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$$ Hotel Egmond is a creaky mansion located in the middle of the quietly idyllic Min-
newater. Its eight 18th-century rooms are plain, with small modern baths shoehorned in,
and the guests-only garden is just waiting for a tea party. This hotel is ideal for romantics
who want a countryside setting—where you sleep surrounded by a park, not a city (Sb-
€95, small twin Db-€105, larger Db-€115, Tb-€150, cheaper in winter, free Wi-Fi, parking-
€10/day, Minnewater 15, for location see map on here , tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.egmond.be , [e-mail] , Steven).
$$ Hotel Botaniek, quietly located a block from Astrid Park, is a pint-sized hotel with
a comfy lounge, renting nine slightly worn rooms—some of them quite big (Db-€95 week-
day special for my readers, €99 Fri-Sat; Qb-€145, €149 Fri-Sat; less for longer and off-sea-
son stays, elevator, Waalsestraat 23, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.botaniek.be ,
[e-mail] , Andy).
$$ Hotel ter Reien is big and basic, with 26 rooms overlooking a canal in the town
center (Db-€70-110, Tb-€95-130, Qb-€140-160, rates vary widely with demand—check
their website for best prices; cheapest rates for weekdays, stays of at least 3 nights, or
rooms without canal views; extra bed-€24-29, pay Internet access and Wi-Fi, Langestraat 1,
tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.hotelterreien.be , [e-mail] , owned by
Diederik and Stephanie Pille-Maes).