Flemish Region · Belgium
Where to stay in Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas is a city in Flemish Region, Belgium, home to about 80,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Sint-Niklaas, with about 140 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May, June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- ANR23 km · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels
- Language
- Dutch, French, German
About
About Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and Sinaai.
As a historic resting spot for traders between Antwerp and Ghent, Sint-Niklaas boasts one of the largest market squares in Europe (originally the lawn where traders halted). It was given its title of city by Napoleon and had a second big spurt of growth during the Industrial Revolution, when it was an important industrial town for textile and bricks. In the late 19th century this resulted, in the northern part of the city centre, in a geometric street pattern where you can still see many examples of the historic Art Nouveau and Art Deco houses built for the new bourgeoisie.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Sint-Niklaas
See
- Grote Markt
- Mercator Museum
- Stadspark & Castle Walburg
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Sint-Niklaas
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Hotel Beveren hotel | 140 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Sint-Niklaas to stay in
There are only a few hotels in Sint-Niklaas, mainly around Market Square, near the railway station and on the southern end of the city, on the approach to the E17 motorway. Most people staying in Sint-Niklaas are business travellers so the amount of cozy hotels are rather limited. For better budget accommodation and youth hostels, it is advisable to stay in nearby Ghent or Antwerp and come for the day.
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When to go
The best time to visit Sint-Niklaas
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sint-Niklaas are May, June, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Sint-Niklaas: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Brussels Airport (BRU, 38 km) and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL, 81 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The E17 motorway passes by the city. Sint-Niklaas is on the main railway line between Antwerp and Ghent. Trains from Antwerp and Ghent run three to four times every hour, taking 20-30 minutes. Trains from Mechelen/Leuven run once an hour, taking 35 minutes/over 1 hour respectively. From Brussels there is an hourly direct train, but it is rather slow and takes well over 1 hour; it's usually faster to travel via Antwerp-Berchem or Mechelen, changing trains there. From Brussels Airport-Zaventem, take a train to Antwerp-Berchem and change there.
Getting around
Sint-Niklaas is easily explored on foot. After a major overhaul of Market Square and the main streets leading through the city, Sint-Niklaas was awarded the title of Most Pedestrian Friendly City in Belgium. The distance from the railway station to Market Square is 850 m. The city also has excellent new bicycle lanes, with right of way for cyclists on most intersections. Local buses run through the main streets on designated bus lanes. The main bus terminal is next to the railway station.
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ANR · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)
BRU · Brussels Airport
CRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Questions
Sint-Niklaas: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sint-Niklaas?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sint-Niklaas are May, June, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sint-Niklaas?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Brussels Airport (BRU, 38 km) and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL, 81 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sint-Niklaas?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Sint-Niklaas
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.