Hotel Antwerp Billard Palace  

Comment in general: not too bad. I booked the hotel in a hurry. After booking, I found so many negative comment, so I was quite worried. However, when I arrived the hotel, it's not that bad. Firstly, the place is excellent! You can walk to the station in 5 min, which means you can catch the train easily, and you can come back even late in the midnight. At such a nice place, if the hotel would be a bit more luxury, you would pay double or triple price. Secondly, some comments said there was no hot water. For me it was OK. Thirdly, the TV works fine, not as mentioned by others. Finally, the staffs are friendly. They help and clean the rooms everyday. To conclude, this simple hotel is a very good choice for backpacks, if you want a romantic holiday, never choose this one.

1. As lots of comment mentioned, the smell of smoke. You should open the window all time, otherwise you will smell ugly smoky air all time. 2. Noisy. For me it's not a problem, but if you are sensitive during sleeping, please don't choose this hotel, or buy ear-plug. The sound isolation of the door is too bad, that if anyone walked outside, all the others in the same floor will hear clearly. Luckily, the wall-to-wall sound isolation is OK. 3. The coffee machine is too bad. With 1.8euros you can get a pathetic cup of hot water. So if you want coffee or tea, just go outside in a bar, you will get nice coffee or tea with the same 1.8euros. (there are lots of bars and restaurant around, some open till very late)

Cheap

Noisy, not clean

Shabby

TV in room

soft bed, only a hand towel, cheap soap and plastic cup. Crummy shower and loo in hallway

High definition tv with static.

A basic hotel with everything you need for a short stay. The rooms are clean an the beds are good. The location is excellent near the central station. Very friendly staff.

The area is a bit shabby and can be less inviting at night.

Staff was helpful, rooms were ok and clean, but you are allowed to smoke in the all rooms which is awful!

you are allowed to smoke in the all rooms which is awful!

When I arrived the room assigned to me was a non-smoking room, but the previous person smoked extensively in the room. It was absolutely awful and not attempt had been made to air our the room by leaving the door and/or windows open. When I went down to the desk to ask for another room, I was told that this was the last room at the low rate I had booked so I either needed to take this room or pay 10 Euros more and switch to another room with a shower. Bait and Switch??? In my opinion if they cannot provide the room which I requested because they didnt bother to clean it correctly, they should substitute another room. Instead I was offered the explanation that it wasnt the hotels fault because they cannot control what people do behind closed doors. HA!

Excellent location by the train station and budget price make it worth considering. It was very clean and had a clerk on duty 24 hours. It is definitely a budget hotel so don't expect a lot of amenities but it is a very good hotel for the price. They do have a billard hall but it seemed to close early most nights and wasn't a problem.

Hotel staff, quality of the rooms, cleanliness were all poor

Excellent location, smack in the middle of town. Good service, friendly people.

Not enough pressure on shower nozzle, damaged light fixture, noisy guests in the room next door.

Location right next to Central station is perfect. Room was simple but ok. Very friendly personell.

Bathroom was clean but outdated, damaged and not comfortable. Floor in both room and corridor is very noisy.

Excelent location. Big rooms, but hotel is pretty old.

For me - ok (hotel is for sleeping) , but for some: hotel is pretty old and rooms need renovation.