Hôtel du Lotto, Neoclassical mansion on Place Royale, Brussels, Belgium

The Hôtel du Lotto is a private residence in neoclassical style located in Brussels' Royal Quarter, distinguished by symmetrical windows, decorative cornices, and refined architectural details. The stone facades display the careful craftsmanship typical of this period.

Belgian architect Gilles-Barnabé Guimard designed this private residence in the 18th century when the Royal Quarter of Brussels took its current shape. The house belongs to a group of structures built during this development period.

The building is the Hôtel du Lotto, one of the neoclassical houses built around the new Place Royale in the 1780s. Its ground floor is given over to a row of arched arcades, and the upper floors are crowned by a balustrade, elements repeated along the square. The name refers to the lottery that once drew players to this corner of the Royal Quarter.

The building stands near major cultural sites and transportation hubs in central Brussels, making it easily accessible. Visitors can explore the surrounding area on foot while discovering multiple points of interest.

The building began as the Hôtel des Brasseurs, built by Barnabé Guimard in 1780 for the brewers' guild as part of the Austrian redevelopment of Place Royale. The Gresham Life Assurance Society bought it in 1900 and had Léon Govaerts fit out the interior in Art Nouveau, completed around 1903.