Hotels Near Strand Mariakerke in Oostende

The Leopold is an internally stunning hotel, usefully close to the beach and the Kursaal. I realise that the shape of the rooms is dictated by the shape of the building, but mine had some annoying quirks. For example, no soap at the wash basin, so you have to leap across the room into the shower to squeeze some from the wall-mounted dispenser. The towels are in the toilet. There is no flat surface to write on. One of the shelves wastes space by gluing a tissue box in the middle. There are three electric sockets, one halfway up the wall, so there is nowhere to attach the kettle, and two you have to get down on your knees to use. I am too old for that. Sorry to nitpick. The staff are mostly lovely, but if you are on reception and on the phone, at least acknowledge the guest standing in front of you, trying to check in, while you are completing your phone call.

Been to this hotel several times over the past years. They provide consistent service. Good location. Good, friendly and efficient reception. Sometimes there's a queue for check-in (even after online check-in) and check-out (even when opted for fast check-out), as there is no separate desk for members. Nice, clean rooms. Slow elevator :-) And, also consistently (so not a one-time-off), totally overcooked scrambled eggs at breakfast. So, quite a few plusses and also a few points of attention. But I am sure I'll be back.

The truth - Acropolis hotel We stayed at this hotel recently - what a big mistake! The “standard” room we booked was tiny, you could not stand up when you got out of bed, the ceiling is literally 1m above floor height! (See pic) You literally have to get on your hands knees to get into bed. There are no tea or coffee facilities in the rooms, there is a room next to the reception where you can get a drink but this room was never open. NO AIR-CONDITIONING the room was like an oven. This so called hotel does not even serve lunch or dinner! If you like to listen to tyres screeching all day and evening then stay here, there is a karting track right next door and the noise from this place is constant and deafening! I feel this so called hotel is in financial difficulty, there are unfinished rooms and rooms full of tired dirty furniture. The staff on reception are in need of training, they have developed a blame culture thus every problem is always someone else’s fault. There is a very obvious and unhealthy power struggle going on between reception staff, a woman we called Cruella for obvious reasons seems to be the bad apple here. As an HR Director this is where I would start if this hotel is to survive.

The location of the hotel was a little difficult for us, we had seen that we were almost 2 km from the centre of Nieuwpoort and the nearby tram stop. Parking at the hotel's site was found to cost €17 per day,€0.80 per hour,we have been wisely thanked for it and put our car along the street ( free) Nothing was noticeable at the hotel, everything was okay,but it was allowed for the price we paid in the whole season (first half of August) Breakfast is €18 per person and per day ...but was extended and constantly was filled up everything, only sad that the English breakfast was as good as cold, apparently the heat retention plate does not work well ( ?? ) Drinks are very expensive in the hotel, noticeably more expensive than in the centre of Nieuwpoort.

Für uns ein perfekter Mix aus Meer/Strand/Unternehmungen mit Fahrrad und Bahn Gefallen · Wir wurden sehr freundlich empfangen und es wurde uns auch gleich bzgl. unseres Autos und der gebuchten Garage weitergeholfen. Das Garagensystem ist hervorragend dort gelöst, wenngleich die Garage über die Straße gelegen und einige Schritte entfernt ist. Das Hotel selbst (ein kleineres Haus) liegt perfekt an der Promenade. Natürlich ist dort während der Sommermonate ein gewisser Rummel, aber das weiß man im Voraus. Morgens und abends war es ruhig. Unser Zimmer mit Balkon war sauber und hatte einen Kühlschrank, was natürlich sehr angenehm war. Es lag perfekt in den oberen Stockwerken und hatten vollen Meerblick, Es ist einfach toll, den ersten und den letzten Blick des Tages auf das Meer zu genießen und abends nach einem Tag voller Unternehmungen nochmals einen Strandspaziergang zu unternehmen. Alle Mitarbeiter waren stets sehr freundlich und überaus hilfsbereit, der Zimmerservice sehr gut und auch das Frühstücksbüffet war gut, Kaffee holt man sich selbst an der Maschine, und alles andere war ansprechend und sauber präsentiert und wurde stets nachgefüllt. Für uns und unsere Unternehmungen an der Küste war es der perfekte Ort. Außerdem hat Blankenberge einen Bahnhof, von dort gehen regelmäßig Züge nach Brügge, Gent und Brüssel. Fahrradverleihe sind in der Nähe und auch dort wurden wir sehr freundlich bedient. Tolle Fahrradtouren sind möglich bis Ostende oder auf der anderen Seite über Zeebrügge bis Knokke-Heist. An der Promenade gibt es eine Vielzahl an Restaurants für jeden Geschmack und gleich ganz nah beim Hotel einen kleinen Supermarkt für Getränke, Snacks und eine Vielzahl an alltäglichen Artikeln/Kosmetikartikeln. Auch viele Geschäfte säumen die Promenade. Nicht gefallen · Es gab keine Lüftung im WC und die WC-Türe hat nicht ganz geschlossen.