Must-see hotels in Antwerp

  • Hotel Julien

    Antwerp

    In a grand old mansion with lots of designer detail, this discreet 21-room boutique hotel has a suave, understated elegance, impressive lounge and bar…

  • ABhostel

    Antwerp

    This adorable, family-run hostel in Borgerhout is a great place to get to know fellow travellers while fixing breakfast from provided ingredients in the…

  • Bed, Bad & Brood

    Antwerp

    In a 1910, belle époque–era town house near the vast Gerechtshof (former courthouse), this B&B impresses with authentic wooden floors, high ceilings and…

  • Hotel O

    Antwerp

    The immediate selling point of this excellent-value 39-room hotel is its unbeatable location, with oblique views across the square to the cathedral…

  • Hotel ’t Sandt

    Antwerp

    This charming, 29-room boutique hotel was originally a 15th-century customs house then, from 1911, a banana warehouse. It's from that incarnation that big…

  • Hotel Franq

    Antwerp

    So subtle as to be semi-invisible from the passing tram, 39-room Franq brings low-key elegance to a century-old bank building whose vault full of safety…

  • A Place Antwerp

    Antwerp

    Owner Karin has a good eye for vintage design and has filled this 1950s building with a collection of ’60s and ’70s pieces in a soothing autumnal palette…

  • The Soul

    Antwerp

    Above a pair of delightful cafes, these design-savvy units overlook Marnixplaats in ’t Zuid, a drinking-dining hot spot that's always lively – if never…

  • Pulcinella

    Antwerp

    This giant, tailor-made HI hostel is hard to beat for its location on a quiet if unshaded square in the Fashion District.

  • De Witte Lelie

    Antwerp

    Behind the facade of connected 16th-century mansions, this highly distinctive design hotel wraps itself around a courtyard garden, offering 10 guest rooms…

  • Maison Émile

    Antwerp

    Following a complete rework, this little hotel has been relaunched with 10 comfortable, boutique-quality rooms above a dining room/reception that feels…

  • The Glorious

    Antwerp

    Up the stairs from an intimate Michelin-starred restaurant and wine bar, the Glorious' three wildly different rooms are decorated in romantic, maximalist…

  • Matelote Hotel

    Antwerp

    In a partly 16th-century building on a pedestrianised old-city backstreet, the Matelote has 11 contemporary rooms in four categories, some rather small,…

  • Huis de Colvenier

    Antwerp

    Above a bistro in a house that you might swear was 18th century, four superb apartments have been installed by owner-chef Patrick Van Hereck. They have…

  • Hotel Rubenshof

    Antwerp

    This large 1890s mansion has extraordinarily grand public spaces, with breakfast (free if you book directly) served in a fabulous art nouveau dining room…

  • Boulevard Leopold

    Antwerp

    A fascinating evocation of Antwerp's 19th-century glory days in the heart of the Jewish district, this personable B&B mixes a collection of curiosities,…

  • Hotel Scheldezicht

    Antwerp

    Limited reception times, ragged stairways and irregular floors are well worth putting up with for the budget prices for rooms that have a certain old…

  • Yellow Submarine

    Antwerp

    Advertising agency Yellow Submarine takes its job so seriously that they give their clients' products a real workout by furnishing three B&B rooms with…

  • Rosier 10

    Antwerp

    Four contemporary B&B rooms each have their own personality intended to represent a time of day, and are effortlessly stylish as is fitting for the…

  • Elzenveld Hotel

    Antwerp

    With a gorgeous 1622 chapel as a wedding room and a lovely peaceful setting in a walled garden courtyard, this central 34-room hotel is slated to close…

  • The Ash

    Antwerp

    If you can put up with poor ventilation, some broken fittings and a few mosquitoes, the Ash's 12-bunk dorms are Antwerp's cheapest by a long way. Staying…

  • Camping De Molen

    Antwerp

    A small, simple but pleasantly sited campground with 80 pitches across the Scheldt River, near Sint-Anna ‘beach’ and De Molen open-air swimming pool.