ChambreplusvsHotel the Boatel
Both hotels are praised by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel the Boatel ranks significantly better than Chambreplus. Hotel the Boatel comes in at #10 in Ghent with praise from 4 sources including DK Eyewitness, Travel + Leisure and Insight Guides.
Chambreplus
Hoogpoort 31, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $124/night
- Free Internet
- Spa
- Air Conditioning
- Minibar
- Bicycle rental
- Express check-in / check-out
Travel + Leisure
"The husband-and-wife team run a cooking school in the cellar where guests learn to make Belgian chocolate. Upstairs, you’ll find three spacious guest rooms." Full review
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The best...is the honeymoon suite, with private access to a vine-covered garden.
Hotel the Boatel
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