HotelO

For a budget option, this was actually a great hotel. Great value for money - on an A-location. The area itself is a bit touristic, but a few blocks further you will find less crowded, less touristy streets with nice galleries, bookstores, authentic cafés, vintage and high end fashion shops. My room was clean & spacious - I booked a two-person room for a solo stay. I loved, loved, loved the lush Nuxe bath products ❤️ - really appreciated. Oh, and the complimentary chocolates from young, local chocolate makers were a lovely surprise, too! So, I would recommend a 100% percent if you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel in Antwerp.

My experience here was very sub average. Many touch dirty - kettle, TV remote control, light switches. For 2 days there was no soap in the shower soap dispenser. (I kept forgetting to mention it so would arrive tired in the evening for a shower - no soap). The drain was blocked so water kept filling to my ankles while having a shower. And finally the noise. Wow. I’ve stayed in many hotels on busy streets and have not experienced such a level of noise throughout the night - invest in some triple glazing for windows! Finally the staff - 1 or 2 were very friendly and sweet but generally apathetic. You arrive, no one stands up from their seat to greet you - this is common hospitality practice. When I left a very sweet woman at the front desk asked how my stay was, I said respectfully: not great. She said ok goodbye. Not a single bit of curiosity as to why I said that - not interested, no follow up questions. Lol.

You cannot beat the location of this hotel. It is in the heart of Antwerp, directly accross the cathedral and nearby lots of restaurants and bars. Due to that, the streets are very noisy at night. We stayed in January, which should be slow season, but you could not tell by the noise that radiated from the outside. The rooms are cleaned daily. We stayed in a regular room where the shower and bed was only separated by the shower glass causing the entire room to be very steamy. You are able to open the window so it is fine but something to keep in mind. The attendants were always available and eager to help.

Very good location , just beeing in the heart of old town, you have to make some compromise-noise. Very noisy later in the evening till about 2 a.m and early morning lougadges or trolys pushed on them cobles woke us up, so from our experience sleepvise- you need to be deep sleeper. And I didn't liked pillows, but I am fusy about them anyway 🤭 Apart of it, it's perfect. From our window we seen Cathedral and sculpture boy with a dog ❤️ And the chocolate!!!!They make the best 👌, tryed many, but have to say HotelO was the best 😍😍😍 Breakfast amazing, staff friendly and helpful 🥰

I received a voucher for this lovely hotel as a gift a while ago. Unfortunately, due to personal reasons I wasn’t able to use it. When I had the oppotunity to finally go to Antwerp the voucher had expired. But the HotelO Katedral was super nice and accepted it nonetheless. Our stay was wonderful, the hotel is in a unique spot you can use as a central hub to explore the city. The staff was absolutely nice and very helpful at all times. The ambience of the room was as beautiful as the impressions on the website suggests. And to our surprise it was very calm although the hotel is located in a very lively area.

How many nice things can I comment on? The bathtub! You can laugh, but after weeks in Europe without one, I took not one, but two baths in my one night stay. The body products were lovely as well. After arriving from a tough travel day, a coffee and chocolates in the room were a good pick me up as the cathedral bells tolled. Helpful staff arranged a taxi at the door for my departure. With a wi-fi snag upon arrival, finding the hotel had been a bit tricky, so I advise a Google screenshot in advance. Definitely plan on their breakfast buffet! All-in-all, the owners are doing everything they can to provide a comfortable and welcoming visit from lovely lobby music to gracious staff. You will be happy you stayed here!

The location is great, right next to the cathedral, lots of bars and restaurants. Some of those are open very late, which was nice when I arrived around midnight, but not so nice when I could hear noise of the drunks at 4 am, even though I was on the top floor with the window closed. The room was clean but very small--most of it was taken up by the bed, the desk was so small that even with a laptop it was very crammed. Some of the details were a bit odd, for example, there were no plugs near the water kettle and coffee machine, so I had to physically move them to another location in order to use them. And so on. I might stay there again but only if travelling alone.

I would highly recommend this hotel! They have a nice cafe inside with so many dessert choices including chocolates. My room was very nice and was exactly what I needed. The location cannot be beat, and it is very close to the large cathedral. Many shops and restaurants nearby as well as being close to a train station for transit.