Have an amazing holiday in Antwerp, Belgium. The New International YouthHotel awaits you, ... more
offering the best service, an excellent buffet-style breakfast and unbeatable low prices. We have shared and private dorms, 2-3-4 bedded rooms and singles...
I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the HotelInternational on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights.
LOCATION:
The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal.
PRICE:
Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time ...
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: Calm professional staff, quiet setting Disadvantages: If you can't get it at a bargain rate, it's not worth the price.
the new tickets straight away.
Dinner, beer and a bit of mooching around
Returning to the hotel in the evening we ate in the ground floor restaurant called 'Patio' which serves a wide range of international cuisine. The prices were predictably a lot higher than elsewhere in the city but that was to be expected and still a lot cheaper than a 4 star hotel restaurant in Europe. We were just looking for a quiet stress-free dinner and not after a gourmet delight. Outside at the pool families of Indian guests were splashing around, scaring off the pigeons and having a great time. We popped to the bar for a beer and headed off for an early night.
In addition to Patio they have a Japanese restaurant that has won awards for its food as well as an Indian restaurant.
Check out - and they're off
The next morning we did get a bit ...
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