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Belgium Hotels and Resorts - If Belgium's spotlight on the European stage is a little dim, it's only because its people are rarely boastful. This slow-burning country has more history, art, food and architecture packed into its tiny self than many of its bigger, louder neighbours.

A rich and bubbling vat of beer, chocolate, oil paint and bureaucrats, Belgium gives off the heady pong of the bourgeoisie. But stir the pot a little and you'll find an 'artificial state' roughly made up of two parts Germanic Flemings to one part Celtic-Latin Walloons.

Divided by pride first and language second, the country's binding agents are a pervasive sense of family and an indomitable entrepreneurial spirit. Visitors, lulled by the locals' friendliness, will probably not even notice the tensions that spark across the Linguistic Divide.

Radisson SAS Hotel Brussels Rue du Fossé-aux-Loups 47 B-1000 Brussels - Belgium Hotel Rating: Reserve Inquire View Rates

The city of Brussels is full of attractions and events all year round and our hotel lies in the heart of this animated city. The famous Grand Place is just a short stroll from the hotel and houses the 15th century Gothic City Hall and an extraordinary ensemble of Baroque facades. It is surrounded by a labyrinth of small streets, which are lined with shops offering Brussels' famous lace, typical Belgian restaurants, boutiques and centuries of history.

Under a splendid glass vault, the St Hubert Arcades (the oldest in Europe) are lined with buildings having pure neo-classical facades. Strolling through the Arcades, you will find many superb shops, bookstores, furriers and design stores and emerge just below the imposing towers of St Michel Cathedral, one of the glories of Brabant Gothic. Manneken-Pis, the most famous little boy in the world, has more than six hundred and fifty costumes. He is only a few minutes walk from the hotel. One of Brussels' best-known symbols is the Atomium. It represents a gigantic iron molecule and is the only reminder of the 1958 World Exposition. ACCOMMODATION: The five-star Radisson SAS Hotel offers its guests 281 rooms including a Royal Suite, 3 Ambassador Suites and 19 Executive and Junior Suites. All our rooms and suites are furnished to the very highest standards, including a fax, PC-plus and a direct telephone line with personal answering machine. When staying with us, you can choose to stay Oriental, Scandinavian or Royal Club. Each room style has its own floor of the hotel with its own character and decor. We also have rooms especially equipped for the disabled as well as non-smoking rooms. HOTEL FACILITIES & SERVICES: The professionally trained multi-lingual staff will help you with your exercise program on the full line of Cybex strength training circuit, and the numerous cardiovascular machines. Make an appointment with one of our masseuses or masseurs for a relaxing massage, and feel free to use our jacuzzi, solarium and saunas, all on the 7th floor of the hotel. Free access to the health club for those staying in the Royal Club Rooms, suites and with special arrangements. HOTEL FACILITIES & SERVICES: We have a total of 18 conference and banqueting rooms fully-equipped with the latest 'State of the Art Technology' for conferences up to 450 persons. Banquets and receptions for up to 500 guests can also be arranged, plus outside catering for up to 3000 persons. Six meeting rooms on the 7th floor are all ideal for boardroom meetings and as breakout rooms. Additionally, the Rotonde, an exquisite duplex meeting room with a standard boardroom is situated at the same floor offering a marvellous view over Brussels. Five new, highly sophisticated meeting rooms have recently been added. Integrating audio and video infrastructure, they are compliant to the most recent worldwide standard for inter-operability and quality. Additionally, their contemporary design and natural daylight set a perfect atmosphere for meetings. All rooms are equipped with superior multimedia technology, videoconferencing, monitors, built-in computers and LCD-Data projectors. BAR & DINING: In the Atrium, the original 12th century Romanesque wall, featured amidst a variety of imported plants and trees, gives a special ambience to this restaurant, under a glass roof eight floors above. In these exquisite settings you are served light dishes and international flavours. On Sundays, we start off the day with our famous Sunday brunch!Our gourmet restaurant, the Sea Grill, highly ranked in several gastronomic guides, serves only the very finest and freshest seafood dishes, prepared by our renowned chef, Yves Mattagne.In the Sea Grill Lounge our guests can meet, take an appetiser or a coffee and enjoy a nice cigar after dinner. Unique for Belgium is the "walk-in cigar humidor", a room especially designed to preserve cigars under the perfect conditions and where the guests will have the opportunity to choose their own cigars.At the Bar Dessiné, dedicated to the art of Belgian Cartoonists, you can enjoy refreshing cocktails and a large and exclusive selection of whiskies and cigars - a perfect way to start or finish the evening. HEALTH & FITNESS: The John Harris Fitness Center is available for the guest who is looking to both release and regain some energy. The professionally trained multi-lingual staff will help you with your exercise program on the full line of Cybex strength training circuit, and the numerous cardiovascular machines.