2 Best Hotels in Ypres, Bruges and the Coast

Occupying a lovely old brick town house a five-minute walk from the center, everything abut this quiet retreat is a luxurious indulgence. Each of its six large rooms is individually themed and sumptuously furnished: the Experiment room, for example, is decked out with scientific objects. All rooms have large, comfortable beds and DVD players (pick something to watch from the house library), and all include a free minibar. Some bathrooms have a whirlpool bath. If you want to avail yourself of the bar downstairs, it operates on an honesty box system.

In a sturdy neo-Gothic brick building directly on the Grote Markt, this good-value hotel is steps from the In Flanders Fields museum and only a few minutes' walk from the Menenpoort. In contrast to the exterior, the interior is all modern, with generous, light-filled spaces and simply furnished with laminate floors and modern bathrooms. Rooms at the back lack the view, but they are cheaper, and also quieter.