Furthermore, staying at the Hotel Manos Stephanie, a member of Epoque Hotels, is one of the most ideal locations in Brussels. Right in the heart of the city nearby the fashion and business district, the Hotel Manos Stephanie is the best choice for everyone. Decorated in a style that even Louis XVI would die for, each room at the boutique hotel Manos is one that redefines elegance. With 55 rooms and all the amenities imaginable, the Hotel Manos Stephanie is a place where everyone can see the best of Belgium.

More than 18 rooms taken over by young and upcoming fashion designers, photographers and other artists:
Ellen Vaneccelpoel – FLANEL / fashion design
Vanessa Pinto / fashion art
Julie Denis – JUDE COLLECTION / textile & fashion
Sofi van Saltbommel / textile & sculpture
Dorinda Bielen / textile design
Julie Menuge – GUARANTEED VERITABLE SUPER MIX / textile design
Laurence Bruyninckx – DIVINE INTERVENTION / fashion design
Julie Distave / fashion design
Petra De Bruyn / fashion design
Giuseppe Virgone / fashion design
NIYONA LED’r BAGS & Vanessa Aerts – jewellery design
Juliette Bogers / fashion design
Tenue de Ville / design and fashion studio
Elise Viste / fashion design
Gervaise Gournay / fashion design
Séraphine D’Oultremont – fashion design & Anaïs Lefevre – photography
Celine Lellouche – INSIDE – fashion design
Erika Schillebeeckx – fashion & graphic & Fabien Huleux – design

About 8 meeting rooms with more renowned brands, designers and artists:
o ELLE aime la mode with Justine De Moriame
o Bernard Gavilan of CUSTOMISEZ-MOI with a unique archive of his customizations
o La Machine à Recoudre le Temps by Cristoph Houbrechts Vanhoorne, historical costume designer
o Cosyworks by Sophie Meier – photostory on catwalks & DZO (France)
o Olivier Habel – handmade glass jewelry & art (Germany)
o Alberto Puras – fashion designer (Spain)
o Marko Galovic – fashion designer
o WEEKENDFASHIONAWARD finalists from La Cambre mode(s) Brussels, De Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem and Central Saint Martins Collega of Art and Design London, with the kind collaboration of LE VIF/WEEKEND KNACK

EXHIBITION Saturday, October 22 · 6:00pm – 11:00pm
ENTRANCE €6 > 1 FREE DRINK INCLUDED
PRE-REGISTRATION ON WWW.ARTNBLOOM.BE > ONLY €4

AFTER PARTY IN SMOODS 22H – 02H WITH DJ
FASHION MENU €45 – RESERVATIONS 02.220.66.66
WWW.SMOODS.NET

Metro/Villo: Botanique / Kruidtuin
Tram 92 and 94 – Bus 270, 272 and 358 in front of the hotel
Limited parking possibilities in the hotel (via Rue Musin 1)
Closest public parking: Passage 44 – Rue de l’Ommegang 16

About Bloom Boutique Hotel

Hotel BLOOM! is an exceptional boutique hotel in the heart of Brussels. Be it for business or for pleasure, you will certainly enjoy a relaxing and refreshing stay at Hotel Bloom. The hotel comprises of 305 guestrooms, 12 meeting rooms (including a 430m² Ballroom), The OO Restaurant and the Mezzanine Lounge Bar. Complimentary WIFI throughout the Hotel Bloom. Choose from a full range of room types, from sizes L to XXL : each room is at least 30 square meters with large windows, an oversized workspace and an ergonomic office chair. Our oversized Lofts offer plenty of space for those looking for serenity and comfort. Hotel Bloom offers 1300 m² of new meeting space for your business and gatherings.

Location:

Hotel Bloom is in central Brussels, next to the Brussels’ inner ring road and adjacent to the gorgeous Botanic Gardens. Hotel Bloom is close to the major landmarks and tourist attractions in Brussels: the Royal Park Theatre (0.9km), the Royal Palace (1.1 km), Grand Place (1.5 km), the Chocolate museum (1.5km), the Manneken Pis (1.8km), the Musée Magritte (2km), the Atomium (6 km) and Brussels golf (8 km). This central Brussels boutique hotel is just 20 m from a Metro station, trams and busses at Botanique. Brussels Airport at 12 km or 25 minutes by taxi. Railway North Station is at 3km and Gare du Midi is at 3km (both reachable by metro). – View Location Map.

General Information:

Manneken Pis is a famous Brussels’ landmark, designed by Jerome Duquesnoy. It is a small bronze fountain depicting a naked little boy who is urinating into the fountain’s basin. It was put in place in 1618 or 1619 and is located at the intersection of Rue de l’Étuve/Stoofstraat and Rue du Chêne/Eikstraat. Just take left from the famous Grand Palace when you get to the Brussels Town Hall and continue walking for a few hundred meters.

The legendary Manneken Pis is composed of several versions detailing its origin. Tourists are most familiar with the story about a wealthy merchant, while visiting the beautiful city of Brussels with his family, had his beloved young boy go missing. Immediately, the merchant formed a search group that investigated every section of Brussels. It turned out that the child was found cheerfully urinating in a small garden, therefore being the inspiration for the Manneken Pis as a gift from the merchant to the city.

Our preferred version is of a young boy who was awoken by a fire and saved the day by putting it out by urinating on the fire and helped to stop the king’s castle from burning into pieces.

Manneken Pis is dressed in a costume many times every week. There is a schedule published and posted on the railings around the fountain. His wardrobe counts more than 800 suits. The Museum of the City of Brussels presents one hundred of these suits.

Each year, the non-profit association The Friends of Manneken-Pis review costume designs submitted and select a small number to be produced and used.

It is a fascinating ceremony when the costumes are changed and is accompanied by brass band music. The costumes usually selected represent the national dress of certain nations whose citizens choose the beautiful Brussels as a destination. Another theme of some of the costumes is based on uniforms from professions, associations, trades and even branches of military services.

Once in a while, the statue is connected with a keg of beer and cups are filled and given to people who just happen to be passing by.

Thousands of visitors in Brussels gather around the fountain each year. Brussels just would not be the same without this small boy called the Manneken Pis.

BOUTIQUE HOTELS IN BRUSSELS

Bloom Brussels Hotel

from 69 EUR (98 USD) »

Hotel Manos Stephanie

Boutique hotel with charm, ideal choice for the modern traveler. Centrally located in the heart of Brussels, just yards away from the most fashionable shopping and business district, our Hotel Manos Stephanie is a reflection of Brussels genuine hospitality. This hotel provides Free Wifi.

from 100 EUR (142 USD) »

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Please enjoy below the floral gallery which definitely will indulge your eyes and will make you think about your own floral design!

725 Continental Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/buenos-aires-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/725buenosaires/l/en

Hotel 562 Nogaro, Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/buenos-aires-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/nogaro/l/en

Hotel Alexandra, Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/copenhagen-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/alexandrahotel/l/en

Hotel Amira, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/istanbul-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/amirahotel/l/en

Banke Hotel, Paris, France http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/paris-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/bankehotel/l/en

The Beaufort Hotel Knightsbridge, London, UK http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/london-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/beaufort-knightsbridge/l/en

Central Park Hotel, Hong Kong, China http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/hong-kong-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/centralparkhotel/l/en

Cosmo Hotel, Hong Kong, China http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/hong-kong-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/cosmohotel/l/en

Diamant Hotel Sydney, Australia http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/sydney-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/diamanthotelsydney/l/en

Dream Hotel, New York http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/new-york-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/dreamny/l/en

Duquesa de Cardona Hotel, Barcelona, Spain http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/barcelona-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/duquesacardona/l/en

Hart's Hotel Nottingham, UK http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/nottingham-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/hartsnottingham/l/en

Hollmann Beletage Boutique Hotel, Vienna, Austria http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/vienna-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/hollmann-beletage/l/en

Bloom Brussels Hotel, Brussels, Belgium http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/brussels-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/bloombrussels/l/en

Hotel Palazzo Giovanelli Gran Canal, Venice, Italy http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/venice-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/palazzogiovanelli/l/en

Kirketon Boutique Hotel, Sydney, Australia http://www.epoquehotels.com/h.php/sydney-hotels/boutique-hotel/h/kirketonboutiquehotel/l/en

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At this special Champagne Edition you will have the chance to discover the work of 18 artists and taste a selection of champagne by 18 producers from the Champagne region. An original and new way to touch art!

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Find amongs the Champagne producers:

Voirin Jumel, Xavier Loriot, Michez, Cuillier, Charles Heston, Breton, Tanazacq, Hazard, Grasset Stern, Legras & Haas, Boulachin Chaput, Cuchet Cez.

And discover the artwork of the following artists:

Betsy Eeckhout, Jean Claude Chelveder, 13pulsions, Isabelle Rousseau, Corinne Lecot, Denis Meyers, Ginou Raty, Laurence Gonry Spacepafpaf, Isabelle Pozzi, Nat Push, Frédérique Nolet de Brauwere, Michael Chia, Andrea Clanetti, Katherine Longly, Larissa Ickx, Sophie Dassel, Olivier Paul, Arnaud Vivane.

Special Installation by Damien Paul Gal

Performance ‘Paintings on Bottles’ -  11^th of December from 7 p.m. till 8 p.m.

The entrance fee to this exhibition and tasting is only 6 EUR! Moreover, the afterparty will take place on Saturday,

11^th of December, from 10 p.m. till 2 a.m. and doors will be open to everyone!

Champagne Menu at SmoodS – Living Room, kitchen & music – for € 36 for reservations call: 02.220.66.66

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About Bloom Boutique Hotel

Hotel BLOOM! is an exceptional boutique hotel in the heart of Brussels. Be it for business or for pleasure, you will certainly enjoy a relaxing and refreshing stay at Hotel Bloom. The hotel comprises of 305 guestrooms, 12 meeting rooms (including a 430m² Ballroom), The OO Restaurant and the Mezzanine Lounge Bar. Complimentary WIFI throughout the Hotel Bloom. Choose from a full range of room types, from sizes L to XXL : each room is at least 30 square meters with large windows, an oversized workspace and an ergonomic office chair. Our oversized Lofts offer plenty of space for those looking for serenity and comfort. Hotel Bloom offers 1300 m² of new meeting space for your business and gatherings.

Location:

Hotel Bloom is in central Brussels, next to the Brussels’ inner ring road and adjacent to the gorgeous Botanic Gardens. Hotel Bloom is close to the major landmarks and tourist attractions in Brussels: the Royal Park Theatre (0.9km), the Royal Palace (1.1 km), Grand Place (1.5 km), the Chocolate museum (1.5km), the Manneken Pis (1.8km), the Musée Magritte (2km), the Atomium (6 km) and Brussels golf (8 km). This central Brussels boutique hotel is just 20 m from a Metro station, trams and busses at Botanique. Brussels Airport at 12 km or 25 minutes by taxi. Railway North Station is at 3km and Gare du Midi is at 3km (both reachable by metro). – View Location Map.

General Information: