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Hostel 47vsHotel the Boatel
Both Hostel 47 and Hotel the Boatel are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel the Boatel scores significantly higher than Hostel 47. Hotel the Boatel has a TripExpert Score of 82 with positive reviews from 4 reviewers like DK Eyewitness, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Hostel 47
Lonely Planet
Blekerijstraat 47, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $22/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Safe
- Board games / puzzles
- Street parking
Lonely Planet "Unusually calm yet pretty central, this inviting hostel has revamped a high-ceilinged historic house with virginal white walls, spacious bunk rooms and designer fittings." Full review
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
