HÔTEL Jean de Bruges

Beautiful conversion of one of the old monastic houses right next to the Abbey itself (which was originally built by Charlemagne, much knocked about and rebuilt over the years) Be reassured – our room looked over the square and the entrance to the abbey but we weren’t disturbed by the bells!) Simply-decorated and very clean, the room itself was lovely. Pet-friendly (there is an amiable resident fox terrier). Stone staircase is dauntingly steep, but there is a perfectly good lift. No restaurant (there’s a good choice round the square, even if low season) but breakfast meets the same very high standards of the rest of the place.