Located in a quiet street – yet very near to Antwerp’s Central Station - this hotel offers ... more
spacious guest rooms with your own bath for a relaxing city trip.Just off the Keyserlei shopping street, the Empire Hotel provides you with a comfortable base in...
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The Alfa Empire Hotel in Antwerp is a glass fronted, modern hotel located in the heart of ... more
Antwerp's diamond district, just 300 meters from the main shopping street, The Meir, and Antwerp zoo. Warm tones and simple furnishings characterize the 70 guestr...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Alfa Empire Hotel in Antwerp is a glass fronted, modern hotel located in the heart of ... more
Antwerp's diamond district, just 300 meters from the main shopping street, The Meir, and Antwerp zoo. Warm tones and simple furnishings characterize the 70 guestr...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Nice bright conference room Disadvantages: Desperately in need of refurb and NEW reception staff
The Ramada in Antwerp is based in a rather striking mirrored building but delivers rather less than the sparkling exterior would suggest. I've stayed there several times and always come away thinking that just a little more effort could make this into a pretty nice hotel but I can't imagine that happening, mostly due to the rather dour attitude of the staff.
Customer Service? What's that?
On my most recent visit, I arrived by taxi from Brussels airport, squeezed myself and my wheelie-bag through the rotating door, was as always impressed by the nice looking lobby and then brought quickly back down to earth by the utter indifference of the reception staff. I waited for a ridiculously long time whilst the receptionist held a convoluted conversation with an elderly lady in front of me. Despite leaving the desk and popping into ...
Advantages: If you want mussels there's plenty of choice at Bacino Disadvantages: Think twice about trying 5 different types
. On my last visit they told me they will soon be moving back to the UK so I'll be able to see them more often but it means my future visits to Antwerp for work will see me sitting sad and lonely in my hotel room. Since this was our last opportunity to fulfil our search for that very Belgian classic dish, mussels and fries, we headed into the city to look for dinner.
Our previous mussel hunt in December had been unsuccessful. Lured into a restaurant by the promise of shellfish we were disappointed to find a mussel-free zone. So this time we took no chances and chose Bacino, a restaurant where Katya had eaten mussels several times before and where they specialise in these little critters. I'm not frightened of seafood but I do think that mussels are best eaten in restaurants that turn over a lot of them and are used to dealing with these ...
I'm lucky to have friends, Alex and Katya, who live in Antwerp and when I visit the city for work, I try to meet up with them to play with their very fine Persian cat and go out for dinner. They have been living there for a couple of years so by now they know where's worth a visit and I've not been disappointed with any of their choices. Just before Christmas we set out to find some dinner and Katya and I decided we wanted mussels. Our craving drove us to stroll around the town centre until we found Het Vermoeide Model where we checked the menu boards outside to confirm the presence of mussels and headed in.
First Impressions
Entering the restaurant was like stepping back in time. The ground floor had a small room with bare brick walls, a complicated looking sink and beer tap to one side and a staircase heading to the first ...
Located in a quiet street yet very near to Antwerp's Central Station - this hotel offers spacious guest rooms with your own bath for a relaxing city trip. Just off the Keyserlei shopping street, the Empire Hotel provides you with a comfortable base in the heart of this historical city. Wake up with a complimentary breakfast buffet in the stylish breakfast room and plan your day at leisure. Step outside the main entrance to immediately find yourself in Antwerp's famous diamond district. You'll find the city's nightlife at a short walking distance and the hotel's 24-hour reception ensures that you can come and go as you wish. Additional information: The hotel has a 24-hour reception. Pets are allowed on request for ?15 a night. Luggage can be stored at the hotel (on request).
