Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce

Intimate Flemish townhouse in a picture-book setting

With its timbered facades, gabled roof and leaded windows, the waterfront setting of Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce is a picture. This undeniably romantic hotel piles on the charm before you’ve even stepped inside.

Know It All

Hit the spot
On a picture-postcard canal in the heart of Bruges.

Be savvy
It’s not cheap – but you’ll soon see why.

Be smitte
Fabulous Flemish find.

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Rooms and suites
16 rooms and suites.

Special features
Expect Ralph Lauren bed linen, marble bathrooms, antique furniture and flatscreen TVs. Some rooms boast large kingsize beds and the pick of the bunch are the Superior Classic rooms with their canal views and small terrace.

Also…
Take a breather in the hotel’s Salon de Thé to nibble on quiche, waffles and salads.

Pillow Talk
Plump for a Classic or Superior Classic rooms for coveted canal views, Ralph Lauren bedlinen and an indulgent marble bathroom.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
Just a couple of minutes from Bourgondisch Cruyce is the restaurant Maria Van Bourgondie, owned by the hotel. Come here for excellent French-Flemish cuisine and relaxed hospitality.

House favourites include Flemish beef stew, flame-grilled double T-bone steak and eel in a fish sauce with herbs. You’ll also find the ubiquitous moules marinère and fries, and apple tart warmed with Calvados.

Breakfast
Served until 10:30. Start the day here with a champagne breakfast complete with Belgian waffles.

Room service
Drinks are available all day and breakfast can be taken in bed.

See & Do

See & Do
Explore the winding cobbled streets of the World Heritage city of Bruges, dubbed the Venice of the North for its canal-laced centre. Take a boat ride along the canals to get a duck’s eye view of the city’s architectural beauty, or clip-clop through its narrow streets by horse and buggy.

There are scores of museums and galleries to visit, including the medieval church of Our Lady to the ancient town hall. Bruges is at its most atmospheric in winter, when its medieval buildings are wrapped in mist, and blazing fires offset the chilly weather.

Diary Dates
April- May
Inside Bruges is an interior design festival with a twist. This outdoor festival has florists, designers, carpenters and more scattered through Bruge’s medieval streets.

July
Enjoy three days of revelry in the market square in the Bruges Triple Days festival.