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The Unbreakable World Championship is back! Next Saturday, 16 of the world best bboys will compete in a 1 on 1 dance-off battle to discover who will be the Unbreakable and Breakable champ!

Unbreakable brings together 16 complete break-dancers to give you the best dance battle you will ever see!

During the day you can try your luck at Music Centre Trix, where you can participate in bboybattles, an urban dance contest or the first ever Unbreakable DJ-battle! But if you’re not the competitive type, just gear up for one of our free workshops. Don’t miss out!

Unbreakable Championships 2012

Olympic Womens Hockey Qualifier in Antwerp

The Women’s field hockey qualifying tournaments are 3 tournaments which will determine the final three open spots at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A total of 18 teams compete in these qualifying tournaments which take place in Belgium, India and Japan. Only the winner of each tournament will win a place at London this summer. The Belgian, Irish, Russian, Spanish, Mexican and French teams push their limit from 13th until 26th of March, to earn a space at these Olympics. During the tournament Ramada Plaza Antwerp is hosting the Russian, Irish and Spanish teams.

The finals will be played on Sunday, 25th March 2012. Our head office is in Dublin and the Irish & the Belgian teams meet each other on Friday, 23rd March 2012. We wish the Irish team the best of luck, but can’t deny that we would even like it more if the Belgian team qualified… If not, we promise to support Ireland fully!

Ramada Plaza Antwerp has been awarded The Green Key

The Green Key is an eco-label awarded to over 1500 hotels and hospitality business in 28 countries across the world. We are proud to be part of this unique society that cares for nature and are willing to go the extra mile to preserve the precious environment.

Of course we couldn’t have achieved this without our dear guests, hereby I would like to express my gratitude to all of our guests who care for the environment like we do.

I would like to thank all staff who have worked very hard to achieve the many criteria which are required to be considered for the green key.

Caroline Lahou
General Manager

Belgian Swimming Championship at the Wezenberg swimming pool

On 16, 17 and 18 March, spectators and enthusiasts will visit the Olympic swimming pool Wezenberg, opposite the Ramada Plaza Antwerp hotel, to see the best Belgian swimmers compete for the national title.

Many of Belgium’s finest swimmers will be present in Antwerp for this exciting competition. The event is a unique opportunity for them to earn their ticket for the European Championships or even the Olympics. Are you curious about which national record will be broken? Come have a look.

Come out of your shell and celebrate Easter with your family at Ramada Plaza Antwerp. Enjoy a lovely Easter weekend in the vivid city of Antwerp.

For all the chocolate lovers, Ramada Plaza Antwerp hotel invites you to savour our chocolate surprise!

Available from March 30th until April 15th, 2012 your package includes:

  • Accommodation in a Deluxe king room and breakfast buffet
  • A chocolate surprise
  • Welcome drink on arrival
  • Free access to sauna and fitness centre
  • Free WIFI
  • Late check-out on request

Book our Antwerp hotel Easter special offer now

Easter in Antwerp hotel breaks

Zone Stad filmed at Ramada Plaza Antwerp

Ramada Plaza Antwerp was the setting of a scene in the popular series “Zone stad”. This is a popular Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. The show started in 2003. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible. The episode shot on location at the Ramada Plaza Antwerp will be broadcast on 23rd March and the scene was filmed in the disco of our hotel.

Discover the diverse city of Antwerp

Did you know Antwerp has 162 different nationalities? That makes Antwerp the second city, after Amsterdam, with the most diverse nationalities in the world. That is even more than New York.

Antwerp, city of diamonds

Did you know that next to the harbour industry, the diamond industry is the second most important economic industry in Antwerp? Approximately 1.500 diamond companies are stationed on a surface of just 1 square km. Some of the biggest diamond markets are active in Antwerp.

Antwerps most famous son, Peter Paul Rubens

Did you know Peter Paul Rubens spent almost his entire life in Antwerp? Today you can still admire around fifty of his paintings in museums and churches. Some of them are still in the same place where they were made almost 400 years ago.

Did you know the inhabitants of Antwerp are locally nicknamed Sinjoren, after the Spanish honorific señor? It refers to the leading Spanish noblemen who ruled the city during the 17th century.

Ramada Plaza Antwerp has created “10 likers for free breakfast” a Facebook promotion that will offer you a free breakfast.

We have put out some interesting campaigns lately, but now is the time to put your Web friendships to the test. We’ll reward you with a free breakfast when you persuade ten of your friends to like us, which shouldn’t be too hard off course. Do you accept this challenge?

Win free breakfast at the Ramada Plaza Antwerp

The promotion is limited to one free breakfast per Facebook account.

This is how it works: your Facebook friends like our promotion on the link beneath, they write your name as a comment and we do the math. When we count 10 times your name, you got the free breakfast!

Interested in this promotion? Take a look at the Ramada Plaza Antwerp hotel Facebook page!

We are glad to inform you that our new look and design will be completed in the beginning of April. We have already finished 7 of the 10 floors in the hotel, which has included our fabulous Deluxe King Rooms – now some of Antwerp’s most luxurious rooms. In order to meet your expectations, it is our goal to provide our hotel with modern standards and even more convenient facilities.

Ramada Plaza Antwerp refurbishment is looking good!

In January 2011 we started the renovations of the ageing hotel, which was built in 1984. The alternations will have lasted a little over 1 year and gone almost exactly as planned. With the new design and atmosphere, the hotel gets an enormous boost and guests are able to enjoy their stay in even more comfort than before.

We hope you’re as eager as us to discover the new appearance of our hotel and look forward to welcoming you soon!

Builder hard at work on the hotel renovations

On the 18th of January 2012 the Ramada Plaza Antwerp was proud to host the first New Years event of AHA (Antwerp Hotel Association).

Antwerp Hotel Association meeting at Ramada Plaza hotel

AHA is a brand new association grouping Antwerp hotels. With this Association we want to promote the Antwerp hotels as a group in Belgium and abroad when making promotion for Antwerp as a destination.

The AHA works closely with the Tourism & Congress Office of Antwerp. During the New Year’s event we were proud to welcome ‘Schepen Philip Heylen’ and ‘Minister Geert Bourgeois’ and all colleagues of the Antwerp hotels accompanied by a good atmosphere, good food and a beautiful environment.