Hotel Malcot
Free breakfast near ZOO Planckendael
About this hotel
Hotel Malcot sits close to ZOO Planckendael, roughly nine minutes by taxi or public transport away, and six minutes' walk from Hanswijkdries in Mechelen, positioning it as a workable base for a family combining a Plopsaqua trip with a zoo day. Free breakfast and Wi-Fi are bundled into the rate, and full-service laundry is a genuine practical benefit across a multi-night family stay involving wet swimwear. Parking is free, useful for a family driving between Plopsaqua's Nekkerspoel site, ZOO Planckendael and central Mechelen across a longer visit. It's a three-star stay built for practicality across a multi-activity trip rather than a single-attraction one, without the higher rate of the old town's more central hotels.
- Free breakfast
- Free parking
- Laundry service
- Near ZOO Planckendael
Our take
Hotel Malcot suits a family splitting a Belgian trip between Plopsaqua and ZOO Planckendael, with free breakfast, parking and laundry covering the logistics of a multi-day, multi-activity stay. It's a practical rather than distinctive choice, best judged on convenience across a broader family itinerary spanning more than one Belgian attraction.
- ✓Pair a Plopsaqua day with a ZOO Planckendael visit, since both sit within a similar drive from this hotel.
- ✓Use the full-service laundry partway through your stay, useful after a few days of wet swimwear.
- ✓Book early during school holidays, since both the water park and the zoo draw family crowds at the same time.
Why we love it
- Close to ZOO Planckendael
- Free breakfast and parking
- Full-service laundry
- Practical for multi-day stays
Why guests love itSplitting our trip between Plopsaqua and a day at ZOO Planckendael worked well from here, with both sites a similar distance away and free parking making the back-and-forth painless. The full-service laundry partway through the week was more useful than we expected for a family cycling through wet swimwear daily, and free breakfast kept mornings simple before either outing, right through to the last day.