Westhoek

Travel Guide

Minnewater Park showing heritage architecture, a river or creek and a small town or village
Cloth Hall showing heritage architecture and heritage elements
Begijnhof featuring heritage architecture
Menin Gate Memorial showing heritage elements
Cloth Hall showing heritage elements and heritage architecture

Where to stay in Westhoek

Bruges Market Square showing a city, street scenes and markets

Historical Center Bruges

5/5(608 area reviews)

Travelers to Historical Center Bruges praise its popular shops. If you've got some more time to explore, be sure to make a stop by Choco-Story Museum and Burg.

Historical Center Bruges
Bruges featuring boating and a river or creek as well as a large group of people

Bruges Center

Bruges Center is beloved for its popular shops. Take some time to explore sights in the area like Choco-Story Museum and Burg.

Bruges Center
Ostend

Ostend City Centre

4/5(5 area reviews)

Travelers come to Ostend City Centre for its beaches, and you can see top attractions like Ostend Beach and Casino Kursaal while you're in town.

Ostend City Centre
Bruges featuring boating and a river or creek as well as a large group of people

Steenstraat Quarter

If you're spending some time in Steenstraat Quarter, Bruges Christmas Market and Bruges Market Square are top sights worth seeing.

Steenstraat Quarter
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Zeebrugge

You'll enjoy the beaches and restaurants in Zeebrugge. You might want to make time for a stop at Zeebrugge Harbour or Knokke-Heist Beach.

Zeebrugge
Brugge is known as "Venice of Belgium," and the canal tours are a lovely way to see the renaissance architecture on a sunny afternoon.

Sint-Pieters

4.5/5(12 area reviews)

Sint-Pieters is noteworthy for its coffeehouses, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Bruges City Theater and Choco-Story Museum.

Sint-Pieters
Martin's Brugge
Martin's Brugge
3 out of 5
Oude Burg 5, Bruges
The price is SAR 378 per night from Mar 19 to Mar 20
SAR 378
SAR 433 total
includes taxes & fees
19 Mar - 20 Mar
Stay at this 3-star eco-certified hotel in Bruges. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,124 reviews)
"Perfect situation behind the belfry"

Reviewed on 5 February 2025

Martin's Brugge
Dukes’ Palace – by Dukes’ Hotel Collection
Dukes’ Palace – by Dukes’ Hotel Collection
5 out of 5
Prinsenhof 8, Bruges
The price is SAR 678 per night from Mar 17 to Mar 18
SAR 678
SAR 750 total
includes taxes & fees
17 Mar - 18 Mar
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Bruges. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,006 reviews)
"Excellent customer service within a luxurious setting. Highly recommend it for anyone visiting the city."

Reviewed on 4 March 2025

Dukes’ Palace – by Dukes’ Hotel Collection
Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges
Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges
4 out of 5
Hoogstraat 6, Bruges
The price is SAR 531 per night from Mar 16 to Mar 17
SAR 531
SAR 595 total
includes taxes & fees
16 Mar - 17 Mar
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Bruges. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the breakfast and the bar in our reviews. ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (1,008 reviews)
Great hitel great location
"Great hotel great location"

Reviewed on 1 March 2025

Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges
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Holiday Suites Zeebrugge
Holiday Suites Zeebrugge
3.5 out of 5
Kustlaan 99, Zeebrugge, Bruges
Stay at this 3.5-star spa apartment in Bruges. Enjoy free WiFi, an outdoor pool, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the property condition in our reviews. ...
7.2/10 Good! (150 reviews)
"It was exactly as I expected. An apartment equivalent to a eurocamp. As a family of 5 accommodation can be awkward. The accommodation was clean, bedding clean and apartment well equipped. Not many options for eating out in zebrugge if you don't want to eat in quite a pricey fish restaurant. Carre ..."

Reviewed on 22 February 2025

Holiday Suites Zeebrugge
Holiday Suites Nieuwpoort
Holiday Suites Nieuwpoort
3 out of 5
Brugse Steenweg 41, Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Stay at this 3-star family-friendly apartment in Nieuwpoort. Enjoy free WiFi, parking (surcharge), and onsite spa services. Our guests praise the property condition ...
8/10 Very Good! (101 reviews)
"Fantastic communication. This is our 2nd stay and will stay again. There is a pool in hotel you can use, a lovely park and games room. Close to theme park and beach. Trams are a plus also. Would recommend."

Reviewed on 25 February 2025

Holiday Suites Nieuwpoort
Holiday Suites Jabbeke
Holiday Suites Jabbeke
3 out of 5
Varsenareweg 29, Jabbeke
Stay at this 3-star apartment in Jabbeke. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and balconies. Popular attractions Bruges Christmas Market and Bruges Market Square ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (44 reviews)
"Great location. 30 minute cycle ride to Brugge. The activities on the Kelo. strand lake were great and kept our teenage children entertained."

Reviewed on 31 July 2024

Holiday Suites Jabbeke
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Popular places to visit

Family theme park owned by television company Studio 100. The park's rides and attractions are based on the company's various childrens TV shows. Prior to 2000, the park was known as Meli-Park and had a bee/honey theme. In 2017, Plopsaland added a new family wooden roller coaster themed to the TV show Heidi that was built by Great Coasters International. The area resembles a traditional Swiss village. Other lands are themed to Wickie (Vicky) the Viking, Kabouter Plop

Plopsaland De Panne

4/5(34 reviews)

Bring the family to Plopsaland De Panne and have a fun-filled day at this theme park in Adinkerke. Wander the waterfront in this quaint area.

Plopsaland De Panne
Bruges Market Square which includes a city and heritage architecture

Bruges Market Square

4.5/5(385 reviews)

You can learn about the history of Bruges with a trip to Bruges Market Square. Discover the area's fascinating museums, or seek out its local tours.

Bruges Market Square
Christmas market at the foot of the clock tower in Bruges. Lots of food and drink stalls with a ice skating rink in the middle. Shot was taken from the Duvell beer cafe balcony.

Bruges Christmas Market

4.5/5(88 reviews)

During your trip to Bruges, you can search for that perfect souvenir at Bruges Christmas Market. Discover the area's stunning cathedral, or seek out its local tours.

Bruges Christmas Market
Sunset from da beach

Ostend Beach

4.5/5(17 reviews)

Why not spend a carefree afternoon at Ostend Beach during your travels in Ostend? Make time to visit the shops and monuments while you're in the area.

Ostend Beach
Ypres Market Square featuring heritage architecture and heritage elements

Ypres Market Square

4.5/5(121 reviews)

Learn about the local history of Belgian Westhoek when you take a trip to Ypres Market Square. Discover the lively bars and fascinating museums in this walkable area.

Ypres Market Square
Menin Gate Memorial featuring heritage elements and a park as well as a small group of people

Menin Gate Memorial

4.5/5(77 reviews)

You can learn about the history of Belgian Westhoek with a trip to Menin Gate Memorial. Discover the lively bars and fascinating museums in this walkable area.

Menin Gate Memorial