The Notary

The Notary is absolutelly beautiful place! perfection in everything, attention to details, welcoming, high quality. My favorit is the bathroom with fireplace... this is love! loved to stay and defenately will come again!

This is a very difficult review to write. I take great care picking my hotels and most of the ones I pick are great. Writing good reviews is easy. This one is not. First the pros: the property is beautiful. The backyard is gorgeous and the canal behind the property is charming. The common areas are also quite beautiful. Now the cons. Our room, although beautifully decorated overall, was a bit of sensory overload. There were too many objects in it filling in most of the space. A bit too dark for my taste, especially the bathroom. It was very difficult to put makeup on, because it was so dark. I was told that mirrors with built-in lights were on order and will be soon installed. We didn't have breakfast at the hotel because I felt it was overpriced for what it was. Personally, I feel they should charge a bit more for the room and include breakfast. In most small boutique hotels we stayed at, breakfast was always included. The worst part happened after we left. I checked my credit card and saw that we were charged 100 euro we did not authorize. We called to ask what the charge was for. We were told that a book was missing from the room and they charged us for that. I was stunned. Nobody contacted us to politely inquire if we accidentally took the book, and nobody contacted us to let us know we were being charged. The cleaning person reported that a book was missing and they charged us! We told them, we didn't take any books. Incidentally, the room was so dark and so filled with objects that I didn't even notice that there were books in the room. After the staff talked to the manager, we were refunded the 100 euro and told that they were going to try and find out what happened to their book. That made me feel as if they were still accusing us. In the end they apologized profusely and refunded us but this incident left a very bad taste in our mouths. .

beautiful boutique hotel just off the heart of Bruges. Friendly staff, rooms very well decorated. You feel at home. Breakfast is unfortunately insufficient, the only weak point; easy to get better…..

This hotel is stunning. It's more than just a hotel. It's an experience. The hotel is beautifully kept, everything is done with care and precision. We were in two minds whether to go to Bruges or a countryside escape. But this felt like both. The garden is a haven of peace and the natural swimming pool very refreshing. We took the champagne brunch, which was enjoyable and they catered for intolerances, but it was a bit expensive. However, overall, while the hotel is pricey, it is worth every penny. We will certainly come back.

The Notary is the most beautiful hotel I've ever been to. And I am very sorry to put 4 out of 5 stars but there were many minor defects. The hotel is more like a piece of art. Their designer took care about every detail. We also really enjoyed our time in their garden which is very beautiful and peaceful - perfect for afternoon tea or a glass of champagne. But there were also many small problems which made our stay not that good. 1. We stayed in the room at the attic and it was very hot there. Although it was 60 square meters, there was only 1 air conditioner and it almost didn't work. It was blowing but not cooling the air at all. It had obviously ran out of cooling gas. We were dying during the night and got almost no sleep at all. 2. The problem were also the curtains in the room. They were very thin and hanging very so freely that there was no dark from them at all. The light was coming intoo the room from the early morning - like 5 am. One more big sleep problem. 3. Our door knob got out of our door every time we were closing the door to our room. Sometimes my husband could fix it himself. Nut sometimes (3 or 4 times) I went to the reception area with the door knob in my hand and asked someone to fix it. 4. Once we came back from the walk and found out that the housekeeping left the door open to our room after cleaning. We had all our staff inside. Fortunately, no one came to our room while it was open to everyone and everything was inside. But we were so shocked. Very dissapointed. All in all, we would like to come back to this hotel one day but we really hope that they will fix all these problems

We had an amazing experience, every detail was extremely well thought out, we recommend it to everyone who wants really special moments with their loved one or with family, friends. The food was impeccable and the entire team is so friendly and nice, but also very professional and meticulous.