Hotels in Ostend

Hotel Name Town Star Price
Acces Hotel -
Van Iseghemlaan 21-25, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 4 Star €67.00
Royal Astor -
Hertsstraat 15, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €80.00
Hotel - Restaurant Were-Di -
Paul de Smet de Naeyerstraat19, Middelkerke (Near Ostend), West Flanders 		Middelkerke (Near Ostend) 3 Star €65.00
Golden Tulip Bero Oostende -
Hofstraat 1A, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €68.00
Ostend Hotel -
Londenstraat 6, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €55.00
Hotel Du Parc -
Marie-Joseplein 3, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €56.00
Hotel George V -
Vlaanderenstraat 42, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 2 Star €65.00
Hotel Pacific -
Hofstraat 11, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €58.00
Luxe Appartement Oostende -
Vindictivelaan 23, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €95.00
HOTEL EUROPE *** -
Kapucijnenstraat 52, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €195.00
Best Western Hotel Imperial -
Van Iseghemlaan 76, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €55.00
HOTEL LOUISA *** -
Louisastraat 8b, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €50.00
Ter Streep -
Leopold II laan 14, Ostend, West Flanders 		Ostend 3 Star €70.00

About Ostend

The strategic position on the North Sea coast had major advantages for Ostend as a harbor but also proved to be a source of trouble. The city was frequently taken, destroyed and rampaged by conquering armies. The most important of these events was the three-year Siege of Ostend between 1601 and 1604, with on both sides combined more than 80,000 dead or wounded. After their independence from the Spanish Empire, the Dutch had persevered (Protestant Dutch freedomfighters). After this era Ostend turned into a harbour of some importance. In 1722 the Dutch closed off the entrance to the harbour of Antwerp. Therefore, Ostend rose in importance because the city provided an alternative entrance to the sea. The Southern Netherlands (now Belgium) had become part of the Austrian Empire. The Austrian Emperor Charles VI granted the city the trade monopoly with Africa and the Far-East. The Oostendse Compagnie (= the Ostend trade society) was allowed to found colonies overseas. However, in 1727 the Oostendse Compagnie was forced to stop its activities because of Dutch and British pressure. The Netherlands and Britain would not allow competitors on the international trade level. Both nations regarded international trade as their privilege.

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