This hotel is infested with bedbugs! Our daughter and her entire group got eaten up. The hotel…read moreacted like they just had lone mosquito in the room with them. My daughter's roommates' face was covered in bedbug welts!

Wonderful hotel experience…read more I knew this place was a little off the beaten path but chose it because of the glowing reviews, best decision. The booking process was easy, I feel like it was great value for the money paid. From the moment we checked in everything was wonderful. Efficient and friendly check in with suggestions given. Elevator that fit us and our luggage. The room was lovely, very clean, nicely decorated, large bathroom and fully equipped kitchen. The room was very quiet and super comfy. The gym was great, a lot of equipment in an efficient space. This hotel is located in a residential neighborhood with no cafe really close by but you don't even notice that with the hotel bar and restaurant being so awesome. Their onsite restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and they have a great bar with snacks. Large, outside terrace that is lovely when the weather is nice. The bar also does an excellent coconut, espresso martini. This is a close uber ride away to all the canals and tourist areas. Highly recommend and would stay again.

We stayed at the July Boat & Co - amazing hotel, super modern, great employees and fantastic…read morelocation for people with a family

Came in the evening for the restaurant and were seated. We have found that you wait awhile to get…read moremenus but your drink orders come quickly. We received a menu totally in English which was splendid. The servers were pleasant and patient. I ordered a sampler plate of seafood items. It was spectacular and my husband ordered the pea soup. Similar to our split pea soup but still a bit different. It too was great. Wish we were there another night to order the bowl of beach crab soup. So good.

We booked this hotel based off of an internet search. We were told by a Hotel employee at another…read moreresort to come to Volendam so we did. We took the bus here from Amsterdam and the bus stop is in front of the hotel. Upon arrival the Agent was professional and knowledgeable. We were thinking of staying another night and she told us there was only one room left so we booked it. The first night we stayed in the junior suite. It was about $110 euros more than a standard room. The second night we had a standard room. I would not rent the junior suite again since I didn't think it was worth the extra money for just more space and nothing extra. We had the breakfast at the hotel. We found it very good with eggs, bacon and sausage to name a few items. The Buffett was well worth the 14 euros or so we paid. We also had appetizers at the bar the second night. The wine by the bottle is very reasonable and we enjoyed sitting outside to eat. Although this is a smoking area with no designated non smoking but it is off season so no smokers got in our space. It would be nice to have an area for non smoking outside so you could enjoy the patio without someone smoking next to you. The draw back for some on this hotel Is town is over 1.5 mile walk. This was not a problem for us since we like to walk but it is a bit far I would think for some travelers. You could take the bus into town. All in all a good suggestion to see the town and we enjoyed the hotel.

Booked this hotel as accompanying my mother for a workshop and we stayed for 2 nights. The…read morecheck-out time is noon and check-in time is 2pm, so very convenient indeed, if you are a later riser like myself, and fancy a lie-in. The mattress was really comfortable but the comforter was like a kid size in the U.S. Same for the shower, loved that there was a handheld AND a rainshower but the pressure was pathetically low. I also really liked the bathroom design and layout, so much so that if I were to ever remodel my bathroom, I would do the design the same way as this hotel. The towels could have been a bit more bigger in size and fluffier too, but otherwise it was a good price for a good nights stay. I think the one area for improvement is the dining. Firstly there is no toaster facility, and you have to ask the servers to get your toast warmed up for you. So if toasters could be placed in the main dining area that would be great. Secondly, if the food like the salads and cold meats etc could be labelled, that would help you self identify your food restrictions rather than having to wait until one of the servers came by. Lastly, the food, for both breakfast and lunch was split and kept in two different places, but there wasn't any signs to let one know that. For breakfast, the cereals were in the middle of the room, and because there was no labels, mum ended up with buttermilk rather than milk in her cereal, and she said it tasted horrible and ended up getting another bowl - but we both abhorred the waste of good food. Then for lunch, we again didn't realize the salad bar was in the middle, we just saw the pasta walking straight in and to the right. Again no labeling, so mum who is a vegetarian ended up eating some fish salad by mistake. One big plus at lunch was that they served gluten free bread :) Oh, also for breakfast, find the fresh orange juice machine. That was just truly awesome.

A small "hotel-pension" with only five rooms, De Harmonie is really quite and experience…read more First, I need to correct the website address is is www.harmonie-edam.nl the is a typo in the Yelp listing (I sent a correction but will keep it in the review until it's corrected). The place is really a pub with a few rooms upstair. It can be a bit noisy in the evening because of the pub but rooms are clean and nice (European size, so not very large). Price are on the cheap side and you get an excellent value. I paid 60 euro for a single room and that included breakfast. The dutch breakfast is served in the morning in the pub and include coffee, juice, local cheese, eggs, bread and cold meats. Quite good to start the morning. The wifi is also free (rare in Europe). The hotel is well located the the little town's center with some nice restaurant and cheese shops nearby. Edam is know for originating the "edam" cheese of course which is quite tasty especially when aged. It is an historic walled city and it is quite charming. I did use Edam as based the last time I went to IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) in Amsterdam when all the hotels there are booked and prices are outrageous. Edam is a short 30 minutes drive to the RAI exhibition center (less to downtown Amsterdam) and this hotel offer that way an peaceful, nice and inexpensive alternative to staying in Amsterdam (yes, it does imply a bit more logistics). The easy free street parking in front of the hotel makes it easy to commute to Amsterdam by car. An alternative is to use the bus service to Amsterdam which is a bit slower but also convenient.

Lots of reasons to visit Edam. This beautifull place just outside Amsterdam has a great old centre…read morewith canals, bridges. A mini mini Amsterdam that should be in your agenda's when exploring places around Amsterdam. The Harmonie is a Dutch bar with white sand on the floor. This was used to keep the floor clean from sailors chewing tabacco and spitting on the floor. Als the sand was used to attract people by creating nice drawings in it. No spitting during my visit yesterday, its there just to keep the floor clean or to look bit authentic :). The Harmonie hosted the Walk about Music festival where singer songwriters perform in different locations in Edam. Walk in Edam, enjoy the city and the music of the performers. Had a view drinks in the Harmonie and was great atmosphere there. Will return sooon !!

Nice hotel centrally located in Alkmaar. Rooms were very spacious and beds were comfortable. The…read morecinema next door did create a slight "explosive boom" at times during the night so if you are a light sleeper or go to bed early you may want to ask for a room away from it. Buffet breakfast had a reasonable selection including some hot food.

This is one of the best hotels I have ever stayed in. I upgraded to a room with a spa tub. The room…read morewas spacious and beautiful. The tub was enjoyable and is very comfortable for one person, perhaps even two. The hotel is in the historical center of the city, and is walking distance from several restaurants, shops, and the cheese market. Breakfast was included in the room rate, and the food looked better than I am used to from hotels, but I did not get a chance to try it. The hotel does not have its own parking, but it is possible to drive up to the hotel to unload baggage and park in one of the nearby parking structures at an affordable rate. On top of being one of the more enjoyable hotel stays I have ever experienced, it was also one of the least expensive.

Stumbled across this place when going to the cheese market and tried kitchens choice lunch special…read moreand it was amazing.

Mandatory 5-stars for such a beautiful space being preserved for the public. Beautiful grounds…read moreright outside of Haarlem. A great place to meet a friend and walk around. They also have take away coffee now that the catering is closed. I've been here in the spring and winter. The spring is definitely more beautiful, but it's all stunning. Plenty of bike parking. Also beautiful just cycling to Elswout from Haarlem or Overveen!

A lovely place to visit during Autumn, Spring or Summer, basically when the weather is delightful…read more Also, an ideal location if you want to have a fairytale wedding or fabulous reception. The landscape is simply lovely to take a stroll or just embrace nature.