Mandatory 5-stars for such a beautiful space being preserved for the public. Beautiful grounds…read moreright outside of Haarlem. A great place to meet a friend and walk around. They also have take away coffee now that the catering is closed. I've been here in the spring and winter. The spring is definitely more beautiful, but it's all stunning. Plenty of bike parking. Also beautiful just cycling to Elswout from Haarlem or Overveen!

A lovely place to visit during Autumn, Spring or Summer, basically when the weather is delightful…read more Also, an ideal location if you want to have a fairytale wedding or fabulous reception. The landscape is simply lovely to take a stroll or just embrace nature.

This must clearly be one of the most amazing venues I have ever seen! We ran a training workshop…read morehere, but I can imagine all sorts of events in this location. The most amazing thing about it is just the vast space you have. Being here feels like having moved in together with a group of friends, there are fridges with soft drinks and Nespresso machines, you simply help yourself to anything you need. To create a nice atmosphere, there is a Sonos sound system with Spotify, and also a TV screen for presentations. They do provide all possible adaptors (HDMI, VGA, Mac, etc...) in case you forget to bring your own. It is a bit pricey, but completely worth it if you want to run an event at a location that leaves an impression.

So incredibly beautiful. It's absolute tranquility. The amount of creativity just to remodel this…read moreold fort into a stunning spa is hard to imagine. We both stayed in the hotel and enjoyed the spa. I loved the ease of using wristbands to pay for everything. While we were probably the only Americans there, we didn't have any issues figuring out what we were supposed to do. Most people spoke English and they have English menus at the restaurants as well. It's worth the drive to visit

Located in de Beemster, in an old fortress. Clean, lots of sauna's, pools, relax rooms. Good food,…read morebit expensive but a relax whallah !

From the owner: Het Huis Utrecht is een huis voor makers en nieuwe ideeën, het centrum van de podiumkunsten in…read moreUtrecht. Het biedt (theater)makers en andere creatieven een plek en begeleidt hen in de ontwikkeling van hun plannen. Bovendien geeft het initiatieven een podium voor presentatie. Het Huis Utrecht is een culturele onderneming die een belangrijk deel van de inkomsten werft door verhuur van ruimtes van het pand aan de Boorstraat - een tot theater omgebouwd schoolgebouw in een zijstraat van de Amsterdamsestraatweg -, maar ook door verhuur van expertise van medewerkers. Het Huis Utrecht ontplooit zelf ook culturele activiteiten en gaat relaties aan met de creatieve industrie, het bedrijfsleven en de buurt. Zo is de organisatie de culturele gesprekspartner voor het eerste gedeelte van de Amsterdamsestraatweg, Vanuit die rol ontwikkelde Het Huis een aantal initiatieven zoals het project 'Hotspot ASW', waarin kunstenaars wordt gevraagd om werk te ontwikkelen vanuit en met de omgeving en bewoners.

We booked the hall in the back for my fathers 60th Birthday party. It was a surprise and thanks to…read morethe lovely staff, we were able to keep it like that untill he entered. The food was really lovely with a lot of local touch added to it from the Drenthe countryside cuisine with an emphasis on meat mostly. The portions were good and the sides quite decent. The presentation could have been a bit better, but considering the size of the group, that was to be expected. Design and ambiance of the place is acessible, friendly and unpretentious. Service was very friendly and acommodating; down-to-earth and friendly, they made us feel quite at home. Although the food could have been served a bit quicker, hardly anyone noticed as we had such a good fun together. Would definetely recommend this place for a party or just a nice dinner.

Het Muzieklokaal is a music café in Utrecht that I heard about when it opened just over a year ago…read moreand finally had the chance to visit. Such a cool idea, it's a normal enough cafe but then with a grand piano in the middle. Why? Because they regularly have performances here by musicians and ensembles! I came on Sunday, where their regularly scheduled classical music hour happens from 16.00 to 17.00. My excuse for coming was that an old friend of mine was playing, but I was also curious to see the café. It was very busy but the waitstaff quickly came and took my order at my table. It took a while for my coffee to arrive but it was fine. A little before 16.00 the musicians appeared and started to tune their instruments. When they were ready to play the proprietor whistled to get everyone's attention and introduced the artists. The concert is in principle 2x20 mins with a 20 min pause in between. During the concert everyone stayed silent and listened (or continued to work on their computers) and the staff came around with drink orders for anything except coffee or tea - because the coffee machine makes too much sound to use during the concert! Overall I found the atmosphere really nice. I was really impressed how attentive the audience was, and it's such a nice relaxed and informal atmosphere to experience classical music in. Families came with their small children so they could look at the instruments close up, university students took a break from writing papers to listen to Bach, and there were quite a few people who came specifically for the concert. They have all sorts of concerts and activities so I highly recommend checking out the agenda on their website. But if you love music, coffee, and cocktails, then this is your place!!!!!