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Reviews of Ara Dune Hotel

3 out of 5
Ara Dune Hotel
Duinhoekstraat 164, Adinkerke, De Panne

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 173 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet location
Just over the border from France, a good stop if you are heading north from Clais. Quiet location, parking appears limited at first sight but the hotel will tell you where you can park if you arrive when the restaurant is busy. Staff all very friendly, welcoming and professional. Bedroom is by some standards "neat" but comfortable and clean. It is obvious that the owners are hands on and want to build and maintain a good reputation. Breakfast buffet is comperhensive and the restaurant is light and pleasant. Ate in the restaurant and would do so again. Will certainly return and recommend this 3 star hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marieke

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Anniversary Trip
A superb hotel in a useful location for visiting western costal areas of Belgium and the Nord Pas de Calais region. Particularly well looked after. We do recommend using the elevator as the stairs may be challenging for some.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey, ALEXANDRIA

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding hotel. Difficult to manage without a car, but a very nice property
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

james, huntington beach

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Shower was not provided with a floor mat. Therefore, the floor was very slippery and dangerous. The possibility of falls was very concerning. Washcloths would have helped as only liquid soap provided. I would stay again in a heartbeat.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Nicole on Oct 5, 2022
Dear customer, there is a bath carpet waiting for you in each cupboard of each room. You should of course take it out of the cupboard and put it in the shower. There are always 2 washcloths in each room. you always have the possibility to choose between a bar of solid soap or shower gel. cordially

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great one night stay.
Just a one night stopover enroute to Calais. Comfy clean room and friendly helpful staff. Good food and drink in the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

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Splurge into hospitality and nature!
Very nice hotel run by the owner and her team. Officially 3 stars, but really deserves 4. It’s the type of place which feels incredibly authentic, and gives you the experience of what hospitality really should feel like! Excellent location for a splurge into nature. Strongly recommend to take a room with a dunes side view.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Mr Alastair J.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Not nearly as good as the last time
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Alastair Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, excellent service
We thoroughly enjoyed our 2-night stay at the Ara Dune. The staff was very friendly and helpful, the hotel seemed to be brand-new, and our room was spotless and very comfortable. Would definitely recommend this hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Barb, Denver

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful, cozy hotel right on the border of Belguim and France. Beautifully laid out in a way that uses its space wisely.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel with a nautical theme
Beautiful, clean hotel with a nautical theme. Light and breezy decor. Spotlessly clean and spacious guest rooms. Breakfast was wonderful with a range of items to fill all tastes and nationalities. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

David

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The quality of the hotel was excellent, they even have a interiors/gift shop within it. The restaurant was very well presented and the food excellent. It is out of town and in a very quiet location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and very clean and nicely presented. Very comfortable room and bed
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Knoxville, TN

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This is a very nice hotel with attentive staff. I would stay here again if in the area. The restaurant food was very good and served in a casual atmosphere. There was very little road/external noise in our room and the rooftop patio is relaxing. Be aware that air conditioned rooms must be booked specifically.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A diamond in the dunes...
Overnight stop on the way to the Eurotunnel. Fantastic find. The standard of the hotel if it were located in London, Paris, Berlin or et al would be that of an expensive boutique hotel. The decor, comfort, cleanliness and friendliness of the staff are of the highest standard. Even small things such as at least 10 electrical sockets in the bedroom show considerable thought towards the needs of guests. Close to DePanne and its restaurants if you choose not to dine in the hotel itself. Mama Thai is highly recommended for authentic and reasonably priced Thai food.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Petra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Are dune
Very welcoming, reception took time to show us around the hotel and to our room. Room spotless. Breakfast a tad expensive at EUR 12.50 a head
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
Superb hotel and we have no complaints whatsoever. When an hotel management sets such very high standards for itself, there will be those few guests who cannot align with strict rules of conduct, and it is those, only those, who could possibly have complaints about this haven of sheer comfort.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

zehra, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A really great find
We often stop in Belgium just for tobacco ,never thought to stay longer this was a wonderful surprise after a long journey ,the welcome we received was so lovely and a tour of the hotel too,the hotel was peaceful and so comfortable and well worth the overnight fee we will definitely be returning here again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our first stay, but not our last
Excellent food, facilities and staff - and we'll certainly stay again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Nice hotel. Clean, nicely furnished to high standard. Restaurant meal was also very good and better value than many places we ate at. Only comment was our room didn't have a shower only a shower attachment in bath and no curtain. Also front rooms a little noisy at night with road noise. Staff friendly and helpful. Would stay again. It is also quite a way out of Dr Panne and you need to rely on car.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Above expectations
This hotel is fab.. The cleanliness cannot be over stated and the facilities are very good... The entry system air-conditioned etc all top of the range. We had a junior suite very comfortable. Got shown to our room by the friendly lady in reception... Could not have asked more from this hotel... Plenty parking also..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight with freinds
Very large and comfortable beds, spotlessly clean rooms and hotel facilities. The food in the restaurant was poor on our visit but not enough to put us off of staying again. All in all a very comfortable place to stay for any amount of time.

10/10 Excellent

DaveS, S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice Hoteliers
We had a lovely stay here this being our second visit. Very pleasant and helpful staff.

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Belgium and beyond
What perfect hosts. I arrived too late and they got some one to cook specially for me

10/10 Excellent

Simon

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Lovely little hotel.
The hotel was lovely, friendly staff. Can't fault the hotel at all, room was lovely with views over the dunes. Room was very clean and tidy. Restaurant and bar downstairs and even a games room. We had a fantastic stay, will definitely be going again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Caroline, Norfolk England

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Wonderful hotel, staff and food. Hope to come back
Very warm welcome, friendly & helpful staff. Clean comfortable room, with gorgeous bed. Restaurant food excellent. would recommend to anyone. Only downfall no shower, just bath & shower head!!

10/10 Excellent

Paul & Clare, Pontefract, West Yorkshire GB

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First Class All The Way
A very comfortable king size bed in a clean bright room with plenty of storage, tea and coffee facilities, a wall mounted TV with English channels and a large window with a view of the dunes. Open the sliding door to a well presented sitting room with 2 seater settee, an armchair, coffee table, another wall mounted TV and again a large window to the dunes. Another sliding door leads to the bathroom, no window but plenty of lights and a shower cubicle large enough for a 23 stone man. Housekeeping was second to none with cleaning carried out every day. Breakfast choices consist of cereals, fresh fruit, yoghurt, cheeses, various cold meats, croissants, breads, scrambled eggs with pancetta, fruit juice, tea and fresh coffee with stocks being replenished constantly which was very handy for return visits to top up your plate. Breakfast doesn't start until 8:00am which could cause problems for early starters. We had planned to eat out during our stay but after eating in the restaurant on our 2nd night we enjoyed it so much that we ate there on the 3rd night too. The hotel has a nice bar with plenty of seating outside and also has a roof terrace with sun loungers and there's a great view of the dunes and surrounding countryside from up there.

10/10 Excellent

paul, Kent, Engand

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Superb Hotel with great attention to detail.
Very welcoming hotel which was spotless both in the public areas and the room. Great Bed which was extremely large and luxurious with coffee making facilities. Although on a main road there was no noise. Food was good and reasonable priced for the area.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent individual hotel
A very comfortable hotel with excellent service. Well situated for motorway links to tunnel/Calais and into Belgium. Restaurant excellent & hotel was good value for the price. We hope to return one day.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Ilzani, Surrey

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Beautiful boutique hotel
From start to finish, a great experience. Matthias was welcoming and friendly even though we were a bit later than expected. We had free parking in front of the hotel, which is great. The room was clean, large and beautifully decorated, all the little touches made it extra special. What a lovely hotel! It deserves more than 3 stars for sure, its much much better than many 4 star hotels we have stayed in the UK! We had breakfast and it was good value for money, tasty with a good selection of pastries and bread, as well as omelettes with panchetta and great coffee. We had a lovely stay and will definitely be back

10/10 Excellent

REG 2014, SURREY, ENGLAND

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Great Hotel
Smart hotel with high level service all that i expected other than the location being a little remote.

10/10 Excellent

Nina

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Sehr schlne familienfreudliche Hotel
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Wim

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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

albert

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Luxe kamer,onrbijt en restaurant heel goed,beter dan in 2023 blijkbaar andere kok
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
calme et prés du centre ville. accueille très serviable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Giuseppe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Piétro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Werner

Travelled with partner
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Gerne wieder!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bon hôtel à prix raisonnable
Très bon hôtel pour un séjour à la côte; très pratique car tout près de la France; possibilité d'aller à la plage à La Panne (15 min en voiture). Très propre, très bien rénové, personnel très accueillant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

khelil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Séjour agréable, accueil chaleureux personnel à disposition. Décoration de chambre remarquable, très propre et soyeux. Je recommande vivement.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dirk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

CHOPIN

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

CHOPIN

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un très bon hôtel
Un très bon accueil, personne conciliante envers les horaires du petit déjeuner (départ tôt). Un petit cadeau apprécié en plus de quelques chocolats. Petit déjeuner très bien
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023