We stayed for three nights in February, during a very cold snap. The canals had frozen, and unfortunately so did one of the water pipes, causing us to be one night without hot water. But it was not their fault, was soon remedied, and apologies duly made.
We were on a eurostar package, and were upgraded to a room on the executive floor. The room was very spacious and nice, with a desk, a large TV, sitting area and good bathroom. The bed was very comfortable (memory foam). We were on the courtyard side of the building, which has plenty of character, but has been modernised quite tastefully. It was quiet - but as noted by others there is a Spar shop immediately opposite the hotel entrance, on a narrow street - and suspect that could be noisy at certain times, but we did not notice anything ourselves.
The breakfasts were indeed terrific - a huge array of pastries, breads, croissants, home made jams, cheeses, hams, cooked selection, fresh fruit, yogurts - really wonderful. And the staff were in the main very helpful - including the young man on reception one night who arrived armed with a screwdriver to mend the bedside light fitment!
The position is good - five minutes (if that) from some of the most beautiful canal views, stunning architecture, and great restaurants and bars. The staff were very helpful, pointing out places to visit, and giving us good recommendations for dinner. There is no food in the hotel, apart from breakfast.
Negatives are relatively niggly - the bedside light - which was not mended properly while we were there - but that hardly spoiled our stay. And the net curtains in the room were not very clean ( Curtains are v. necessary as there are rooms in a kind of annexe at the rear, accessed by metal stairway from the courtyard...the landing is outside the window).

This hotel is pretty much bang in the middle of the town and is a great base for exploring the sights.

The staff are all very friendly, the room we had was very spaceous with a suitably large TV and an equally large bathroom.

The whole hotel is very tidy and looks as though it has recently been decorated giving a generall overall feel of quality. The beds are large and comfortable with plenty of pillows and we did find the tea & coffee equipment in the wardrobe. Probably only something that the English make regular use of!

The only slight niggles that I have given the price is that you should probably take some earplugs. The sound seems to travel through the door from the corridors more that I would expect and despite being on a dead end road the noise from the lorries delivering to the Spar across the road could have the abliity to wake you up despite the double glazing. Also the cost for the wi-fi is €5 per hour - seems that the more expensive the hotel, the more they charge for internet access. If you try some of the different wi-fi networks there i found a FON hotspot that was €8 (I think) for 24 hours and free for many BT broadband cusomers.

Didn't get chance to try the breakfast but it would have to be pretty good for €20!

As previously mentioned by others there is no car park at the hotel but there is a large underground public car park literally just around the corner that is open 24/7 at a cost of €10 per day. I left the car there for htree days and wasn't too bothered at all.

ok, so I will just start with the things I didn't like:
They charge for wifi... that should be free. Even at a coffee shop its free.
Lights in the room need work.
We had what is considered one of the best rooms, but the large bed was essentially two twins pushed together with a queen sized sheet over it.
We showed up without reservations, and the room was missing a couple of amenities....

That said,we did show up late without reservations and they took very good care of us. it was a beautiful room, clean and spacious.
The young concierges both at night and in the day were extremely helpful and took good care of us.
The night desk man was especially gracious.
The Breakfast is to die for. Unbelievably delicious. Perhaps the best food I ate in my whole time in Belgium and France. Their Chef can cook...

We stayed at the De Flandre during our New Year visit to Ghent. It's central location was ideal for sightseeing, shopping and locating restaurants. 2 excellent car parks only 200/300
yards away. Our room in the courtyard was very clean,with a good sized bathroom. The floors are tiled and therefore rather cold [ and noisy ] at this time of year. Also ,as with many hotels in Europe, there was no tea/coffee making facility. Overall a very good hotel in a wonderful city, well worth another visit in the summer!!!!