Minutes walk from city center and train station, very convenient for business and leisure

Stayed at the NH last week on business. The hotel is in a central location within Mechelen and within good walking distance of local bars and restaurants.
The room I had looked as if it had been recently been refurbished and was a good size and very comfortable. There were tea and coffee making facilities and a mini bar (extra) in the room too.
There was a restaurant in the hotel, I didnt use as we went out for dinner.
There is no bar, but a range of beers and wines in the lounge that you can help yourself to and and put onto your room bill.
There was a breakfast buffet with a good range of cereals, breads, fruits, meats and hot eggs and bacon.. so it would suit most tastes.
Would use this hotel again on business or pleasure.

Nice rooms, with good bed's.
Expensive internet and no bar.
Very nice service from the staff in the reception

Stayed at NH Mechelen on a corporate rate of an international client - I really needed a quiet place and good night's sleep for a long workshop the next day. But when I arrived, I found that the hotel was not at all a design place or the least stylish (as the website and the brand suggests). Instead, I found a dark, dreary, mouldy hotel - more like a typical "Golden Tulip", which it used to be. My room was very small, not at all even a three star standard. Terrible carpet, old-fashioned furniture, part of the wallpaper coming off the wall, colour peeling away etc. I took pictures because one might not believe it...
Of course, I complained with the night porter, who did not care the least, and only told me I could talk to the manager the next morning. Not showing the least understanding is certainly the worst of all possible reactions. Breakfast was very basic as well, and when I checked out, they even tried to charge breakfast extra although my rate said it was included. Because the receptionist had not shown me the invoice before charging my credit card, they even had to refund the ill-charged breakfast cash. My worst hotel experience in years!
My clear recommendation: Chose another hotel in Mechelen or rather stay in Brussels or Antwerp. And: If you ever book NH, make sure it's not a Golden Tulip in disguise!