We stayed at The Prado for 3 nights in July 2009 and would heartily recommend it. It's a small hotel in a central location. Very clean. Excellent rooms, great hot, cooked breakfast and friendly staff. The shower was great - very hot and powerful - and the bathroom was large. The bar on the 1st floor is worth a visit and all in all, I'd definitely stay here again and recommend it wholeheartedly. We were even given champagne with our breakfast on the last morning too, a real treat.

The first thing that strikes you about the Prado is the high standard of cleanliness, match this with a friendly staff and good size modern rooms all at a reasonable price and you cant go wrong.
The hotel is located near the seafront and casino and is also close to a large selection of restaurants.
There is no evening catering at the Prado but there is a bar on the first floor which unfortunately does not open until 08.30. The breakfast however is excellent with cooked items and cold meats, yogurts, cereals and juices with the addition of champagne on a Sunday.
Our room was on the seventh floor overlooking the small park. The room was well equipped containing a fridge along with television including English channels. No tea or coffee making facilities are available. The beds are comfortable and covered with good quality bed linen and pillows. The room is double glazed which keeps out the majority of noise from the occasional drunk at midnight and traffic. As a light sleeper I had little trouble with disturbance.
The bathrooms are large and extremely well fitted however the shower is a bit of a weak affair.
Well done Prado, I will come again

We've always liked the Prado but the changes made by the new owners have improved it even more.
The reception area & breakfast room are updated but the best part is the stylish new first floor bar looking out over the square.
The rooms are ok and bathrooms are good. If you are driving to Ostend arrange parking through the hotel, which is half the price in the local car park than if you turn up & pay.
It's only 5 mins walk from the beach & shops so it's in a great location.
There's a lot of small hotels in Ostend but we would be surprised if many are better.

We were let down by another hotel in Oostende who told us when we arrived to check in that they had no booking for us and the hotel was full. We had used their own central booking service who confirmed that they had taken a booking. The hotel organised another hotel, Prado Hotel, next door to them.
We were angry and disappointed and so we were quite critical. However we had a lovely welcome, the room was clean, the bathroom was exceptionally clean. Disappointed that there was no tea and coffee facilities in room but the breakfast made up for that and including hot food. All the staff were helpful.
Good value too.