46 THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY
PILLOWS GRAND HOTEL REYLOF
Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof, Ghent
The Undiscovered Cobbled Streets of Ghent
Hotel
One of Belgium’s oldest cities and the historical
capital of Flanders, Ghent is known for its
medieval architecture and Leie and Scheldt
Rivers. Its undiscovered cobbled streets are
often overlooked when planning a city break but
Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof is putting Ghent on
the map – and rightly so.
One of the grandest properties to grace the
streets of Ghent, the palace which houses the
hotel dates back to 1724 and is the former
baronial residence of poet Baron Olivier de
Reylof. The halls of the Louis XIV-style mansion,
which sits just outside the boundaries of
the medieval city walls, are now lined with
157 state-of-the-art rooms and suites; each
retaining many of their original features. The
neutral tones and grey hues combined with a
neoclassical mix of marble floors, ionic columns
and a sweeping staircase; Pillows Grand Hotel
Reylof is the hotel for those seeking laid-back
grandeur in one of Belgium’s most treasured
cities.