Skip to main content
  1. Hotel reviews homepage
  2. Belgium hotel reviews
  3. Antwerpen Province hotel reviews
  4. Antwerp hotel reviews
  5. Reviews of HotelO Kathedral

Reviews of HotelO Kathedral 3 stars

Handschoenmarkt 3, Antwerp District, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

#46 of 75 hotels in Antwerp

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 329 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.3

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    8.8

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.7

100% verified reviews

Real guests. Real stays. Real opinions.

Read more- opens a dialog box
Write a review

Showing 1 – 25

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2025

    8.0
    Stayed for the 2nd time here and again it was very nice!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Air-conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 1 night

    The location of the hotel is great, it's very close to the beautiful church, and around the corner the main square with the beautiful architecture. From our room we had a great view at the church. The staff is very friendly and willing to help to make out stay a great experience.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2025

    9.0
    My stay was excuisite
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Duplex Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing it was very good place to stay at

    Very spacious and very comfortable

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2025

    8.0
    Good for a one night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Air-conditioning
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The halls looked a bit dodgy and the walls were very thin. The windows don't block any noise from outside. The room was pretty dusty.

    The bed was comfortable and the bath was big enough for two people. The room looked very nice and the layout was good.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    8.0
    Quaint, pleasant, and great location
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom door and inside stall could use a new coat of paint.

    The location is great.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    9.0
    Amazing location with view!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not so well isolated from noises

    Amazing view, super baby

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2025

    9.0
    Lovely hotel, fantastic location. We would stay again if we were coming back to the area.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Slightly disconcerting arrangement with a transparent door on the shower. Very limited tea, coffee and milk in the room.

    The location was perfect. Despite being near the Cathedral and old town facilities, the room was clean, quiet and comfortable. The shower itself and products could not have been better.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2025

    8.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location and stuff were great. No issue with noise

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2025

    8.0
    Holiday
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Superior Double Room with Air-conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Reception closedown. No Reception open during night nice room but doesn't reflect photos on website.

    Breakfast fantastic also staff very helpful.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quite loud early morning hoovering (?) or noise from outside but we fell back asleep - for too long actually (see above)!

    Staff was incredibly accommodating given our very late check in and made everything so easy. We also overslept and they let us check out an hour late. Food and wonderful, and ws, gracious wonderful people in the cafe/bar adjacent, especially the Venezuelan server who’s a musician whose name escapes me! We met a couple who were having coffee and were looking for a hotel and we highly recommended you!!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everything

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2025

    9.0
    We enjoyed our stay in this small but lovely hotel, it had everything we needed, thank you
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Air-conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only point to note is that it is very noisy at night due to the close proximity to restaurants, earplugs were supplied & needed.

    We loved the position of the hotel in the centre of old town

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2025

    7.0
    Great location, with a calming well decorated interior.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit noisy with paper thin walls. Shower shampoo was empty. Could do with a better overall dusting and deep clean.

    Great bed. Nice lighting

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2025

    8.0
    Clean, modern and located in the middle of the city!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is located in the city with access to all major attractions, cafes and restaurants. The room is clean and modern. Great value for money.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2025

    8.0
    Good location comfortable rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No reception at night door entery system only has always worked well.

    Good location next to the cathedral square. 20 minute walk from station.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2025

    7.0
    Good location and good service. The hotel was worn out and quite didn’t meet the expectations. Unfortunately, would not
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The property was worn out.

    Location

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2025

    9.0
    Love it and will definitely go back when in Antwerp.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room with Air-conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The desk chair looks nice as decoration but terrible to sit on and work. Replace the shampoo/ conditioner for just shampoo and use better quality coffee in the bedrooms.

    Location, interior, room, atmosphere, staff

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2025

    9.0
    Antwerp city perfect stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Air-conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect location, always friendly staff and lovely rooms

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 February 2025

    8.0
    Great staff, really friendly place, perfect location, I’ll be going back
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The lift was a bit hit or miss, but lucky to get one in a building of that age

    Location, history, great staff

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Street noise

    Beautiful view of Cathedral

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    9.0
    Overnight solo traveller
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Air-conditioning
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It can be a bit noise due to the very central location, which they acknowledge, as there were disposable ear plugs available. Anyhow, it didn't really disturb my stay.

    Very nice room, comfortable bed and nice bathroom facilities. The toiletries from Nuxe were so nice. Had a very relaxed stay. And the location is simple the best.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    7.0
    Great central location but…
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room 17 is far from the showcase photo the hotel advertise. The room is strangely arranged, with IKEA furniture etc the bathroom and the glass overlooking the room is really strange. No parking but carpark not far. Great central location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 December 2024

    7.0
    Nice, but bring your earplugs!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Air-conditioning
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was loud outside; nightlife people were screaming and shouting… So it was noisy…

    Small room, but nice and clean

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2024

    7.0
    Mixed: great location for the historic area; can be noisy at night.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Despite the quirky / luxury decor and billing, the hotel (November 2024) was shabby. Some reception staff and those in the downstairs cafe were gloomy / surly. We didn't book breakfast but asked if we could take breakfast in the cafe on our first morning and pay for it on our bill - no problem we were told at reception; as there were no staff in the cafe we helped ourselves to coffee from the pots on the side, only to be chastised when a cafe staff member did appear as that coffee was for booked breakfasts. Our mistake, but with no signs or staff we hadn't realised and didn't really expect or appreciate the severity of chastisement we received. Others have commented on the noise and it is loud through the night and early hours as street cleaning and delivery lorries trundle across the cobbles outside, but that is normal life there and to be expected in the centre of the historic city. What is less acceptable is the level of noise that permeates between rooms - I could hear the person next door snoring and those in the room above could be heard talking and walking around. We travelled to the hotel from the train station and the taxi had to drop us at an adjacent square as only certain licenced taxis are permitted into the historic area. When we left, the hotel booked a taxi that picked us up from a few doors away, so that was fine. Despite this rather long negative comment, this hotel is well worth considering if you want to stay in the historic centre and can tolerate the noise and surly staff (fortunately, some of the staff were lovely so not all bad at all).

    This hotel is in a stunning location for central, 'old town', Antwerp being directly across the square from the Cathedral. We had a room on the 2nd floor with a view to the Cathedral which, for us, was worth the extra cost. Our particular room had a lovely bench seat running the length of the window. There is a (small) lift up to all floors from behind reception. The decor and 'bathroom' are as quirky as they looked in the photos; there is a curtain that can be drawn around the glass walls of the bath / shower if wanted. Some reception staff were very friendly and helpful. The area around the hotel has plenty of cafes and restaurants, so eating out in the evening was never a problem and we ate very well at the places around the cathedral only a minute from the hotel (Xaverius was superb, we ate there twice; Elfde Gebod was ok (not what it was hyped up to be and very noisy); 't Putke was very good and the waffles at House of Waffles made for a great lunch).

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2024

    8.0
    Great locatio boutique hotel, friendly staff and great breakfast. Needs updating and quality low
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Air-Conditioning and Cathedral View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel needs some renovation and signs of age visible. Materials and quality lacking taking experience down.

    Hotel in middle of center with view on cathedral. Very nice breakfast in a cosy design hotel.

    Stayed in December 2024

Showing 1 – 25

We Price Match
We Price Match
Low rates • No booking fees • Find cheaper? We'll refund the difference!

Guests also reviewed these properties: