It had been a long day and it was time for us to find a place to stay. As we have traveled in Belgium before, we knew that the French part of Belgium is not as nice as the Flemish side. After stopping in a few towns on the French side, we decided to keep on driving until we were further west. We had never visited the town of Namur so we decided to stop in to see what it was like. It was already dark as we drove into town. After checking out two other hotels we got a referral to the Novotel in Namur from the Ibis. The clerk at the Ibis called the Novotel and secured a rate of 84€ for three of us including breakfast. We couldn’t find the hotel and were thinking about giving up when we came across another hotel at the casino. After looking at this room and not wanting it, we asked for directions to the Novotel. It was much further than we though.

After finally arriving at the Novotel we checked in and headed up the flight of stairs to our room on the first floor. This hotel appeared to be more of a conference center that they threw together in a hurry. It looked like it was built in a futuristic style back in the 70s. It is hard to describe. My husband kept saying he felt like we were on the Starship Enterprise.

Our room was spacious. There was one double bed and a couch that was turned into a single bed. We had a TV and a small balcony that looked out onto the Meuse River. The bathroom was spacious and clean and the shower had great pressure. The décor was a little strange as I said before. It had these odd-shaped lights and the colors were a bit 70s. The best part about our room was the view. The view out onto the river was amazing.

The hotel had an indoor and an outdoor swimming pool that connect in the summertime. The outdoor pool was still closed. The hotel has 15 conference rooms, one bar and one restaurant. There are 110 rooms for guests.

We had a great breakfast in the morning. The buffet was full of choices such as breads, cereals, eggs and bacon, and there were several juice, tea and coffee choices. The coffee was so good we stayed a little longer to enjoy a second cup.