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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: General
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Waaistraat 5, Ghent, BE. |
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Property is ISO Certified Y, Star Rating 4, OHG Rating NL, Mobil Star Rating 4 |
| Property description: |
Ghent River Hotel is situated on the right bank of the Leie which has beaconed the Ghent boarder between the 11th and 15th century. Thanks to the ancient pier Ghent River Hotel is the only hotel that can be reached by boat. The site encompasses 77 rooms divided in 2 buildings a renaissance house dated 1518 and a rice-mill built on a burnt down sugar refinery dated 1857. The building also served as a cotton spinning-mill 1873 a warehouse 1879 and a steam actuated bakery 1892. The latter expanded several times until 1909. In front of the hotel you will come across a small square which is served as thread yarn market in the Middle Ages and the 19th century. Next to the hotel you can observe one of the typical medieval waterstraatjes. After a few minutes walk you meet the vrijdagsmarkt with the statue of Jacob van Artevelde The vrijdagsmarkt one of the biggest squares in Ghent lies only a couple of meters away and is the home of the famous statue ofJacob Van Artevelde. |
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| The hotel was opened in 2004 and rennovated in 2011. |
| Check-In Time: 4:00 PM, Check-Out Time: 11:30 AM, Time Zone: GMT. |
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Location |
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Ghent River Hotel is situated on the right bank of the Leie. Thanks to the ancient pier Ghent River Hotel is the only hotel that can be reached by boat. This hotel lies within walking distance of the Koren- and Graslei the 900 year old Gravensteen the museum of Modern Art and the three towers of Ghent Sint Baafs cathedral Sint Niklaas church and Belfort for which Ghent is so justly renowned. 15 minutes from Ghent Sint Pieters train station. |
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National/Zaventem, (BRU), 68.00, N, Km |
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Hotel/Room Amenities |
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Hotel facilities
Adjoining Rooms
Air Conditioned
Audio Visual Equipment
Business Center
Computer Rental
Conference Facilities
Conference Suite
Coffee Maker in Room
Concierge Desk
Copy Service
24 Hour Front Desk
Doctor on Call
Elevators
Express Checkout
Family Plan
FAX
Hairdryers Available
Heated Guest Rooms
Ice Machine
Ironing Board
Lounge
Maid Service
Meeting/Banquet Facilities
Multilingual
No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
Free Newspaper
Overhead Projector
Phone Service
Projector
Parking
Room Service
Sauna
24 Hour Security
Wake-up Service
White Board
City Center
Electronic Door Locks
Breakfast Buffet
Internet Access – Wireless
U.S. Government Fire Safety Approved
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Room facilities
AM/FM Alarm Clock
Double Bed
Fire Alarm with Light
Iron
Mini Bar
Radio
Shower
Smoke Detectors
Temperature Control
TV
Television with Cable
TV Remote Control
High speed internet access
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Rooms |
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Standard |
| Standard rooms at 20 Square meter with double/twin beds. Room amenities include luxury Damana toiletries hairdryer safe minibar and individually controlled air conditioning/heating On the technical side all rooms have free WIFI satellite TV and direct dia |
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Executive |
| Executive at 24 Square meter with king/twin beds. Room amenities include luxury Damana toiletries tea And coffee facilities slippers bathrobe hairdryer safe minibar and individual air conditioning/heating free WIFI satellite TV and direct dial. |
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Luxury |
| Luxury at 26 Square meter with king/twin beds. Rooms include Damana toiletries bathrobe And slippers tea And coffee facilities hairdryer safe minibar And individual air conditioning/heating. On the technical side all rooms have free WIFI satellite TV And |
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Suite |
| Suite at 30 Square meter with king sized bed. Room amenities include Damana toiletries bathrobe And sleepers tea And coffee facilities hairdryer safe minibar and individual air conditioning/heating. All rooms have free WIFI satellite TV and direct dial. |
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Meeting Facilities |
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Area Attractions |
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John Kennedylaan |
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| Volvo cars trucks and engine. |
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Flanders Expo |
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| Flanders Expo in the heart of East Flanders. Fanders Expo offers 54000 Square meter of infrastructure and includes. 8 exhibition halls with an extensive range of technical facilities a conference and seminar centre with 4 modular very well. |
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Ghent University |
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| Ghent University abbreviated to U Gent is one of the major universities in the Dutch-speaking region of Europe. It distinguishes itself as a socially committed and pluralistic university in a broad international perspective. |
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Restaurant |
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Cassis |
| Restaurant Cassis is located on the Friday Market and is the ideal base to discover the city of Artevelde. The stylish and trendy interior is the perfect place for a nice lunch or extensive dinner. Cassis presents creative cuisine with many French and Bel |
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Pakhuis |
| Brasserie Pakhuis is located in a cosy alley with the towers of Ghent in the background. On entering you are overwhelmed by the enormous space that still reflects the atmosphere of this former warehouse. Portuguese architect Antoine Pinto gave the buildin |
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Directions |
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| Starting point: |
National/Zaventem |
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Head west continue straight onto Leopoldlaan/A201 continue to follow A201 take exit Zaventem to merge onto E40 toward E19 take exit 10-Groot-Bijgaarden to merge onto E40 toward Gent/Aalst take exit Zwijnaarde for E17 toward Antwerpen/Gent merge onto B401 slight left onto Zuidparklaan/N422 continue to follow N422 continue onto Graaf van Vlaanderenplein turn right onto Zuidstationstraat/N422 take the 1st right onto Sint-Annaplein at the roundabout take the 4th exit onto Keizer Karelstraat continue onto Sint-Jacobsnieuwstraat at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Ottogracht turn left onto Speldenstraat continue straight onto Edward Anseeleplein continue onto Waaistraat destination will be on the right. |
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Ghent River Hotel Hotel: Policy and Extra Charges |
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| Cancel Policy: |
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| Description: |
Cancel 0 Day Before Arrival. Cancellation penalty is 1 nights including tax. Reservations must be cancelled 48 hours prior to arrival to avoid a penalty of one nights room and tax. |
| Guarantee Policy: |
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| Description: |
Guarantee: 20Dec2011 to 31Dec9999 - All reservations require credit card guarantee due at time of booking. |
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