a Renaissance style. The Metropole is famous for having hosted the first  Solvay Conference  in 1911. Moreover, it is the birthplace of the  Black Russian   cocktail , which was created in 1949 by  barman  Gustave Tops for the  United States  ambassador to  Luxembourg ,  Perle Mesta . " http://www.metropolehotel.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Metropole,_Brussels  Posted