Leuven hotels near Old Market Square

Pros: The Penta Hotel is a nice hotel located in the center of Leuven, close to restaurants, bars and the likes. It is remarkably quiet in the rooms considering that location. Comfortable size room and decent room service.

Cons: The television wasn’t working properly and the staff tried little but basically left it. It wasn’t resolved during my five day stay. Slight letdown of service.

Pros: Was there before and liked it.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Its our second time going back. It has a great location near everything like restaurants and shopping.

Cons: Its a bit far from the train station,however not a long walk.

Pros: Service was always above and beyond expectations. Staff always friendly, booked taxis that were very friendly and reasonable as I have family over in Belgium.

Cons: I enjoyed all

Pros: Great location - very hip - good sized rooms and bathroom. Very good value for money. Friendly and helpful staff.

Pros: Location was on the doorstep of everything in Leuven

Cons: No dislikes at all! the property was perfect for our needs.

Pros: The location is just amazing, with a (paid) parking facility. The bar at the reception is a calm escape if you want to enjoy a Belgian beer in peace away from crowded bars in the city. The parking is a bit difficult, yet the hotel sends a messages with photo instructions how to reach the parking garage.

Cons: This is again one of the hotels were the reception is a bar and I always notice that this makes the staff super-busy to answer all questions.

Pros: Breakfast ,clean, staff friendly, language no probs, yards away from the centre will be back for sure, thanks

Cons: Hard to find anything wrong

Pros: Central and friendly. Good breakfast

Cons: Not much

Pros: Close proximity to the university (central campus), shopping, restaurants without need for a car.

Cons: The noise from the plaza area in front of the hotel--lasted all through the night and was quite loud at times.

Pros: location

Pros: The rooms and location

Cons: The staff who was working on sunday was very unfriendly

Pros: Location

Cons: Breakfast is too expensive (18 € !)

Pros: Location close to City is excelent.

Cons: More pillows should be provided in rooms for the beds.

Pros: The hotel is very central, all amenities are close by, the staff are very friendly and helpful

Pros: Quiet large room very close to centre

Cons: More noise from the corridor than usual

Pros: Good value for money, 61 Euros for twin room with nice breakfast buffet. Parking garage below hotel. Excellent location in city centre.

Cons: Twin rooms were comfortable, but slightly too small as there were two queen size beds.

Pros: We had a brilliant weekend rate. The hotel is a business hotel and our twin room was perfect for our needs. The breakfast was full self-service and plenty full. Leuven is a lovely place and the hotel is very well situated in town. We had a room out to the back which was blissfully quiet.

Cons: The receptionist on duty was not very welcoming - she seemed to class us by the rate we were paying and the rucksacks on our backs. Or she was just not enjoying her job.

Pros: The hotel was extremely central. THe breakfast was very good. Rooms spacious and clean. All required facilities present. The hotel staff were extremely helpful

Pros: Great breakfast, great location, really amazing! I would book it again... for people who cant walk good should avoid this hotel as you have to walk a lot of stairs

Pros: Good Breakfast, Friendly efficient personell, Clean room and bathroom. Location was good, especially if you arrive by train (accross the square from the station)

Cons: No airco - It was 39C and we only had an electric fan- Very bad nights sleep. Room was up 5 flights of stairs in that heat with no lift - Definately not recommended for someone with problems climbing stairs - There were rooms on lower floors, but were more expensive.

Pros: Very close to train station, nice house, nice room, good breakfast

Cons: Many stairs(No elevator), no AC

Pros: It's good value, but the rooms are slightly run down. It's not the Ritz but you're not paying for the Ritz. Location is great, right next to the station (which is actually quite a nice area). Breakfast was nothing special, but there was plenty of it, and the cafe area is nice.

Cons: Shower was dreadful. Took 10 minutes for the hot water to start running.

Pros: Large room and bathroom and good breakfast in the cafe below. Friendly staff when we checked in.

Cons: No lift, room on 3rd floor and no blind at bathroom window (which also didn’t close) Rooms across the street could see right in!

Pros: Breakfest was very good and staff are very kind

Cons: There is no lift because its a historic building.

Pros: Excellent breakfast. Tired poorly decorated room.

Cons: Room decoration

Pros: Location, friendliness, cleanliness, breakfast with omelettes and scrambled eggs

Cons: A lot of stairs to climb, not a problem for us but prohibitive for people with mobility problems. Only a hairdryer on request

Pros: The prompt assistance of the staff for the needs we had, specially for helping us to carry the suitcase to the room.

Cons: Carrying the suitcases up till the third the third floor, even with the help of the staff, with no lift in the structure is quite a task. I don't know if the fact that reception at restaurant desk are factually the same is due to any renovation ongoing, but for me which I've quite a long background in the hotel business, it's not the smartest solution, attention looked more focused on the restaurant than on the hotel gusts. Plus we had an issue with some plumber smell in the room the first night absolutely unbearable, and bathroom floor had a huge stain of humidity infiltration anyway. We got a free upgrade in a junior suite, only for the first night. But What would had been the solution if the hotel was completely booked? Luckily the issue was solved on the following day. Than when we came down for breakfast in the morning the waiter apologized with use because the coffee machine was out of order. I would say: Ok I appreciate the effort of the staff to solve any issue and provide to emergencies, but organizing for a real result is a different matter. I hope this feedback has been constructive.

Pros: Ace location. Brilliant and friendly staff. Price.

Cons: Extremely small room. Sound proofing could be better. A slight aroma of sewage in the morning.

Pros: Busy/buzzy reception staff, got spoken at rather than to. Room was very much on the small side, clean with a very functional bathroom with a good, hot shower. Only steps away from the old town centre.

Cons: The air conditioning kept coming on through the night despite turning it off 4 times. Reception had no umbrellas for loan/rent. The in house parking was rather expensive at €16 per day and access to it was via the street even though there was an internal door to the garages. I also thought that a cup of filtered coffee(not expresso) at €3.50 was a bit rich, and a continental breakfast for€15 ridiculous.

Pros: Breakfast is varied, no complaints, hotel location is good.

Cons: The room is too small and modest, the bathroom is uncomfortable, especially the shower.

Pros: Never use the breakfast facility,

Cons: The air conditioning the control did not work

Cons: We got 2 single beds instead of double. Very noisy. What is happening in the hall we heard really loudly. Was annoying.

Pros: Super friendly staff and excellent location

Cons: Tiny rooms with small windows, no kettle/coffee maker in the room. No soundproofing.

Pros: Very comfy bed and clean room and bathroom. There is a car park also which is secure and reasonable at €16 per day.

Pros: Good location with friendly staff.

Pros: Very expensive, apart from a shoe box size room, breakfast extra €16 each for continental ! And parking another €16, plus €10 for small dog all adds up to a high value stay...

Cons: Price, room size and no facilities

Pros: The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, willing to give tips about the city. Location can't be better, very close to all bars and main attractions but very quite in the room. The room was very clean and with all the facilities.

Cons: Not much to comment but I have to say something is that the room was a bit small and the window high so didnt have any views.

Pros: The location and character

Cons: Lumpy mattress

Pros: HOTEL IS GOOD LOCATED BUT ROOM IS OLD AND NOT WELL PRESERVED.

Cons: THE FAMILY ROOM WAS HORRIBLE: DIRTY CARPET, OLD SHOWER AND WALLS FULL OF IMPERFECTIONS. THIS ROOM NEEDS AN URGENT REACONDITION.

Pros: We had a very spacious family room consisting of two bedrooms and seperate toilet. Breakfast was very good with lots of choices.

Cons: We didn't have a window in our bathroom and therefore it smelt a bit mouldy

Pros: The property was very clean and the staff were friendly and accommodating. I liked that the hotel was right across the street from the train station.

Cons: The only thing I would complain about is the noise coming from outside the building. You can hear everything like cars driving by which wasn’t a very nice thing to wake up from.

Pros: The hotel is situated at a nice location. Opposite the station and a 10 minute walk to the Grote Markt.

Cons: The room looked horrible. It looked like a prison cell. Everything was grey and old. They used the cheapest furniture you can find, which was old and damaged. It was the most basic room you can imagine. If I had known this before I would have booked another room or a different hotel. Definitely a disappointment.

Pros: The breakfast room was comfortable and it felt that there was no pressure to finish quickly. The bedrooms were spacious and clean and the hotel was a great base for our stay.

Pros: Location

Cons: Breakfast

Pros: Location

Cons: Staff not helpful

Pros: Location. No hotel in Leuven can beat this location, especially if you like to travel in the morning by train. The outside view of the hotel was good. Breakfast had variety. My room did not have a view from the window - but I noticed there were rooms with excellent views overlooking the train station square.

Cons: Room was dusty. I can feel that instantly because I am allergic to dust. I can confidently say that the carpets were never cleaned for years. Also, the dusty carpet indicates that the rooms were not vacuumed for several weeks either. The plates in the breakfast were not cleaned properly. I literally saw a lip stain in two of the glasses. It is 1-star hotel. I get it. But that is not an excuse for running a dirty hotel. The bed was tiny and uncomfortable. There was no door for the bathroom/toilet. I assume it is not the case for double/twin rooms. If so, I would find it weird (even if the room is shared by two romantic partners).

Pros: Very clean and friendly staff

Cons: Decor rather tired. A bit shabby.