The interior makes an interesting contrast with the new Carlton Dominican, also recently opened and claiming to be Belgium’s first design hotel, a rather over inflated claim, given its proximity to Rocco Forte’s Hotel Amigo just around the corner, never mind competing with the well designed Novotel Brussels.The Novotel ground floor areas have a family likeness to the Novotel Bucharest, and are obviously attracting passing trade as well as guest to dine, and for the ad hoc business meeting over coffee that form such a part of hotel lobby action now.