. We will be happy to welcome you back to the hotel very soon. Kindest regards, Lucas - Guest services
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Headed to Bruges as two couples for a 50th birthday celebration. Booked via Eurostar including this hotel. Can’t say how fabulous hotel was. Location was excellent, just a 10 - 15 min walk to main square but surrounded by plenty of shops, restaurants and sight seeing options. Staff were so helpful, especially Anneke and Thomas. Offered great recommendations of places to visit and eat, including making reservations for us. Rooms were ready on arrival, well before check in time. We stayed in room 101 which was an executive room, very spacious, light and beautifully decorated. Breakfast in hotel was €20, all you can eat buffet (hot and cold food) including Prosecco if you wanted it. Would thoroughly recommend and definitely return if we book Bruges in the future.
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Lucas S, Marketing at Dukes’ Academie
Responded 3 June 2022
Dear Sharon, Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. Congratulations once again with your 50th birthday celebration. We are thrilled that you have celebrated this with us. It is always such a pleasure for all of us to receive positive feedback from our guests, since we are a hard-working bunch of people that really love to make their guests happy. We would like to thank you for mentioning Annick and Thomas in particular. They will be thrilled to hear that you appreciate their effort. Besides that, we want to thank you for highlighting our breakfast buffet, location and the rooms. We are already looking forward to meeting you to celebrate the next anniversary in our hotel. Kindest regards, Lucas - Guest services
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You need to get a train from Brussels to Bruges, takes about 1 hour 30 minutes. Bruges has two exits either end of the main station concourse. From the platform where my train came in I went down the stairs to the main hall and took the exit on the left. It is only a 10 minute walk to Dukes Academie from the station.
Hello. I actually stayed there a few weeks after I raised the question and there is a bag in the room for guest laundry, although I could see a price list.
There are more places to choose from in the Bruges area.
PRICE RANGE
AU$209 - AU$304 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
hotel academie bruges, academie hotel bruges
LOCATION
BelgiumFlandersWest Flanders ProvinceBruges
NUMBER OF ROOMS
90
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Are there any historical sites close to Dukes’ Academie?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Historic Centre of Brugge (0.4 km), Basilica of the Holy Blood (0.7 km), and The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde (0.2 km).
