The Best Hotels to Book in Mons, Belgium
Indulgent cuisine, rich cultural heritage; Wallonia’s most historic city is all about the good life. Naturally, the top hotels in Mons are a study in old-world luxury – bookable on Culture Trip.
Best known outside Belgium for a World War I battle in 1914, the capital city of Hainaut province and the cultural capital of Wallonia has plenty to offer besides military history. There’s fabulous food: Belgian classics like meatballs, waffles and chocolate or ever-changing seasonal surprises. There are woodland walks aplenty whilst popular zoological garden Pairi Daiza is also nearby. In fact, no other Belgian city has so many Unesco sites nearby, from a 17th-century belfry to the archives and exhibitions at the Mundaneum. Whatever brings you to the city, here are some of the top places to stay in Mons.
1. Table et chambre particulière
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The innovative four-course menu of fresh, local produce is a major star at this restaurant in a contemporary house with two garden-facing bedrooms. Apart from allergies and so on, there’s no choice of dishes in this private dining room with a fine-weather terrace, but they tend not to disappoint: homemade terrines and pickles, stuffed courgette flowers, seared scallops with girolles, meat-filled agnolotti or risotto with truffle. Any of these could turn up on your plate at the Table, followed by a delicate raspberry tart or light mille-feuille slices. After all that, you’ll be glad only to have to stagger upstairs. It’s tucked away on leafy Vieux Chemin de Binche just a ten-minute drive or bus ride from central Mons.
2. Hotel & Aparthotel Casteau Resort Mons
Boutique Hotel
A bi-coloured modernist block, northeast of Mons in the village of Casteau, this resort has nearly 100 bedrooms, a restaurant, sauna and gym. Belgium’s most popular zoo, the Pairi Daiza, with pandas, elephants, tigers and koalas among its 7,000 residents, is a 20-minute drive north. The hotel has a choice of cosy doubles, larger executive rooms or full apartments with kitchens and living rooms. All come with spa access, whilst the hotel’s own restaurant offers a light menu featuring classic meatballs and braised endive with cheese sauce. Stroll a few steps from the door to L’Envers du Décor for a classic French feast, a decent wine list and the iconic dame blanche au bon chocolat, Belgium’s answer to a hot fudge sundae.
3. Martin's Dream Hotel
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4. Utopia Hotel
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5. Van der Valk Hotel Mons Congres
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6. Hotel Infotel
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7. Auberge de Jeunesse de Mons
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8. Apart Hotel Saint Georges
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This is an updated version of an article originally by Nana Van De Poel.
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