Advantages: value for money, close to town centre, comfortable Disadvantages: it's ... a boat ??
...The Night". Fortunately the De Barge I'm reviewing here is far from cheesy and more to do with the rhythm of the canal than the night.
I have a pal who works for Eurostar and she thrives on being given a travel challenge. Not one to disappoint a friend, I challenged her last June to find me and cheap weekend break in Europe for under £160 per person.
Within 30 minutes she'd got back to me to say she'd booked me 2 return tickets to Bruges in Belgium ... ...(around 10 mins) to the De Barge Hotel but if you don't fancy carrying your luggage that far then you can get a taxi for around 5 euros.
If you are travelling to Bruges by plane, there's a special coach at the airport who brings travellers into Bruges centre for around 7 euros. This coach stops in a coach park close to De Barge Hotel so no need for any taxis.
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Once a working river boat that sailed the Bruges-Ghent canal (Brugsevaart) De ...
kollarosie 18.08.2005 (19.08.2005)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of De Barge Hotel, Bruges
Advantages: quirky, friendly, good food Disadvantages: small rooms, no tea and coffee tray
...in Belgium I stumbled across De Barge ,which is a hotel in an old converted canal barge and immediately was drawn to it. It looked very cosy, quirky and more importantly was within our budget. My instincts were right. I am not a seasoned traveler and a night in a hotel is a bit of a treat for me so I wanted it to be fairly special. It seemed to have decent enough reviews on travel websites and a colleague had coincidentally recently spent a night ... ...this recommendation I immediately booked De Barge for one night midweek in late June. I booked our room, a double cruise cabin online using Booking.com, which was easy to use and efficient. I received an email the next day from the hotel with my booking confirmation and instructions to get to the boat/hotel. We managed to get a very good deal. We booked a double cruise cabin which is normally 115 Eros per night. We paid only 89 Eros for the room ...
duskmaiden 16.07.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of De Barge Hotel, Bruges
The Boat Hotel De Barge is a bright blue converted barge with a marine themed interior, ... more
located 500 meters from the historical center of old Bruges. The 20 cabins feature blue and white marine colors and dark wood furnishings. All have work desks with ...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
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