Hotel Pilar
Where:Antwerp, Belgium
Why:For the first trip of the year.
When:January 2018
Who:Me.

Checking in.

Our beautiful loft suite.

Super comfy bed and dreamy window combo.

Bedroom eyes.

Le Labo bathroom detail.

Pilar by night.

Hotel Pilar’s beautiful foodbar.

The cute shop.

Sad to go, Antwerp.
Highs & Lows
Great location.
Beautiful restaurant area for eating or working.
Nice design touches.
Le Labo in the bathrooms.
Loft rooms are super bright and spacious.
Lacks some of the conveniences of other hotels - no one to help with luggage, no mini bar, no vanity packs in rooms.
Important Bits
- Type
Design-friendly boutique hotel and foodbar.
- Vibe
Casual cool.
- Location
Super central in one of Antwerp’s cooler neighborhoods, ‘t Zuid - think stately mansions, wide boulevards, beautiful bars and cafes, and Parisian vibes.
- Rooms
17 rooms
- Music
Yes, good playlist.
- Year Opened
Reopened as Hotel Pilar in August 2017.
- Designed By
Interior Archtiect Sam of Contekst.
- Pool/Gym
No
- Restaurant
Yes, they call it a “foodbar."
- Bar
Yes
- Minibar
No. Just a Nespresso machine.
- Wifi
Yes
- Children
Didn't see any.
- Price
Totally reasonable.

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