On one hand vacationing in The Hague (or Den Haag, if you prefer) seemed kind of random to me at first. However: -- I had some friends that recently visited and really enjoyed it -- There's a Starwood Luxury Collection property there which gets great reviews -- It's only a 30 minute train ride from…
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I was there a few weeks ago and I went with Hilton, no spa and no pool but the rooms were much better, I am not a fan of shabby chic. And Hilton was only 70 euros a night for a king room, upgraded to a studio which was awesome with a proper pantry.
Next time you go to The Netherlands, choose Utrecht. It's a cute city in the center of the country, with many museums, a great center and lovely views. I know I'm from the Utrecht area, but trying to be neutral. The Hague is great if you like governmental organizations, but that's about it. You were close to the 'Plein' (simply means square) which is a nice area in The Hague.
"what we refer to as the second floor on my side of the Atlantic"
Not sure which side you consider yourself from...
Ben, there are so very many charming towns/cities in the Netherlands to visit. So very much to do outside of Amsterdam! And so close and so easy to access via train, making day trips quite feasible if that works better for you.
nice review, I've long been interested in trying this place on one of my trips to AMS so appreciate it. FYI - There were some disturbing reports on FT about award rooms being single occupancy only a while back
Happy to see this review as I am planning to stay at this hotel in Jan 2015. I'll have a few days to kill at the end of a 2 month trip and rather than pay Amsterdam prices I'll be happy to retire here for a few days of R&R and get a few nights under my belt for requalification in 2015.
Hi Lucky, I hope that you had a good time in "Den Haag". It’s my home town and I live just around the corner of Hotel Des Indes. I just feel the need to respond to some of the comments about "Den Haag". It’s just not thru that Den Haag is all about governmental organizations. There also plenty of things for tourists to visit. Let me start what makes "Den Haag" unique. It is the only major city in Holland by the sea so you can go to the beach at "Scheveningen" There you will also find the Kurhaus Hotel. Another unique hotel. Some other highlights of Den Haag are: Madurodam, all of Holland in miniature form, The Mauritshuis where you can see "The Girl with a Pearl Earring", Panorama Mesdag, the biggest 360 painting of Holland, The Pease Palace, "De Passage", the oldest shopping mall of Holland.
This is my kind of hotel. A couple of observations: one can tell you're from Florida: it's a revolving door, not a rotating door. As for the bed: Dun de de dun!
@Andy - I was going to comment that the atrium and staircase wouldn't have been out of place in that movie!
Hi Ben, I booked this property for a stay in mid-summer using Starwood Luxury Privileges. Rate was very decent given the perks.
Do you remember about their turndown service? How was it?
@ Francisca -- Enjoy your stay! If I recall correctly it was a pretty standard turndown service.