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A building facade with the sign "LA VIEILLE LANTERNE" and a year "1958" indicating the establishment year.
A hotel room with two beds, a window with curtains, a bedside table with a lamp, and a wooden headboard.
A spiral staircase with a fire extinguisher mounted on the wall.
A wooden reception desk with a telephone, a mirror, and a small shelf with a book and a box.
A room with a wooden desk, a chair, a television mounted on the wall, a window with curtains, and a radiator.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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29, Rue Des Grands Carmes, Brussels, 1000
  • Place, Manneken Pis Statue
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, La Grand Place
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Brussels City Hall
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Brussels (BRU-Brussels - National)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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A bedroom with a bed, a chair, a small table, a television on a shelf, and a window with curtains.

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 150 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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$162 nightly
The price is $188
Nov 15 - Nov 16
Total with taxes and fees
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About the neighborhood

Brussels

Located in Quartier du Centre - Centrumwijk, La vieille Lanterne is within a 5-minute walk of La Grand Place and within 15 minutes of other popular attractions like Brussels Christmas Market. This 6-room hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like free in-room WiFi.

What's nearby

  • Manneken Pis Statue - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • La Grand Place - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Brussels City Hall - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Mont des Arts - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Brussels Christmas Market - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Bourse-Beurs Station - 5 min walk
  • Brussels-Chapel Station - 6 min walk
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Poechenellekelder - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Café Capitale - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bar Magritte - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Signé Cricotte - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Station BXL - ‬3 min walk

About this property

La vieille Lanterne

La vieille Lanterne features free WiFi in public areas and a gift shop. Staff members are on hand to provide tour or ticket assistance, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. This smoke-free hotel also has a water dispenser.
TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Other standard amenities include desks and free toiletries. Housekeeping is not available.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 12 per person

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • This property welcomes pets for free
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, guests can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 16.0 per night

Property payment types

  • JCB International
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay these charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 5.60 per room, per night

These are all of the charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately EUR 12 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 16.0 per night

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and outdoor lighting
  • Check-in: 2:00 PM
  • Check-out: 11 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • No parking is available onsite.
  • Charges or special cancellation policies for group reservations may apply (more than 8 rooms for the same property/stay dates).
  • This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash.
  • Onsite safety features include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and outdoor lighting.
  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • There are no elevators.

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Frequently asked questions

Is free cancellation available at La vieille Lanterne?

La vieille Lanterne offers free cancellation on select room rates. For specific requirements, look at the cancellation policy on Orbitz.

How much does it cost to stay at La vieille Lanterne?

As of Nov 4, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at La vieille Lanterne on Nov 8, 2026 start from $118, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What's there to do within easy reach of La vieille Lanterne?

This hotel is situated in Quartier du Centre - Centrumwijk within a short 4-minute walk of La Grand Place and also 12 minutes on foot from Brussels Christmas Market. You'll also find Royal Palace of Brussels and Avenue Louise less than a mile away.

Is there parking available at La vieille Lanterne?

No, there isn't parking at this hotel.

Does La vieille Lanterne feature a casino on the premises?

No, La vieille Lanterne doesn't have a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at La vieille Lanterne?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hotel.

Does La vieille Lanterne have a hot tub?

No, this hotel doesn't have a spa tub.

Does La vieille Lanterne have a restaurant with a breakfast menu?

La vieille Lanterne offers continental breakfast each morning for a surcharge though there is no restaurant.

Does La vieille Lanterne allow pets to stay free of charge?

Yes, pets stay free at La vieille Lanterne.

Does La vieille Lanterne have connecting rooms available?

No, this hotel doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

What is the closest airport to La vieille Lanterne?

The closest major airport to La vieille Lanterne is Brussels Airport (BRU), which is 9.7 mi away (23 minutes by car). Another top airport is Antwerp (ANR-Antwerp Intl.), which is around 24.2 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies at La vieille Lanterne?

No, there aren't any guestrooms with balconies at La vieille Lanterne.

La vieille Lanterne Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 62 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 62 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 62 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 62 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 62 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Excelent Location

The location is very good. Near to the all the main tourist points, only some blocks of the main Plaza. The staff are really nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was well located and I was able to sleep well. The owners were very kind but were lacking a little in their organization of organization. I would stay there again if I ever went back to Brussels.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cosey and cute. You can't beat a real old style hotel. Next time I will book this again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No air conditioning but fan supplied worked well.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Narrow spiral staircase, no kettle in the room so no coffee,
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent location

Fantastic location, across the street from Mannekin Pis and about a 2 block walk to the main square. Easy commute from at least two train stations. Numerous waffle, fries, and chocolate shops in spitting distance. Although on a main pedestrian street, everything quieted down before 10pm and so I had no problems sleeping. You do need to climb stairs to reach your room, so if you have mobility issues or extra large bags, this might not be for you. I travel with a backpack so a non-issue. Staff was very friendly and check-in was easy. I arrived early and they held my bag until the room was ready. Room included hair dryer, soap, and shampoo. (No conditioner, common in Europe.) Room had a safe. Room was clean, if slightly dated.
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bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
O quarto é bem espaçoso, tudo estava bem limpo, exceto pelo forte cheiro de cigarro. O hotel é super bem localizado, fizemos todos os passeios a pé e isso pra mim foi de grande importância. Me hospedaria novamente nesse hotel com certeza.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Achei muito bom ficar neste hotel, pq a localização é muito boa. O hotel é confortável e os atendentes são muito amigáveis. Só há um inconveniente, a escada que dá acesso aos quartos é muito estreita dificultando o acesso com malas.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Si non récupération de ma gourde, je ne recommande

Séjour à Bruxelles …. J’ai oublié une gourde dans la chambre … Je ne l’ai toujours pas récupéré Je n’ai pas apprécié la manière dont a été gérée la récupération de ma gourde avec l’hôtel ! Affaire en cours - à suivre …
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Otima localização

Ótima localização, bom custo-beneficio Pode ser desafiador para que tem algum problema de locomoção por não ter elevadior e a escada ser bem ingreme e estreita
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bien
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tuvieron muchos detalles, nos subieron las maletas y nos dejaron un regalazo la Nochevieja y se ofrecieron a guardarnos las maletas el último día. Nuestra habitación es preciosa y con vistas a Menekeen y cerca de todo. INCREÍBLE!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cute Place in a Great Location

My mother and I stayed here for two nights (as tourists) and we loved it. The staff member who greeted us was really friendly. She later helped us book our train tickets to Paris, which we greatly appreciated. Our room was basic but cute. The best part of this place is the super convenient location that allows quick access to various points of interest for tourists.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is excellent, room clean and staff great. Stairway narrow and a little intimidating when carrying luggage. I would recommend this hotel and stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

一人旅むけかな？

一人旅でブリュッセルの治安も少し心配だったため立地と予算でここに決めましたが、結果正解だったな！と思いました。 ホテルと言え6部屋しかなく、まるで下宿のような感じでしたが、快適に過ごすことができました。 一人旅もしくは女性二人ぐらいで立地重視、多くを求めない人向けのホテルです。 レセプションは1階のお土産屋さんで行うため、お店が開いている時間しか対応できないようです。早朝や夜遅くなる時は事前にチェックされることをオススメします。 ホテルの方(お土産屋さんの方)は気さくで親切でした。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Le personnel est très aimable et accueillant, l'emplacement est très proche de la grand place ce qui est très pratique pour visiter à pied Bruxelles.La chambre est propre, la douche à revoir, la chambre est exiguë pour 3 personnes, difficile pour circuler. Pas de clim mais un ventilateur... si vous laissez la fenêtre ouverte, il y a beaucoup de bruit car le manneken pis est à 15 m et il y a des bars autour. Donc, cet hotel est très bien pour des personnes qui veulent tout avoir à proximité et qui ne veulent pas un "relais du silence"
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Olga la recepcionista es una persona muy amable y lista para ayudar en cualquier momento. Una excelente ubicación del hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would not describe this accommodation as a "Hotel", it is more on the basis of a Hostel. To begin with, the cover picture should had been much of an indication about the property. The cover picture is what it is, the front of the store that the family also runs. The welcoming & reception area is right outside the store as there is no room inside. One you step inside, it immediately leads you to the rooms by the extremely narrow and steep windy stairs. The room is ok for one person, no more than two. The extra bed that was charged for was nothing else than a very thin mattress cot. The "double/queen" bed was two twins put together in a full size bed frame which prompted the mattresses to sink in the middle for not having the adequate size support. The rooms were superficially clean as the bathrooms had mold and the shower drain clogged. There was too much noise from the outside & guests very early in the morning. Needless to say, location did not compensate how uncomfortable this hostel was. It is classified as non-smoking rooms but due to the structure of the building/rooms, there was a lot of cigarette smoke filtering to the rooms which exacerbated my breathing problems. This is probably inappropriate to mention but on the day we needed to pay for the stay, the owner had an extremely unpleasant alcohol breath that it was hard to handle. Being that this place DOES NOT MEET the american (USA) accommodation standards, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT, not even because of location
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms are tiny, in very bad need of new furniture , and no elevator have a lot of luggage! the stairs up to the rooms are windy , it is VERY noisy. The street is popular into the late night because of a bar next door , and we had loud conversations floating up to our room both nights until at least 3 am
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

3 nights at the EC in Brussels

Nice simple hotel, no wifi!!! No lift. Clean and comfy, and basic. I got there late, and no-one was there, you had to phone and get a code for key box, that was realty difficult to see in the dark. But, you did get an overview of the Mannekin Pis, if that is your thing, and right in the old center
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Situation centrale - Bon Accueil - Peu de chambres - Petit déjeuner servi dans la chambre
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Small and local

V. Small and cosy hotel right in the heart of Brussels.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parfaite localisation. je conseille personnel charmant et serviable
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Trés bon rapport qualité-prix.

Un accueil très convivial. Le quartier est très agréable (plein centre ville). Possibilité de laisser les bagages dans une consigne gratuite le jour du départ (très appréciable).
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is super well-located in the heart of the city, close to everything a tourist needs. The rooms are simple, but clean. Everything work. The woman who runs the place was courteous and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018