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Hotel Gravensteen vs 1898 The Post

Hotel Gravensteen and 1898 The Post are both recommended by travel writers. Overall, 1898 The Post ranks significantly higher than Hotel Gravensteen. 1898 The Post ranks #3 in Ghent with approval from 2 publications like Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet.

Hotel Gravensteen
Hotel Gravensteen
7 / 10
Jan Breydelstraat 35, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $68 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Fitness Center
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Moulded faces gaze out from the Hotel Gravensteen's venerable 19th-century facade but a slight grubbiness means that the grandeur often goes unnoticed. Rooms are pretty thoroughly..." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"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."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Steps from its namesake, this handsome 19th-century mansion exudes atmosphere." Full review
1898 The Post
1898 The Post
8 / 10
Graslei 16, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $157 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Family Friendly
  • Meeting Rooms
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"A historic hotel in the middle of medieval Ghent, with rooms that feel like the Parisian apartment of your dreams." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"This beautiful boutique offering is housed in Ghent's spectacular twin-turreted former post office." Full review
The Guardian The Guardian
"A high-ceilinged sorting office turned upmarket hotel. It’s seconds away from the feted old-world cocktail den The Cobbler, all red lamps and wooden cigar boxes."
Independent Independent
"For a deep sleep, 1898 The Post has a handful of hushed bedrooms in a listed building with narrow corridors, industrial steel arches and an unparalleled riverside location in Graslei"