Golden Tulip Hotel de'Medici
Overview
The Japanese Garden at the restaurant of Golden Tulip Hotel de’ Medici is a Japanese-style courtyard garden inside Hotel de’ Medici in Bruges, Belgium. The hotel’s own current description lists a “Japanese Garden” as one of its amenities and describes it as a place to enjoy and relax. Other current accommodation sources describe it specifically as a Japanese-style courtyard garden within the hotel.
History
The available sources do not give a separate creation date for the Japanese garden itself. The garden is documented as part of the hotel’s guest and restaurant environment, associated with the lounge bar, restaurant spaces and the Japanese Teppan Yaki restaurant KOTO. The hotel’s current page lists Restaurant Aigle Belgica, Lounge Bar Damme and Japanese Teppan Yaki Restaurant KOTO among its catering facilities, while Visit Bruges describes Bar Damme as having a view of the Japanese garden.
Design features
The garden is described as a Japanese-style courtyard garden. It is visually connected to the hotel’s restaurant and bar areas, especially Lounge Bar Damme, which is described as offering a view of the Japanese garden. The available sources do not provide a detailed planting list or named designer, so the safest description is that it is a small enclosed hotel courtyard garden with Japanese styling, used as a quiet visual and relaxation feature within the building.
Garden elements
Enclosures
Waters and islands
Stones
Other elements
Current status
The Japanese garden appears to remain part of the currently operating Golden Tulip Hotel de’ Medici / Hotel de’ Medici in Bruges. The hotel’s current official pages still list the Japanese Garden, and current booking and tourism pages continue to describe the hotel as having a Japanese-style courtyard garden. The Japanese Teppan Yaki Restaurant KOTO is described as open on request for groups and seminar guests, rather than as a regular public restaurant. (2026)