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Holiday Inn Express GENT
Akkerhage 2
Gent, 9000
Nightly Rates (93.16 - 104.80)
3 Star
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Property Description |
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Find your gateway to Flanders with convenient transport connections close to the Holiday Inn Express Gent hotel. Just a couple of minutes from the convenient E17 motorway and four km from medieval Gent city centre, make the contemporary Holiday Inn Express Gent your base for exploring the Flanders region. Major business centres such as Brussels and Brugge are within 35 minutes' drive of your welcoming Gent hotel. You can reach Holiday Inn Express Gent via regular rail services from Brussels Airport, which arrive into Gent St Pieters station, three km from the hotel. We have an ample car park, which adds good value to your stay. Your spacious Guest room is the ideal environment for catching up on work with complimentary wireless Internet. The hotel is close to popular sights in the city, notably the atmospheric charm of the medieval Old Town including St Bavo's Cathedral, with its mystical paintings. For the great outdoors, try Belgium's northern coastal resorts, within a 40-minute drive from us. Kids under 18 stay for free with their parents in one of our spacious Guest rooms. This eco-label certified hotel offers a Tesla Supercharger and a free charging station for other electrical vehicles. Help yourself to a hot drink and complimentary continental breakfast options at Holiday Inn Express Gent.Our helpful staff can advise you on which city-centre attractions to visit.
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Amenities |
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Accessible facilities
Air conditioning individually controlled in room
Bell staff/porter
Buffet breakfast
Coffee/Tea maker
Color television
Currency exchange
Desk with lamp
Direct dial telephone
Dry cleaning
Florist
Gift/News stand
Grocery shopping service available
Hairdryer
High speed internet connection
Housekeeping - daily
Ice machine
Interior corridors
Late check-out available
Lounges/bars
Meal included - continental breakfast
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Meal included - continental breakfast
Meeting rooms
Non-smoking
On-Site parking
Parking
Pay per view movies on TV
Premium movie channels
Private bathroom
Public area air conditioned
Safe deposit box
Satellite television
Separate closet
Shops and commercial services
Sofa bed
Spare electrical outlet available at desk
Storage space
Sundry/Convenience store
Technical concierge
Valet same day dry cleaning
Wireless internet connection
Wireless internet connection in public areas
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Room Information |
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Cribs, Internet access, Connecting rooms, Electrical adaptors available, Mini-refrigerator, Ironing board, Trouser/Pant press
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Miscellaneous Information |
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Euro is the native currency.
Check in time is 2:00 PM
Check out time is 12:00 AM
Time Zone is GMT
120 rooms.
0 suites.
5 floors.
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Restaurant Information |
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Brasserie D-LYS
During the day, Brasserie D Lys is the ideal venue for one to one meetings with free WiFi available. In the evening, the bar and conservatory are the perfect spot to relax, chat and enjoy your favourite drink. Sports fans will enjoy watching internationa
Brasserie D-Lys
Brasserie D-LYS offers a large variety of Belgian beers, local and international drinks, and snacks. It is also a great venue during the day for one to one meetings, with complimentary WiFi available. The bar is open from: Mon to Fri from 08.00AM to 00.30
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Meeting Facility |
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Crocus
Our naturally lit meeting room provides a relaxed setting for presentations or board meetings for up to 12 people. With wireless Internet, you're connected throughout the hotel. Business services are available from our friendly Front Desk 24 hours a day.
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Recreation Information |
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Children's program - Gravensteen Castle Visit a classic medieval castle, built in the 12th century, the castle of the Counts of Flanders. Having been restored, the castle is in great shape, with crenelated towers and turrets.
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Shopping within 4km
You'll find branches of just about all the main retail chains in Veldstraat and Lange Munt. If you venture off the beaten track you'll come across the smaller boutiques, in Volderstraat for example. Go visit shopping centre Zuid on Wilson square. Shoppin
Flanders Expo (www.flexpo.be)
ICC (www.iccghent.com)
Gent-Sint-Pieters
International Train Station Gent Sint-Pieters. Services to all major european countries. International ticket desk. Thalys to/from Paris twice per day. More on destinations, trains and prices on www.b-europe.com/Travel .
GENT
Brussels (Zaventem)
Antwerpen
Oostende
Brussels South Charleroi
Medieval City Centre
St. Bavo's Cathedral with Mystic Lamb painting
St. Bavo s Cathedral houses an impressive number of art treasures: the baroque high altar in white, black and red flamed marble, the rococo pulpit in oak, gilded wood and marble, a major work by Rubens, the Calvary Triptych , and much more. However, one
Korenlei and Graslei (old Port)
Ask ten inhabitants of Ghent what the most beautiful place in their city is and nine will answer the Graslei. Today this medieval port with its unique row of historical buildings, which are reflected in the long river, is the meeting place par excellence.
Belfry and Cloth Hall (Belfort en Lakenhalle)
The Belfry is the proudest symbol of the city s independence. The civil privileges that the city received in 1180 are still kept in the tower. The Cloth Hall was built onto the side of the Belfry. In a euphoric Brabant Gothic style, this monument glorifie
Design Museum Gent
Behind a charming 18th-century fa ade lurks a modern, airy building. The central eye-catcher is the enormously tall vase by the Italian designer Andrea Branzi. Temporary expositions supplement the marvellous permanent collection. Also, take a look at the
Gravensteen Castle
I ll show them who s boss : that s what Philip of Alsace had in mind. So he had the imposing castle rebuilt (1180). Overlooking the city from its battlements high up on the keep, one can sense the feeling of wealth and power that the lord of the castle m
Fine Arts Museum (Museum voor Schone Kunsten)
The strength and the charm of the MSK is the variety of its collection and the way it is presented: never before have the old masters hung so perfectly in place as they do in the fully restored museum. An auditorium, a library, a children s workshop and a
The House of Alijn (Het Huis van Alijn)
When you enter the splendid indoor garden of this former place of worship, it seems as if you have left the city. Inside the museum of folklore, you can go even further back in time and discover in the wonderfully recreated interiors how the ordinary peop
Ghent Town Hall (Stadhuis)
Ghent s town hall is a building with many faces. The flamboyant Gothic style of the fa ade contrasts sharply with the rather sober Renaissance style of the Botermarkt side. You can also see many different styles inside the building: the Arsenal Hall with
Patershol
Thirty years ago, you could buy a little house here for next to nothing. Today, the Patershol is one of the city s most desirable neighbourhoods. For good dining, you can choose from one of the many restaurants which have sprung up in the medieval alleys.
Municipal Museum of Contemporary Arts (SMAK)
Dynamic and highly individual. That s Ghent and it also describes its museum of contemporary art. The permanent collection of top national and international works is presented in continuous interaction with original, often daring exhibitions. Keeping a fi
Sports & Recreation park Blaarmeersen
For every sport, there s an appropriate field with corresponding infrastructure, a lake with beach and sunbathing area, a camping site with hiker's huts and various cafeterias In the Blaarmeersen Sport and Recreation Park you won t be bored for a single
Decascoop Movie Theatre (kinepolis.be)
12 theatre rooms showing the latest movies in digital/3D quality. In belgium, most movies are available in original language with dutch / french subtitles, or dubbed in dutch.
Flemish Opera House
Artevelde Football Stadium (Ghelamco Arena)
The new Ghelamco Arena, home of KAA Gent football team, is at walking distance. Please be advised that on Match days traffic via the E17 motorway will be blocked 1 hour before start of the match to prevent the roads from clogging. Read fb.com/hiexpressgen
Vrijdagsmarkt and Sint-Jacobs
The Vrijdagsmarkt is an extremely suitable place to sit on a terrace when the weather is good. Because of its square shape there s always a little sun to soak up. The atmospheric square with the rustic plane-trees behind the Vrijdagsmakrt is called Bij Si
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