Erasmus HotelvsHotel the Boatel
Erasmus and Hotel the Boatel are both rated highly by experts. On balance, Hotel the Boatel ranks significantly better than Erasmus. Hotel the Boatel is ranked #10 in Ghent with praise from 4 reviews including Insight Guides, Fodor's and DK Eyewitness.
Erasmus Hotel
 Fodor's
 Lonely Planet
Poel 25, Ghent, Belgium
From $186/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 - Meeting Rooms
 - Dry Cleaning
 
 "From the flagstone and wood-beam library-lounge to the stone mantels in the individually decorated bedrooms, every inch of this noble 16th-century town house has been scrubbed, polished, and decked with period ornaments." Full review
 "Its 12 guest rooms have a mixture of old and antique furniture, giving it an atmospheric feeling of times gone by." 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
 
 "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." 
 "A moored canal boat refashioned into a seven-room floating hotel." Full review
 "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." 
 "Get a different perspective on Gent by staying aboard this 1953 riverboat, docked on the Leie since Portus Ganda opened." Full review