Отель «Ghent River Hotel»

Ghent River Hotel is situated on the right bank of the Leie which has beaconed the Ghent boarder between the 11th and 15th century. Thanks to the ancient pier Ghent River Hotel is the only hotel that can be reached by boat. The site encompasses 77 rooms divided in 2 buildings a renaissance house dated 1518 and a rice-mill built on a burnt down sugar refinery dated 1857. The building also served as a cotton spinning-mill 1873 a warehouse 1879 and a steam actuated bakery 1892. The latter expanded several times until 1909. In front of the hotel you will come across a small square which is served as thread yarn market in the Middle Ages and the 19th century. Next to the hotel you can observe one of the typical medieval waterstraatjes. After a few minutes walk you meet the vrijdagsmarkt with the statue of Jacob van Artevelde The vrijdagsmarkt one of the biggest squares in Ghent lies only a couple of meters away and is the home of the famous statue ofJacob Van Artevelde.