Hotel Villa Select

We booked a twin on the hotel’s website but our room was in fact a family room with two additional beds in a separate room. We had a look at the nicer beach and sea view from its window but, for the rest, we had no use for it. The main room was still a good size though. The furnishing was not our style, but there was nothing wrong with it. The bedding was comfy but, like so often in hotels, the bedside lights were totally unsuitable for reading or working. We had a safe and a small fridge with water, but no minibar. We didn’t need one anyway. We suppose our bathroom was larger than in a regular twin. It had a bath tub and a shower; the toilet was in a separate room. We loved the Sundari complimentary toiletries (without synthetic fragrances or dyes). The spacious breakfast room offered a splendid beach and sea view. The buffet was ok, but nothing special although we enjoyed the possibility to make fresh orange juice. Like the reception staff, staff in the breakfast room were very friendly and helpful. As we only had two days in De Panne we didn’t spend any time in the hotel spa or swimming pool in the basement. Our room provided direct access by lift so we could have gone down in the provided bathrobes if we wanted to. As architecture lovers we appreciated the fact that Hotel Villa Select is located in a listed building in Flemish Renaissance Revival style. Maybe the oversized and ugly extension towards the beach predates the listing but the plans to add an apartment on top of the hotel clearly don’t. But that’s the Belgian coast for you.