Must-see hotels in Northwest Belgium

  • Guesthouse Nuit Blanche

    Bruges

    Pay what you like, nowhere else in Bruges can get you a more romantic location than this fabulous B&B, which started life as a 15th-century tannery. It…

  • Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce

    Bruges

    This luxurious little boutique hotel occupies a part-timbered medieval house that’s been tastefully updated and graced with art, antiques, Persian carpets…

  • 1898 The Post

    Ghent

    This beautiful boutique offering is housed in Ghent's spectacular twin-turreted former post office. The property's common areas, guestrooms and suites are…

  • Manoir Carpe Diem

    Belgian Coast

    This cosy yet indulgent little hotel is set on top of a knoll amid the finest local villas on a quiet street. Classical music, oil paintings, aged…

  • Hotel Messeyne

    West Flanders

    This grand 1662 townhouse's beamed high ceilings and original fireplaces meld with stylish contemporary decor, immaculate rooms and designer corridors…

  • Simon Says

    Ghent

    Get in quick to snap up one of Simon and Christopher's two fashionably styled guest rooms located above their well-patronised, chilled-out coffee shop in…

  • Steenhuyse

    Northwest Belgium

    This splendidly restyled 16th-century mansion has 21st-century Nordic-styled rooms with sun-drenched interiors, top-quality Philippe Starck fittings and…

  • Hotel Geeraard

    Northwest Belgium

    Hotel Geeraard's recently renovated, chic, cream-coloured rooms have a splash of colour, plush bedding and comfy armchairs. Some rooms have deep soaking…

  • B&B Dieltiens

    Bruges

    Old and new art fills this lovingly restored classical mansion, which remains an appealing real home run by charming musician hosts. Superbly central yet…

  • Main Street Hotel

    Ypres

    Jumbling eccentricity with historical twists and luxurious comfort, this is a one-off that oozes character. The smallest room is designed like a mad…

  • Beans and Dreams

    Northwest Belgium

    This special little B&B is in an ideally located art nouveau townhouse atop an eponymous cafe. The design sensibilities of the owner-operators are as warm…

  • Treck Hostel

    Ghent

    Treck earns bonus points for creativity and originality: indoor camping! Choose from nine seriously cool vintage vans, a large or small dorm, or pitch…

  • B&B SintNik

    Bruges

    Room 1 has a claw-foot bath and antique glass panel, but it's the other two rooms’ remarkable Pisa-like belfry views that make this welcoming B&B so…

  • Côté Canal-Huyze Hertsberge

    Bruges

    Very spacious and oozing good taste, this late-17th-century house has a gorgeous period salon decked out with antiques and sepia photos of the charming…

  • Apart!

    Belgian Coast

    Formerly known as De Coqisserie, this almost beachfront property features four sleekly appointed guestrooms and five luxurious self-contained apartments…

  • Bauhaus

    Bruges

    One of Belgium’s most popular hang-outs for young travellers, this backpacker village incorporates a hostel, apartments, a nightclub, internet cafe and a…

  • Hotel Recour

    West Flanders

    The main 18th-century house has a luxurious lounge and eight romantic individually themed rooms, most featuring nostalgic colour combinations, chandeliers…

  • Hotel Harmony

    Ghent

    Luxuriously heaped pillows, fine linen, Miró-esque art and swish modern colours lie beneath the 18th-century beams of this old-meets-new beauty. Even the…

  • Uppelink

    Ghent

    Within a classic step-gabled canal-side house, the showstopping attraction at this super-central hostel is the unbeatable view of Ghent’s main towers as…

  • Hotel Verhaegen

    Ghent

    This sumptuous 1770s urban palace retains original sections of 18th-century Chinese wallpaper, a dining room with romantic Austrian-era murals, a dazzling…

  • De Hofkamers

    Ostend

    Model yachts and dozens of teddies create a welcoming reception and lounge. Rooms are all different but play on romantic pseudo-antique themes; some have…

  • Dukes’ Palace

    Bruges

    This large-scale five-star hotel is imposingly tall with a Disneyesque turret. It partly occupies the Prinsenhof building, Bruges’ 15th-century royal…

  • Hotel Patritius

    Bruges

    Enter this proud 1830s townhouse through the carriageway and past a bar-lounge. Up the historical spiral staircase, 16 guest rooms vary in size and style;…

  • Ghent Marriott

    Ghent

    On the inside, Ghent's Marriott is a standard international business/tourist hotel with stylish (if somewhat generic), comfortable, modern rooms and a…

  • Hotel Carlton

    Ghent

    Popular with both business and leisure travellers, this friendly family-run hotel in a prime position just east of Sint-Pieters station offers excellent…

  • Leopold Hotel

    Ostend

    In a perfect location, the Leopold is a solid performer with a variety of room types in a range of layouts and sizes from tiny (and cheap) to something a…

  • Hotel Leopold

    Northwest Belgium

    Oudenaarde's newest hotel, this 58-room boutique offering by the river is an excellent choice for the discerning traveller who'll appreciate the cool…

  • Thermae Palace Hotel

    Ostend

    Once Ostend's fanciest affair, the beautiful, beachfront Thermae Palace is ageing gracefully, but is no longer the best luxury accommodation on the…

  • Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof

    Ghent

    Formerly under the Sandton chain, this luxurious hotel occupies a stunning 18th-century manor house. At the time of writing, it was set to reopen under…

  • ApartGent Apartments

    Ghent

    Book in advance for these wildly popular fully self-contained apartments. They're spacious, stylish, central and aimed at the business or long-stay…

  • Hostellerie Hof Ter Doest

    Belgian Coast

    Lodgings in this quaint country inn occupy a 17th-century farmhouse overlooking the outbuildings of a Cistercian abbey. Rates include use of wellness…

  • Passage Bruges

    Bruges

    This small private hostel has spartan but stylish, large and well-priced private rooms (no dorms). Rooms have shared bathrooms. Its located above its…

  • Number 11

    Bruges

    Featuring the distinctive ceramic works of Martine Bossuyt, pralines on the pillow, and logoed linens, this top-notch artistic B&B feels like an intimate…

  • Auberge de Klasse

    West Flanders

    This comfortable three-room B&B retains more of its 18th-century structure than you'd guess from the outside. The interior is heaped with soft furnishings…

  • Auberge des Rois - Beach Hotel

    Belgian Coast

    This tried and true beachfront hotel has fanciful rooms and excellent service, though it may be a bit too old-school for some; its rooms, though regularly…

  • Hotel New Regina

    Ypres

    Thoroughly refurbished and reopened in 2018, you can't beat the location or the sparkling, swanky new rooms of this popular hotel on Grote Markt,…

  • ’t Keizershof

    Bruges

    Remarkably tasteful and well kept for this price, this hotel's seven simple rooms with shared bathrooms are above a former brasserie-cafe decorated with…

  • Hotel Die Prince

    Ostend

    Die Prince is one of the rare hotels with a beach view. Prices here are modest and the public areas rather swish. Room decor is functional, but little two…

  • De Mangerie

    Ostend

    With dark-wood floors, fine linen and comfy sitting areas, the Mangerie’s four spacious guest rooms continue the suave designer themes of their tempting…

  • Hotel Erasmus

    Ghent

    A suit of armour guards the breakfast in this creaky 16th-century building. Its 12 guest rooms have a mixture of old and antique furniture, giving it an…