Amfora

What People are saying

WW I centre

Bob T on 07/01/2018 21:25

The Hotel Amfora is within a lovely Belgian square in a typical Belgian town only 50 miles from Calais. The rooms are spacious and clean and the staff cannot be more friendly or helpful. The food in the restaurant is really excellent and we will go back soon.

Great hotel

SuzandJay on 31/08/2017 19:25

Lovely, spacious and clean hotel in a fabulous location on the main square in Poperinge. Very friendly staff giving a warm welcome on arrival. Rooms were a good size with comfortable beds and a relatively large bathroom. The restaurant and bar were not open the days we stayed but there are plenty of other places to eat and drink.

Well-located, spotlessly clean hotel with helpful, friendly staff

logrundy on 23/08/2017 21:07

I stayed here for two nights during the recent commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. I arrived by train and the hotel is a 10 minute walk from the railway station. The hotel is superbly located on the main square and has a bar & restaurant popular with locals and visitors alike.

Behind the elegant old façade is a modern hotel which has been finished to a high standard. The rooms are spotlessly clean and mine had a wall-mounted air conditioning unit which was useful as temperatures were in the high twenties when I was there. Staff were extremely helpful and accommodating and the service I received throughout my stay was excellent. I'd definitely stay here again.

My only gripe is that I was repeatedly bitten by mosquitoes during both nights I was there although, in fairness, the hotel has fitted mosquito nets to the windows and thus had done everything they reasonably could be expected to do to alleviate this problem. I'd just suggest that, if like me you're a magnet for mosquitoes, and you're visiting in Summer, make sure you take both plug-in and aerosol repellents with you.

Christmas visit

Everywhere2016 on 27/12/2016 19:40

My wife and I were visiting friends over the Xmas period and they booked us into this hotel. The staff are very pleasant helpful and knowledgable . The hotel from the outside looks typical of the area and is located in a corner of the square but inside it has been refurbished and to a very high standard. Our room was spacious although I heard that if you stay more than 2nights you get the best rooms. There is a safe in the room and also a kettle you can use to make tea or coffee. We didn't have breakfast in the hotel although we did have our Xmas meal there and I can't praise it highly enough it was excellent

Charming hotel in the centre of Poperinge

g0travelling on 24/12/2016 12:22

We booked a 2 day stay at Hotel Amfora for business. The pleasant owners tipped us off to park around the corner, down the road at the local primary school, to avoid parking charges/fines if parking in the town square. We were given a large split-level room on the 2nd floor at the back of the hotel, with a window facing the charming garden. At this time of year, it was surprisingly fairly quiet, however if the outside terrace would be full of restaurant guests, sound might be an issue. As this is a family-owned and run venture, you are given a pass code for late night entry after hours when the hotel doors are shut and locked - this is a not a problem - if you remember the pass code!

We treated our business partners to the 3 course set menu of the hotel's on-site restaurant on our first night, which has justifiably good reviews with well-thought through delicious food and wine list, although beware of price creep with add-ons, especially with the euro conversion from australian dollars.

Pros: Excellent location right in town centre, quiet room with lovely view at the back of the hotel, away from the front restaurant. Free (slightly slow) wifi and nice toiletries, pleasant family-owners.

Cons: Dated internal bathroom (no window) and facilities; non-refundable deposit taken at booking, additional city tax charges.