The Hotel Astoria is a lovely hotel. It is neat as a pin and absolutely spotless. Somewhere between quaint and elegant. We had a garden room on the second floor. Room 7. It is a tiny room. We had a bit of trouble finding a place for our suitcases. It was a very cheery room though and otherwise comfortable. The... more

As recommended we booked a Superior room with Garden View at an extra cost to ensure we did not have the noise of the rail track as so many previous guests had complained about it. Upon arrival we found we were allocated a room on the front facing the rail track (not in the hotel itself but next door in... more

According the Astoria's own website this is a 3 star hotel, reviews suggest, however, the rating is only 2 star. Whatever, there are some facilities that travellers should reasonably be able to expect with a hotel of either rating and the Astoria fails to deliver in several aspects. The noise from the trains were the least of my and my... more

Reviewers either love or hate this hotel. We loved it. But only because we had a garden-facing room. It was warm weather so we left the window open. No problem! Sure we could hear the trains but they were not intrusive ... ON THE GARDEN SIDE. So pay a few euros extra - it will be worth it. I would... more

My partner & I ended up at the Astoria because he neglected to pre-book an hotel and on arrival, our preferred choices were booked up. So we went to Astoria. The owner is nice - though it took ages to book us in as he was constantly on the phone (making calls as well as receiving). We got a room... more

I went here with mixed feelings since I had read the various reviews saying "you will hear the trains" but yet they found it nice. Since I knew central Ghent is quite far from the station, and I had to go into Brussels to arrive at the start of business hours following my (2 night) stay, I decided to stay... more

I've read all the reviews here and despite the contrary voting scores, they all do include a bit of truth. I booked online and was interested in a hotel that had a bit of flavor, was personal, and family owned. Why? My uncle and I were staying over a hodge-podge 2 week stay in Belgium, cycling the fabled roads of... more

Having written a few TA reviews, and read hundreds, it's unusual for me to find a hotel which is so different from the picture I built up from other clients' opinions, but the Astoria is one - it fails every expectation. The rooms, some of which are in a modern featureless "annexe" building, are a terrible mismatch of some modern... more

Location is good in the sense that it is close to the train station - that comes in handy if you have heavy backpacks. You do need to take a tram to downtown but it is a short ride. If you have a room facing the street, you WILL hear constant train noise and you will most likely have to... more