Flanders Lodge Hotel

Positives - Walking distance to Ypres, with free parking, best breakfast on our trip Negatives - popular with coach parties, in this instance 2 coaches of children, so quite noisy, they did go quiet around 10.30pm but we're being woken up from 7am onwards. Other than that no negatives with the accommodation.

Our first impressions weren’t great. The rather grumpy bloke on reception insisted we weren’t booked. However, after we insisted we were he eventually found us. The hotel is a bit like a hostel with big groups booked in. Our first night was disturbed by a party of school kids running amok until midnight. No teachers in sight. The second night was the best nights sleep I ever had with a much more well behaved school party on site. The bedroom was spotless and bed was huge and very comfortable. Bathroom was spotless and shower amazing. Breakfast had a great choice of hot and cold and was constantly being refreshed. Bar was reasonable and a relaxing space. The hotel was attractive and clean and great for a couple of nights. We would definitely stay again. Just be aware that the annex is more like a youth hostel with coach loads of kids. I suppose it depends on school staff whether they behave or not! We drove into Ypres and parked for free near the Menin Gate. Very easy.