Name: El Mirador Quality Stay Apartments
Address: 2 Van Iseghemlaan, Ostend, Ostend, Ostend, 8400, Belgium
Rating: 7

Elevator/lift

Heating

Terrace

General

Family room

Rooms

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

German

English

French

Languages Spoken

Garage

Parking

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets allowed

Pets

Location

At the apartment

Ostend Beach

Ostend-Bruges International Airport

St. Salvators Church

Bladelin Court

Sint-Salvador Cathedral

Bruges Market Square

Bruges City Theater

Historium

Dali Xpo Gallery

Bruges Belfry

Church of Our Lady

Lamp Museum

Gruuthuse Museum

Arentshuis

Holy Blood Basilica Chapel

Minnewater

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Burg

Groeningemuseum

Bruges Town Hall

Citadel of Lille

Museum of the Gunners

Lille Cathedral

Henri Matisse Park

Opera House

Old Stock Exchange

Lille Grand Square

Rihour Square

Le Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille

Lille Grand Palais

Theater Sebastopol

Porte de Paris

Jean-Baptiste Lebas Square

Lille Natural History Museum

El Mirador Quality Stay Apartments

Ostend

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

12-beds

13-beds

14-beds

15-beds

16-beds

17-beds

18-beds

19-beds

2-beds

20-beds

21-beds

22-beds

23-beds

24-beds

25-beds

26-beds

27-beds

28-beds

29-beds

3-beds

30-beds

31-beds

32-beds

33-beds

34-beds

35-beds

36-beds

37-beds

38-beds

39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Our little family decided to take a break in beautiful Ostend during the beginning of September 2017 and opted for these apartments. 
3 bedrooms, separate living room , kitchen and bathroom.  All good.
The manager was pleased to see us and was quite chirpy as we paid the remaining balance  ( booking.com take 50% by card but the balance has to be paid in cash) and the warranty...and the cleaning charge...and the hire of the bedding....
We knew much of this but only after we had booked.  So it was quite a lot of money to be carrying around. 

The location is great, if a little noisy ( we have stayed in several locations in Ostend previously and not encountered outside noise) and the bare tiled floors meant every movement from the upstairs apartment could be heard at all hours. 

We told the manager we would probably leave a day(we had booked the excellent  Andromeda hotel) early, and collect the warranty and cleaning money the following morning as we had an early ferry to catch, so we were cheerfully told to leave the keys and the apartment would be checked so we could get away on time.

Monday morning....
The manager didn't recognise me, had no idea what I was on about when I said I left the keys where he asked (yes, same guy) then proceeded to check the electricity and water meters before inspecting every inch of the apartment.. where he found blooming on the tiled floor and proceeded to take €45 of the €90 cleaning charge off me.. knowing I had a ferry to catch and didn't have time to do anything about it. 

One of the rules was to mop the floor.. there was no mop! Protesting this he said "everyone else can do a better job, a child could do a better job than you"

Suitably insulted I left, less my cash and missing my ferry! 

Take almost  €25 meter charge too.. and needless to say it wasn't the best end to our stay.

Stick €200 on the price and it's fine, but it's not a relaxing holiday spot. 

Here's some pics of the mess I left the apartment in...

Extra charges 

Stayed 3 nights in June the apartments are in a good location but you must pay extra for electricity occupation tax and other extras if you lose the key 144 Euro to pay and 60 Euro for the place to be cleaned after you leave maybe that's the normal here don't know but Ostend is a bit of a ghost town since the ferries have stopped docking here 


Beware of extra costs

Great location by the beach. We were wary of the cleaning charges that could occur (having read other reviews) but you are given specific instructions and we were not charged. Parking is an issue but manager gave us a few tips and we parked for free for the week. All in all very clean accommodation with cooking facilities and terrific views would go again.

Right by the sea.

If you are going to stay in this city for a reasonable length of time, then this is a good place to stay.  It is in a perfect location.  From the lounge you have a view of the harbour entrance.  It is within easy walking distance to the shops, restaurants, Thursday City Market and the beach promenade.  There is no on-site parking which makes life a little difficult as parking in this city is a "nightmare" and if you use one of the city parking lots, the cost is very expensive.  The unit has all the basics, fridge, stove, microwave and dishwasher - it does not have a washing machine.  The beds are comfortable and the linen is clean.  The cost of cleaning the unit when you depart is an added extra cost.

Central, comfortable unit

We had a reservation of a studio (type 1 – www.elmirador.be) for one week in May 2014. It was nice and clean apartment with all the kitchen equipment and you had to bring own sheets, towels and a tablecloth. Great location with a sea view, just a few meters from the sea. We rented a garage to avoid a city crowd and problems with car parking- very convenient, especially when we'd a bicycles with us. Amazing promenade, for strolls and cycling! Luckily we could attent "Ostend at Anchor" which is the largest annual festival for authentic shipping and the North Sea. Fantastic opportunity! No problems with owners, very nice people :) we had an amazing time and I'd recommended it for everybody :)

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