PARKING AND HOW TO GET TO THE HOTEL

Parking is possible in our street from 18 through 9h free of charge or during the day with a parking ticket. There is paying underground parking under Grote Markt or Station. Behind the station, Noordlaan for only 2 € for a whole day parking. Slachthuisstraat ,10 minutes walking from hotel, free parking! Or ask for our private parking, not onsite but close by hotel (behind Casino) , cost 8€/day

From Antwerp (26 km)

E17 direction Gent/St-Niklaas
Exit 14-15 Hamme/Temse/St-Niklaas

From Brussel –Zaventem (51 km)

A12 direction Antwerpen/Boom/St-Nikl.
Exit direction N16 St-Niklaas/Denderm./Puurs
N16 St-Niklaas/Bornem.
Carry straight on, pass Temse before arriving Sint-Niklaas, continue direction : Centrum, take tunnel, straight on until the Grote Markt.

From Gent (41 km)

E17 direction Antwerpen/Sint-Niklaas
Exit 1-15 Hamme/Temse/Sint-Niklaas
Exit 15 bis : Sint-Niklaas Centrum
Carry straight on direction Centrum, take tunnel, continue straight on until the Grote Markt.

The most important industrial area’s around Sint-Niklaas (think about area’s like : Vrasene, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Antwerp harbor, Temse and Lokeren) are very easy to reach from our place ! Sint-Niklaas is located very central and THE ideal operation base for reaching our most important art-cities or business centres in the whole of Flanders during your coming Business-trip.

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NICE PLACES TO-GO-TO

We are located upon walking distance from other very nice places-to-go-to ! On the website www.uitinsintniklaas.be you can find more detailed information about very nice restaurants, bistro’s etc but taking my own experience into account I can certainly advice you the following :

Walking distance :

• Restaurant Merlot, , speciality “bouillabaisse”, Regentiestraat 4 03/777.06.08, Monday closed (they offer also a take-out service !)
• Navarro, very nice for a small or bigger quality diner or simple a talk combined with a nice belgian pint, Parkstraat 5, 03/297.46.09
• Het Leugenpaleis, , speciality Spare-ribs, gamba’s and super salads, Prins Albertstraat 62, 03/766.6.99 mon -and Thursday closed.
• Brasserie – Restaurant ’t Heerenhuys, speciality Fondue, Casinostraat 41, tel.: 03/766.75.05, Thursday closed
• Pizzeria Giardino, very nice oven backed-pizza or other Italian dishes, Kokkelbeekstraat 89, 03/778.13.98, all days opened.
• Het gevoel Eat– en Coffeehouse, Regentieplein 53, 03/297.92.94, sunday, mon -and Wednesday evening closed
• La Luna Rossa, very authentic Italian cuisine, Nieuwstraat 6, 03/777.76.56 , Wednesday closed.
• The manoir, very nice place to have diner on the Grote markt nr.19, closed on monday, kitchen open till 21:30

and of course also others like Park & Laan, De Walburg, De casino, De kantine, Grand Café TV Oost, Bizy Beloy

STATION & SINISCOOP–CINEMA

We are located on a stone’s throw from the station, which of course is giving a very easy access to visit cities like Bruges (73 km with car) or Knokke-Heist (74 km) the most “mondain” coastal town along the Belgian cost, with all shops open on Sunday and an ideal trip for the weekend ! You can also find Kinepolis cinema centre on the Station square with ….no duped films but originally English spoken films !

Park and Bike Rental :

We can organise Bike Rental for you or you can contact www.fietsversnelling.be. “De versnelling” is not only offering rental services but also maintenance and is part of vzm denazalee. You can find them upon the following address : Leopold II laan 2,9100 Sint-Niklaas- Gsm : 0493/51.64.76 Email : deversnelling@vzwdenazalee.be – www.vzwdenazalee.be

THE SWEET AND GREEN “WAAS”-COUNTRY

Would you like to explore the area with one of our ambassadors ? Mercator, born in Rupelmonde or our legendary Reynaert De vos, or with a Wase balloonist, they surely would like to tag you along to experience our beautiful country. Whether you fancy a resto-walk for gastronomists in the center of Sint-Niklaas, you like sports or walking along the water line of the “Ster”, a nice shopping day, biking via the widespread bike-pads through the Flemish fields and polders; Enjoying the view from the dike looking over the Schelde/Durme in Tielrode, getting to know the “abroad” – area which is lying just over the Temse-bridge which was originally built by Eiffel indeed the same one who built the Eiffel Tower in Paris ! Or in the other direction visiting the Stekene “poacher”-woods who were a very significant area in the past wars getting things smuggled over the Holland/Belgian border or following a Husky trail in Moerbeke, Sint-Niklaas is indeed THE IDEAL CITY to get to know our Sweet and Green “Waas”- country in all his glory !

THE BIGGEST MARKET SQUARE IN BELGIUM !

Is just behind the corner and surely worthwhile to visit with the impressive and very beautiful Onze-Lieve-Vrouw church decorating its area with all her beauty ! Thursday is our weekly market-day offering nice and traditional quality products. Art and Culture : you can have it all in Sint-Niklaas ! Do you want to get to know more about events, musea, concerts etc… check www.sint-niklaas.be

LEISURE PARK “DE STER

Lange Rekstraat, 9100 Sint-Niklaas, 03/776.03.48 www.recreatiepark-de-ster.be. “De Ster” is offering a wide range of sportive possibilities and when time is nice and sun is out you can swim, tennis, or simply sun bade like in Saint-Tropez, of course taking our Belgian weather into account! Or enjoy a very nice walk/run around the lake, being in a natural environment , enjoying the green ! Balloon – feast, part of the Peace Feasts 1st week of September !!! Worth while to visit and something you surely need to experience ! Unique with balloonists coming from all over the world!