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Ghent River Hotel vs Hotel the Boatel
Ghent River Hotel and Hotel the Boatel are both praised by travel writers. Overall, Hotel the Boatel is preferred by most writers compared to Ghent River Hotel. Hotel the Boatel has a TripExpert Score of 82 with positive reviews from 4 sources like Travel + Leisure, DK Eyewitness and Fodor's.
Ghent River Hotel
Insight Guides
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Waaistraat 5, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $107 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides
"This stylish waterfront hotel near the Vrijdagmarkt evokes the trading history of Ghent."
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Ask for one of the rooms in the former factory, as these have oak beams, brick walls and odd industrial implements used for decoration.
Lonely Planet
"This personable four-star hotel imaginatively combines an 18th-century mill-warehouse and a 16th-century Renaissance house with a brand new atrium-foyer."
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It's definitely worth requesting an atmospheric canal-view room when booking.
DK Eyewitness
"This four-star riverside hotel occupies a mid-19th century rice mill on the banks of the River Leie."
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."
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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."
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