Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Scherpenheuvel

Prima uitvalsbasis om de stad te verkennen. Alles op loopafstand. Kamers eenvoudig en de badkamer is aan de krappe kant, maar redelijk het tarief in ogenschouw nemende. Parkeren aan de overkant in Bru City parkeergarage.

Two major flaws, unfortunately: 1. The rooms facing the square are unfortunately not sufficiently sound insulated. You'd hear the garbage trucks & the pavements being pressure washed a dawn, and loud music and bar noises in the evening. Three star chains with rooms facing airport runways do a better job installing triple/quadruple glazing. Somewhat disappointed to see that nobody at Sofitel thought about this. Eventually changed rooms and settled for a smaller one with a rather underwhelming inner courtyard view just to be able to sleep. 2. There, I had to find out that the AC cannot be switched off. No matter the setting you chose, air just keeps blasting. Not a bug, but a feature apparently - as told when I inquired. Everything else was perfect, but those two building planning shortcomings would make me chose a different hotel for my next trip in Brussels.