Hotels near The Alchemist, Ghent

The river view room is great value, and the location is great. The view of both sides of the Vanilla River from the window every day is amazing. The cruise ticket office is a 1-minute walk from the back door of the hotel. Anyway, all the attractions can be reached on foot. I really recommend it!

The hotel is beautifully located. Not in the middle of the city bump, but you come to walk everywhere super. The room is large and from the facility enough for a short visit. The staff of the reception are very helpful and friendly. A great deal was breakfast. You have to book a Timeslot in the morning, for which you want to breakfast. Nevertheless, the buffet is completely overlaped, all tables are occupied and staff are not complying with the refilling of the food, so there were almost only empty baskets and plates. Sunday was a little empty, but nevertheless no one kept the overview so our table was covered, although we were fast on the buffet and our card + mobile was still on the table. There is definitely still a need for a reduction

Beautiful hotel with perfect view of a cathedral from our twin room. Hotel is in a historic building with lovely architectural features by the canal and the room we were in was a cleverly designed ”duplex” with the bathroom and sinks on the upper floor (ie loft) which made full use of the almost double volume ceiling in the smallish twin room we were in. The only drawback was that the steps were narrow and steep and would pose a problem if one had mobility issues. The toilet was located by the door next to the entrance but there was no sink for handwashing. Alcohol gel in a pump bottle was provided. There is a café, lifestyle / clothes shop and supermarket in the same building. Very convenient and the hotel's location was walkable to all the sights in Ghent central. The front desk staff were very polite and gracious and allowed us to store our luggage when we arrived before 11am, since check-in was strictly at 4pm. We were happy to find that our suitcases had been already delivered to our room when we returned to the hotel at 4pm. There are 2 bars in the hotel - one which is open to the public which was buzzing in the evenings and a guest-only ”Honesty Bar” (1st photo) in which hotel guests could purportedly help themselves to liquor and pen down what they had imbibed - but I never saw anyone in it ! This could be due to a lack of ice or mixers. Or glasses. 🍸

Excellent hotel in a central location within Gent. Very friendly, helpful staff and good amenities including an outdoor pool, small indoor gym and sauna room which needs to be pre-booked. I felt breakfast was overpriced for what it was, I’d skip and eat out.

It is located in a very good location in the city center next to City Hall. There are a lot of restaurants and things to see nearby.

Great hotel in a great location! I was situated in the front of the hotel facing the street with beautiful views of Gent’s skyline. Lots of cafes and restaurants just downstairs and in walking distance. There was also a lot of great shopping nearby. Standard retail that you could find in most cities and also interesting shops with handmade and unique products. Also walking distance to all the sights you want to see. Although the room is small, it was comfy.

+: 1) The staff of the reception is efficient and patient. She helped us check-in fast and explained to us the travel of the town. 2) The facilities of the hotel is much enough. They have gym room, other entertainment at the lobby. Also there are tables with USB port and free drinkable water at the lobby where you can work or chill at. 3) Inside the room, everything is clean enough. It is not noisy at night. The most impressive is that they have different cooking equipment in the room such as pans, microwave, electric stoves and other bowls and dishes so that we can cook. 4) The location is not far: 5 min walk from Gent Dampoort and 15 min walk to town. -: 1) There are not much supermarket or grocery stores near the hotel.

No window opening is possible and the room is very warm. Air conditioning is all, even if it is in the indoor room. The air-conditioning does not even refresh the room, even at 16°. Parking is expensive and what a terrible ring to reach their parking. 1 departure from 3-armen missing and just ride around a quarter and try again. Who's signed the road plan there? All of it had a good seller! Sorry for the hotel! A hotel very nice, all furnished, delicious tables, very good beds, professional staff. I went there with the helicopter right away! ;)

The room is large in size, and it may catch up with a large room of 30 square meters. It is comfortable, clean and tidy with heating. Each of the two single beds is 1.5 meters wide and the quality of sleep is very good. The bathroom is also large, and the shower and the bucket can be separated by two people to use the bathroom at the same time, which is very convenient. Holiday Inn Group Hotel is really great 👍

Amazing helpful accommodating staff, spacious rooms, parking a bit expensive at 19 euros . The breakfast was good lots of choice 15 minutes drive from the centre The suite had beautiful large bed and everything and more to accommodate at very pleasant stay