It promises to offer one of the most stunning views of the Belgian capital as well as a unique dining experience. Four-star Table 58 opens its doors on 15 March on the rooftop of Palace 5 of Brussels Expo in Laeken for a four-month period.
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21 Jan 2021, 08:00 GMT
Bang in the centre of Antwerp, Hotel Riga used to be a luggage shop, and its retro entrance proclaiming its wares still feels very unhotel-like.
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1. August
If you’ve always associated Antwerp with diamonds, then now’s the time to catch up. Instead of coming for the rocks, most visitors these days are here for the fashion, the design and the hipster lifestyle spilling around every block. Nowhere do these converge better than in August, which opened in summer 2019 (though, sadly, not in August). A stunning, slick conversion of a grand old military hospital and convent by Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen, this is a masterclass in creating a modern grande dame. Just 44 rooms are spread over five buildings, updating monastic simplicity (clotted cream-hued drapes and throws, woven wooden chairs) for the 21st century (slick black light fixtures and slim marble tabletops). Beyond the bedrooms, the Bamford toiletries in the bathr