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Novotel Brussels City Centre

The Novotel Brussels City Centre is located in the lively district of Sainte-Catherine, 200 metres from De Brouckère metro station.

Easily accessible by public transport, the hotel is located in the city centre. Many metro stations, tram and bus stops are in the vicinity. Brussels Central Station is only a 10-minute walk away.

 
  • The hotel has no private parking.
  • The entrance is through an automatic sliding door.
  • The counter is a logical continuation of the building.
  • There is a bar and a dining room on the ground floor, as well as an adapted toilet.
  • There are lifts to all floors.
  • The hotel has one adapted room per floor.
 

Strong points

Access road from the street
  • All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
Entrance
  • The building is easy to identify.
  • The entrance is easy to identify.
  • The main entrance is accessible.
  • The opening of the door is automatic.
Home
  • The payment device is easy to use.
  • There is a mobile payment device.
  • The free space in front of the counter is sufficiently big.
  • The counter is at the correct height.
Horizontal circulation
  • The floor is regular and free of obstacles.
Vertical circulation
  • There is a lift.

Points of attention

Parking
  • There is no car park.
Entrance
  • The staff does not see the persons who arrive.
Adapted sanitary
  • There is an adapted toilet, but it is difficult to access.
  • The passage width of the doors measures between 80 and 85 cm.
Dining room
  • No table allows a correct positioning in a wheelchair.
Shower room
  • The shower room is not properly equipped.
  • There is a step to negotiate to enter in the shower.

Strong points

Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to identify.
  • The building is easy to identify.
Home
  • Seats are available near the reception.
Room
  • The room has a private adapted shower room.
Shower room
  • The adapted shower is equipped with a seat and grab bars.

Points of attention

Entrance
  • The staff does not see the persons who arrive.
Horizontal circulation
  • The floor is hardly passable in some places.
  • The ramps are not equipped with handrails.

Strong points

Guide dog
  • Assistance dogs are accepted.
Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to identify.
  • The entrance is located in the logical continuation of the pathway.
  • The opening of the door is automatic.
Horizontal circulation
  • The dangerous objects in the pathway are secured.
Vertical circulation
  • A lift serves all the floors open to the public.
Room
  • The room number is embossed next to the door.
  • The staff is available to guide to the room.

Points of attention

Access road from the street
  • There are no guide-lines.
Horizontal circulation
  • There is at least one non-secured step in the logical pathway.

Strong points

Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to identify.
  • The entrance is located in the logical continuation of the pathway.
  • The opening of the door is automatic.
Horizontal circulation
  • Circulation is free from obstacles.
Vertical circulation
  • A lift serves all the floors.
Dining room
  • The staff is available to help people sit at a table, choose from the menu, serve themselves, pay...
Room
  • The staff is available to guide to the room.
  • The staff is available to show the room and its equipment.

Points of attention

Access road from the street
  • There are no guide-lines.
Entrance
  • The staff does not see the persons who arrive and can‘t offer assistance.
Home
  • The staff does not see the persons coming into the building and cannot assist them.
  • The reception is hard to find.
Horizontal circulation
  • There is a blinding lighting through the floor in a part of the pathway.
  • There is at least one non-secured step in the logical pathway.
Dining room
  • The catering is buffet-style.
Room
  • The room door does not contrast with its environment .
  • The room number is not in a colour contrasting with its environment.

Strong points

Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to find.
  • The building is easy to find.
Home
  • The reception is open, well lit and allows lip reading.
Wireless
  • It is possible to connect to the mobile networks, 3G or 4G.
Vertical circulation
  • The floors of the building are well marked.
  • There is a visual display of the floors in the lift.
Room
  • The staff is available to show the room and its equipment.

Points of attention

Entrance
  • The staff does not see the persons who arrive.
Room
  • There is no room equipped with an adapted fire alarm system (light or vibration).

Strong points

Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to find.
  • The building is easy to find.
Home
  • The reception is located in a quiet environment.
Dining room
  • The environment is calm.
  • The lighting is sufficient and allows lip reading.
  • The catering is buffet-style.
Room
  • The staff is available to show the room and its equipment.

Points of attention

Entrance
  • The staff does not see the persons who arrive.
Magnetic induction loop
  • There is no mobile induction loop.
Room
  • There is no room equipped with an adapted fire alarm system (light or vibration).

Strong points

Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to find.
  • The building is easy to find.
Home
  • The reception is calm.
Vertical circulation
  • The floors of the building are well marked.
  • The lift is easy to use or staff is available to help.
Horizontal circulation
  • The location is calm.
  • The location is well lit.
Theater/Cinema
  • The lighting is sufficient and continuous during the arrival et exit.
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