The Best Western Hotel Imperial is a modern hotel situated in the centre of Ostend, just 50 metres from the beach, and within 150 metres of shopping and restaurants. The 60 guestrooms have modern decor in pastel tones with patterned bedspreads and curtains. All guestrooms have satellite television, coffee and tea making facilities, direct dial phones, Internet connections and bathrooms with tubs and hair dryers. Guests can relax with a drink in the English style bar, or take in room refreshment via room service. A range of practical services such as currency exchange and safe deposit box service are on offer at the 24 hour front desk, and parking is available nearby for those arriving by car. For those interested in sightseeing, high speed Internet access is available for planning an itinerary, and multilingual staff at the concierge desk will be happy to advise on local attractions and amenities. There is plenty to see and do in the area with the casino, shops, restaurants, James Ensor House (museum, Fish Market, Wellington Racecourse and Atlantic Wall (museum all within three kilometres. For a day trip, Bruges is 24 kilometres away. Brussels Airport is approximately 115 kilometres away, or about an hour and a half by car.