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Sapphire House Antwerp, Autograph Collection
Antwerp, Belgium · Autograph Collection · Core Luxury
Billed as the world's first fully plant-based five-star hotel, Sapphire House occupies a restored 16th-century palace once known as Den Grooten Robijn in Antwerp's diamond district. Jan Pieter van Baurscheit de Jonge reworked its Rococo interiors in the 18th century; the 139-room property adjoins the Handelsbeurs, the world's first purpose-built stock exchange, in use since 1531.
- 139 rooms
- Opened 2022
- Neighborhood: Meir
- Architect: Jan Pieter van Baurscheit de Jonge
About Sapphire House Antwerp, Autograph Collection
- Van Baurscheit's original Rococo drawings survive in the Plantin-Moretus Museum.
- Odyssey Hotel Group opened it in 2022 as Antwerp's first Marriott, with plant-based bistro PLANTn.
- The palace amalgamated three buildings and later served as a bank headquarters; restoration kept historic staircases, 18th-century fireplaces, and wooden floors.
History
Sapphire House Antwerp occupies a historic city palace in the heart of Antwerp's diamond district, on the site of a 16th-century building once known as 'Den Grooten Robijn' (The Great Ruby), a name that nods to the city's centuries-old gem trade. Over time the complex — an amalgamation of three buildings — served as a grand private residence and later as bank headquarters; its 18th-century Rococo interiors were reworked by architect Jan Pieter van Baurscheit de Jonge, whose original drawings survive in the Plantin-Moretus Museum. The property adjoins the iconic Handelsbeurs, considered the world's first purpose-built stock exchange, in use since 1531.
After a careful restoration preserving historic staircases, 18th-century fireplaces, Rococo ornaments and wooden floors, the building opened in 2022 as Sapphire House Antwerp, an Autograph Collection hotel by Marriott operated by the Odyssey Hotel Group. Antwerp's first Marriott International hotel, its 139 individually designed rooms and suites are complemented by the plant-based bistro PLANTn, making it billed as the world's first fully plant-based five-star hotel.
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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