travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Dukes' Palace Bruges

Hotel Dukes' Palace Bruges travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This actually regal property dates to the 1400s as a royal grand palace, built in 1429 by Duke Philip the Good to mark the celebration of his marriage to Isabella of Portugal. Duke Philip's original palace was eventually destroyed, and the current palace building dates to the 1700s. Over the centuries, various royal families lived there until it was left in disuse.

The property has served as a hotel for many decades, previously run by Kempinski. The curre...