1898 The PostvsGhent Marriott Hotel
Both properties are rated highly by professionals. Overall, 1898 The Post is the choice of most writers compared to Ghent Marriott Hotel. 1898 The Post comes in at 86 with praise from 2 sources such as Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler.
1898 The Post
 Condé Nast Traveler
 Lonely Planet
 The Guardian
 Independent
 Michelin Guide
Graslei 16, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $157/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Family Friendly
 - Meeting Rooms
 
 "A historic hotel in the middle of medieval Ghent, with rooms that feel like the Parisian apartment of your dreams." Full review
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 "This beautiful boutique offering is housed in Ghent's spectacular twin-turreted former post office." Full review
 "A high-ceilinged sorting office turned upmarket hotel. It’s seconds away from the feted old-world cocktail den The Cobbler, all red lamps and wooden cigar boxes." 
 "For a deep sleep, 1898 The Post has a handful of hushed bedrooms in a listed building with narrow corridors, industrial steel arches and an unparalleled riverside location in Graslei" 
 "Though completed at the turn of the last century, thanks to its neo-Gothic style Ghent’s old Central Post Office looks hundreds of years older than that. You don’t come to this part of..." Full review
Ghent Marriott Hotel
 Condé Nast Traveler
 Lonely Planet
Drabstraat, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $155/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Laundy Room
 
 "Rooms are modern and up to chain standards, but the central location is the main event." Full review
 "Yes, it's the international chain complete with glass and steel atrium. But you'd never guess so from the traditional east facade that incorporates four medieval stone house fronts." Full review
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