The best hotels in Hasselt, Belgium
A weekend away can be many things: relaxation, a quest for the best chips, or just escaping the dishwasher. In Hasselt, you'll find everything except sea views.
On a city trip to Hasselt
Most people start their visit to Hasselt in the city centre. Not necessarily because they have to, but because that's where everything happens to converge: shops, coffee, a jenever museum with more than 100 kinds of bottles you're not allowed to touch (yes, experience speaks for itself). If you come on a Saturday, the city smells of waffles and freshly ground coffee, unless the wind is wrong. The Fashion Museum is also there - which is a place where you look at old clothes and wonder why they were once fashion.
Anyone who wants a bit of greenery (without immediately losing themselves in a forest) just walks towards the Japanese Garden. Which is big. Not "find-the-exit"-large, but just big enough to get lost with your thoughts for a while. Strangely, many visitors find inner peace there, even if the kids have just chased a koi carp. Nearby is the Kapermolenpark, where locals jog, dogs walk their owners and teenagers hurt themselves on a skateboard. Hasselt is not a city that brags, it just does its thing.
Staying overnight? Don't look too hard. Holiday Inn Hasselt, near the city centre, or Radisson Blu Hotel, overlooking everything that moves. They have beds. And wifi that usually works. Perfect for those who want to forget their feet after a long day of culture-hopping.
