Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleep Code
(€1 = about $1.40, country code: 31, area code: 015)
S
= S i n g l e ,
D
= D o u b l e / Tw i n ,
T
= Tr i p l e ,
Q
= Q u a d ,
b
= b a th ro o m ,
s
= shower only. Unless otherwise noted, credit cards are
accepted, breakfast is included, and hoteliers speak English.
To help you easily sort through these listings, I've divided
the rooms into three categories, based on the price for a
standard double room with bath:
$$$
Higher Priced
—Most rooms €100 or more.
$$
Moderately Priced
—Most rooms between €70-100.
$
Lower Priced
—Most rooms €70 or less.
visit if you're curious to round out your Dutch urban experience.
See its towering Euromast, take a harbor tour, and stroll its great
pedestrian zone (
TI
tel. 0900-403-4065—costs €0.35/min, www
.vvv.rotterdam.nl).
SLEEPING
Delft's accommodations aren't cheap, but the ones listed here are
well-run and offer good value for the money.
$$$
Hotel Bridges House,
with 10 rooms around the corner
from Market Square,
is wood-beamed elegant and was once the
home of painter Jan Steen. Energetic Jan-Willem van der Blom
works hard to bring class and charm to this canalside splurge
(Sb-€128.50-163.50, Db-€152.50-197.50, higher prices are for very
roomy junior suites, extra bed-€20, includes breakfast, free Internet
access and Wi-Fi, air-con in junior suites only, Oude Delft 74, tel.
015/212-4036, fax 015/213-3600, www.bridges-house.com, info
@bridges-house.com).
$$$
Hotel Leeuwenbrug,
a former warehouse and now a
business-class hotel, has 36 clean rooms, Old World atmosphere,
and a helpful staff (very small Sb-€55, standard Sb-€83-102, deluxe
Sb-€125, standard Db-€98-112, deluxe Db-€135, cheaper Fri-Sun
in Aug-Feb, elevator, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, Koornmarkt
16, tel. 015/214-7741, fax 015/215-9759, www.leeuwenbrug.nl,
sales@leeuwenbrug.nl, Mr. Wubben).
$$
Hotel de Emauspoort,
picture-perfect and family-run,
is relaxed, friendly, and wrapped around the family's 87-year-old
bakery. It's ideally located one block from Market Square. The 23
rooms, decorated with pleasantly old-fashioned wooden furniture
and named for sea heroes and Delft artists (most you've never
heard of), overlook a canal or peek into the courtyard. Romantics
