2013-01-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — The New Year got off to a good start with the official opening of the Steigenberger Grandhotel in Brussels on 1 January 2013. The luxury hotel is housed behind an historic facade and forms part of the Wiltcher’s Complex in the elegant surroundings of Avenue Louise. It has 269 rooms including 40 suites and a Royal Suite as well as accommodating the “Café Wiltcher’s” Restaurant and the “Loui Lounge and Bar”. Conferencing facilities are able to cater for up to 600 persons across 13 conference rooms. The Ballroom at the Steigenberger Grandhotel, which extends over an area of 550 m² and is the largest column-free facility of its kind in the city, is adjoined by a 3,200 m² gym and health and beauty spa area operated by Aspria.
The Steigenberger Grandhotel Brussels is located within the direct vicinity of the Royal Palace, the Grand Place, the European Parliament and the Congress Centre and within easy reach of the major sights. The hotel’s Director is the internationally experienced hotel manager Blanche van Berckel.
Steigenberger Hotel Group CEO Puneet Chhatwal welcomed the move into the Belgian capital. “The Steigenberger Grandhotel Brussels is an excellent addition to our portfolio”, he commented. “We are delighted to be represented in a city at the heart of Europe in the form of this outstanding hotel.”
An investment programme for the next few years has been agreed with the hotel’s owner AG Real Estate in order to be able to provide guests with the very highest levels of quality and service in line with Steigenberger’s International Standards.
Press contact:
Steigenberger Hotel Group * Corporate Communications
Angelika Heyer * Lyoner Straße 40 * D-60528 Frankfurt/Main
Tel.: +49 69 66564-422 * Fax: +49 69 66564-424
E-mail: angelika.heyer@steigenbergerhotelgroup.com
Steigenberger Hotels AG Steigenberger Hotels AG is one of Europe’s leading hotel groups. The company’s Head Office is located in Frankfurt am Main, and it operates 81 hotels in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Egypt. The umbrella brand Steigenberger Hotel Group includes the two brands Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts (48 individual First Class and Deluxe Hotels) and InterCityHotel (33 hotels in the upper mid-range category located in the direct vicinity of transport hubs such as railway stations and airports).
Factsheet
Steigenberger Grandhotel in Brussels
Avenue Louise 71
Brussels, BRU 1050, Belgium
General Manager
- Blanche van Berckel
Rooms
- 269 rooms and suites
- 228 double rooms (45-65 m²)
- 40 suites (75-200 m²)
- 1 Royal Suite (365 m²)
Restaurants
- Café Wiltcher’s featuring a covered terrace and seating 140 guests including 50 in the outside area
- Loui Lounge and Bar, seating 50 guests
Conference area
- Approx. 1,500 m²
- 13 conference rooms (20-550 m²)
- Largest column-free Ballroom in Brussels extending over an area of 550 m²
- Capable of staging events for up to 600 participants
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