Lunatree
Highly rated and four minutes from the cathedral
About this hotel
Lunatree pairs an exceptionally strong guest rating with one of the more central positions on this list, four minutes' walk from both Saint Rumbold's Cathedral and Grote Markt. Free breakfast is bundled into the rate, and the smoke-free, kid-friendly rooms suit a family travelling with children for a Plopsaqua trip. Its smaller scale compared with the chain hotels nearby tends to mean a quieter, more personal stay, and the central position keeps both the old town's restaurants and the taxi or bus rank out to Nekkerspoel within easy reach. For a family who wants a walkable base and a proper breakfast before an early water park start, it's one of the strongest picks in the cluster.
- Free breakfast
- Kid-friendly rooms
- Smoke-free
- Central old-town location
Our take
Lunatree suits a family who wants a highly rated, central, breakfast-included stay without the scale or anonymity of a chain hotel. Its four-minute walk to both the cathedral and Grote Markt makes it one of the more walkable options for combining Plopsaqua with an old-town evening out among Mechelen's restaurants.
- ✓Book well ahead given the exceptionally strong guest rating, since smaller properties like this fill up fastest.
- ✓Eat breakfast early if aiming to beat Plopsaqua's first-hour queue out in Nekkerspoel.
- ✓Take the short walk past Saint Rumbold's Cathedral on your way to the taxi rank rather than booking a direct transfer.
Why we love it
- Exceptionally strong guest rating
- Four minutes from Saint Rumbold's Cathedral
- Free breakfast included
- Kid-friendly, smoke-free rooms
Why guests love itThe guest rating drew us in and the location sealed it, four minutes from both the cathedral and Grote Markt, with breakfast done early enough that we were at Plopsaqua before the queue built up outside Nekkerhal. It's a smaller property than the chain hotels nearby, which gave the stay a more personal feel, and the kid-friendly rooms meant we didn't need to worry about noise complaints after a long pool day.