I'm of two minds about riding lessons here. I like to put in some equestrian time wherever I am in…read morethe world, and after the whole process of getting approved at this stable, I was excited to ride here. On one hand, it was beautiful and the horses were well-trained, and once I got into a nice riding rhythm, the experience was enjoyable. On the other hand, the trainers... I dunno, maybe it was a cultural barrier... because they seemed checked out. They just never seemed particularly enthusiastic or personable. I get that these trainers might be 20-year-olds used to training adolescent girls and they don't need to be particularly sociable to be good instructors, but it kind of felt like I was in their way and they were just rolling from one lesson to the next. Then again, I might be overthinking. My regular private instructor once said that busy riding schools tend to be like this - filling up as many lessons as possible, resulting in stretching their attention thin. They were respectable enough and some of the other students I interacted with were fantastic and much more willing to talk and trade helpful tips.

In dit prachtige rijksmonument van bouwmeester Van Gendt is de oudste rijschool van Nederland…read moregevestigd. Dezelfde architect is verantwoordelijk voor Concertgebouw en Stadsschouwburg. De ingang is aan de Vondelstraat. Bezoekers komen binnen via een museumwinkeltje waar de entree betaald kan worden. Die geeft toegang, recht op een drankje en komt deels ten goede van het Levend Paardenmuseum. Deze stichting heeft tot doel de binnenkant van het gebouw in oude luister te herstellen en te onderhouden. De gemeente Amsterdam is verantwoordelijk voor de buitenkant, manegehouder Vincent Valk voor het paardenbedrijf en de horeca. De manege heeft een binnen- en een buitenrijbaan. De buitenrijbaan en binnenplaats grenzen aan de tuinen van de buren. Dat was bij de bouw in 1882 wel anders, toen was dit braakliggend terrein, ver buiten de stad. De foyer bevindt zich boven, daar is ook de bar. Via de foyer kom je op het balkon. Van daaruit een goed uitzicht op de binnenrijbaan en een prima plek om een drankje te drinken. Je kunt hier paardrijden, volwassenen kopen een starterspakket alvorens in een groepsles verder te gaan. Kinderen vinden zo ook hun weg. Voor hen zijn er ponykampen waar een hele week met vriendjes en vriendinnetjes met en tussen de paarden wordt beleefd. Er zijn hier twee studentenverenigingen actief. Er wordt dressuur-, spring- en carrousel les gegeven. Carrousel is een teamsport waarbij figuren op muziek wordt gereden. Privépaarden stappen na de les regelmatig uit in het Vondelpark, altijd een bezienswaardigheid in dit stadspark tussen de joggers en fietsers. De manege heeft ook een paardenvrachtwagen waarmee buitenritten in het Amsterdamse bos kunnen worden geaccommodeerd. Dit mooie gebouw kan gehuurd worden voor onvergetelijke feestjes, groot en klein. Er zijn hier films opgenomen, even geleden "Keetje Tippel", meer recent "Pak van mijn Hart". Kinderfeestjes met taart, pannenkoeken of patat en een begeleid ritje op paard of pony zijn hier te boeken. Voor de volwassenen zijn er high teas met lekkere hapjes. Zo timmert 's lands oudste rijschool aan de weg om ook in deze moderne tijd succesvol te zijn. En dat lukt aardig, ga maar kijken!

A nice quiet hotel near Den Bosch. Very convenient to me as it was within biking distance from the…read moreplace I was working. No free breakfast or coffee but they do provide tea and a kettle. The restaurant is so good! Amazingly fresh and healthy food. The staff are very helpful. I slept well, had good food, and it's a nice short bike ride from town centre. I loved my stay.

Great location to everything. It was extremely clean and well kept. The only issue we had was the…read morenoise from across the street. Both nights it was quite loud until the wee hours of the morning. We did have an issue with air conditioning. It did not cool our room & luckily it was cool enough at night that once the noise let up a bit, we were able to open the window to cool it down.

What a Nice hotel. The lunch is fantastic and their Restaurant Taste is fabulous. The WiFi is very…read moreis very strong in every part of the hotel. The people of mErcure are very friendly and pay attention To you in a very personal way. Their wellness is one of the best kept secrets of Tilburg Center. 700 square meters with sauna's, Large swimmingpool, hot tub, infrared cabin. And cosy and relaxing bar. Please enjoy!

Great place! We stopped because we were tired and needed some food. I noticed this was a French…read morebistro, but it is actually way more. There is a nice bar type area in the back, but with supercomfy chairs and a nice ambiance, lots of wood, liquor and low lighting. To the right after you enter there is a bar type area, I took a picture of that. The dining room area to the left of the entrance was inviting, smelled like good food cooking and the menu has a big selection of vegetarian, fish and meat. Staff was kind and came back frequently to check on us. We chose the carpaccio to start, and allow me to definitely recommend that one, it is very French and excellent flavors. My husband went for the burger and my son for the mussels -- which were also made the French way, with white wine and carrots, celery and onions. Fantastic, next I am going to order that one. I decided to go Morroccan vegan with pearl couscous which was herbed to perfection. And have I mentioned their fries?!!! Really, really good. My dish has hand-made chips with ribbels, check out my pictures. Yumyum, wonderful bistro! And affordable. Street parking.

We had a great day at this hotel on our recent trip to Efteling . We chose to stay at an on-site…read morehotel so that we would get admission to the park both on the day of arrival and the next day. Unfortunately, due to flight delays we did not get to the hotel until 15 minutes before the park closed on the first day. Nonetheless, our room was ready and we didn't even have to stop at the front desk. We were able to proceed immediately to the room with our phone and the Efteling app. We were able to eat in the restaurant that evening and the food was excellent. I had pre-arranged breakfast the next morning at 8:30. The breakfast was also great. We were in the larger room in the main hotel building. There was a separate bedroom area with two single beds pushed together in that room. The other room had two bunkbeds. So overall, our room could have slept six. There were only three of us so everybody got two beds, which was great, especially after a long flight from the US . There was also a picnic table. The room was a little bare bones. There weren't a lot of amenities like there was no refrigerator or microwave or tea kettle but the beds and pillows were comfortable and the room was spacious. There was a shuttle right outside the main building that you could take to the theme park. You could also walk. This was the less expensive option, but we really enjoyed it and would happily stay again. I love that they have so many accommodations that fit families of all sizes. Everyone was very friendly. They also have secure luggage storage for the day if you visit the park the day you check out.