Ghent

Two fashionably styled guest rooms above an excellent coffee shop in a brightly coloured corner house with art-nouveau facade. — Lonely Planet

This beautiful boutique offering is housed in Ghent's spectacular twin-turreted former post office. — Lonely Planet

Within a classic step-gabled canalside house, the show-stopping attraction at this brand new hostel is the unbeatable view of Ghent’s main towers. — Lonely Planet

Treck earns bonus points for creativity and originality: indoor camping! Choose from nine seriously cool vintage vans, a large or small dorm or pitch your own tent. — Lonely Planet

Not far from the city center, this is a nice hotel in its price range. The decor is pleasantly modern, and each room has a tapestry on the wall. — Frommer's

The 174-room NH Gent Belfort is situated in the heart of Ghent's old town, ideally located for walking to many of the city's major sites. — Oyster

The five guest rooms combine well-placed modernist and retro touches with superb ‘Paola’s Room’ named for the young Italian princess who stayed here long before becoming Belgium’s present queen. — Lonely Planet

No accommodation in Gent can match the sheer camp glory of this converted 18th-century townhouse hotel. — Fodor's

Swish modern colours lie beneath the 18th-century beams of this old-meets-new beauty. Each of the 25 rooms has a coffee maker and even the smallest is amply sized, but shapes and views vary. — Lonely Planet

Get a different perspective on Gent by staying aboard this 1953 riverboat, docked on the Leie since Portus Ganda opened. — Fodor's

A complex comprising a former abbey, convent, and béguinage is now a serene place to stay in a central neighborhood. — Fodor's

This personable four-star hotel imaginatively combines an 18th-century mill-warehouse and a 16th-century Renaissance house with a brand new atrium-foyer. — Lonely Planet

From the flagstone and wood-beam library-lounge to the stone mantels in the individually decorated bedrooms, every inch of this noble 16th-century town house has been scrubbed, polished, and decked with period ornaments. — Fodor's

An elegant hotel in a converted 19th-century mansion, the Gravensteen has been decorated in keeping with its stately exterior... Rooms are simple but comfortable with modern facilities. — DK Eyewitness

Yes, it's the international chain complete with glass and steel atrium. But you'd never guess so from the traditional east facade that incorporates four medieval stone house fronts. — Lonely Planet

With only 21 rooms in a quiet, residential neighborhood, the boutique Hotel Carlton is a quaint property with tastefully decorated rooms and a top-notch breakfast. — Oyster

Campsite in a recreational park 3.5km west of the centre. — Lonely Planet

Unusually calm yet pretty central, this inviting hostel has revamped a high-ceilinged historic house with virginal white walls, spacious bunk rooms and designer fittings. — Lonely Planet

Friendly B&B whose three rooms have showers but shared toilets. The lovely high-ceilinged 1890 townhouse is decorated with souvenirs of world travels... It’s handy for Gent-Dampoort station. — Lonely Planet

Book in advance for these wildly popular fully self-contained apartments. — Lonely Planet