Travel Reference
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Sleep Code
(€1 = about $1.40, country code: 32)
S
=Single,
D
=Double/Twin,
T
=Triple,
Q
=
Quad,
b
=bathroom,
s
=showeronly.EveryonespeaksEnglish.Unlessotherwise
noted,creditcardsareaccepted.
Tohelpyoueasilysortthroughtheselistings,I'vedivided
theroomsintothreecategories,basedonthepricefora
standarddoubleroomwithbath:
$$$
Higher Priced
—Mostrooms€125ormore.
$$
Moderately Priced
—Mostroomsbetween€80-125.
$
Lower Priced
—Mostrooms€80orless.
rooms are plain, with small modern baths shoehorned in, and the
guests-only garden is just waiting for a tea party. This hotel is ideal
for romantics who want a countryside setting—where you sleep
surrounded by a park, not a city (Sb-€97, small twin Db-€103,
larger Db-€125, Tb-€155, about €20 more Fri-Sat, parking-€10,
Minnewater 15, tel. 050-341-445, fax 050-342-940, www.egmond
.be, info@egmond.be).
$$
Hotel Adornes
is small and classy—a great value situated
in the most charming part of town. This 17th-century canalside
house has 20 rooms with full modern bathrooms, free parking
(reserve in advance), free loaner bikes, and a cellar lounge with
games and videos (small Db-€120, larger Db-€140-150, Tb-€165,
Qb-€175, includes breakfast, elevator, near Carmersstraat at St.
Annarei 26, tel. 050-341-336, fax 050-342-085, www.adornes.be,
info@adornes.be). Nathalie runs the family business.
$$
Hotel Patritius,
family-run and centrally located, is a
grand, circa-1830, Neoclassical mansion with hardwood oak floors
in its 16 stately rooms. It features a plush lounge, a chandeliered
breakfast room, and a courtyard garden. This is the best value in its
price range (Db-€100-122 depending on size, €10 more Fri-Sat;
Tb-€140, Qb-€165, €25 for extra bed, includes breakfast, coin-
op laundry, parking-€7, garage parking-€12, Riddersstraat 11,
tel. 050-338-454, fax 050-339-634, www.hotelpatritius.be, info
@hotelpatritius.be, Garrett and Elvi Spaey).
$$
Hotel Botaniek,
quietly located a block from Astrid Park,
is a fine, pint-sized hotel with a comfy lounge, renting nine rooms
(Db-€92 weekday special for Rick Steves' readers, €98 Fri-Sat;
Tb-€120, Qb-€140, less for longer and off-season stays, free
museum-discount card, elevator, Waalsestraat 23, tel. 050-341-424,
fax 050-345-939, www.botaniek.be, info@botaniek.be, Yasmine).
$$
Hotel ter Reien
is big and basic, with 26 rooms over-
looking a canal in the town center (Db-€90-100, Tb-€110-130,
