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1898 The Post
Ghent, Belgium · Autograph Collection · Core Luxury
1898 The Post occupies Ghent's former Hotel des Postes, a neo-Gothic landmark on the Graslei waterfront designed by architect Louis Cloquet for the city's 1913 World's Fair, complete with a 52-meter clock tower and roughly 100 statues. Zannier Hotels restored the derelict building into a 38-room Autograph Collection hotel in 2017, and the property now holds a MICHELIN Key, awarded in 2025.
- 38 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Patershol
- Architect: Louis Cloquet
About 1898 The Post
- Built between 1898 and 1910 as Ghent's main post office by architect Louis Cloquet, timed for the city's 1913 World's Fair, with a 52-meter clock tower and about 100 statues.
- Functioned as a post office until 2001, then sat empty until Zannier Hotels restored it, opening as 1898 The Post in 2017.
- The rooftop bar, The Cobbler, occupies a copper-clad addition above the old sorting hall and has become one of Ghent's most photographed cocktail spots.
History
The building housing 1898 The Post was constructed between 1898 and 1909/1910 as Ghent's Hotel des Postes (main post office), designed by architect Louis Cloquet (with Stéphane Mortier) ahead of the 1913 World's Fair, in an eclectic neo-Gothic/neo-Renaissance style with a 52m clock tower. The post office operated until 2001, and after developers bought the empty landmark in 2014, Zannier Hotels renovated it, opening 1898 The Post as an Autograph Collection (Marriott) hotel in 2017.
Restaurants and bars
- The Kitchen — Restaurant · Homemade breakfast
- The Cobbler — Restaurant
Amenities
- Reservable breakfast at 1898 Breakfast
- Free & fast WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Separate lounge room
- Big windows overlooking Ghent
- 2 flatscreens with wireless connection
- Coffee or cocktail break in the in-house cocktail bar The Cobbler
- Bookings upon request
- Curated city guide
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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