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Grand Place, you can step out of the hotel and 2 Rue Des Bouchers 4 min find shops, restaurants, places of interest and nightlife, all within a short stroll. 12 3 BOZAR: Centre for Fine Arts & Culture 4 min Boulevard Anspach © www.visitbrussels.be Rue du Fossé3 Aux Loups 4 Grand Place 4 min BRUSSELS EXPO 2 SQUARE-BRUSSELS MEETING CENTRE GET AROUND Home to 12 impressive halls, five of which date back to the 1 A centrally located modern convention venue with generous 1935 World Expo. All halls have been equipped with the very congress spaces and all the very latest amenities, from superb 5 St. Michael & St. Gudula Cathedral 5 min latest technology, plus internet access and onsite catering auditoria and exhibition space, to cutting edge business technology. BRUSSELS are available. 14 Rue des Bouchers Rue de L’Ecuyer Just a 4-minute walk from Hilton Brussels Grand Place. 6 Brussels Stock Exchange 6 min METRO Just a 7-minute walk from Heysel 6 min walk from Hilton Just a 25-minute drive from Hilton Brussels Grand Place. 7 Mannekin Pis STATIONS Brussels Grand Place Rue d’Arenberg Boulevard de Berlainmont 4 8 Cinematek 6 min 1 Gare Centrale 5 min 2 Rue Royale 6 9 Musée Magritte 7 min Rue Van Artevelde 5 2 De Brouckere 9 min Parc Royal (Brussels Park) 8 min 1 10 3 Sainte Catherine 13 min 11 Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium 8 min 4 Parc 8 min 4 Boulevard Anspach 12 Place Sainte-Catherine 11 min Rue du Lombard 5 Trone 14 min © www.visitbrussels.be 6 1 4 Rue de la Violette 13 Royal Palace 10 min TOURS & TAXIS – THE SHEDS 6 Gare Bruxelles-Midi 11 min With fantastic ease of access and more than 17,400 m² of 14 Rue Antoine Dansaert 13 min space, Tours & Taxis is perfectly designed for events of all sizes 10 and offers numerous space configurations. Cantersteen RESTAURANTS 7 15 Sablon 10 min Just a 12-minute walk from Yser Rue du Chêne

Koningsstraat Just a 15-minute drive from Hilton Brussels Grand Place. 16 Horta Museum 13 min 3 1 La Manufacture (up to 250 pax) Rue du Midi 8 CONGRESS AND 2 La Quincaillerie (up to 250 pax) 17 EXHIBITIONS VENUES 5 3 Belga Queen (up to 188 pax) Boulevard Anspach 17 Square-Brussels Meeting Centre 4 min 4 Aux Armes de Bruxelles (up to 170 pax) Place des Palais 18 European Parliament Buildings 9 min 5 Kwint (up to 120 pax) 13 19 Tours & Taxis 15 min 9 6 La Maison du Cygne (up to 120 pax) 15 11 20 Brussels Expo 25 min 7 Spirito (up to 100 pax)

Walking distance 5 Driving distance R20 6 Metro distance 16 2 7 18