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Hotel the Boatel vs Hostel De Draecke
Hotel the Boatel and Hostel De Draecke are both praised by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel the Boatel ranks significantly better than Hostel De Draecke. Hotel the Boatel has a TripExpert Score of 82 with accolades from 4 reviewers like Insight Guides, Fodor's and DK Eyewitness.
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."
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Hostel De Draecke
Lonely Planet
The Guardian
The Guardian
Sint-Widostraat 11, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $34 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Family Friendly
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
Lonely Planet
"Behind a pseudo-medieval facade facing a picturesque willow-lined central canal lies this slightly institutional modern HI hostel... No lockout."
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The Guardian
"The De Draecke (dorm beds from €19, double rooms €70,) is a basic but hip hostel right in the centre of town offering dormitory accommodation or private rooms"
The Guardian
"The De Draecke is a basic but comfortable hostel in the centre, with dorms or private twin rooms from €40"
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