Antwerp Hotels

Advantages: Luxurious, accomodating and friendly staff, family friendly, excellent location
Disadvantages: High chair was too trendy for our baby

...very plush hotel - the Astrid Park Plaza There seemed to be an aquarium to visit, amongst other things to do (Aquatopia - absolutely brilliant, hopefully I'll write a review of it too) We booked a Monday to Thursday trip in March 2008 through Expedia. The trip from our local tube to the Eurostar was painless and easy, and since this isn't a review of the Eurostar, I won't go into great details, but it was a very easy journey, with simple connections ...
...the pros and cons of this hotel as we came across them: Location The location was absolutely excellent. You come out of the Antwerp Centraal station, and cross a sort of pedestrianised square (trams and bicycles, but not cars). Directly in front of you is the hotel, perhaps 150 yards out of the station. It was very easy to find. Staff Immediately on arriving we were incredibly impressed by the staff in this hotel. They appeared on the pavement ... Read review

Advantages: ideal location in the 'trendy' part of Antwerp
Disadvantages: none to mention

Address ITALIELEI 2A,ANTWERP, 2000 BELGIUM - the is in the north part of the city and is also known as the 'trendy' part of the city due to the closness of bars and restaurents, but they are not too close to the hotel to cause any disturbance. Distance from Brussels Airport - approx 35km Approx cost in a taxi EUR 70.00 Transfer time 40 minutes Distance from Antwerp Airport - approx 12km Approx cost in a taxi EUR 20 Transfer time 15 to 20 minutes ...
...1 km from the hotel Languages spoken at the hotel by the staff include:- English ,Dutch, French, German, Russian, Arabic Hotel details Cost per room per night ranges from EUR 85 to EUR 120.00 but this does include a complimentary continental breakfast which is served in the Great Room Rooms over 6 floors 140 rooms of which half are non smoking. Approx half of the rooms have double beds with the rest having single beds. All rooms are on suite ... Read review

Advantages: Nice gym
Disadvantages: Location, lack of 'ooh' factor, price

...surprisingly, though boasting 4*s, the Crowne Plaza in Antwerp has a few things in common with a standard Travelodge or other similar motel chain. This is something you notice immediately on arrival, prompted by its location directly beside a motorway. The similarities continue inside too, with some of the rooms and parts of the public areas looking worse for wear despite an alleged recent refurbishment, and the hefty price tag associated with a ...
...an additional 'l' then the Crowne Plaza was keen to add the 'e' to have something else to bill you for. The hotels in this chain are not especially cheap - the standard rooms in the Antwerp one had rack rates of over 200 Euros with the business class rooms significantly more. For this money you would expect a decent standard of facilities and immaculate service, both of which were somewhat lacking in this hotel. The rooms at the hotel are spread ... Read review