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Balladins Superior Hotel Charleroi Airport: Traveller Reviews

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Rue Santos Dumont 39, Gosselies 6041, Belgium
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Balladins Superior Hotel Charleroi Airport
Ranked #3 of 4 hotels in Gosselies
3.5 of 5 stars 93 Reviews
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Oviedo, Spain
Senior Contributor
30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“A place to stay between flights”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011

I stayed there one night between two flights, and it meets with what you expect for this kind of hotels: really close to the airport, clean and with friendly personnel, but for sure with limited comfort and choices. Unfortunately I arrived when the restaurant was closed so I had to survive on a microwave dish, at least there was beer available. There is a shuttle connection with the airport, 4€/passenger unless you are alone (8€); when arriving at Charleroi, go to T1 and look for the cabs with the company letters in blue.

  • Stayed December 2011
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Dublin, Ireland
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Nothing superior about this hotel.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2011
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The hotel offers an airport shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel for €4 per person. The drive took less than 5 minutes as the driver was obviously an aspiring rally driver! For a couple traveling together this adds €16 to the cost of the stay. The nightly rate which was pre-booked was €74, add your shuttle & €2 tax then you end up paying €92.. This represents very bad value for the hotel type. Situated literally on the security fence of the perimeter of the airport. The staff obviously are unhappy in their jobs judging by their attitudes. We found them unprofessional and aggressive towards guests and their own work colleagues. I would strongly advise against a stay here. Plenty of other hotels offering better value than this..

  • Stayed October 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Bellaghy
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Most Basic Hotel Ever”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011

First off let me agree with other reviewers this place is in the middle of nowhere and unless you have a car (which fortunately we did) you would be better off in the local police cells. I found the staff courteous and the night we checked in I discovered the receptionist had a sense of humour when she told me I had been given the VIP room oh how I laughed when I seen the reality!!!

The room was clean, the toilet and walk-in shower are seperate and toiletry products are provided, there is also virtually zero airport noise - these are the major good points. Now the negatives, no iron or board, not good if you are there on business and need to look smart, no tea making facilities, the pillows would just about suit a dolls house and the bed was like granite, no air-con and the breakfast was absolutely awful. Given a choice I would not stay here ever again. Finally check your bill carefully as I was charged for a second breakfast that I never had.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Northern Ireland
Top Contributor
74 reviews 74 reviews
Reviews in 36 cities Reviews in 36 cities
66 helpful votes 66 helpful votes
“Very average hotel, miles from anywhere”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 July 2011

This hotel is fine for a quick 1 night stopover before an early flight, expect nothing more than that!
Breakfast was awful, wifi slow and almost unusable. Rooms were just OK.
Hotel is very close to the airport but can't walk due to a huge fence but they have a shuttle/taxi arrangement.
There is nothing in the surrounding area to do or anywhere to eat, food in the hotel is best avoided. The hotel is also very overpriced for all it is.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Borga (Porvoo), Finland
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
“Not exactly superior, but the right hotel at the right time”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2011

I stayed here to catch an early flight out of Brussels-Charleroi. I was fooled, though, by the hotel being 200 m from the terminal, but accessible only by a shuttle driving long and winding roads to get there. The shuttle was not free - it cost 4 € per leg - and it ran only on an hourly-schedule to the flight terminal in the mornings.

But, all in all, this is a modern, no-frills hotel, shared by smart-travellers and low cost airlines flight crews and it is good option versus staying in boring Charleroi downtown or to get up dirt-early in Brussels to travel here for your flight. 66 € for a night was the right price, I'd say.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Rue Santos Dumont 39, Gosselies 6041, Belgium
Price range (per night):* 67 AUD - 210 AUD

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