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The family-owned Controversy Farm has converted a German tram into a comfortable bed and breakfast, complete with private bathrooms, TV and a kitchenette. The controversial owners of this cool concept also offer a night in a train compartment-turned-luxurious suite with a Jacuzzi that doubles as a sombrero. If you don't have the time for a weekend away but would still like to...
The Harlingen Lighthouse Hotel provides comfortable accommodation for two, a gorgeous view of the North Sea and freshly baked scones for breakfast, delivered in the morning by the lighthouse caretaker.
This popular destination is folly booked until 2012, but the same company offers weekends on a lifeboat and in a harbour crane.
Lighthouse £319
Lifeboat €229,
Harbour crane €...
With 25 luxury rooms - each with a bath-room, minibar, TV and free Wi-Fi - Augusta offers all the contemporary conveniences combined with the best of the 19th-century design: high ceilings, large windows, intricately painted wall fabric, plush chairs and dark oak furniture. The morning starts with a full Dutch breakfast included in the price of the room; English breakfast is...
Named after a mythical merchant's wife who lost all her wealth and became a beggar, the Frisian hotel offers a night and breakfast inside a genuine - empty - wine cask (or in some cases, attached to a fully stocked and functioning one) with a private bathroom. It's one of the most extraordinary experiences on the menu this summer, as proclaimed by the Los Angeles Times.
Based in a townhouse in the heart of Haarlem, the hotel looks out on the gothic-style Cathedral of St. Bavo, with sky-reaching spires and fairy tale stained glass windows.
For stays over one week, the staff offers complimentary airport pick up service in a limousine.
Utrecht's first five-star business hotel is famous for its informal atmosphere and the Grand Restaurant Karel V that holds one Michelin star and reopens this month on Monday 8. For a more low-key meal, try Brasserie Goeie Louisa, located in a former monastery kitchen.
Inntel's slogan is 'You'll be surprised' and, indeed, their Zaandam hotel looks surprisingly like a collage of Amsterdam's canal houses. It has 160 rooms, one of which was inspired by chocolate, biscuits, cheese and mustard flavours. The Albert Heijn Family Suite redefines luxury with its tropical rain shower and 12-floor panoramic views of Zaandam.
Standard room €79, suite £...
Get Roman-tic in Maastricht
If you sometimes have the feeling that all Dutch cities are made from the same jello mold - quaint canal houses, brown cafes and Kalverstraat-style shopping centre - then Maastricht might change your preconceptions. The southernmost stad in the Netherlands on the Maas River has a few things you won't find in more northerly parts - namely, Roman...
Luxury B & B within walking distance of the Waal, forests and recreation Slijk-Ewijk, a few days where you can relax. this accommodation comprises two buildings Bongerd Remketting and a total of 26 beds in 8 attractive rooms. Both buildings have an attractive living space and a large kitchen. Between the two buildings is Our bowling alley. Every morning treat we are with...
Of all the budget options in this area, and there are quite a few, this one seems to be the best. The staffs are friendly, the reception area decorated with a huge collection of miniature Amsterdam houses is cosy and the rooms, although tiny, somehow manage to cram in a bed, TV, refrigerator, phone and even private bathrooms. Some of the street side rooms have a bit of traffic...
The modern, some would say stylish reception area and restaurant with red leather couches and black and grey walls hint at the hotel’s recent renovations. Although some standard rooms remain, we recommend upgrading to a deluxe room which are only slightly more expensive and include sleek décor in addition to the usual three-star amenities like wireless internet access...
Although the rooms aren’t exactly what we would call stylish, they are surprisingly spacious and include all sorts of amenities like TV, phone, writing desk, safe, tea kettle, climate control and private bathrooms with showers and hair dryers, not to mention yellow and blue color schemes. The carpets have more than a few stains, but for a tourist class hotel it’s...
Located on Amsterdam’s most glamorous shopping street, Robert Ramon is a good option for travelers who require a little style, yet are willing to sacrifice the health clubs, saunas and other facilities that come standard at the chain hotels to save some money. Rooms, especially singles, are on the small side, but include interesting interior décor, flat screen TVs, wireless...
Located just behind the New Church off Dam Square, few hotels have a better location than this three-star hotel that was completely renovated as recently as 2009. Although still not exactly the height of fashion with bare white walls and dark maroon carpets, the rooms do include large flat screen TVs, extra long beds, private bathrooms with hairdryers, coffee/tea set...
Located in a quiet, some would say posh, neighborhoods near the Rijksmuseum, this comfortable three-star hotel is a great place for people who want to avoid the carnival atmosphere of central Amsterdam. Rooms are on the small side but offer private bathrooms with bathtub or shower and a hair dryer not to mention plenty of clean towels. Cable TV, safe and phone are also...
