Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce

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.

Watch the swans gliding past the windows from inside this story-book 17^th century Flemish residence, tucked down an alley beside the most photographed canal in Bruges. Part of the film In Bruges was shot here, and guests include both royalty and stars.

Beamed ceilings, rich tapestries, original art, open fires, antiques and wonderful objets d’art underline the air of intimacy and indulgence at Bourgondisch Cruyce. Rooms are lavishly furnished, and complemented by stylish marble bathrooms. 

Coveted canal views

If you must have a canal view (though those overlooking the courtyard are not to be sneezed at), choose a Classic or Superior Classic room with kingsize bed and Ralph Lauren bedlinen. Plush fabrics and Persian carpets add to the cosseting comforts, while flatscreen TVs and wi-fi are discreetly built in.

Enjoy a lazy champagne breakfast or afternoon tea in the hotel’s Flemish tearoom, with its wood-beamed ceiling, oil paintings and roaring winter fires. Dinner can be enjoyed in the Maria van Bourgondie restaurant, five minutes away in a canalside townhouse. There’s a snug little bar back at the hotel perfect for a nightcap.

The best of Bruges is just steps away, and you’re minutes from the market square.

Impeccable service from this family-owned hotel’s thoughtful staff adds to the sense of one-of-a-kind charm here – making Bourgondisch Cruyce a rare treat.

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