Circa 1500, the Florentine merchant banker Jeronimo Frescobaldi turned it into a magnificent building. He richly decorated the house and added the arcades in the second courtyard to make it look like a Florentine palace.

In 1754 ‘De Gulde Schoen’ ended up in the hands of one of the richest linen merchants in Antwerp, who made it into his family home. Later on it became a cloister and in 1886 it came in the hands of an antiques dealer. In the 21st century the picturesque courtyard, the exposition rooms and the arcades were renovated into a harmonious complex.

Suitehotel Gulde Schoen wants to tell the story that reflects a historical image of centuries of wealthy living in Antwerp.