Ecohostel AndromedavsHotel the Boatel
Ecohostel Andromeda and Hotel the Boatel are both rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Hotel the Boatel scores significantly higher than Ecohostel Andromeda. Hotel the Boatel comes in at 82 with endorsements from 4 sources such as Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and DK Eyewitness.
Ecohostel Andromeda
Bargiekaai 35, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Breakfast included
Lonely Planet
"Sleep on a reed-sprouting ‘recycled’ barge with small, open-top conversation deck. The boat's canalside moorings are 600m northwest of Oude Begijnhof... It’s not a lovely neighbourhood." Full review
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