the netherlands hotels

Aduard Hotels – Hotel Herberg Onder de Linden

In an inn dating back to 1735 is this Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms, serving enticing French and Dutch specialities. The old building is well maintained and free of historic tweeness; rooms are decorated in restful, contemporary style. Burg. van Barneveldweg 3, 9831 RD Aduard.

EDAM Hotels – De Fortuna Hotel

A row of old step-gabled houses now makes a popular restaurant with rooms, decked in pine and patchwork quilts. Spuistrat 3, 1135 AV Edam.

De Smidse Hotel

Clapboard-clad guesthouse with simple rooms, good home cooking and quite old-fashioned atmosphere. Walkers welcome. Molenweg 9, 6285 NJ Epen.

AKKRUM Hotels – Hotel De Oude Schouw

A hotel-restaurant in a rural waterfront setting, with pool and a boat for hire. The restaurant specializes in game. Oude Schouw 6, 8491 MP Akkrum.

BRONKHORST Hotels – Hotel De Gouden Leeuw

This 17th-century inn has an extensive seasonal menu, and simple rooms with wooden floors, fresh flowers and box beds. Bovenstraat 2, 7226 LM Bronkhorst

AMSTERDAM Hotels  – Hotel Seven Bridges

You can count seven bridges from this charming and immaculately decorated hotel. Wooden floors, Persian carpets and antique furniture. Breakfast served in your room.Reguliersgracht 31, 1017 LK Amsterdam.

DELFT Hotels – Museumhotel

The name refers to the Delftware specially commissioned for this elegant canalside hotel, and the art displays. Bedrooms are modern. Oude Delft 189, 2611 HD Delft.

Doenrade Hotels – Hotel Kasteel Doenrade

This informal hotel in a turreted castle dating back to 1118 will appeal to collectors: armour and stained-glass windows decorate the former chapel, and a farmer’s cart from 1780 graces the walls of the restaurant. Food is rich and well prepared, but you can cycle it off in the surrounding countryside. Limpensweg 20, 6439 BE Doenrade

KruiningenYerseke Hotels – Hotel Inter Scaldes

Exceptional food is produced by Iannis Brevet in this ‘manoir restaurant’. Hostess Claudia Brevet maintains the cottage-style garden, a fine backdrop for summer dining. The rooms and suites – some split-level or with Jacuzzi and balcony – feature antiques and fresh colours. Zandweg 2, 4416 NA Kruiningen-Yerseke

Den Haag Hotels – Golden Tulip Hotel Corona

In the 1700s it was a coffee house. Today it’s a city-centre hotel whose conservatory brasserie attracts guests and hungry shoppers alike. The foyer is all swirling marble and revolving doors. Veneered furniture reflects the Art Deco feel of the rooms. Suites are more Louis XVI in style. Buitenhof 39–42, 2513 AH Den Haag.

Landgraaf Hotels – Hotel Winselerhof

If you stay at this characterful, half-timbered 17th-century farmhouse, you should expect to eat well. Breakfast is served in the conservatory, and there’s a vast vaulted cellar for pre-dinner drinks. The Pirandello restaurant, decorated with trompe l’oeil murals of Tuscany, serves imaginative Italian dishes. Tunnelweg 99, 6372 XH Landgraaf.

Den Haag Hotels – Carlton Ambassador

Choose between Old Dutch (Hindeloopen) or Old English (Tudor) style bedrooms. Restaurant and bar-bistro. Sophialaan 2, 2514 JP Den Haag.

KERKRADE Hotels – Hotel Brughof Stately

18th-century castle hotel with rooms in the farmhouse opposite. Romantics will enjoy the restaurant’s candle-lit entrance. Oud Erensteinerweg 6, 6468 PC Kerkrade.

HEEZE Hotels – Hotel Van Gaalen

Welcoming restaurant-with-rooms run by chef and Harley-Davidson rider Jules van Gaalen and his wife Josephine. Kapelstraat 48, 5591 HE Heeze.

LEUVENUM-ERMELO Hotels – Hotel Het Rooder Koper

An English-style Edwardian villa transplanted to the Gelderland countryside. Some bedrooms are in outbuildings. Sandbergweg 82, 3852 PV Leuvenum-Ermelo.

Leeuwarden Hotels – Hotel Het Stadhouderlijk Hof

The services akin to a much larger hotel are on offer at this former royal palace in the old city: covers are turned down at night; newspapers are available in the morning. The atmosphere is relaxed, however, with a choice of à la carte dining in the courtyard garden or a splendid buffet in the ‘Royal Living’. Hofplein 29, 8911 HJ Leeuwarden.

Margraten Hotels – Hotel Groot Welsden

Set in tranquil countryside, Groot Welsden is done out in the style of an English country house. Many people stay on half-board basis, but the hotel is also wonderful for a shorter stay and for trips into the Ardennes. The deluxe rooms have their own whirlpool baths. Cosy restaurant, beautiful garden and friendly service. Groot Welsden 27, 6269 Margraten.

Maastricht Hotels – Hotel Botticelli

A passion for Renaissance art, bold colours and contemporary furniture sets the style for this townhouse hotel. Hosts Louis Hendriks and Pierre Janssens treat guests as if they were personal friends. The back bedrooms and the courtyard are very quiet, despite being a few steps from Vrijthof Square. Lavish breakfasts. Papenstraat 11, 6211 LG Maastricht

MAASTRICHT – Hotel d’Orangerie

Friendly city-centre hotel with mosaic floors and ornate friezes, owned and run by Jolanda Lutgens. Comfortable and relaxed. Kleine Gracht 4, 6211 CB Maastricht.

Molenhoek Hotels – Hotel Jachtslot de Mookerheide

The tall tower of this castle hotel – once a hunting lodge for the Baron of Luden – gives wide views of the wooded estate. Hennie and Anne van Hout have created dramatic bedrooms in the original Art Nouveau interior, and in the coach house. Game features on the menu of both restaurants. Heumensebaan 2, 6584 CL Molenhoek

MARKELO Hotels – Hotel In de Kop’ren Smorre

Rustic farmhouse restaurant with waitresses in regional costume. Small and medium-sized bedrooms next door. Holterweg 20, 7475 AW Markelo.

ROERMOND Hotels – Kasteel Hattem Castle hotel

Suites have Jacuzzis; some have waterbeds. Covered dining terrace (heated in cold weather). Maastrichterweg 25, 6041 NZ Roermond

OTTERLO Hotels – Carnegie Cottage

Hotel with conservatory restaurant in the heart of the De Hoge Veluwe national park. Smallish, colourful bedrooms. Onderlands 35, 6731 BK Otterlo

Oisterwijk Hotels – Hotel De Swaen

A village inn which serves imaginative gourmet meals in a formal restaurant or in a younger, more relaxed bistro. Bedrooms are in a mix of styles; the most lavish, a suite, is in a new wing built in 1997. The suite contains a beautiful antique walnut bed, a large Jacuzzi and an open fire lit for guests’ arrival. De Lind 47, 5061 HT Oisterwijk.

Oudkerk/Aldtsjerk Hotels – Hotel De Klinze

The owner of this stucco-clad country hotel, Gert Snijders, has been known to give spur of the moment rides to guests in his horsedrawn carriage or Rolls-Royce. The house dates from the 17th century but the rooms are modern; Carol Dauvergne’s management ensures a relaxed atmosphere. Classic Italian food in the restaurant. Van Sminiaweg 32–36, 9064 KC Oudkerk/Aldtsjerk

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Hotels – Hotel ’t Jagershuis

This well-known restaurant with rooms has a dozen bedrooms and suites, all with a view over the Amstel river. The food is traditional French with a modern Mediterranean touch. Activities revolve around the river: watching yachts, or skating on the Amstel when it freezes, then warming up by the open fire. Amstelzijde 2–4, 1184 VA Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.

Purmerend Hotels – Hotel Hotel de Boerenkamer

In the picturesque fen area of North Holland, the Hotel de Boerenkamer combines four-star luxury with country hospitality. Several spacious farmhouses spread within a 15km radius have been converted into homely hotel suites with wonderful views across the verdant meadows. The helpful staff can arrange fishing and boating trips. Koemarkt 53–1, 1441DB Purmerend.

SCHIERMONNIKOOG Hotels – Van der Werff Hotel

On a small island with few cars, this is a peaceful hotel with modest but comfortable rooms, friendly bar and pool room. Reeweg 2, 9166 PX Schiermonnikoog.

VEERE Hotels – Hotel De Campveerse Toren

Ancient castle-like inn and hotel on the town fortifications, overlooking the harbour and the Veerse Meer. Bright rooms. Kade 2, 4351 AA Veere.

TEGELEN Hotels -Hotel Château Holtmühle

Beautiful pitched-roof castle furnished in English style and guarded by enthusiastic geese. Spa centre and indoor pool. Kasteellaan 10, 5932 AG Tegelen.

VOLENDAM Hotels – Hotel Spaander

This lively hotel-café-restaurant is packed with paintings and knick-knacks in the Dutch equivalent of High Victorian style. Haven 15-19, 1131 EP Volendam

Rotterdam Hotels – Hotel New York

This landmark hotel occupies a prime position in the rejuvenated port area. The former headquarters of the Holland America shipping line, it retains the feel of a busy port hotel. There are harbour views from most rooms. CD players and videos can be rented. The restaurant specializes in fish dishes; oyster bar. Koninginnenhoofd 1, 3072 AD Rotterdam.

Valkenburg Hotels – Hotel Château St Gerlach

Accommodation is in a series of beamed outbuildings, decorated in rich fabrics and colours, on the estate of this grand château. Dining is in the formal restaurant with its crystal chandeliers or in the old kitchen, done out like a 19th-century Liège pub. The breakfast room overlooks the herb garden and the Geul valley. Joseph Corneli Allée 1, 6301 KK Valkenburg a/d Geul

Schoorl Hotels – Hotel Merlet

The informal atmosphere of this familyrun hotel is enhanced by the Mediterranean feel of its Michelin-starred restaurant, with red tiled floors and warm colours. In summer, dinner is served on the terrace overlooking the dunes. Bedrooms are stylish, and the swimming pool is a delight. Duinweg 15, 1871 AC Schoorl.

DE WI JK Hotels – Hotel De Havixhorst

Bedrooms are unusually spacious at this rural chateau hotel and restaurant, and those in the attic have beamed ceilings. The hotel’s own kitchen garden supplies many of the ingredients for the elaborate cuisine. To work off the calories, bicycles can be hired for exploring the local lanes and nature reserves. Schiphorsterweg 34–36, 7966 NV De Schiphorst

VREELAND AAN DE VECHT Hotels – Hotel De Nederlanden

Country-house hotel on the River Vecht, with a terrace overlooking the waterway, busy with yachts. Duinkerken 3, 3633 EM Vreeland aan de Vecht.

ZEIST Hotels – Kasteel ’t Kerkebosch Hotel

Baronial 1904 mansion in the woods with a lively atmosphere, busy restaurant and informal garden. NArnhemse Bovenweg 31, 3708 AA Zeist.

ZUTPHEN Hotels – Museumhotel

A hotel of murals and sculpture. Bedrooms have designer furniture; suites in the wooden ‘attic’ are all decorated individually. N‘s-Gravenhof 6, 7201 DN Zutphen.