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 | Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel Antwerp: The best hotel near Central Station
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Coming out of the train station you cannot miss this hotel. It's located on the other side of the square opposite Central Station and is a very modern building in yellow and orange.
It's a 4-star hotel and a good place to stay when you are coming by train and, of course, when you don't mind paying a little bit more.
The Astrid Park Plaza has superior and executive rooms and suites. The rooms are equipped with safe, air-conditioning, minibar, TV with internet and Nintendo games, in-house movies, and special computer and fax link-ups.
They have a swimming pool, sauna, Turkish steam bath, solarium, massage area and fitness centre.
The hotel has a private garage, but make a reservation.
The shopping area is only 2 minutes walk and the historical center about 20 minutes. There is a metro stop beneath the hotel and a bus and tram stop closeby.
Next to the hotel is Chinatown with a lot of restaurants. The 'Statiestraat', a sidestreet of the square in front of the hotel, offers international restaurants, nightclubs and a movie theatre. But stay away from the area in the back of the hotel. This is not a safe place at night.
On the other side of the square, there's the Zoo and Diamond museum and I almost forgot the Aquatopia, an aquarium next to the entrance of the hotel. You won't get bored staying at this hotel. Theme: HotelComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: +32 3 203 12 34Directions: Coming by car: due to some major road works in Antwerp, follow the purple signs "S", to reach the area where the hotel is located.Website: www.parkplaza.com/antwerpbe Other Contact: email: appres@parkplazahotels.be
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| Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel Antwerp: Great location
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We wanted a short break before going back to work and, having been to Bruges and Ghent a few times, we decided to give Antwerp a try... we booked the Astrid Plaza before i read all the reviews about the awful neighbourhood etc, anyway, we live in london and if we were scared, we'd never set foot out of the house. The hotel is very well located straight oppposite the central station. I believe that, in the near future, the Eurostar wil go directly to Antwerp (no need to change in Brussels) so it will be even better. We had a superior room, which was clean and comfortable, but not as good as some other 4* hotels-for example, the Sofitel in Ghent. Towels a bit skimply . The people at the bar and the reception were very friendly, and the public areas were clean and nicely decorated. The breakfast was very good, in terms of variety and quality. as we arrived late, we decided to have a simple meal at the Square brasserie. It was awful. The 'square' burger we were served made Burger King look like a gourmet place-it was really appalling. The wine was nice and reasonably priced. We did not use the swimming pool (too lazy). I can see what people mean by the surrounding area, it is not very salubrious or the sort of place where I would take a stroll of an evening, but , to allay anyone's fears, it is no worse than any large city and probably much safer than some, as long as you take the necessary precautions. The hotel is very well located to explore the city. we used buses and the underground, and cabs in the evening- just don't bother with the brasserie!!
Great location, good breakfast, friendly service.
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