Guesthouse Bernardin
Location: Sint-jacobsstraat 3, Antwerp, be
Star Rating: 5 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Historic Charm and Modern Comfort
Prime Location and Convenience
Delicious Breakfast and Nearby Attractions
Experience the perfect blend of history and modernity at Guesthouse Bernardin, located in a former almshouse near Saint Jacob's Church. Enjoy amenities like free WiFi, a terrace, and well-equipped rooms. Indulge in a delicious breakfast served in your room and explore the nearby cafés and bars. With Antwerp's attractions just steps away and easy access to public transportation, your stay will be both convenient and memorable. Book now to immerse yourself in the rich culture and vibrant atmosphere of Antwerp.
Important Information
Please let Guest house Bernardin know your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking or contact the property directly.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Policies
Check-in: 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 10:30 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Luggage storage
- Safety deposit box
- Fax/photocopying
- Soundproof rooms
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Board games/puzzles
- Allergy-free room
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Key access
- Food delivered to guest room
- CCTV outside property
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- Face masks for guests available
- 24-hour security
- Security alarm
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Wine release events
Rooms Available
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Standard Double Room with Shower
This double room has a mini-bar, patio and private entrance. It consists of a private bathroom with a shower.
This guestroom has a staircase.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Tile/marble floor
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Hypoallergenic
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Board games/puzzles
- Wine or champagne
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Hypoallergenic pillow
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
- Hand sanitiser
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Standard Double Room with Bath
This spacious room comes with a safety deposit box, a mini-bar, a work desk, a coffee machine and a seating area with flat-screen cable TV. It includes a private bathroom with a bath, a hairdryer and free toiletries.
This guestroom has a staircase.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Tile/marble floor
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Hypoallergenic
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Board games/puzzles
- Wine or champagne
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Hypoallergenic pillow
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
- Hand sanitiser
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Economy Double Room
This room comes with a safety deposit box, a mini-bar, a work desk, a coffee machine and a seating area with flat-screen cable TV. It includes a private bathroom with a shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries.
This guestroom has a staircase.
Please note that there is no extra space available to place an extra bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Tile/marble floor
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Hypoallergenic
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Board games/puzzles
- Wine or champagne
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Hypoallergenic pillow
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
- Hand sanitiser
Guest Reviews
- Petro Smits (9/5): -
- Indra (10/5): Ideaal verblijf! -
- Heiko (9/5): Perfekt, mit kleinen Einschränkungen. - Tolle Lage und Innenhof perfekt. Frühstück ohne Butter, für Deutsche schwer vorstellbar. Treppen in die Schlafzimmer jeweils sehr (!) steil, für Ü60 evtl. nicht machbar.Franz. Doppelbett, ggf. zu beengt.
- Rogier (8/5): -
- Matthijs (6/5): Goede locatie, maar liet paar puntjes te wensen over. - De locatie is erg goed. De huisjes zijn leuk qua sfeer. Dit was de tweede keer dat we hier verbleven. In een van de huisjes viel de stroom uit en was lekkage. Het was onmogelijk iemand te bereiken op de beschikbare telefoonnummers.
Her en der lag best wat stof, o.a. nachtkastje. Het koffiemachine (Nespresso) had z'n beste tijd gehad en werkte niet goed meer.
- Joke (10/5): - Het is een gezellig, knus appartement.
De ontvangst was hartelijk en geen vraag was teveel.
Het ontbijt was voortreffelijk.
Kortom, we komen terug! Niets!
- Saskia (6/5): - De locatie was top. En het bad was heerlijk. Wel tijd voor een update van de kamer voor meer comfort. Is nu best duur voor wat je krijgt. Charme van de kamer aan de kerk vond ik erg leuk. Oude handdoeken en beddengoed. Wasbak in de badkamer en toilet zagen er niet fris uit net zoals de toiletbril. Dit is echt aan vervanging toe. Dit maakt het minder fijn om hier te verblijven. Voor het geld wat je er voor betaald mag het wel een keer geupdate worden. Lekker nieuw beddengoed en extra kussens en nieuwe handdoeken zouden al een hoop goed maken en een kleine moeite denk ik.
- Benoit (8/5): -
- Nys (10/5): -
- Iris (8/5): -
- Daniela Ronconi (9/5): -
- van der Hum (8/5): Heerlijk, sfeervol huisje midden in het centrum. - We hebben eenmaal een ontbijt gehad, dit was erg uitgebreid, vers en lekker. Fijn om een eigen koffieapparaat met voldoende cups te hebben. Het huisje is erg smaakvol en karakteristiek gebouwd en voldoet aan de gemakken van nu. 's nachts was het erg stil ondanks dat het weekend is en we in het centrum verblijven. Op loopafstand van de Meir was het een heerlijke uitvalsbasis voor een weekendje genieten in Antwerpen. Als we dan toch iets moeten opnoemen 2 tips: - handzeep in de badkamer en een haak/hanger voor je natte handdoek.
- Splithof (9/5): - Erg sfeervol! Alleen lastig dat er beneden geen waterpunt is. Je moet naar boven om bijvoorbeeld de waterkoker te vullen.
- dominique (8/5): super - tous et la gentillesse il manque un four micro-ondes
- jean yves (8/5): -
- Jan (9/5): - Het historisch karakter van de locatie de manier waarop oud en nieuw zijn geïntegreerd: ingenieus. Het feit dat je de douchekop moet vasthouden vermindert het gemak.
De trap is best gevaarlijk. Een railing zou handig zijn
- Sebastien (8/5): -
- Corneillie (8/5): -
- Damian (4/5): Bastante mejorable y decepcionado - Ubiacion, limpieza La forma del check-in injusta, al llegar tenía que llamar yo por tlf a un número local, en inglés, para dar códigos de entrada, etc. no entiendo como no lo dejan por escrito, me costó 4’ de llamada para entender todas las indicaciones. Hay menaje en el salón pero no hay cocina. De que sirve tener platos, vasos, cubiertos .. si no hay fregadero, horno, microondas ni nada, tenia que beber agua en el grifo del baño. Hay cafetera de cápsulas pero los enchufes no van, no pude utilizarlo, hay un mini frigorífico de cristal y ya lleno con 4 cervezas de pago. Escaleras inclinadas y estrechas para subir a la habitación, sólo apto para atletas, hay que trepar. WC metido en un armario y ducha metida en otro armario, no hay pastilla de jabón de manos, de gel te dan 5ml y champú 5ml, para 3 días que estuve no me repusieron. Toallas me dejaron 2 juegos èl primer día, cuando supieron que solo era 1 persona me quitaron un toalla, de modo que ya solo 1 toalla mojada el resto de días.
- KimmyGirl (8/5): - Leuke accomodatie. Wij hadden kamer 15 en die heeft een leuk zit gedeelte.
Boven is de slaapkamer en badkamer.
Allemaal in een historisch pand.
Erg leuk!
- Debra (10/5): - Location was very convenient for the wedding events we attended.
We love the rustic charm of centuries old buildings fitted with modern appointments.
- Stanisław (9/5): -
- Marie-Pauline (8/5): -
- Marielle (9/5): -
- Florian (10/5): Tolle niedliche Wohnung - Die Lage, Ausstattung, Sauberkeit Wir fanden alles super
- Manja (8/5): Heel erg fijne locatie op een bijzondere plek. - Heel bijzondere plek, midden in het centrum. Geen aparte douche en beneden een beetje fris door de koude vloer.
- Nathalie (8/5): - Uitstraling van de kamer en de ruimte Niets.
- patricia (8/5): Un magnifique séjour dans un lieu qui a une âme - Le lieu ancien , l espace, la déco , la réactivité de la propriétaire et l emplacement L absence de point d eau en bas dans le salon/cuisine.
- Marilynn (9/5): - Fijne locatie 5 minuten lopen van de hoofdstraat meier.
Parkeergarage om de hoek
- Aarntzen (9/5): - Prachtig pand. Mooie kamer en heerlijk bed
- Marc (9/5): -
- Lynn (8/5): -
- A (7/5): Prima. - Locatie Er stond geen fles champagne op bed zoals het op de foto werd gepresenteerd. dit haalde mij over om de kamer te boeken.
Wel was er een modale fles wijn waar €28,- voor werd aangerekend.
Maak geen reclame voor iets wat er niet is, en zorg voor een kleine versnapering. Dat zijn de kosten niet lijkt me.
- Petra (8/5): -
- Samir (4/5): -
- miranda (7/5): Prima verblijf - De locatie was perfect. De trap naar de slaapkamer was echt levensgevaarlijk.
- Eline (9/5): Geweldig - Mooie locatie en appartement Duurde even voordat we binnen waren
- marlein (7/5): -
- Duncan (8/5): Een zeer net en verzorgd verblijf. - De locatie was uitmuntend en het appartement had een mooie karakteristieke uitstraling. Verder was het personeel erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam. We konden in overleg een uurtje eerder inchecken omdat wij met het ov kwamen. Bij het uitchecken kun je behalve een hele geringe tijd je bagage achterlaten om nog lekker de stad in te gaan zonder tas/koffer. Dit is in tegenstelling tot een hotel een beetje minder. Maar dat hadden we van te voren natuurlijk ook kunnen weten of dit eerder kunnen communiceren. Als dit het enige minpuntje was, kun je wel stellen dat de rest van het verblijf uitstekend was.
- Nicole (9/5): -
- Daniël (6/5): -
- Sofie (9/5): heerlijk rustig - mooie kamer met extra zitruimte , heel erg rustig geleden , centrum antwerpen gevaarlijke trap, voor ons geen probleem maar misschien moet dit vermeld worden bij het boeken van de kamer (15.1)
- F.A.R. (7/5): - Central location, historic building No proper bathroom
- Mirjam (10/5): -
- ROBERTA (10/5): -
- Hanne (8/5): -
- Inge (9/5): Heerlijk verblijf! - Schattig huisje en heel dichtbij het centrum.
- Chris (8/5): Heerlijk en bijzondere locatie - Locatie geweldig. Huisje is bijzonder qua opzet. Ontvangst hartelijk. Gedurende zaterdagnacht zo nu en dan wat geluid van buiten.
- danckaerts (10/5): Zalig verblijf in hartje Antwerpen - Zalige locatie in hartje Antwerpen
Prijs/kwaliteit 🙌👍🏻
Prima ontbijt !
Een echte aanrader Licht boven spiegel in badkamer
- Berry (8/5): - Sfeervol en dichtbij het centrum Douche is in de slaapkamer en heeft een glazen deur. Als je er met iemand anders dan je partner bent, is dat niet zo handig.
- Martina (8/5): Schön - Lage und historischer Charme. Es wäre gut, wenn bei Booking angegeben würde, welches Parkhaus man anfahren sollte. Das steht zwar im Zimmer im Hefter, aber nicht online. Wir haben prompt das erwischt, aus dem man Sonntags wegen Markt erst um 15 Uhr wieder rauskommt.
- gianluca (9/5): -
- Guido (8/5): I enjoy the residence but the managers must advice passengers about the constructions outside - The residence was cozy The noise outside was annoying , workers start at 6:30 in the morning ! And was unstoppable
- Wouter (9/5): Heel fijn huisje op een goede locatie. - De rustige locatie in het midden van het centrum.
- Jürgen (9/5): -
- Christel (9/5): Superfijn! - Zeer vriendelijke gastvrouw, heel leuke locatie in een heel rustige buurt en supergezellig huisje! En een zalig ontbijtje!! Absoluut niets!
- Rudi (8/5): - Goede ligging
Goed bed
- Jurgen (9/5): -
- Anneke (8/5): Centrale ligging, historisch karakter - Zeer centrale ligging, ideaal om de stad te verkennen.
• Mooi historisch pand met veel charme.
• Prima bed en badkamer.
• Vriendelijke telefonische hulp bij het inchecken.
• De trap bleek, ondanks eerdere recensies, goed te doen (zelfs voor iemand die niet heel goed ter been is). Pas na zeven keer bellen iemand te pakken voor de sleutelcode.
• Toilet zonder deur is wel even wennen.
• Slaapkamer minder geschikt voor lange mensen.
- Matthi (9/5): -
- Michael (3/5): Not my first choice - Very little. Waiting over an hour for the key code. Why not email or text the code? I had issues reaching them on the phone. Fortunately someone staying in an adjacent room had an alternate phone number.
Stairs are extremely steep with very shallow steps and a shaky hand rail. Bathroom is downstairs while the bedroom is on 2nd floor.
Watch your head if you're taller than 5' 8". Bed is located underneath a sloped roof. Beams are in the way.
- David (10/5): - The bed. the pillows
- Peter (9/5): Cozy little appartment right next to the center of town - Our unit was inside a private courtyard which is excellent for relaxing after a long day walking the city.
The place was very clean, well appointed and comfortable.
Note: the staircase is quite steep, which could be a problem for some.
- Nina (8/5): Heerlijk verblijf gehad! - Enorm vriendelijke ontvangst! Heerlijk ontbijt, attente host en toen wij onze parkeergarage niet konden vinden door alle afgesloten straten, werden wij enorm goed geholpen door de eigenaresse om daar alsnog te kunnen komen. De kamer is voorzien van alles wat nodig is, en alles is enorm schoon. Chapeau!
- Mccarthy (8/5): Very good - It's a beautiful building The towels looked discoloured. A second bottle of water would have been nice.
- Maya (9/5): Quite unique and comfy! - Very spacious, light and comfortable. Quite unique location behind the church and close to the centre. The staff is very friendly and even let us in before the check-in time. Nice independent entrance. The apartment is beautiful. The neighbourhood seems to be close to student area so it was quite noisy on the street in the evening.
- Marius (10/5): Exceptional -
- Gavin (9/5): A wonderful change of scenery from bland hotels. Careful of the stairs, tho! - These are individual properties with their own front door. No reception area so you can come and go as you please. Very private courtyard in the part where I stayed. Ahhhh the stairs! a 17th Century conversion means the stairs are a real liability especially if you wear boots. I recommend going down halfway, turning round and then descending backwards down the rest!
The only running water is upstairs.
- John (7/5): Quiet spot very welcoming - The quiet location and the old building The access to upstairs but we appreciate the age of the building and conditions prevent interior modifications
- Jelle (10/5): Exceptional -
- Step747 (10/5): Excellent hotel. Great service The room was very spacious, clean, and had the amenities we needed. - Friendly and personal service
The staff were all very friendly and helpful and no request for assistance was a problem for them. The hotel is well situated, being close to shopping, transport, and the tourist sites. We would definitely stay there again.
- Dominic (5/5): Passable -
- Dekla (8/5): Very good - The setting. There wasn't a tap downstairs for water for tea or coffee and only a small water bottle
- Zarra (9/5): Superb -
- Majkenpt (7/5): Cozy small apartment - Cozy small apartment The rain was very loud in the room, was a bit hard to sleep. It sounded like the roof was made of tin. But not their fault the weather was really rainy and stormy that night 😊
- Marianne (8/5): Very good -
- Eva-maria (10/5): Authentic and relaxing - Unique location!
Authentically newly renovated house built against the outside wall of St Jacob’s church (where Rubens is buried) - with brick church walls as inside wall within ground floor living and loft style upstairs sleeping floor.
Incredible fresh healthy & Belgian gourmet breakfast brought to us in the morning.
- Laurens (10/5): Exceptional -
- Forton (9/5): It was beautiful and a very good area of the city, we really enjoyed out stay here and will definitely be coming back he - It looks and feels like a little house, you feel at ease and comfortable in the house! The shower leaked and the breakfast would be better priced at 10€
- Saja (10/5): Fantastical! - Bernard was very friendly. We also loved the bath. Everything was fine!
- Anonymous (10/5): Exceptional - Clean and close to the city!
- Naghmeh (6/5): Pleasant -
- Merel (9/5): Superb - The oddness and unique character of the stay, the smart design solutions, the aesthetics, the seclusion while being central. I woke up at night from banging sounds, which apparently was the rain that dripped down all the way from the church’s roof onto the flat surface of the apartments roof. Not recognizing the sound I was a bit alarmed, but in hindsight it’s also very charming.
- Tommy (9/5): Superb -
- Tolleiv (9/5): Superb -
- David (8/5): Very good - Location Everything was fine
- Holtzhausen (10/5): Exceptional - Good location, clean, comfortable and friendly staff.
- Victor (4/5): Disappointing - We really liked the location and were excited to try the guesthouse of a brand that is known for its high quality food. We liked the art on the walls and the house is historically significant, the interior downstairs has been renovated with a degree of respect to its past. Bed was clean and comfortable. At this pricepoint, with this branding, we expected more. There was no communication prior to our arrival, and it felt disorienting to have no one welcome us and stand at a closed front door with our luggage (at 6pm. No one opened up when the doorbell was rung and a few other guests were also trying to figure out how to get in. We managed to reach you by phone and received instructions for a lockbox without issue, but this is not the warm welcome one would expect from a guesthouse. We may as well have gone with an airbnb.
The house itself felt cold and unwelcoming. Dust particles crackled under our feet as we entered the house and cobwebs crowded the shower. While the downstairs was renovated with respect for the history of the house, the bathroom was not. Appliances were high- quality, some spending on bathroom tiling and a small walk-in rather than a plastic shower wall would have made a big difference to the space. Some more toiletries and handsoap were missed.
- Ilse (8/5): Very good - Location and comfort were excellent. The only big problem was the way to admission. It was not previous information about the way to get the keys. The code we have got was not the real code, but the Booking Code. This situation was inadmissible because we got to the place under the rain and nobody could explain us which of the 4 code registers on the external window was to be pressed, nor there was any indication of have to communicate previously by phone, nor that the real code was to be obtain at the place by phoning. The extra complication is that SouthAmericans don`t get wi fi on the European streets.
- Lisanne (8/5): Very good -
- Willem (8/5): Very good -
- Franco (10/5): Beautiful and clean place -
- Lu (8/5): Very good - The location is perfect The beddings are not very clean. The stairs are too steep, bringing a lot of inconveniences
- Jim (8/5): Pleasant stay in attractive surroundings. - Pleasant old building, very well located in the city centre. Staff helpful. Breakfast good when available. Spacious and attractive rooms. TV had practically no English Language programmes (only two I think and not the kind of material that most Europeans would be interested in). I did not use the TV beyond checking the channels on the first evening. Breakfast not available early enough. The sleeping room was accessed by a very steep narrow stairway, which was difficult for me (even though it would be ok for some people).
- Staci (8/5): Great location, fun architecture and comfortable surroundings. - Great location, comfortable bed and lovely to see the old architecture of the church throughout the property. We didn’t have any issues with the stairs, felt like a typical Dutch house. There is no water downstairs which means you need to go up and down to fill the teapot or fill a glass of water. Also, as others stated, there is no door to the bathroom, so this really is a property for those very comfortable with each other. The property is also close to the street which a lot of people use to walk to and from town, so if you are sensitive to noise at night, bring earplugs for a better night sleep.
- Yaqing (5/5): it’s an experience but not worth the price - - cute traditional house close to the center
- the owner was very nice and arranging - the heater was off when we arrived and the walls are extremely cold. the whole stay was cold and humid despite turning the heater on
- the cleaning wasn’t ideal
- no sink in the kitchen, have to go upstairs every time
- dangerous stairs
- barely any soap provided
- Lisa (8/5): Very good - The location was perfect! the apartment was lovely and very quiet in the night!n The very steep stairs.
- Tonya (10/5): Exceptional -
- Sebastian (10/5): Charming little house in a good location -
- Siebrigje (8/5): Very good -
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