L'Escale

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; French cuisine
City view
Lobby
Property entrance
Front of property

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
351 Avenue des Bancs de Flandre, Dunkirk, 59140
  • Dunkerque Harbor
    1 min walk
  • Place of Contemporary Arts and Action
    9 min walk
  • Malo-les-Bains Beach
    14 min walk
  • Ostende (OST-Ostend-Bruges Intl.)
    51 min drive

Room options

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • 6 Twin Beds

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Single Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Accessible

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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About the area

Dunkirk

With a stay at L'Escale in Dunkirk (Dunkerque Centre), you'll be steps from Dunkerque Harbor and 9 minutes by foot from Place of Contemporary Arts and Action. .This beach hotel is 13.6 mi (21.9 km) from Plopsaland De Panne and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Dunkerque Kursaal.

What's nearby

  • Dunkerque Harbor - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Malo-les-Bains Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Dunkerque Kursaal - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Dunkirk Carnival - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Dunkirk British Memorial - 6 min drive - 4.2 km

Getting around

  • Coudekerque-Branche Station - 6 min drive
  • Ostende (OST-Ostend-Bruges Intl.) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sucré Salé - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪L'Iguane - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Le Protocole - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Casino de Dunkerque Malo - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪L'Ecume - ‬12 min walk

About this property

L'Escale

Beach Dunkirk hotel in Dunkerque Centre with free parking
L'Escale offers 86 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Make yourself at home in one of the 86 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area. Additional amenities at this hotel include a banquet hall and a vending machine.
At L'Escale, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a library. Free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - This buffet restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Library
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Housekeeping (limited)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille signage
  • Lift
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Low-height worktop and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between November 1 and April 1.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.88 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

L'Escale Hostel Dunkerque
L'Escale Hostel
L'Escale Dunkirk
L'Escale Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
L'Escale Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Dunkirk
L'Escale Hotel
L'Escale Dunkirk
L'Escale Hotel Dunkirk

L'Escale Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 92 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 197 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Laurence

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I want to start by saying that all members of staff we encountered were absolutely lovely and helpful. We arrived to check in for our 3 night stay shorlty after 5 pm. We were told the room wasn't ready and that it would be 10 more mins. We
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Antony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lack of info on late check in process. Not just on this property but in all 3 we have stayed in on this trip
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Matthias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

miranda

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great place for overnight to go to the ferry crossing.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like this place, it does not try to be something it is not.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get what you pay for. Great service amazing location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location to break up a journey after arriving in France from Dover.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic room, but excellent value. Pleasant service. Plenty of restaurants and bars within 10 minute walk. Handy for Op Dynamo museum.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The most depressing hotel I’ve ever stayed in! The room although big was as welcoming as a prison cell. No TV or pictures on the wall which were bland and dull as was the floor. A big shower and toilet room but 1 piece of soap 2” square and 1 sachet of shower gel. A 6€ breakfast didn’t include cheese or ham, just bread and jam, cereal and fruit and croissants. The hotel seems like it’s in a “Ghost Town”. Nothing around and quiet and dead. A TV in the lobby but not suitably located for guests to see. The place reminded me of a hospital, school or prison and getting breakfast there lining up was in keeping. The beach was about 200 metres away and some restaurants about a 10 minute walk away over a bridge. Check in at 5pm and out by 10am seemed strange but I’m pleased it was! Less time to spend there! I certainly won’t be returning there or recommending the place. It was just dull and boring and staff were conspicuous by their absence! No warmth or good feeling to the place. Sterile and clinical appear to be good words to sum it up. The room had a bed in the corner a wooden platform acting as a desk with a chair. The place is lifeless. A large car park though which was good. That’s about it!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Glynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Shower had been broken and you couldn’t put the shower head in any holder as this was missing and chair in bathroom was also broken and dangerous to try and use
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Very simple hotel. Rooms are ok and beds are a little hard. Location is fine

8/10 Good

Luiz

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended
Very friendly staff, nice location, near the museum and the beach. Bathroom is extremely spacious. Just missed a television.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

kazuhisa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Incredibly noisy, otherwise decent hostel
Most things were as expected - low budget accommodation, good quality for price. What was unacceptable is the high noise by a group of kids. Late at night and early in the morning they were slamming doors, running around, yelling and banging at doors. The hostel should make the adults responsible for these kids aware that this is unacceptable for other guests. Due to, we barely got any shuteye which ruined an otherwise pleasant and very well located place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

timothy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place for an overnight.
Friendly helpful staff, its a little practical over comfort but I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sunny

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel close to the docks
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
This hostel is in a great location in-between the huge lovely beach and the old town. It has parking, which is a great bonus. The staff were really helpful and friendly. My only criticism was that the rooms were a bit tired. The bathroom could do with a paint job and better cleaning. Breakfast was a simple but lovely, with fresh pastries and excellent value. We liked the pool table and football. Overall, great value and we may stay again if in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a budget hotel. Often with lots of groups. It is very clean with really comfortable beds. Breakfast was nice and well organised in light of Covid
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The hotel was in a perfect location with parking. The room was spacious. There was no TV. The hotel lists "free wifi" as an amenity, but the wifi was limited to the lobby only. Even in the lobby we had difficulty connecting. The shower was like those you find on the beach-no shower head, just a hole the water comes out of...and we had to keep pushing the "on" button to keep water. It would shut off every 30 seconds or so otherwise.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Dean

Liked: Staff & service
Ok hotel.
Ok hotel in nice location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing much it was a hostel full of noisy people and false advertising by the property Wi fi was not in the bedroom as advertised It was hit and miss as to whete you got it and for how long. Floor in the room was cold and dismal no carpet etc.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019