戈爾德舒登飯店(Gulde Schoen Luxury Studio-Apartments)

This is a really lovely aparthotel - but don’t be fooled by the TtipAdvisor photos. This hotel has changed in recent times, there is no lobby, no breakfast etc. it is simply an aparthotel, so that means the room and room only. Thanks to a digital key system you don’t even meet anyone. The room itself is very nice. The hotel provided an extra bed for my 4 year old. The highlight, without doubt, is the location. It is simply perfect for seeing the best of Antwerp.

On the outside, this property has the glitzy looks but it misses anything to do with hospitality, care and service. Any request for extra (kitchen) amenities, flexible check in/out times and luggage storage got denied in a bot-like manner. Running a hotel/apartment takes more than adding shiny decorations to your facility. Once but never again.

Stayed at the Gulde Schoen Hotel during our recent visit to Antwerp and on our experience I can only recommend it for anyone looking for a smart, centrally located bolt hole in this beautiful city. The old building has been sympathetically converted with much of its old character having been preserved. Our suite was absolutely beautiful, lavishly equipped and spotlessly clean. The staff were all delightful and eager to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Highly recommended.

If you want to stay somewhere really special in Antwerp, this is your place. De Gulde Schoen is a really old building, refurbished over several years and turned into a boutique suite hotel with soul. When we arrived the staff prepared a welcome drink, invited us to the bar and gave us a great introduction to Antwerp. Friendly, informative, smart, not pushy. Really loved the staff. If your in Antwerp for business you will be happy to experience fast internet, something we lacked at other locations. We had breakfast in our room and it was one of the best room service experiencs in a long time. The service felt 5-star. Without the uptight nature of posh hotels. This has been my most enjoyable stay in years. Expensive? Yes, but worth it for a special occasion. Bonus: the subtle scent and the jazz playing when you open the door to your suite for the first time. A lovely welcome.

I’m very confused about this hotel and our stay there. We chose this hotel because we saw it form the outside as we were walking through the city, and we thought it was very pretty and special. We went online to checkout the rooms and all the details and we still thought it was super pretty and special; that’s why we decided to book it. So first of all, it was super very expensive, but since it was only one night we decided we wouldn’t mind paying this high rate. When my fiancé and I got there We were immediately confused: even though it was nice and pretty, it wasn’t enough, not enough for what we payed. The room was super big, and I guess also comfortable but I found the entire decoration to be not of good taste. Breakfast was also very puzzling; the restaurant was barely a restaurant, small and empty. The food was good but I had to order it to the lady from front desk. I don’t know if I’m making any sense with this review, all I can say is that all the while, we found ourselves feeling like we had overpaid for what we were getting. And that we never understood why it was so expensive if it wasn’t even that top service, top installations, top food, top everything. I would never recommend paying their prices, I think it is worth it, I would never go back.

I’m very confused about this hotel and our stay there. We chose this hotel because we saw it form the outside as we were walking through the city, and we thought it was very pretty and special. We went online to checkout the rooms and all the details and we still thought it was super pretty and special; that’s why we decided to book it. So first of all, it was super very expensive, but since it was only one night we decided we wouldn’t mind paying this high rate. When my fiancé and I got there we were immediately confused: even though it was nice and pretty, it wasn’t enough, not enough for what we payed. As of they tried very hard to be very fancy, but its fanciness felt off and forced. The room was super big, and I guess also comfortable but I found the entire decoration to be not of good taste. Breakfast was also very puzzling; the restaurant was barely a restaurant, small and empty. The food was good but I had to order it to the lady from front desk. I don’t know if I’m making any sense with this review, all I can say is that all the while, we found ourselves feeling like we had overpaid for what we were getting. And that we never understood why it was so expensive if it wasn’t even that top service, top installations, top food, top everything. I would never recommend paying their prices, I think it is not worth it, I would never go back.

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Rooms are beautiful, location is perfect, and staff is always available and very helpful. The only down thing was to my surprised finding a closed hotel and it works mainly as apartment/BNB type of thing so there is no really amenities. It was a surprised as I expected to find an open hotel as I thought I had booked. But definitely room was amazing and very big. I do understand that if hotel was open probably the suite I had booked I would have paid double the price. Location is amazing!!! Is very unfortunate that hotel was closed as is a beautiful property.