You can't beat the location, about a 15 minute walk from the train station and right off the fisherman's wharf area. Loads of excellent restaurants, five minutes to the beach, decent breakfast included. The room as absolutely basic and no air conditioning, which wasn't a problem while I was there, as there seem to be cool breezes of the North Sea. It was clean and the washroom was fine. Spent most of my time exploring as many pubs and restaurants as I could while wandering around the fine beach area. Close to the train and 15 minutes to Bruges, but take the time to see what Ostend has to offer, and you won't be disappointed.