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260      THE  NE THERLANDS

       Where to Stay

                           PLANTAGE:            Price Guide
       Amsterdam           Amsterdam House   €€  Prices are based on one night's stay in
                           Family        Map D3  high season for a standard double room,
       CENTRAL CANAL RING:    ‘s-Gravelandse Veer 3–4, 1011 KM  inclusive of service charges and taxes.
       The Golden Bear   €€  Tel 020-626 2577   €      under €100
       Historic      Map C3  ∑ amsterdamhouse.com  €€   €100 to €180
       Kerkstraat 37, 1017 GB  A houseboat with a well-equipped   €€€   over €180
       Tel 020-624 4785    kitchen and bathrooms. Ideal for
       ∑ quentingoldenbear.com  groups up of to eight people.  This rustic B&B in a converted
       Popular gay/lesbian hotel, with         farmhouse is located close to
       two buildings dating back to 1731.   PLANTAGE: Hermitage   €€  town. Two nights minimum stay.
       Breakfast is served until noon.  Canalside   Map D3
                           Nieuwe Keizersgracht 16, 1018 DR  HAARLEM: Stempels   €€
        DK Choice          Tel 020-623 8259    Historic
                           ∑ hotelhermitageamsterdam.com
                                               Klokhuisplein 9, 2011 HK
        EASTERN CANAL RING:   A 1733 canal house with a garden.   Tel 023-512 3910
        Banks Mansion   €€€  Good for groups or families.  ∑ stempelsinhaarlem.nl
        Canalside   Map C3                     This boutique hotel is located
        Herengracht 519–525, 1017 BV  WESTERN CANAL RING:    where the former royal stamps
        Tel 020-420 0055   Hotel Brouwer    €€  and banknotes printing company
        ∑ carlton.nl       Canalside     Map C2  was housed.
        This former bank-cum-mansion   Singel 83, 1012 VE
        has been the winner of a   Tel 020-624 6358  THE HAGUE: Mozaic   €€
        Travelers’ Choice award. Rooms   ∑ hotelbrouwer.nl  Boutique
        have a Frank Lloyd Wright-  Unique rooms, named after Dutch   Laan Copes van Cattenburgh 38–40,
        inspired decor and a choice of   artists, with views. No credit cards.  2585 GB
        pillows. Everything is included        Tel 070-352 2335
        in the price – movies, breakfast,   WESTERN CANAL RING:   ∑ mozaic.nl
        mini-bar, iPad loans, and more.  Sunhead of 1617   €€  This design hotel in an elegant
                           Canalside     Map C2  neighborhood has trendy, well-
                           Herengracht 152, 1016 BN  appointed accommodations.
       MUSEUM QUARTER: Conscious   Tel 020-626 1809
       Hotel Museum Square   €€  ∑ sunhead.com  ROTTERDAM: Stayokay   €
       Boutique      Map B5  A romantic hotel with superb   Hostel
       de Lairessestraat 7, 1071 NR  breakfasts and great views.   Overblaak 85–87, 3011 MH
       Tel 020-671 9596                        Tel 010-436 5763
       ∑ conscioushotels.com                   ∑ stayokay.com
       An eco-friendly hotel with huge         Located in the Cube Houses
       plants and sustainable materials.   Rest of the   built by Piet Blom in the 1980s.
       Guests enjoy organic breakfasts.  Netherlands  Comfortable and distinctly quirky.
       MUSEUM QUARTER: Stayokay   DELFT: De Bieslandse   UTRECHT: Grand Hotel Karel V €€
       City Hostel Vondelpark   €€  Heerlijkheid   €  Luxury
       Family        Map B4  Value             Geertebolwerk 1, 3511 XA
       Zandpad 5, 1054 GA  Klein Delfgauw 61, 2616 LC  Tel 030-233 7555
       Tel 020-589 8996    Tel 015-310 7126    ∑ karelv.nl
       ∑ stayokay.com      ∑ bieslandseheerlijkheid.nl  In the former monastery of
       Hostel with double rooms and            the German Knightly Order, this
       dorms. Facilities include a TV          hotel boasts five-star luxury,
       room and a bar/restaurant.              stylish rooms, and cutting-edge
                                               cuisine in its fine restaurant.
       MUSEUM QUARTER:
       Conservatorium   €€€                     DK Choice
       Luxury        Map B4
       Van Baerlestraat 27, 1071 AN             UTRECHT: Dom   €€€
       Tel 020-570 0000                         Boutique
       ∑ conservatoriumhotel.com                Domstraat 4, 3512 JB
       Housed within a former music             Tel 030-232 4242
       conservatory, this hotel has state-      ∑ hoteldom.nl
       of-the-art amenities and a spa.          In the shadow of Utrecht’s
                                                landmark Dom tower, this
       OUDE ZIJDE: Droog   €€€                  exclusive hotel is certainly
       Luxury        Map C3                     the hippest in town, with a
       Staalstraat 7B, 1011 JJ                  coveted restaurant, a cocktail
       Tel 020-217 0100                         bar out of a Bond movie, and
       ∑ hoteldroog.com                         rooms with Auping beds,
       Hotel with a single apartment,           Nespresso machines, and
       an art gallery, a beauty salon, a        yoga mats. Two suites come
       boutique, and a courtyard   Sumptuous furnishings at the Grand Hotel   with private terraces.
       garden, as well as a tearoom.  Karel V, Utrecht
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