Overall Ratings & Reviews Hotel Lodewijk Van Male

Unfortunately, they had an event in their ballroom, I was told 150 people. Hence it was very noisy, and it would have been better if we had been told before so we could get ear defenders! It was too late to ask for a different room. Our room overlooked the road at the front of the hotel. It is in a good location for a meeting I attend twice a year, and I will try for a better room next time.

Very comfortable, clean room. Excellent view. All very positive. If I had to make a criticism it would be the lack of coffee making facilities in the room.

Lovely breakfast in the morning. Nice clean rooms ane a great stay

Beautiful hotel in a lovely location on the outskirts of Bruges. Easy parking available. Rooms spacious with excellent shower. Lovely rear views over the garden. Great breakfast choices in a splendid restaurant. Staff friendly and welcoming. One minor gripe - no tea/coffee making facilities in the bedroom. Will definitely stay again when next in Bruges.

Gorgeous hotel on beautiful grounds. Very loud music until very early hours so didn’t sleep well. Staff were nice and breakfast was good.

Nice dining room. Clean modern room.

It was a really nice experience for the price. The grounds are beautiful and there is a lovely pond in the back. The rooms were a bit run down but the beds were fine. The bathrooms were also surprisingly clean. Breakfast was simple but tasty, especially considering it was included.

a classic hotel with a beautiful garden to light up your day.

Beautiful hotel

We needed a one night stay in Bruges and this hotel just outside the city worked perfectly for us. You will need a bike, car, or taxi to get into the city. It is too far to walk. There’s no one working the check in desk, but when you ring the bell, someone comes within a couple of minutes. Check-in and check-out went smoothly with no issues. The grounds in the back are spectacular and there is a nice walking path around the pond. It is such a beautiful setting. The room we stayed in faced the gardens in the back and away from the street. Toilet & shower room were your typical smallish European style. Soap & shampoo were provided. Our booking included breakfast which was very impressive. We sat at our own cloth covered table. The food and beverage buffet was top notch. It included eggs, bacon, multiple cheeses & bread, cereal, yogurt, coffee, tea, and orange juice. Also fresh croissants and pain chocolate. We will definitely stay here again the next time we find ourselves in Bruges and would recommend it to others. Overall a very nice stay.

Beautiful property in a beautiful setting. Basic clean rooms. Great breakfast

We booked a room facing the lake ( rather than a busy road). On arrival we were placed in a noisy room overlooking the road. Only on our direct complaint was a room overlooking the garden/lake forthcoming. On our arrival a full dress wedding was getting under way. Despite having advised the hotel that we would want dinner, we were told that the dining room would not be available to us and we would have to find a restaurant outside the hotel. No effort was made to suggest a suitable restaurant in the area, still less to make a booking for us (which on a Friday evening turned out to be vital). We were therefore left to walk up and down until we found a restaurant able to take us.

Beautiful back garden and building. A bit dated rooms and noisy floors. Wonderful service.

The place is just like in the pictures, very enchanting, spacious, the staff is very friendly, it's 5 mins away from Brugge but you can take a taxi, really worth it.

Lovely grounds! The breakfast was fantastic. Our room was sparse, but very comfortable. We would definitely stay here again while in Bruges

Room was pretty basic.. Not even a mirror in the room or a kettle for tea or coffee.

Kept awake until 4:20am by noisy wedding guests. No staff contactable. Every time we finally went to open our door (or window when the noise was from outdoors) and call out, the noise stopped for a while then restarted as we were going to sleep. When we complained the next morning the Proprietor said that if we had wanted staff available we should have stayed in a 4*, didn't accept they totally failed to manage the guests. Also weren't able to eat at hotel the night before as restaurant was full with large booking (claimed to be other guests when we also raised this the next morning). In this case it would have been helpful if we had been told of restaurant unavailability when we booked in, not only when we asked about a table in the restaurant. Referred to another restaurant 15 minutes walk away.

It was very comfortable and pleasant

We picked this so we could have a lovely dinner there but found the restaurant closed for dinner for two or three nights each week. Otherwise the grounds are lovely, breakfast and service were excellent and room ok.

Booked a family room, expecting 4 single beds and ended up with a double and a flimsy looking bunk-bed. There we no tea/coffee making facilities or fridge. There were no child locks on the windows so we were not able to open them when it got very warm and muggy in the evening. Noise from other guests was absolutely appalling/disgusting and carried through the walls and partitions easily as if there was no soundproofing whatsoever. Breakfast was ok, apart from the milk left out for the cereal which smelt and tasted off. Very disappointing experience as the photos looked lovely.