For this trip to the Haag and Rotterdam.....I stayed at the center point (Leiden).....where you can board a train and be in either within 35 minutes. The hotel? The Kasteel.
It's and odd place. Formerly a duke's house/estate on the edge of town....it's in the middle of a heavily forested area. The duke's house has been converted into a mini-conference center and wedding situation.....along as a modern hotel. The old house itself is strictly for the wedding episodes and conferences. Guests? They stay at a building about a stone's throw away.....with a max of sixty-odd rooms.
No....it's not luxury or fancy. No.....it's not a castle. No....it's not really a four-star joint.
It's a curious place where you could walk out of a mini-conference and be stressed out.....finding a quiet forest and trails where you could think and get relaxed in a short amount of time.
The nifty side of this offering? Free parking and free wi-fi. In today's environment.....it's almost impossible to find such a place.
My general advice is that if you ever had a curious nature for Amsterdam, Haag and Rotterdam.....take the week off and just stay at Leiden and use the local rail situation and use some off-days to walk around Leiden to de-stress and chill out. The reputation of Leiden? Well....it's a university town, with almost no real industry.
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