City Apartments and Aparthotels in Dunkerque

All Suites Appart Hôtel - Dunkerque Centre is by far the most reviewed stay here, rated 7.8 from more than 5,600 reviews. This aparthotel on the Dunkerque waterfront offers self-catering apartments with a kitchenette, a dining area and a private bathroom, some with harbour views and others overlooking the city. A buffet breakfast is available for days when you do not want to cook, and laundry facilities help on longer stays. The train station is about a ten-minute walk away. Its score is good rather than outstanding, but its size and reliability make it the default pick for business trips and longer stays.

DUNKE is the best-rated apartment-style stay on this page, scoring 8.4 from about 1,000 reviews. It is an adults-only aparthotel, so it suits couples and solo travellers rather than families. Each room has a fully equipped kitchenette, a private bathroom and city views, with free WiFi, soundproofing and a 24-hour front desk, which helps with late arrivals. It is less than a kilometre from Dunkerque train station, so you can arrive by train from Lille or Paris and walk. For a quiet, independent stay in the city centre with the option of cooking your own meals, it is the strongest choice.

Hôtel Restaurant l'Hirondelle, rated 8.1 from about 950 reviews, is not an apartment, and it is worth saying so plainly: there is no kitchenette. It is listed here for its location, close to both the beach and the town centre, and for its restaurant serving regional cuisine and seafood, which replaces the need to cook. There is a bar and free WiFi, and the area offers golf, a casino and an Olympic-size swimming pool nearby. It suits travellers who want the seaside atmosphere of Malo-les-Bains and a warm, traditional welcome more than self-catering independence.

Dunkerque is easy to explore. The Saint-Éloi belfry, part of the UNESCO-listed belfries of the north, offers a view over the port and the coast. The Dunkirk 1940 museum tells the story of Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Allied troops from these beaches. The LAAC museum of contemporary art sits in a sculpture park near the sea, and the port museum includes the tall ship Duchesse Anne. Malo-les-Bains has a wide sandy beach and a long promenade lined with villas. From January to March, the carnival brings costumed bands and street parties.