Behind the opera house in central Brussels, The Dominican stands on the site of a former Dominican abbey, with cloister-like proportions and a dark, theatrical interior. Rooms use rich fabrics, timber panelling and graphic details that reference the building’s ecclesiastical past without becoming literal. The Grand Lounge stretches beneath high ceilings for dining and drinks. The enclosed courtyard provides a sheltered outdoor counterpart in warmer months. A fitness and sauna area completes the facilities, and the hotel’s arched corridors, stonework and secluded garden remain an atmospheric contrast to the surrounding streets near the Grand Place.