Ibis Gent Centrum St Baafs Kathedraalvs1898 The Post
Both properties are endorsed by expert writers. On balance, 1898 The Post ranks significantly better than Ibis Gent Centrum St-Baafs Kathedraal. 1898 The Post has a TripExpert Score of 86 with recommendations from 2 reviews including Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet.
Ibis Gent Centrum St Baafs Kathedraal
Fodor's
Limburgstraat 2, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $78/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Business Center
Fodor's "Being just a few steps from the busy Korenmarkt has its advantages, and this budget hotel sits right in the heart of the main shopping district. " Full review
1898 The Post
Condé Nast Traveler
Tablet
Lonely Planet
The Guardian
Independent
Michelin Guide
Mr & Mrs Smith Fodor's
The Telegraph The Guardian Show All Reviews
Graslei 16, Ghent 9000, Belgium
From $157/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Family Friendly
- Meeting Rooms
Condé Nast Traveler "A historic hotel in the middle of medieval Ghent, with rooms that feel like the Parisian apartment of your dreams." Full review
Tablet19.4
"In a delightful bit of whimsy, the categories are named for their relative size — from Stamp and Postcard up through Envelope, Letter, and Carriage." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This beautiful boutique offering is housed in Ghent's spectacular twin-turreted former post office." Full review
The Guardian "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."
Independent "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"
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"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
Mr & Mrs Smith "Boutique hotel 1898 The Post inhabits the building that was once Ghent’s head post office, a tour de force of neo-Gothic architecture built for the 1913 World’s Fair. Its fairy-tale..." Full review
Fodor's "This stately boutique hotel, on the quayside of the Graslei, occupies two floors of Korenmarkt's magnificent old neo-Gothic post office, which was the setting for the 1913 World's Fair..." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"If you like the idea of hiding away in a historic building overlooking Ghent’s medieval centre, then 1898 The Post might be just the place. Occupying a former post office, the hotel feels..." Full review
The Guardian "We opted for tea at 1898 The Post, a hotel in a neo-gothic former post office with a clock tower designed by Louis Cloquet, architect of the grand St Pieters railway station. A stone..."
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