BANKS’s emplacement in the center of town, puts everything for you at a walking distance.  

The nicest spots surround you: Friday Market (Vrijdagmarkt), Green Square (de Groenplaats) and the Fashion Museum (ModeNatie) even as the Plantin-Moretus Museum, the only printing workshop to be consecrated World Heritage by the Uneso. You will discover an invaluable treasure of historical volumes and original editions. 

Would you rather go shopping?

All around you, you will see the trendiest boutiques of the world-famous Antwerp designers, side by side with small vintage shops and secondhand dealers. Everywhere terraces and cosy bars invite you to take it easy and watch the world go by.
This atmosphere of luxury with a bohemian streak will get you under its spell and entice you to come back.   

The name BANKS comes from the (river) banks of the Scheldt. A mighty stream, close to the hotel, kept under control by sturdy embankments,called “The Blue Stone”( ‘Den Blauwen Steen’).
A predestinated place to discuss the meaning of life with your best friend….