Holiday Suites De Panne

The experience of staying in a seaside apartment on the Belgian coast is a brilliant idea for a holiday when you have babies and toddlers. It’s affordable and super easy to get to, being just a short drive from Calais. You can self-cater and you have everything on your doorstep including access to the large, sandy beaches of the Belgian coast.

Holiday Suites is a small, child friendly Belgian apartments chain. Their apartments in De Panne are a selection of modern and functional 1 and 2 bedroom apartments which you can book here on our site. The apartments are located in the centre of De Panne seaside resort and just over a 10 minute walk to the beach. It has free parking outside the building, a bakers opposite and is within easy walking distance of plenty of shops and places to eat and drink. It is also right by the coastal tram which links together all the resorts of the Belgian coast. It is just a 10 minute tram ride directly to the toddler friendly theme park Plopsaland. The coastal tram is the longest tram line in the world!!

De Panne is a traditional seaside resort (it even has an old fashioned merry go round) with the widest sandy beach on this stretch of coast and a wide, car free promenade. This is perfect for walks with the buggy as well as for toddlers taking their first steps. There are some cool family bikes you can rent for a few hours and pedal up and down the promenade. The beach is big and clean and has hardly any slope making it perfect for young children.  De Panne refers to its beach as the “safest playground in Europe”. There tends to be bouncy castles and toddler friendly play areas on the beach too. You can spend the morning making sandcastles and then go for a well earned lunch at one of the seafront restaurants. Make sure you try the brown shrimp croquettes!!

Within a short drive of fairytale Bruges and the authentic city of Gent this is an ideal place to visit for a summer holiday with babies and toddlers.