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<\/a><\/p>\n Hotel Die Swaene****, a small 24-bedroom hotel, is situated in the very historical heart of Bruges, along one of the most picturesque canals \u2018Groenerei\u2019. We had an interesting meeting with their management.<\/p>\n <\/span>Where in Bruges is “Die Swaene” located exactly ? <\/p>\n How many rooms do you offer? \u00a0<\/p>\n There’s a swimming pool in the hotel ?<\/em> <\/span>The “Guild of Merchant Taylors’ is quite famous ? <\/span>People can bring their dogs ? Is it easy to find a restaurant allowing dogs?<\/span><\/em> <\/a><\/span>It is not easy to find a parking place in the historical centre of Bruges, do you have your own parking places?<\/span><\/em> What is the “Hi Belgium” special exactly ?\u00a0<\/span><\/em> G<\/span>uests can also enjoy a free ‘walking city tour” ?<\/span><\/em> F<\/span>inally, tell our readers why they should definitely visit Bruges ? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nI was wondering…why is your hotel called “Die Swaene” ?
\n<\/span><\/em>In the 15th<\/sup>\u00a0century, Bruges was under reign of Maximilian of Austria. The people of Bruges did not like him and wanted to convince him to do them some favours.
\nUnfortunately they made the bad decision of killing a very good friend of Maximilian, on the Market square, whilst they made Maximilian watch.
\nOf course he then did not want to do any favours and only made the situation in Bruges worse for everybody. As a reminder of this horrible event and of his power, he put swans in the waters of Bruges, since his good friend\u2019s name was Pieter Lanchals, or Peter Longneck.
\nThis is why there are swans in Bruges still, and why they are so typical of our beautiful city. The first hotel owners took advantage of that and decided to name it \u2018The Swan\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/em>It is located next to the Vismarkt or Fishmarket, and very close to the Oude Burg, which is where the very first settlers lived, back in the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0and 9th<\/sup>\u00a0century.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/em>There are 24 rooms in our hotel, 2 Single rooms, 2 Junior Suites, 6 Superior rooms, 6 Deluxe rooms, and 8 Pergola Deluxe rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Yes, there is a Japanese style swimming pool which is heated to 27\u00b0 Celsius, available for use from 7.30 am until 23.30 pm with no extra charge.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/em>It might not be famous but it is absolutely beautiful. There are original paintings on the ceiling and above the doors, that date from the 18th<\/sup>\u00a0century, when taylors were amongst the wealthiest in society.
\n<\/span>It is also included in the Unesco World Heritage.<\/p>\n
\nDogs are very welcome in our hotel, at \u20ac 20 a night. This is a link to a website that has a few options to take dogs along to a restaurant: https:\/\/www.eet.nu\/brugge\/honden-toegestaan<\/p>\n
\nYes we do have plenty of parking space, at \u20ac 24 a night.
\n<\/span>On the day of departure, people can leave their vehicle there for as long as they need to.<\/p>\n
\nThe \u201cHi Belgium\u201d special is basically a package of one plane ticket, one unlimited train ticket, and two activities in two cities of your choice.
\nIt is a promotion by Brussels Airlines: https:\/\/hibelgiumpass.brusselsairlines.com\/pages\/frequently-asked-questions<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Yes, we offer our guest a voucher for a free walking tour in English, that starts at 14.30 pm at the Burg square and lasts around an hour and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/em>Bruges is a stunning medieval city that still has that ancient atmosphere and is not overwhelmed by today\u2019s fast pace.
\nOne can still definitely feel and imagine how the wealthy medieval merchants did business in Bruges, and how important this city \u00a0was, from the materials that were imported here, quality fabric and colours, to the architecture, in which many historical meetings but also plenty of business deals took place.
\nBruges is a unique city, small as a village, but as worldly a city as London it has been, for a very long time.<\/span><\/p>\n