Novotel Wavre Brussels East
A business-park base five minutes from the slides
About this hotel
Five minutes by taxi separates Novotel Wavre Brussels East from Aqualibi, close enough that a pool day doesn't eat into the evening. The hotel itself was built for Brussels-bound business travellers, which shows in its contemporary rooms, French restaurant and outdoor pool, but that same design means free, open parking and a kid-friendly, pet-friendly policy that suits a family arriving with a full car. A bar and room service cover evenings when nobody wants to go back out after a day of slides, and the fitness centre gives parents an option beyond the hotel pool. Families travelling with a dog can bring it along without extra arrangements, one less thing to plan around the Aqualibi trip.
- Outdoor pool
- Free parking
- Pet-friendly
- Airport shuttle
Our take
This suits families who want the shortest possible gap between checking in and getting to Aqualibi, without giving up a proper hotel breakfast, bar and pool of its own. It's less suited to families chasing a countryside, garden-based stay, since the setting is business-park rather than rural Walloon Brabant. Not paying for parking each day made a real difference across our stay near Aqualibi.
- ✓Book the free parking directly through the hotel rather than assuming a nearby lot, since Aqualibi's own parking is separate.
- ✓Ask for a ground-floor or accessible room early if needed, since the property lists accessible facilities as standard.
- ✓Reserve ahead for Belgian school holidays, when this business-park cluster fills fastest with waterpark day-trippers.
Why we love it
- Five minutes by taxi to Aqualibi
- Outdoor pool and fitness centre on site
- Free parking and pet-friendly rooms
- Airport shuttle available for onward travel
Why guests love itWhat stands out is how little time gets lost between the room and the water park: five minutes by taxi and you're at Aqualibi's doors. The outdoor pool and fitness centre give the hotel its own identity beyond being a stopover, and the free parking meant loading pool bags back into the car took no time at all. A solid, no-surprises base for a slides trip.