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We are Ostend.

BORN OR FLOOD-WASHED UP.

In The Ostendian you will find everything that Ostend has to offer: from fresh shrimp to the desire to dance. We are a place for any occasion and with a heart as big as the sea.
Vote here for your favorite Ostend resident!
Ostendians
The “Ostendians” is a collection of our Ostend heroes. Our customers have been able to submit their suggestions over the past few months. Anyone who means (or meant) something to Ostend or puts his/her city in the spotlight should simply be found here. Each room was assigned an “ambassador” from this list.

Hubert Rubbens

Founder of Oostende Voor Anker

Herr Seele

Artist

Jean-Pierre Severens

Musician

Gwendoline Nys

Kursaal Oostende

Jean-Marie Bolle

Entertainer

Peter Craeymeersch

Toerisme Oostende

Ellen Distave

Lily Ostend

Dries and Yuri

Concept creators

Rik Samaey

Former basketball player

Bart Tommelein

Former Mayor

Mohsin Abbas

Comedian

Mieke Drossaert

Artist

Olivier Willems

Chocolatier

Kelly Van Loo

Hospitality entrepreneur

Willy Bosschem

Artist

Léon Spilliaert

Painter

Marie-José of Belgium

Queen of Belgium

Gella Allaert

Actress

Piv Huvluv

Comedian

Johan Verborgh

Architect

Serge Feys

Musician

Roland Desnerck

Flemish writer

Katia Maeyaert

Photography

Vida Acquaro

Restaurateur

Lilou Hens

Paralympic talent

Iwein Scheer

Pub Owner

Lars Wallaeys

Footballer

Michiel Rabaey

Chef

Yasmina Van Hove

Artist

Nick Decombel

Photographer

Dries Vanhegen

Actor/Director

Jan Mortelmans & Kevin Beirens

Founders of Ostend Beach

Gunter Lamoot

Comedian

Guga Baùl

Actor

John Crombez

Mayor

Marie-Thérèse Aarts

Founder of Koekoek

Dario Gjergja

Basketball coach

Bobo Kool

Soul Ambassador

Bart Boelens

Hospitality entrepreneur

Luc and Dini Bogaert

Vistrap Icons

Gunther Vanpraet

Entrepreneur

Manu Van Acker

Radio voice and acting talent

Sandra Bekkari

Nutritionist

Guinevere Claeys

Journalist

Emma Plasschaert

Sailor

Matthieu Bonne

Ultra-athlete

Redgie Van Troost

Painter

Sebastien Dewaele

Actor

Wendy Van Wanten

TV icon

Frank Dubbe

Musician

Glenn Rotsaert

Café owner

Brigitte Becue

Swimmer

Tim Corbisier

Proper Strandlopers

Willem Hiele

Chef

Xavier Tricot

Artist

Shannah Zeebroek

Sommelier

Hetty Helsmoortel

Science Watcher

Kurt Van Eeghem

Presenter

James Ensor

Artist

Auguste Beernaert

Politician

Marvin Gaye

Singer

Jean Bourgain

Mathematician

Willy Willy

Singer

Arno Hintjens

Singer

Staf Cattoor

Chairman WIK

Julien Goekint

Former Mayor

Lucy Loes

Singer

Maurice Antony

Photographer

Constant Permeke

Artist

Lucy Monti

Singer

Henri Storck

Filmmaker

Germain Pirlot

Inventor of 'Euro'

Freddy Cousaert

Music promoter

Rose d’Ivry

Ballerina

Raoul Servais

Animator

Red Sebastian

Singer

Gaston Eysselinck

Architect

Bart Van den Bossche

Singer

Olivier Willems

Chocolatier

Kelly Van Loo

Hospitality entrepreneur

Vida Acquaro

Restaurateur

Michiel Rabaey

Chef

Bart Boelens

Hospitality entrepreneur

Glenn Rotsaert

Café owner

Willem Hiele

Chef

Shannah Zeebroek

Sommelier

Herr Seele

Artist

Mieke Drossaert

Artist

Willy Bosschem

Artist

Léon Spilliaert

Painter

Yasmina Van Hove

Artist

Redgie Van Troost

Painter

Xavier Tricot

Artist

James Ensor

Artist

Maurice Antony

Photographer

Constant Permeke

Artist

Henri Storck

Filmmaker

Peter Craeymeersch

Toerisme Oostende

Mohsin Abbas

Comedian

Gella Allaert

Actress

Katia Maeyaert

Photography

Nick Decombel

Photographer

Dries Vanhegen

Actor/Director

Gunter Lamoot

Comedian

Guga Baùl

Actor

Manu Van Acker

Radio voice and acting talent

Sandra Bekkari

Nutritionist

Guinevere Claeys

Journalist

Sebastien Dewaele

Actor

Wendy Van Wanten

TV icon

Kurt Van Eeghem

Presenter

Henri Storck

Filmmaker

Raoul Servais

Animator

Bart Van den Bossche

Singer

Jean-Pierre Severens

Musician

Serge Feys

Musician

Jan Mortelmans & Kevin Beirens

Founders of Ostend Beach

Guga Baùl

Actor

Bobo Kool

Soul Ambassador

Sebastien Dewaele

Actor

Wendy Van Wanten

TV icon

Frank Dubbe

Musician

Glenn Rotsaert

Café owner

Marvin Gaye

Singer

Willy Willy

Singer

Arno Hintjens

Singer

Lucy Loes

Singer

Lucy Monti

Singer

Freddy Cousaert

Music promoter

Rose d’Ivry

Ballerina

Red Sebastian

Singer

Bart Van den Bossche

Singer

Bart Tommelein

Former Mayor

John Crombez

Mayor

Auguste Beernaert

Politician

Staf Cattoor

Chairman WIK

Julien Goekint

Former Mayor

Rik Samaey

Former basketball player

Lilou Hens

Paralympic talent

Lars Wallaeys

Footballer

Dario Gjergja

Basketball coach

Emma Plasschaert

Sailor

Matthieu Bonne

Ultra-athlete

Brigitte Becue

Swimmer

Staf Cattoor

Chairman WIK

Rose d’Ivry

Ballerina

Hubert Rubbens

Founder of Oostende Voor Anker

Gwendoline Nys

Kursaal Oostende

Jean-Marie Bolle

Entertainer

Marie-Thérèse Aarts

Founder of Koekoek

Luc and Dini Bogaert

Vistrap Icons

Glenn Rotsaert

Café owner

Tim Corbisier

Proper Strandlopers

Shannah Zeebroek

Sommelier

Staf Cattoor

Chairman WIK

Lucy Loes

Singer

Germain Pirlot

Inventor of 'Euro'

Freddy Cousaert

Music promoter

Hetty Helsmoortel

Science Watcher

Jean Bourgain

Mathematician

Ellen Distave

Lily Ostend

Dries and Yuri

Concept creators

Piv Huvluv

Comedian

Johan Verborgh

Architect

Roland Desnerck

Flemish writer

Iwein Scheer

Pub Owner

Marie-Thérèse Aarts

Founder of Koekoek

Gunther Vanpraet

Entrepreneur

Guinevere Claeys

Journalist

Gaston Eysselinck

Architect
“Every city has a color. Antwerp is gold, Bruges is purple, Brussels is green, and Ostend is a rainbow.”

Jean-Philippe Toussaint

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A while ago, we asked our guests to nominate an Ostendian. From an extensive list of over 800 suggestions, we compiled our list of Ostend heroes. Perhaps you have a great suggestion to add someone to our list.

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Soul
Ostendaise

Ostend is like coming home – but without the dishes. In your room, you do what you want & on the wall hangs an Ostend figure: someone who has shaped Ostend into the great city it is today, either in the past or present.

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Oesterbankstraat 6
8400 Oostende
+32 59 46 46 01
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