This is an unique and prestigious 18th-century monument built under Louis XV, originally a hospital but now given a new and spellbinding life. Accompanied by music, your romantic dinner will take place in the equally majestic, traditional brasserie Galeries. Think champagne , an amuse-bouche of foie gras with a port reduction, and sublime dishes such as marinated salmon with a beetroot and fresh herb cream, and chicken tournedos with green asparagus.
Everything is in place for a wildly romantic weekend. The lovely heated pool beckons for a few laps together before you head to the pared-back cocoon of the Spa Nux for an incredible treatment that will leave you feeling divine.
The food is also exceptional, courtesy of chef William Elliott in his Michelin-starred fine-dining restaurant. Before you go home, inhale some great lungfuls of sea air on the beach and head to Rue Saint-Jean to taste the divine chocolate at the iconic Chat Bleu β afer all, chocolate is an aphrodisiac! Get lost together in a maze of alleyways, revelling in the views of an array of 17th-century architecture in the heart of the Flemish capital.
Rooms look out over the courtyard or the small garden, and the doorway to each is inscribed with a poem by Charles Baudelaire, adding to the ambiance of the place. This unique museum-hotel, a medieval hospice, will envelope you in its subtle melding of heritage and contemporaneity, in rooms with an atmospheric interplay of shadow and light. Your room or suite with serene views over the garden will come decorated with roses.
Utter tranquility also reigns in the wellbeing area with its eastern music, hammam, pool and massages. Your romantic dinner is a gourmet surprise from the chef, preceded by a glass of champagne.
