Hotel de Flandre

Ventajas: I got a great deal on the booking website, and was very happy with the service and breakfast and room, all very good, and a good location in old town Gent.

Desventajas: receptionist did not smile once when booking us in or asking questions.

Very nice, great location!

Ventajas: The room was beautiful and very modern. Very quiet--the new part of the hotel is in a building about a block away from the original building and is set back from the street.

Desventajas: The 15:00 check in time is very strict and the place to leave your bags is out in the open and not very well supervised. Anyone could walk in from the street and take a bag, the front desk wasn't always staffed. This is tough on travelers relying on public transportation. Breakfast was quite expensive (€21 per person for a buffet) so we opted to find food on our own. Unfortunately, very little is open before 11:00, so finding your own breakfast is difficult.