Hotel Des Colonies is located in the City Center adjacent to the most authentic and dynamic district in the capital of Europe. It features Cutting edge Belgian fashion, quality and contemporary art and design. In addition, the hotel represents cultural and culinary experience. The Hotel includes 97 guest rooms, with brand new renovated rooms in the style of past centuries. Moreover, all of them provide the utmost comfort for guests. Enjoy a tasteful combination of yesterday’s charm and today’s comfort in an intimate and private atmosphere.
History of Hotel Des Colonies
In 1901, two Belgian friends established a small enterprise and called it Alimentation Automatique. The name of their business adequately expressed its particular novelty. The owners proved their creativity in the restaurant by installing the first machines that produced sandwiches. The enterprise flourished, and the two friends decided to expand. They established a hotel business on our present site and called it `Alimentation Automatique Hotels de Cologne & de Baviere“.
A major fact of Belgian history subsequently inspired them to rename their hotel Hotel des Colonies. King Leopold II had acquired extensive regions of Central-African territory bordering the Congo River. His personal sovereignty over the region was recognized in 1885. However, the King decided to make a gift of it to his own beloved country. In 1909 the Belgian parliament voted to annex the Congo Free State, making it a colony that became known as the Belgian Congo. Although the Congo regained its independence in 1960, the name Hotel des Colonies survived all historical turmoil.
Our establishment has certainly attracted many celebrities and notable figures from the past century. In fact, the most famous British military leader, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was one of them. In the hotel’s archives, we discovered his 1944 Christmas speech to his troops. Furthermore, the Americans for their part found the location of Hotel des Colonies so pleasant, that they stayed to transform it into an Art Nouveau style hotel. They modernized it in what would become the style of the 1950s. The old mosaic fountain always evokes the atmosphere of the winter garden of the Grand Hotel des Colonies where the casino was the happiness of the players.
Rooms
Hotel des Colonies includes 98 guest rooms which have had a complete renovation this year, from walls and bathrooms to fittings and furniture. All rooms include air conditioning, coffeemaker, flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi connection and premium bedding. Transformed from their once traditional style, the rooms have been decorated with stylish furnishings where guests can enjoy an historical atmosphere with the utmost comfort.
Meeting Rooms
Our meeting rooms can accommodate up to 140 people.
Whether it is for a conference, a meeting or a private event, Hotel-Des-Colonies wishes to offer you the best service you can ask for. In fact, the success of your event is our pride. With hundreds of square meters of flexible meeting space, and a selection of function rooms designed for comfort your event will be a success. Technological efficiency is the hallmark of our Meeting Rooms. We boast leading-edge equipment such as the latest audiovisual and technological resources as well as sophisticated projection and sound systems.
