Hotels near Zijlgraaf, Houten

I was planning New Year's trip with friends and while browsing for hotels, Postillion seemed like ”the best bang for your buck”. Originally we booked a room for 3 nights, but because a friend bought our train tickets for a day earlier by mistake, we had to come one day before planned. Fortunately, we arranged everything with the receptionist over a simple phone call and got another room for that extra night (because ”ours” was occupied that night). If you travel by train like us, there is a short 15 minute walk from Bunnik train station to the hotel. The hotel is very clean and tidied up. Rooms have electric kettle and some tea and instant coffee packets, which is very helpful. A nice touch to the room is a bean bag. There is no mini bar, probably because drinking alcohol isn't allowed in the hotel. Bathrooms are a bit small, but if you're staying for a few nights it's okay. It was a little cold in the room, but we read that is a common thing in the Netherlands this winter. It would be nice if 4-bed rooms would have an extra desk and a chair. Housekeeping ladies were nice, polite and gave us extra instant coffee. On the New Year's Eve day, there was a gift from the hotel for all guests - traditional Dutch donuts and prosecco. The hotel is dog friendly. All of the receptionists were so very polite and friendly during our staying - that and cleanliness is something I will remember this hotel by.

Mooie, grote en luxe lodges. Leuk ingericht, apart woon- en slaapgedeelte, fijne regendouche en apart toilet. Het bed sliep ook heerlijk (boxspring). Enige minpuntje was de gastvrijheid, het is ook maar een kleinschalig hotel (10 kamers). De 'receptie' bevindt zich in het restaurant, je krijgt een pasje overhandigd en that's it. Geen info over diner, uitchecktijden, gebruiksaanwijzing apparatuur enz. De chromecast op de tv kreeg ik niet aan de praat, dus heb ik maar netflix op de laptop gekeken. Zonde...

The hotel is located in the park, the environment is very beautiful, the room is spacious, there are wild geese, swans, ducks and other wild animals on the lake. The facilities and service quality are high. It is the only hotel that is surprisingly pleasant for this business trip. It is indeed 4 stars standard. It is also very convenient.

Nice hotel, decent rates, good bathroom, but really just lacking in information. First off, the hotel is in a mall, and there’s no indication of which doors are open after the mall closes and which aren’t. Google Maps is unaware of that, so if you’re relying on that or a similar service to get you back to the hotel, be aware that will not work, and employees will not provide you with useful information about this unless you ask. For the record, I eventually managed to enter via Catharinje Esplanade. Second, maybe it’s because I visited on a holiday, but there was no front desk or room service late at night, which would be totally fine IF that communication were provided. But there was no indication whatsoever that the supposedly 24 hour room service was not actually 24 hours. Again, certainly don’t begrudge employees a night off. But *management* needs to do a much better job communicating what services are or are not available and when. Don’t promise something your employees can’t deliver. If management would just set realistic expectations and provide a little more useful information, this would be a nice hotel.

Only steps away from the Utrecht Central Station, this Hampton Inn is extremely convenient if traveling by train. Amsterdam and AMS are about a 30 minute train ride. The hotel is located inside a shopping mall which is very safe and secure. The old canal area, with its many shops, bars, and restaurants are also just a very short walk away. Rooms are typical for this hotel brand, but maybe a bit smaller if you are accustomed to American sized rooms. The free breakfast can be crowded at peek hours. However, the quality of the breakfast is outstanding for a select service hotel.

I booked this hotel through Hotels.com using my tesco reward points. So I only had to pay taxes. I stayed from Wed-Mon in the middle of July. I was sent the long way around to this hotel by google maps but when I said to the receptionist that I wouldn’t be able to walk that way at night she corrected me and it was only a short climb up the steps to the train station. I arrived at 11am and was just expecting to use the toilet and leave my luggage. But Estella said my room was ready and so I went straight up to the 9 floor. My room was right over the train lines but with the windows shut you did not hear them. A huge bed, lovely shower and a fridge. The bed was very comfortable. I needed to get to De Meern to see friends and Estella pointed me in the right direction for a lovely walk which took 60 minutes in the lovely countryside. Breakfast was great and and even though the hotel was full there were no queues for breakfast. Throughout my stay all staff were kind and polite. My only negatives and they are so small was when I asked for more regular coffee reception didn’t have again and the cup holder on the ice machine was nearly always empty. Overall I have had a excellent stay and I will be back.

Nice hotel, location near at utrecht central station and shopping center. Bed comfortable with wide room. Will come again in this hotel.

My stay at the Bunk Hotel exceeded all expectations. 1. Location - it was much better than I thought it would be - everywhere was close, there were many restaurants or bars around, as well as a shopping center, and the music complex where I spent most of my time was only one block away. 2 Facility - I spent two nights sleeping in the Bunk Pod and the capsule was of a much better standard than the capsules I had seen so far - first of all, it was higher and had a double mattress. In addition, the room itself, where the capsules were located, was well soundproofed. I slept great there. 3. Food - delicious and filling, the restaurant had both gluten-free and vegan options, and a detailed allergen chart is available. Kudos. 4. Service - by far the greatest value of the entire facility. All of the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful and did everything they could to make your stay enjoyable. Let me give an example that surprised me: On the first evening I misunderstood the locker system and instead of using the free locker under the sleeping pod, I rented a paid locker in the corridor for 24 hours. I realized this within a couple of minutes, and immediately vacated the paid locker. I didn't have high hopes of getting the fee back, but I asked the staff about it, hoping for at least a partial refund. I was told at the reception desk that this would probably not be possible, but as compensation for this - even though it was my mistake - they could offer me a free coffee. A very nice gesture, which I accepted and carried on with my day. Imagine my surprise when the next day I received a refund of the full amount paid for the locker rental. I simply have no words, outstanding customer service. Most hotels would not care. 5. Self-service - an additional plus was that the entire check-in and check-out process is self-service. You can check in at any time, even in the middle of the night, and everything is done with access cards, even lockers. The only thing that comes to mind is that access to the capsules located higher up could be more comfortable - especially the ladders leading to them. That's the only downside - other than that, everything was excellent.

Pros: The restaurant and its staff are incredibly nice, open until 9pm (past that, they only serve main dishes) and the meals we had were top notch; we even got a comp'ed appetizer. The pool and spa are open until 11pm and we took advantage of that. There is a table tennis table and a pool table. We had a few extra coffee pods and tea bags added to our closet that they had placed there as extras (no cost to us). You are also close to the Austerlitz Pyramid (just down the road), which is nice to visit (note that this is not the Austerlitz where the 1805 battle took place, just a monument built in 1804 by Auguste de Marmont's soldiers, renamed ”the Pyramid of Austerlitz” in 1806 after Napoleon Bonaparte's 1805 Austerlitz victory). Cons: The facility seems to be ”old world chique” and does appeal to a certain clientele. Due to the way this hotel/restaurant was built and added to over the years, it is quite the labyrinth. If you want to get to the pool, you will have to arm yourself with patience. Moreover, the signs are in Dutch only and the signage is not well done (see the pool reference). Breakfast cost at the time, 18.50 Euro and we skipped it, since there are a few supermarkets and bakeries in the area (car or bike required). Now, our main con was that we reserved a room for 4 adults and we confirmed with a King and 2 twin beds... the fourth bed was a foldable cot or ”camping” bed. The mattress was no more than 2 inches thick and 1 inch once you laid on to it. Needless to say that that person had a rough night. There is no food ordering from outside the hotel, like Uber. The Wi-Fi was really bad from our room. They limit you to 4 coffee pods (a day (based on our total occupancy) and you need to pay if you want more.

Perfect location to travel in and around Amsterdam. Free parking onsite with plenty of spaces! Rooms are great and very clean!