Must-see hotels in West Flanders

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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;…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • La Réserve

    Belgian Coast

    Even though the property isn't directly on the beach, Knokke's fanciest digs are undoubtedly impressive, with opulent interiors, wide balconies, plenty of…

  • B&B Setola

    Bruges

    Pleasant and very central, with three neat and attractive pine-floored rooms arranged around a guest kitchen. The Orange Room has A-frame beams and two…

  • Hotel Du Soleil

    Belgian Coast

    This popular hotel is one of the more down-to-earth options in Knokke, with well-trodden but well-maintained rooms and an excellent location just slightly…

  • Ariane Hotel

    Ypres

    This peaceful, professionally managed large hotel has a designer feel to its rooms and popular restaurant. Wartime memorabilia dots the spacious common…

  • Hotel Bla Bla

    Bruges

    A shuttered and step-gabled building given an elegant makeover, with parquet floors, modern artworks and soothingly pale rooms. Excellent buffet breakfast.

  • Square Hotel

    West Flanders

    Suave minimalism aimed at businessmen with relatively limited budgets. Spooky doll faces survey the breakfast area. Weekend discounts.

  • Camping Memling

    Bruges

    Quiet campground in St-Kruis where pitch prices assume two adults. Get off bus 11 at Vossensteert and walk back 400m towards Bruges.

  • Hotel Bourgoensch Hof

    Bruges

    This historical hotel with recently updated rooms boasts a central location and one of the most spectacular canal views in Bruges.

  • Center Hotel

    West Flanders

    Attractively modernised rooms at reasonable prices above a subtly fashionable bar with handy 24-hour reception. Breakfast €12.

  • ibis De Haan Hotel

    Belgian Coast

    This popular chain hotel is set back from the beach, but has pleasant, quiet rooms and a lovely pool. Excellent value.

  • Yoaké B&B

    Ypres

    Smart two-room B&B attached to a hip wellness centre.

  • Old House

    West Flanders

    Creamy paintwork, indulgent oversized showers, splendid linen and gentle modernism turn this classically styled 1770 mansion into what's labelled a B&B…

  • La Tourelle

    Belgian Coast

    Just behind the town hall, this lovely private house-hotel occupies a pale, turreted mansion dating back to around 1912. Rooms aren't large but they cram…

  • Het Wethuys

    West Flanders

    On the Watou village central square, you'll find this charming historical café with attractive B&B rooms. It also offers St-Bernardus Tripel on draught…

  • Baert B&B

    Bruges

    In a 1613 former stable, this is one of very few places in Bruges where you’ll get a private canal-side terrace (flower-decked, though not on the…

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