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The location of the Wiltcher's - in uptown Brussels - is very good. Safer than the city center. The hotel is in a nice area to walk around, with plenty of shops. The staff is welcoming and professional. The rooms are rather standard for such a hotel, ok but could be better. This hotel uses carpet floor in the rooms, which makes them quiet and perfect to sleep, without any disturbance from the room above. However, for such a perfect sleep, ask for an inside room to avoid the street's noises. On one side of the hotel there are tramways running from early morning, and that may wake you up. On the downside, the last time I stayed at the Wiltcher's the battery of the safe was low, there was uncollected room service in front of my door when I arrived (and it stayed there till the next morning), and bathroom amenities could be better (there was a rather old towel too). These downsides were unsual, I must say (I stayed there a number of times already). On the upside, each time I go back to the Wiltcher's I feel that the staff at the reception is better and better. In the past - and generally speaking - the staff was very average, the type of "just doing the minimum" type of staff. However, since some time (let's say since after Covid), it is much better. The last time I used the hotel, I was pleasantly surprised that the receptionist - besides being polite as usual - used my title to address me. It is a little thing, but it shows that he does his job professionally and pays attention to details. Also, he mentioned that I asked extra pillows, showed me the pillow menu to select from, and quickly made these pillows arrive in my room. That attracted my attention because very often hotels don't even bother with these extra pillows, even when they offer them in their online booking. So, I was pleasantly surprised again. |Regarding the food stuff, the breakfast is good (as in most hotels), and the room service is good too. My only comment is that such a hotel - which is supposed to be a luxury one - should have more than one restaurant. ||My verdict is that the Wiltcher's has the potential to be the best hotel in Brussels, in the best (and safest) location. But to get to the level of a 5 star or a palace there is still much room for improvement. I wish that the hotel manager (and the owner(s)) would make full use of this potential to bring the Wiltcher's to the level of a great hotel, or why not palace, in the capital of Europe.