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Hotel the Boatel vs 1898 The Post
Both Hotel the Boatel and 1898 The Post are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, 1898 The Post ranks slightly higher than Hotel the Boatel. 1898 The Post scores 86 with praise from 2 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler.
Hotel the Boatel
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Fodor's
Voorhoutkaai 44, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $100 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Breakfast
- Minibar
- Breakfast buffet
Insight Guides
"A unique place to stay in Ghent, in one of the few cabins on board this floating hotel boat, moored on the river Leie, just 600m/yds from the main railway station."
Travel + Leisure
"A moored canal boat refashioned into a seven-room floating hotel."
Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A floating hotel constructed from a converted canal boat! Moored in Portus Ganda, a short walk from the centre of town, its seven cosy rooms (five standard and two luxury) are carefully decorated."
Fodor's
"Get a different perspective on Gent by staying aboard this 1953 riverboat, docked on the Leie since Portus Ganda opened."
Full review
1898 The Post
Condé Nast Traveler
Lonely Planet
The Guardian
Independent
Graslei 16, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $157 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Family Friendly
- Meeting Rooms
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
Top choice
"This beautiful boutique offering is housed in Ghent's spectacular twin-turreted former post office."
Full review
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
"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"
