Erasmus Hotel Restaurant

The hotel is in a building built in the 1500's. Much of the decor and interior is antique and feels like period pieces. Some people will like that and others will not. We found the owners and folks working the front desk to be extremely nice, friendly, and helpful. The hotel is not really walkable from the train station if you have some luggage with you. It is, however, much closer to the historic center of Ghent that everyone wants to visit (Gravensteen castle, etc.) It is literally just a few blocks from there. A grocery store is just a couple doors down which is handy.||I thought that the breakfast (which is included) was excellent. I wasn't as big of a fan of the shower, which is just the bathtub with a hand nozzle. I could not get hot water the morning that we were there, just lukewarm.

Great traditional hotel. Not fancy or super modern but just a relaxing experience. Staff were wonderful and breakfast was great. Very quiet street but close to shopping and restaurants. Don't let the exterior fool you.

Excellent hotel, full of charm, character and olde worlde style. Absolutely loved staying here. The room was a great size, bathroom too (if a little tired). Excellent breakfast and a friendly welcome and farewell from the owner. Would definitely stay here again. Excellent central location too.

It is like spending the night in a 18th century mansion. The furniture and the décor are exquisite. The breakfast is one of the best that we experienced. The choices are great and you can even order your favorite egg breakfast, served at your table. The owner is very attentive and courteous.|The hôtel mightbe challenging for people with limited mobility: old fashioned stairs and bathtub.

Erasmus Hotel was absolutely perfect for our 3 night stay in Ghent.||The hotel is about a 30 minute walk from the train station, and once you're there, it’s ideally located—step left or right from the front door, and you're just 5 minutes from the central historic area everyone comes to see. There's a Proxy grocery store right next door and an Albert Heijn just 5 minutes away for anything else you need.||We stayed in Room 8, which faced the street. The room was spacious, with two chairs, a bureau for clothes, and a table setup for coffee and tea. It was serviced daily, which was a nice touch. The bathroom had a bathtub with a hand held shower and no full walkin—which might be unusual for some, but it didn’t bother me (I grew up with that!)||Breakfast was included and served in the main dining room—and you can really tell they take pride in it. The spread was fantastic: cereals, granola, fresh vegetables, meats, cheeses, tea, nuts coffee, espresso, grapefruit and orange juice, and a variety of breads. You also have your choice of hard-boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, or an omelette, made fresh.||We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend Erasmus Hotel to anyone planning a visit to Ghent!

Unbeatable location for access to the main areas. Good accessibility for the trams. Bathroom could do with an update but the size of the bedroom was lovely and bed was very comfortable. Breakfast was good

The photos posted on Booking.com are EXTREMELY Deceptive!!! I went into three rooms, and ALL of them were equally disgusting. Beat up furniture, no shower curtain in any bathroom, and only mold on the tiles, and a hose hanging. No pictures on the walls, only old paint and ripped screens on the window. All three rooms were extremely small. Not at all like the photos on Booking.com.|We did not stay, but found another hotel that day.|DO NOT STAY HERE!!! See attached photos.

We got a good price but there were a few elements of our stay that could have been improved. I wouldn't recommend for Americans - The shower was your classic older short European shower, which can be workable but this one was also missing enough paneling to prevent water from splashing out. The tiles were also painted white with some standard paint that was peeling and the caulking needed to be redone. Linens: Since the shower splashes, we asked for new towels since they were used to dry off the floor. They only gave us one towel back, which was tricky because by the time we realized it, the staff had gone, and we were stuck. - Bed was very stiff, and there were only 2 small pillows available with linens