Name: Voco City North
Address: Brussels, BE
Price range: From $135

Voco City North, BrusselsVoco City North in Brussels, Belgium has a corrected score of 3.6 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 25 of 162 hotels we score in Brussels. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.7 before correction: Booking.com 3.9, Tripadvisor 3.6. Rooms from about $135 a night (cached, not a live quote).Voco City North is an IHG-branded hotel in the business district of Vilvoorde, set in green surroundings with good motorway access via the E19 and E40. It has 92 rooms, ranging from cosy rooms and twins to suites and grand rooms, with air conditioning, premium bedding, safes and, in some cases, balconies and coffeemakers. Facilities include three restaurants, a bar, a coffee shop, room service, EV chargers, on-site parking and the Aqua Heaven Vilvoorde wellness area. It suits business travellers and drivers, being about ten minutes from Brussels Airport and a short drive from the Atomium. The main drawback is the location: it sits in an office area rather than central Brussels, and there is no gym.What stands out

Comfortable beds and modern rooms

Three restaurants plus a bar

Wellness area on site

Free parking and EV chargers

Watch out for

Air conditioning reportedly underperforms

No gym on site

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