Weekend In Bruges

[Kestevan]

We're planning a short trip out to Bruges this summer.

Basically taking the bikes on the Hull-Zeebruge ferry, then riding down to Bruges and spending a weekend eating/drinking and strolling about.

Can anyone recommend a decent cycle friendly hotel in Bruges?

 

[Bodhbh]

The St Christpher hostel, has plenty of indoor bike storage (they have their own rental fleet). I dunno if that qualifies as a hotel...they do have private rooms as well as dorms.

 

[jay clock]

no, but the food in Belgium is good. I lived there a long time and can particularly recommend the waffles. liege type. See here for hot tips on Belgian food....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/belgian-cuisine-food_n_4617498.html

 

[jay clock]

also to add that in many years of touring in Europe (france and Spain mainly) I have never once had a cycling unfriendly hotel. Am sure Flanders is as good if not better

 

[Julia9054]

The St Christpher hostel, has plenty of indoor bike storage (they have their own rental fleet). I dunno if that qualifies as a hotel...they do have private rooms as well as dorms.

Have stayed here (and hired bikes from them). Take earplugs - it's bloody noisy. Or maybe I'm a grumpy old git!

 

[sazzaa]

I've stayed at Hotel Malleberg before, not sure if it's bike friendly but the staff are brilliant and it's a great wee hotel. Worth checking out.

 

[Bodhbh]

Have stayed here (and hired bikes from them). Take earplugs - it's bloody noisy. Or maybe I'm a grumpy old git!

Now you mention it, we had a clean room and the food was good, but it was a bit of a riot house. The bar busy till the early hours, by which I mean 4-5am.

 

[User169]

Check out the De Struise bar/shop. Great beer, although being in Brugge, the prices are a bit sharp.

 

[Julia9054]

In't nieuw Museum is a great restaurant. Recommended to us by some locals, the indoor barbecue is to die for!
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/belgium/flanders/bruges/restaurants/other/in-t-nieuwe-museum

 

[BalkanExpress]

No specific recommendation, but the cycling culture is so deeply embedded that I can not imagine too many problems. Pick the hotel you like, then give them a call (everyone in the hospitality business in Bruges speaks English) and I guess they will have some sort of bike provision. Have a great weekend and make sure you pootle out to Damme along the canals. Oh and beware the Westmalle trapist tripel!

 

[derrick]

The best beer in the world, have had a few beers in my time, i personally would go to Ghent. Bruges was nice though, you will enjoy it.

 

[MrJamie]

I know this isn't what you asked for, but there's an absolutely amazing pub which is incredibly hard to find without knowing it's there.

In this link http://goo.gl/maps/mmxxs if you look at the reddish brown shopfront, the right doorway, is an alleyway which leads down to a small door into the pub. It's very welcoming once inside and has a huge selection of beers including a very strong house beer.

 

[sazzaa]

The local Zot beer is quite nice.

 

[derrick]

As said before beer and food is great. my favorite beer was

 

[sazzaa]

Duvel gets you hammered in no time... So glad we have a Belgian bar up here now!