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The Ghent River Hotel **** is situated on the right bank of the Leie, which is beaconed the Ghent boarder between the 11th and 15th century.
With the presence of the ancient pier, the Ghent River Hotel is the only hotel that can be reached by boat.
The site encompasses 2 buildings: a renaissance house, dated 1518 and a rice-mill built on a burnt down sugar refinery, dated 1857. The building also served as a cotton spinningmill (1873), a warehouse (1879) and a steam actuated bakery (1892). The latter expanded several times until 1909.
In front of the hotel you come across a small square which served as a thread (yarn) market in the Middle Ages and the 19th century. Next to the hotel we encounter one of the typical medieval “waterstraatjes”. After a few minutes walk, you arrive at the ‘vrijdagsmarkt’ with the statue of Jacob van Artevelde.
The hotel is only a few footsteps away from the Kouter, the Veldstraat (shopping street), musea, the opera, the Palace of Justice and the historical center (with the Sint-Baafs Cathedral, the Sint-Pieters Cathedral and the Belfort (Belfry).
Address
Ghent River Hotel
Waaistraat 5 B - 9000 Gent
tel +32 (0)9 266 10 10
fax +32 (0)9 266 10 15
E-mail: info@ghent-river-hotel.be
URL: www.ghent-river-hotel.beRooms
The personalised rooms are provided with all modern facilities: Individual adjustable heating, cable TV with remote control, direct dial telephone, fast internet access, safe, mini-bar and complete equipped bathroom with fan. You will surprisingly feel at home in the warm and charming colours.
Bar
The Ghent-River Hotel has also created a cosy bar for you. Stop by and try some local and national drinks! There is also a lounge area to relax after a hard day training.
Breakfast
Every breakfast spoils you with a rich and varied buffet from 7am till 10am.
Buffet breakfast:
White and wheat bread and rolls – Croissants – Variety of cold cuts – Pâté – Jam – Variety of cheese – Fresh cheese – Cheese spread – Honey – Variety of butter – Natural yoghurt and fruits – Fresh fruit – Fruit cocktail – Black cherries/peaches/ pineapple on treacle – Variety of cereals – Boiled eggs – Milk – Coffee – Hot chocolate – Variety of teas – Variety of fruit juices
Other facilities:
Rent a bike
You like a wonderful ride into the beautiful countryside around Ghent, or you like travelling easily in the city of Ghent? Rent one of our bicycles from the Ghent River Hotel. Information at the reception
Fitness room
Keep in shape while travelling. Exercise bike and musculation bench. Information at the reception.
Sauna
The Ghent River Hotel offers to its guests a great sauna cabin. Relax after a rough day.
Information at the reception
Rates
Special Gasshuku rate:
Quadruple: 160 Euro/night (40,00 Euro person/night) Triple: 140 Euro/night (46,70 Euro person/night) Twin: 120 Euro/night (60,00 Euro person/night) Single: 100 Euro/night
Breakfast (15 Euro/day) included!!
Reservation
For reservations please contact Steven De Winne. He will arrange the rooms.
We have reserved
for Kenshikan Sweden:
1 quadruple, 1 triple and 2 twin rooms (total : 11 persons)
1 quadruple, 4 triple and 6 twin rooms (total : 28 persons)
2 triple and 2 twin rooms (total : 10 persons)We booked all the quadruple and triple rooms that where still available during that weekend. It is therefore impossible to book more quadruple or triple rooms. More twin rooms however, are not a problem. If you don’t want a quadruple or triple room, please let us know. We can then use that room for another country.
For practical reasons, we would like to have an estimated number of people coming before February and the exact amount before March.
In addition to accommodation in a very fine hotel, we also want to give the low budget members of the Kusano ha family the possibility to join the Gasshuku in Belgium. The youth hostel we suggested earlier has no more rooms available. So we looked for something else.
Hotel Flandria is a relaxed little hotel situated in the magnificent, historical heart of Ghent, beneath the towers of St-Bavo's Cathedral. The hotel is just 10 minutes walk (1 km) from the Ghent River Hotel so your friends are nearby. The hotel has 23 rooms, 17 with bathroom (shower and/or bath and toilet in the room) and 6 rooms with wash basin (toilet and shower along the corridor). All rooms have television an a internet connection is available free of charge via a computer in reception.
Address
Hotel Flandria
Barrestraat 3
9000 Ghent
Tel.: +32 9 223 06 26
Fax.: +32 9 233 50 89
e-mail: gent@flandria-centrum.be
website: http://www.flandria-centrum.be/engels/flandria.htmlRooms
On 28/01/2006 they still had the following rooms available:
4 twin rooms (2 beds): 50 Euro/room/night
3 triple rooms: 75 Euro/room/night
2 Quadruple rooms: 100 Euro/room/night
Breakfast includedChildren younger then 12 years accompanied by adults stay for free. (maximum 2 children per room)
Payment
Credit cards are accepted (only Visa, MasterCard)
Reservation
For reservations please contact Steven De Winne. We did not book any rooms in advance. If anyone wants to use the cheap hotel, please tell us as soon as possible. We will then check how many places and which types of rooms are still available.
Airport to hotel
We checked the timetables of the airports and there is one timetable that is convenient for everybody. There is a flight arriving on Brussels National Airport from:
- Sweden at 09:25am
- England at 09:10am
- Scotland at 09:00am
If everybody chooses this flight, then nobody has to wait a long time. On the other side, we will adjust the “Airport bus” to the timetable chosen by Kenshikan England because they arrive with the biggest group. Be aware: the airport bus will only drive to the airport once (Friday and Monday)!
If you decide to take a later flight or maybe even arrive the day before, let us know. There will be an assistant of Kenshikan Belgium waiting for you on the airport. He will accompany you to the hotel by train (or car if possible).
You want to get to the hotel on your own? Good idea! It's part of the adventure visiting a foreign country. To assist you with this, you might find the following document helpful!
(1,15 Mb) (835 Kb) If you decide to drive to Belgium by car, remember that you have to pay for parking your car in de city. There is no parking space available at the hotel. However, a big underground parking is at walking distance from the hotel. You pay €10/day for this parking.
Hotel to Gymnasium
The “Renshu Bus” brings you from the Ghent River Hotel to the gymnasium on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Don’t miss the bus, because it is a 45 minutes drive to the gymnasium!
People who use the youth hostel will have to walk to the hotel. The “Renshu Bus” goes only from hotel to gymnasium and back.
Address:
Sporthal ‘t Veerleveld
Zaffelare-Dorp 22
9080 ZaffelareThere is a cafeteria next to the gymnasium where you can enjoy cold or hot beverages. Also sandwiches will be available during the break.
One glass of soft drink, beer or wine is included in the price for the buffet diner.
On Sunday we arranged a special goodbye diner.
A boat will pick us up at the hotel, drives trough the canals of Ghent. We get of at a dock in the centre of the city and enter the restaurant.
You can choose from three menus: Meat, fish and vegetarian. The menu is: aperitif of the house + snack, soup, main course and dessert. Feel free to join us and Nidaime Soke Sensei...We need to know in advance who will participate (to make reservations). Contact Steven if you want to join this event.
Ghent River Hotel
Room
Quadruple: 160 Euro/night (40,00 Euro person/night)
Triple: 140 Euro/night (46,70 Euro person/night)
Twin: 120 Euro/night (60,00 Euro person/night)
Single: 100 Euro/night
Breakfast (15 euro/day) included!!
Mini bar on room
Soft drinks and beer 2,80 Euro
Strong drinks 6,00 EuroTelephone is charged per unit and the price depends on which country you're calling.
Internet access:
3 Euro/30 min.
8 Euro/2 hours
20 Euro/dayFitness room:
Free of chargeSauna: 9 Euro
Prices in EURO, Taxes and services included
The hotel accepts: Visa, MasterCard/Euro card, American Express, Diners Club, JCB and En route
Gasshuku fee
Adults (13 years and above)
3 days 60 Euro
Children (from 7 until 12 years old)
Gasshuku Party on Saturday
- Buffet diner, one glass of soft drink, beer or wine, dessert and coffee. 25 Euro/person
Reserve your place in advance, pay in advance on Friday before Gasshuku
Goodbye diner on Sunday
- Boat trip + Aperitif of the house & snack, soup, main course and dessert. 25 Euro/person
Reserve your place in advance, pay in advance on Friday before Gasshuku
Transport
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 Euro/personReserve your place in advance, pay on Friday before Gasshuku
It can be no coincidence that Ghent, the capital of East Flanders, was given several pretty names: historic heart of Flanders, a city of all times, one of the most beautiful historic cities in Europe.
The city combines an impressive past with a vivid present. Numerous tourists visit Ghent of which the citizens carry the nickname "stroppendragers" or noose-bearers and use the extensive accommodation possibilities. The historic heart of the city offers a lot of places of interest. From St Michael's bridge there is a wonderful view on the skyline of Ghent with the three impressive towers of St Nicholas' Church, the Belfry with its bell tower and St Bavo's cathedral with the world famous painting "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" by Jan van Eyck.
Traces of the Middle Ages were preserved at a lot of places. The old port with its guild halls on the Graslei and Korenlei is merely one example of the beautiful views this town has to offer.
Not far from the Graslei arises the Castle of the Counts, once the medieval fortress of the Count of Flanders. Nowadays it is a major tourist attraction.
Ghent also has several museums, abbeys, beguinages, dozens of churches and historical buildings.
Not only art lovers but everyone can find something here to suit his taste. Ghent offers a lot of shops, restaurants and an exciting nightlife.
Function
Name
Phone
Overall Gasshuku co-ordinator Steven De Winne
Room number Ghent River Hotel
+32 475 78 02 63
coming soon...Nidaime Soke Sensei and Takashi Kozuka Telly Geenens
Steven De Winne
+32 486 57 99 66
+32 475 78 02 63Transport Steven De Winne
Geert Vervust
+32 475 78 02 63
+32 478/70 84 73Gymnasium Steven De Winne
+32 475 78 02 63 Hotel Steven De Winne
+32 475 78 02 63 Gasshuku Party &
Goodbye Diner
Steven De Winne
+32 475 78 02 63 Finance Patrick Verspeeten
Geert Vervust
+32 475/44 56 29
+32 478/70 84 73
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