The hotel is located on the outskirts of Haarlem, a good 35-minute walk to the central square. There is very little around it in terms of shops or cafes or restaurants. So calling it "Haarlem City" is a bit of a stretch!

It is a 12-minute walk (through a nice residential area) to Bloemendaal train station, which makes it quite easy to get to Amsterdam. Haarlem's main train station is about a 25-minute walk from the hotel.

The rooms are comfortable and good size. But (and this is a big but!) the hotel was built right next to a big sports centre and if your room faces north it will block your window as it is literally in front of it. This is a really poor design choice, it makes affected rooms feel claustrophobic. This is something the hotel should make clear at the time of booking.

Parking in front of the hotel costs 7.5 Euros per night. Given its non-central location, you would expect parking to be free.

So mixed feelings overall. Nice and spacious rooms, but the issues I mentioned above detract from the overall experience and value for money.

The worst experience ever. From minute one before even entering the hotel. We arrived me and my family late at 9:00 pm, tired and the weather is cold. There is a barrier that does not allow you to enter the hotel front and the parking. The barrier did not open, I called, and a lady spoke to me and told me that the parking is fully booked while it was obviously more than half empty. She advised to park outside the hotel and walk to the hotel. I asked her to allow us to drop my family and the bags off. She HUNG UP ON ME. WHAT A DISGRACEFUL PERSON. I left my car and entered the hotel and she straight away before I spoke to her that she did not hung up on me. There were 2 ladies, it was the white lady. I asked her for her manager she refused and told me we can talk. i told her that I am not talking to her, however, she refused to allow us to drip the bags. I pulled our bags from the car and dropped my family off. She acted as if there is nothing happened.

A respectful Hotel would assist their customer when they have good special circumstances. I did not ask for parking, I asked to drop my family near as it was cold. However, she was rude and hung up on me. her excuse that the line closed by itself after a certain time. When I asked why she did not switch the line on again, she was stuck and could not reply.

This sort of person needs a lot to learn to work in hospitality. Disgraceful person. I am a gold member with Accor Hotels. This experience will make me think again if I will continue with this chain.

Basic hotel with good beds & shower, however, no coffee/tea facilities in the room.
In the event that you need to pay the rack rate (instead of an offer) it's not really value for money. Breakfast is ok but certainly nothing special

The hotel has a bar / breakfast area, but there is room for improvement. No call for last round and the remark: sorry, you're 2 minutes to late, we close at 12, it's 2 past 12 now.