"Bruges, if you’ll excuse the left-field analogy, is something like the Kyoto of Belgium — it’s where you go to experience the meticulously preserved past in all its glory. You might expect Hotel Sablon, given its status as the oldest hotel in town, to serve this time-machine function. But as venerable as the structure may be, the Sablon’s interiors are shockingly up-to-date — this is a modern boutique hotel, through and through, and the contrast of its interior design with its 16th-century architecture is as striking as any we’ve ever seen." - Tablet Hotels