If you are looking for a centrally located reasonable hotel and your expectations are not too high this is the place for you, it is clean and the breakfast was very good masses of choice all good quality food. The staff were polite and helpful. The outside of the hotel is classic 1920's. (They need to get rid of that shabby sign it lets them down badly).They have private secure parking for 7.50 euros per stay. The downside is the rooms are small but the bed is comfy, the flatscreen tv receives some UK channels and the bathroom is modern and clean.I think they have made a mistake with their decor trying to go for a contemporary provence look in the rooms, I thought the sandy colour washed walls made the room look like you had stripped the wallpaper and were midway through decorating and the bare floorboards although lovely condition (because they had been under lovely thick carpet for years my hubby tells me) made the room feel...I wouldn't say cold because it wasn't cold just not cosy. You have to remember this part of the coast is usually very breezy so when indoors it's nice to feel snug. And of course you remove the carpets and you do get a bit of footfall noise from the room above something they hadn't thought about. I guess. Soundproofing from outside noise was good though.
The public rooms and hallways have a lovely period feel I think when renovating they should have tried to keep in with the style. Our room had a massive antique wardrobe, lovely but unecessary in such a small space and a put u up bed! So there was very little room to move about. Really only suitable for 2, I dread to think how you would manage with 2 adults and a child there.
I didn't eat in the restaurant in the evening so I can't comment on that.
But I would return as it's great value and when away you spend very little time in your room and my priority is location, cleanliness,cost and breakfast and it's a winer on all of those!

Stayed for one night over a weekend in February which we all thoroughly enjoyed. The hotel has a lovely continental feel to it and the rooms are clean and very good. We had the family room which for three people worked out under £30 each which is wonderful value! Would highly recommend this hotel and and we all love De Panne too!

Btw- there's a fab little coffee bar/ restaurant on the corner on the main high street, pretty much opposite the front of the hotel...unfortunately I can't remember it's name (as I'd leave a proper review) but it's a wonderful relaxed, chilled place to have a drink, a bite to eat and stay late. Cool music and the owners and employees are warm and friendly. As we left very late that night, they gave us free croissants too!

We have stayed at this unique hotel several times and we can't recommend highly enough. We have always found it excellent and anyone who is well travelled will recognise how much this place represents value for money. The rooms have always been clean and comfortable, with a large bathroom and complimentary bottled water is available. It's also refreshing to have the option of having a smoking room. At just £30 per person per night, which includes an excellent breakfast and good service, this hotel is smashing value for money. We wouldn't stay anywhere else.

This is a small, and very basic hotel in a good location with the bonus of excellent car parking and a surprisingly good continental breakfast. Our room was small and a bit tatty - cracked wash-basin, frayed carpet etc. but everything worked.