Originally Posted by Dan72

Brussels empties in August. The EU and NATO more or less reduce to a skeleton staff as do many businesses. Business travellers always outnumber tourists by some margin, this means weekend rates are typically cheap and they tumble throughout August. I hope you got a good rate.

The hotel is not in a great location, but it's handy for the airport train which stops at the north station nearby. I lived in Brussels for a few years and spent my last night at the hotel. I wasn't especially sad to leave Brussels!