Great little Otterlo café with affordable dishes that fill you up. Outside are lovely places to sit…read moreunder warm lamps, to enjoy the village life and gorgeous architecture of Holland. And there you may smoke. We went inside because of the chill and all the tables under lamps were already taken. We were pleasantly surprized how they changed the menu; it has a larger range of dishes and also included a vegetarian one, plus dinner salads. That I welcome! Being a partial bunny rabbit myself and loving a well-thought-out, balanced salad. My husband had the Asian chicken saté dish, which he enjoyed. We didn't drink wine, but the house wine is good. I have had it in the past. The owner is a sommelier by now, and she has a great palate and vision of paring dishes with a good wine. She has traveled to South Africa and the US in search of interesting wines. One of my favorites is her choice of an English port, it's very yummy: Taylor's in case you read this far and want to know. It is not as sweet as some of the Portuguese ones. This is a good place to eat and enjoy some chill ambience.

From the owner: Welkom bij Grand Café Hotel en vergaderlocatie Kruller op de Veluwe. Onze 17 hotelkamers hebben…read moregeen nummer, maar elk z'n eigen toepasselijke naam. Op 550m afstand van Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe zijn wij een goed onderkomen na een dagje fietsen of wandelen in onze mooie natuur, dit in combinatie met verschillende hotelarrangementen.

We had a great stay at the Hotel Ravel. The WIFI connection was the best out of all the places we…read morestayed in Europe. They have a convenient location to the train station, downtown and shopping. The staff is super friendly and accommodating. There are a couple bicycles available for rent. The Hotel was great for our family. We all loved the cozy breakfast area and their incredible variety for breakfast. The coffee machine made perfect varieties of drinks. I liked the big screen TV with the news. This Hotel was a wonderful part of our vacation.

From the owner: Sfeer, geborgenheid en een warm welkom. Als u op reis bent, zoekt u meer dan alleen een bed en het…read morebijbehorende comfort. U wilt ook een hotel dat u een tijdelijk thuis biedt. In Hilversum, in het hart van het Gooi, vindt u zo'n hotel. Wij hopen u te mogen verwelkomen in Hotel Ravel. U zult zich thuis voelen. Hotel Ravel is gevestigd in een fraaie art-deco villa te Hilversum. Wij hebben er twintig ruime, smaakvolle kamers voor u ingericht - alle uiteraard voorzien van badkamer/(regen)douche of bad, flatscreen televisie, laptop safe en gratis toegang tot draadloos breedband internet (WiFi). U krijgt er de persoonlijke aandacht en service, die u als welkome gast verdient. Ons hotel is ideaal gesitueerd voor de toerist en zakenreiziger. Hilversum ligt immers aan de toegangswegen naar Amsterdam en Utrecht en Hotel Ravel is op loopafstand van het stadscentrum en het station. Bos, heide en een voortreffelijke golfbaan, liggen bij wijze van spreken, bij ons om de hoek. Het Media Park en ArenaPark zijn binnen 5 minuten bereikbaar. Houdt u er rekening mee dat er geen lift is in dit monumentale gebouw. Als u moeite heeft met trappen lopen, dient u dit tijdens het reserveren aan te geven. Als u verwacht buiten de openingstijden van de receptie (07.00 - 23.00 uur) te arriveren, wordt u verzocht vooraf contact op te nemen met Hotel Ravel. Parkeren op straat is gratis. U kunt parkeren in de buurt van de accommodatie.

I arrived from Schiphol airport on a late Saturday night, mind you I worked that morning at 6am as…read morewell. Yes work on a Saturday morning, so basically I was exhausted. I took the bus from the airport and was relieved to find out; Hey this bus dropped me off at a major train station (Station Bijlmer ArenA). Little did I know that station was my one-way train ticket to downtown. Not far from the station is the Holiday Inn Express - Arena Towers. I had to walk about a quarter mile from the station to the Holiday Inn Express. Along the way, I was surprised to even notice the Amsterdam ArenA. Hence the reason for distinguishing "Arena Towers" in their name. Plus the hotel is made up of both a regular Holiday Inn, and an Express type. I checked-in with Romy who was super welcoming! She verified my IHG membership, and made sure I was taken care of. And apparently the only room available for me was on the top level (the 17th). Sweet! Not only did she hook up a nice room, she helped me with planning my trip to Centraal Station. She explained the layout of their hotel, and the complimentary breakfast from 6:30am to 10:30am. I even got hooked up with a plug converter, only requiring a small deposit. The room ran me $348.35 or €308.23 for one night. Yes, pricey but every hotel downtown was booked since it was a bank holiday Monday. The room in general was average looking; Clean in my opinion though. Loved the blue light in the bathroom, as well as the standup shower with detachable showerhead. In the open, next to the bed was a set of hangers, a monitor for cable, and a bed. WiFi worked without a hitch. The bed was slightly firm and the beddings were nice and white. The view of the land, excellent! So overall, I enjoyed my short stay here and wouldn't mind staying again. The hotel was simply convenient being next to the station, the arena, and various food joints. The staff was on-point with everything, and I finally got some much needed rest. It's the reason we stay right, for sleep and rest? It's rare for me to give five stars to a corporate company, but service overshadowed the average stay. I'd never thought I'd say this, but "Thank you" Holiday Inn Express for the warm hospitality.

Clean, well set up rooms. Excellent breakfast and friendly staff…read more It's proximity to Amsterdam's Metro (M54) made getting into A'dam very easy.

I was in Nijmegen for work for the week and stayed in the Mercure Nijmegen Center Hotel. The main…read morething this hotel has going for it is the proximity to the train station (right next door) and downtown (10min walk away). Otherwise, there's likely better places to stay if you want quiet, comfort and relaxation One big tip I learned near the end of the stay- the rooms on the 1st floor (2nd floor up as the lobby is on the 0th floor) are much bigger and nicer than the remaining rooms in the hotel. The room itself is pretty small and has only the necessities you'd want in a room. The bed is only about a foot off the floor and comes with one thin sheet and one staticky comforter. The desk is tiny so if you want to put your laptop on it and have room for other stuff it's playing tetris. The worst part of the room is the bathroom. Wow is it tiny...I knew I was going to be in trouble when you can only creak the door open far enough to slide in sideways because the toilet is in the way to open the door 90 degrees or more. You also can't take 1 step in any direction without running into something. The tub/shower is only 2 feet wide with the base of the shower only 1 foot wide. I could not stand my feet together in the shower without them going up the sidewall, so you have to stand like a gymnast on a balance beam while in the shower. Also when I sat down on the toilet my head bumped the sink on the other 'side' of the bathroom. For a country with the tallest residents in the world, I never expected the bathroom to be the smallest in the world. As mentioned before this is located right next to the train station...so you hear the trains all night and morning except for the few hours they stop running. You also hear a lot of traffic on the street and sirens. I recommend taking noise canceling headphones or earpieces for a quiet night's sleep The last funny thing about this place is I wanted to go to the gym while here, which is according to the elevator on the 8th floor. However, the buttons only go to the 7th floor. I asked the front desk worker and he said yes the gym is open and you can go up there. So I took the elevator to the 7th floor and then took the stair to the 8th floor. There were no lights on in the 8th floor except emergency sign lights. There was also no carpet and as I walked around the corner I came to a construction zone that was blocked off with a ton of stuff lying around everywhere where it looks like nobody's been up to this floor in years. Thus the gym if it exists is on the other side of an area you can't traverse. Overall if you just want a place that's convenient to the train station and city that's pretty cheap this is your place. If you want to stay somewhere where you can sleep and shower you may want to try elsewhere.

Clean and nice hotel! And it is located next to the train station…read more You can have a Sauna, but need to inform reception, so that it is turned on.

My work booked me here for a months stay and oh wow!!! this place was truly amazing. It's so hip,…read moreand happening, am very happy got to experience it and my main reason for choosing it was because there was a direct bus from the bus stop outside which dropped me off near my work building in 35mins! So I guess having good intentions does matter. So why the love for this place? Well first let my start off with the lovely staff. I arrived at noon and check-in wasn't till 3pm. I was jet-lagged, tired, smelly and in desperate need of a hot shower and a place to rest. Nimka, at reception totally emphasized, called house-keeping and 45 mins later my room was available. The hotel's owner was also happy to supply me with a resident letter which was super essential for me to register with Amsterdam Town Hall and without which, I wouldn't have been able to work. Also Carlo at the front desk, later on in my stay checked that I was happy and when I mentioned the smell of the soup was fairly aggressive for me, since I'm a wee bit sensitively artificial smells, they got a neutral scent soap for me! Just saying! Moving on to the room - oh la la!! It's modern hipster living design elements at its best. Any Brooklynite's reading this review would totally want to live in this space! Everything (including the kitchen sink!) has its place and yet the room walked super spacious. I had a side view of the street and loved the blackout curtains so could sleep comfortably in the massive bed. The headboard was too cute / it's shape profile was like an Amsterdam canal house! The kitchen was thoughtfully stocked with pots/ pans/ baking dish/ cutlery etc. No toaster but I used the pan and excellent coffee plus tea machine. Tons of storage space and a lovely + comfy couch. Loved the thoughtfully curated books about Amsterdam that were in the bookshelf as well as the side table. Gadget-wise too, this hotel rocks! All the light switches are dimmers! If you press down on the switch longer, it becomes brighter! There are two usb chargers built-in next to the bedside table, which is super convenient. Also, the shower in the bathroom was fantastical! They had a rain shower which just melted away all my travel dirt and it was super refreshing to use, with great water pressure. The hand-held shower has 3 settings which it was super easy to toggle between. The tiles were delft blue and so u totally got the Dutch feeling. BTW, did I mention how spacious it was? Other amenities that impressed me was the sauna and the gym. There is a restaurant also attached with Movenpick Ice-cream!! This is my fave brand of ice-cream in the world! Ben & Jerrys!?! Pshaw! Movenpick's where it is at! Silky, smooth, buttery - make sure u try this ice-cream at the restaurant if u stay here. Btw, this place is also so well located, it's a short 20min tram ride to Amsterdam Central aka the touristy got spot but it's lovely to come back to this hotel and get away from the crowds and wind down and chillax. Other things I like about the place: - the Braille language in the elevator - the bowl of oranges near the elevator lobby - the wonderful cinnamon candy you get as a gift - the laundry facilities include soap and they also have hanging racks Overall absolutely recommend if you are looking for a cool and hip hotel in a great location for a short trip or even a long stay! Yelp 171/ 2018

My wife and I didn't expect to stay here, but we are so glad we did! On our flight from Los Angeles…read moreto Frankfurt, our layover in Amsterdam turned from 3 hours into 24 hours after a leg was canceled. We were able to find a last minute room here, and the rest was history. This hotel is modern, spacious, and delightfully new. We loved our room - from the techie-friendly way to open the door (don't worry - really easy!) to the modern bathroom with huge waterfall shower. The bed was very comfortable with two USB ports on each side for easy charging. There was even a stocked Nespresso machine in the mini-kitchen! The surrounding area was nice, with plenty of food in walking distance and the tram right out front. We were able to hop on the tram to get into the main city or head to the airport! (We did both.) I wish we had taken more photos, because this place is so cool that you have to see it to believe it. We will absolutely return to Amsterdam, if only to stay here. Long story short? Choose this one! Like a cherry on top, the staff was very friendly and helpful. Highly recommended stay to anyone visiting Holland!

Lovely newly renovated hotel rooms. Love the view of the pond. Delicious breakfast options with a…read morebuffet. Also has a bar. They are renovating so the pool is under construction. We had a beautiful view from our room and great housekeeping services. We stayed for three nights while in Amsterdam. They also have bikes to rent and a bowling alley onsite.

Very happy with this place…read more Pros: breakfast is fantastic. I arrived 6am and room was not available until 11am. Only one solution to that problem! Balcony was nice and the place was mostly quiet, even with the younger crowd. Pool and exercise rooms were completely empty late evening so you can have it all to yourself. Cons: everything is a bus ride away from here and the closest bus stop is a 15min walk. Walking is OK, but I can do that for free at home. Time is money when traveling so I prefer to spend it wisely by booking somewhere closer to the action. Double that when considering how rainy and cold it can be here in the off season.

When most people picture traveling to the Netherlands, the first thought to come to mind is…read moreprobably Amsterdam with it's old world meets modern city look and feel. I never would have imagined traveling an hour outside of the city by train to a rather secluded hotel in the countryside, nor would it be my first choice but our primary purpose for this particular trip was a conference in Arnhem/Oosterbeek and this just so happened to be our second destination on our Benelux (minus the "lux") trip. Our room at the Bilderberg was spacious as far as European hotel rooms go and the bathroom was twice the size of the one in Amsterdam. The bathtub was a true soaking tub which was much appreciated on the two very rainy Autumn days which I stayed there. Very clean and well taken care of hotel. Every modern convenience and beautiful, peaceful hotel grounds. Trails, tennis courts, etc. The lounge was comfortable and served up great sandwiches. We hung out in the bar a couple of nights for cocktails with hubby's business associates. In this part of the world, cranberry and vodka doesn't translate very well but we had a good time and managed to meet a few friendly locals. The service was good. Almost everyone spoke English to some degree so communication wasn't an issue. Walls were a little thin but our hotel room was down a fairly private corridor. My only main issue with this hotel was it's "middle of nowhere" location. We didn't have a car and had to rely mostly on taxis to get to the other conference locations. No shops anywhere within walking distance which was a PIA (pain in the ass) considering I was not a conference attendee and had two days all to my self. Hmmm... in hindsight I guess there are worse things than staying at somewhat decent hotels with nothing to do but read and cat nap all day... At least I got over my jet lag pretty fast.

This is considered a very nice hotel in The Netherlands. Personally, I thought it was fine, and…read morewould stay there again, but I was a little surprised after all the hype I had heard about it. It is on lovely grounds though. Stunning. Middle of a park, and you can walk in the park on nice paths etc. The rooms are on the smaller side, or the rooms I was in anyway, 2 different ones two different stays. I do think they have different "levels" of rooms, and I got the lesser level. I imagine because I booked through hotels.com or some other discount website. The breakfast, included in the room price, was nice, and the restaurant seating area is gorgeous. I overlooked the gardens and it was a great way to start the day, especially since my rooms both faced out over the back of the hotel, which was not very pretty, and at times loud with trucks coming in and out with deliveries etc. The bar area is also lovely, and there were many guests sitting there whenever I went by it. NO pressure to have another drink, or one at all, you can sit there and read the newspaper with ease and comfort. Th parking lot is a little off to the side of the Hotel, which is fine with no rain, but I imagine would be annoying if it was raining. The hotel does rent bikes out (I think it was a nominal fee, more to ensure getting the bike back I think), and that is always a nice touch. I'd stay here again if the price was right, and if I had a car. This would be a difficult place to stay without a car.

I just got back from a weekend in Amsterdam with a friend, and I must say, staying at Amsterdam Bed…read moreand Boat really made my visit to Amsterdam special. Loes and Wing, the owners of the houseboat, were incredibly generous and accommodating hosts. This is especially true given my circumstances. To give some context, I am being reimbursed for my trip to Amsterdam, but in order to get reimbursed, I needed a signed contract and receipt as proof for my stay. Loes and Wing personally wrote, signed, and printed these for me -- much of it while they were on vacation! If that didn't already cause enough trouble for them, my friend and I arrived into Amsterdam around midnight, yet Loes and Wing graciously stayed up and waited for us to arrive -- greeting us only with smiles and a bottle of wine. Each day for breakfast, Loes and Wing went out to buy fresh bread for our breakfast, served when we wanted it, along with a generous assortment of juice, eggs, meats, cheese, yogurt, granola, and more. When it rained in Amsterdam the first day my friend and I were there, we were even provided with umbrellas to use. I was actually shocked that for the weekend we stayed in this houseboat, it wasn't sold out like nearly all the other boats in Amsterdam. One would think that the 5-star treatment we received as guests (along with a great rate per night) would cause this bed, boat, and breakfast to be permanently booked. Many thanks to Loes and Wing for making our stay absolutely wonderful!

My partner and I just returned from a week spent on Loes and Wing's Bed and Boat. The room/cabin…read morewas beautifully appointed with a very comfortable sitting area in addition to the comfy bed. We were treated with wine and a lovely table bouquet on arrival, with this then the amenities began..... excelllent breakfasts with a daily tray of meat, cheese, several breads, jams, orange juice, yogurt, granola and eggs or fruits. Of course, the unforgetable coffee karafe. All this within skipping distance of our daughter also on Levantkade and the trams/buses terminal. We were most appreciative of their kind concern for our wellbeing from umbrellas to boarding passes to directions. These folks are wonderfully personable hosts...truly recommend them and their beautiful houseboat

Check-in was smooth, we didn't receive any upgrade or welcome amenity (this is not guaranteed, of…read morecourse) but also no effort was made to place our three rooms together. The hotel was reasonably clean, but housekeeping was inconsistent--limited mostly to just making the bed, and the bathroom wasn't refreshed. The location was good, although not in the city center, it's very close to the Zuid metro station. While in our room, housekeeping somehow damaged my electric toothbrush, which was unsettling given that the bathroom wasn't even cleaned. When I brought this to the manager's attention, she was defensive and insisted they would need a receipt and to speak with staff before even considering compensation. At that point, it didn't feel worth pursuing. Overall, it was an average stay. Nothing was terrible, but with other hotels offering equal or better service for a similar price, I would explore other options next time.

Lovely modern hotel. The lobby area is inviting and dark (without being overly dark). At the check…read morein counter, the backdrop is leather suitcase, and artfully designed. I really enjoyed my room and stay at the hotel overall. The interior of the room is luxurious and the bed is comfortable as typical for Crown Plaza hotel. Each room offer tea and coffee, and I really like the tea selection and quality of tea they offered. The bathroom is bright, spacious and modern. The hotel is about a 5 minute walk to the metro Amsterdam Zuid. Staff was professional. This area is more of a business area, close by there are some good eats including Breakfast Club and Circl restaurant, as well as a market just 3 minutes away!

Staying in Breda for a business meeting. Arrived Sunday at 11:30a after no sleep on the overnight…read moreflight from Seattle. Check in was not until 3p and after I told the receptionist I had just flown in from the USA, she immediately arranged for the room to be prepared and within 30 minutes I was in bed. What an awesome, cozy hotel room located in the center of the city. I stayed in the Dream suite, but each is different with varied themes. The owner (Nadja) arrived late afternoon and served a homemade Gin & Tonic from the hotel bar (also quite cozy). The most amazing G&T ever made with specialty local Gin and tonic water and a story to cap off the experience. She offers G&T mixology classes there as well. Not sure if Hotel Bliss is five star rated with Trip Advisor, but the service and experience is a 10 in my book! Worth a trip to Holland and the city of Breda for the "Bliss"!

A cute and cozy inn tucked away right in the center of Breda. The staff is overly nice and…read moreattentive. The themed rooms are unique. I loved my stay here and would stay here again!