Here for four days of business. Friendly and helpful staff. We also used catering for our meeting…read moreon premises, and very responsive. Very accommodating staff, including early check upon arrival at 10 am. Very much appreciated. Most excellent buffet breakfast included in room rate. Items included buffet scrambled eggs and bacon, or eggs prepared your way to order. Outstanding coffee, artesian breads, salad, and fresh fruit and juice. Bar in the evening is pricey like most hotels. Rooms are simple and clean with small balcony or patio. European modern bathroom. Free Wi-Fi that works reliably until you hit a 100MB session limit. Can be frustrating. Front desk resolved...but why the hassle? About 16€ taxis ride to/from Apeldoorn Train station. 10 mins. Train ride to/from Schiphol Airport is 1:10 hours. Taxis driver indicated one of the better hotels in Apeldoorn. Dinner is two seatings. We chose for our dinner to walk instead to downtown, a good 1.5 miles. Notable Attraction: Next to Het Loo Palace, meaning "The Woods Palace", a state museum to be on your visit list.

Driving around after a visit to the Nature Park and Museum nearby, we happened upon the Gem of the…read moreNederlands. It far and away exceeded my hopes of finding good food in an area we knew little about. I enjoyed a lovely Trappist Beir. It was a wonderful start to the best meal I've had in 20 years of visiting the Nederlands. We shared the Duck Pate (Marbre van eendenbout, eendeniever, pruimenchutney, Aceto balsamico and brioche). It was fantastic. Absolutely Fantastic!!! Then we moved onto the Rump Steak with Frites (Dun gesneden rumpsteak van de houtskool BBQ, huisgemaakte frieten, seizoensgroenten en rodewijnsaus). The steak was excellent. Wonderfully tender with an outstanding sauce. To be totally honest though, the star of the meal though it was all perfect were the Frites. The absolute best frites I've had in all of Europe and the World. So crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Having the skin on set them so far above all the others with that added flavor I love from the skin. The meal is worth traveling 100 miles for. It will be a must go back to place for me on my next visit. Even if I have to rent a car and drive myself.

Family stayed a few nights, the rooms are clean, pleasant and bright. The breakfast is very good…read moreand staff plentiful.

When most people picture traveling to the Netherlands, the first thought to come to mind is…read moreprobably Amsterdam with it's old world meets modern city look and feel. I never would have imagined traveling an hour outside of the city by train to a rather secluded hotel in the countryside, nor would it be my first choice but our primary purpose for this particular trip was a conference in Arnhem/Oosterbeek and this just so happened to be our second destination on our Benelux (minus the "lux") trip. Our room at the Bilderberg was spacious as far as European hotel rooms go and the bathroom was twice the size of the one in Amsterdam. The bathtub was a true soaking tub which was much appreciated on the two very rainy Autumn days which I stayed there. Very clean and well taken care of hotel. Every modern convenience and beautiful, peaceful hotel grounds. Trails, tennis courts, etc. The lounge was comfortable and served up great sandwiches. We hung out in the bar a couple of nights for cocktails with hubby's business associates. In this part of the world, cranberry and vodka doesn't translate very well but we had a good time and managed to meet a few friendly locals. The service was good. Almost everyone spoke English to some degree so communication wasn't an issue. Walls were a little thin but our hotel room was down a fairly private corridor. My only main issue with this hotel was it's "middle of nowhere" location. We didn't have a car and had to rely mostly on taxis to get to the other conference locations. No shops anywhere within walking distance which was a PIA (pain in the ass) considering I was not a conference attendee and had two days all to my self. Hmmm... in hindsight I guess there are worse things than staying at somewhat decent hotels with nothing to do but read and cat nap all day... At least I got over my jet lag pretty fast.

This is considered a very nice hotel in The Netherlands. Personally, I thought it was fine, and…read morewould stay there again, but I was a little surprised after all the hype I had heard about it. It is on lovely grounds though. Stunning. Middle of a park, and you can walk in the park on nice paths etc. The rooms are on the smaller side, or the rooms I was in anyway, 2 different ones two different stays. I do think they have different "levels" of rooms, and I got the lesser level. I imagine because I booked through hotels.com or some other discount website. The breakfast, included in the room price, was nice, and the restaurant seating area is gorgeous. I overlooked the gardens and it was a great way to start the day, especially since my rooms both faced out over the back of the hotel, which was not very pretty, and at times loud with trucks coming in and out with deliveries etc. The bar area is also lovely, and there were many guests sitting there whenever I went by it. NO pressure to have another drink, or one at all, you can sit there and read the newspaper with ease and comfort. Th parking lot is a little off to the side of the Hotel, which is fine with no rain, but I imagine would be annoying if it was raining. The hotel does rent bikes out (I think it was a nominal fee, more to ensure getting the bike back I think), and that is always a nice touch. I'd stay here again if the price was right, and if I had a car. This would be a difficult place to stay without a car.

Great building, rooms are great, beds are super. Parking not so great. If you are lucky the hotel…read moregarage has a vacant spot for you, as long as there are not a lot of ppl using two or even three parking spaces as when I stayed there. A little minus is the booming music from next door. I can sleep through everything so it did not bother me.

This hotel is located in Holland in the middle of no where. Not a bad place it was peaceful and…read morequiet and the hotel rooms were ginormous. The best part was the massive bathtub in my room. Believe me I got in one night so to get the chill out of my bones from the cold damp days here in Holland. In the morning you would go into the restaurant and they had the greatest machine that with the push of one button you would get a nice cup of cappuccino. The restaurant was very limited in the fact that after eating here a couple of nights you definitely need to leave as you realize you have eaten everything already on the menu. They also have a very nice bar in the hotel. We went there the first night to have drinks before dinner. Great time was had by everyone in the group. The final night we walk out the front door to check out the casino which is located right next to the hotel. The same property but the only way to get there is through the front door. On the way walking there you pass a parking garage that is between the hotel and casino. Very well thought out project as this would be a great place for someone to get away from the city for a little rest and relaxation.

I really enjoyed my stay at the Van der Valk Hotel. I am not sure in the previous review why it…read moreonly got 2 stars. The room was beautiful and I loved how I had my own balcony. This is a 5 star hotel that goes beyond 5 stars. It came with a separate shower and a large bath with jets. The black marble bathroom and tiles is just beautiful. The room was quiet. I stayed during Qlimax and I can image there were noisy ravers nearby but I could not hear them. This hotel is pretty noise proof. We got a late checkout at 5pm. I have never heard of a late check out at 5pm before. I was very happy that they were so empathetic to us ravers staying out until 8am. They offer a Q Dance shuttle to and from Qlimax which is very helpful. We didn't end up getting the shuttle back and it wasn't a bad cab ride to the hotel. The Gelderdome is quite close to this hotel. I highly suggest this hotel to anyone who is visiting the Gelderdome. The restaurant is really good and the wait staff spoke English and made it easy for us to order off the menu. The bar is really nice. All in all I had a great time. I plan to book here next Qlimax.