Category: Luxury

Kruisheren in Maastricht: most beautiful Dutch hotel?

Kruisheren

Willem visited the Kruisheren hotel in Maastricht and got a tour. He labeled it: Probably the most beautiful Dutch hotel.

Brief history
The large complex of buildings served as a monastery and church for the Order of Crutched Friars since its establishment in 1438. During the French Revolution, it served as barracks and arsenal. Early last century, Victor de Stuers and the architect Cuypers took pity on the complex of buildings, which had fallen into disrepair. Following major renovations, the buildings were put into use as a National Agricultural Research Station. Late in 2000, Camille Oostwegel took the initiative to save this unique building from ruin. Large-scale renovations were set in motion and the building was transformed into a luxurious, contemporary designer hotel, retaining respect for the past and opened in fall 2005.

Vintage Lodging, Vollenhove: Hotelroom + cabrio + yacht(s)

Athena

Vollenhove is world famous for its Royal Huisman shipyard where the world’s largest schooners (the photo is of one of them, Athena, built by Royal Huisman) and cutters are being built and/or refit.
Triumph
The Vintagegroup offered accomodation in “Stadshavezate Plattenburg” (a sort of city palace) in Vollenhove in combination with a vintage Triumph or Lotus, or a vintage 1955 Van der Stadt design mahogony yacht. They also offered an oportunity to buy antique.

Update: It seems they are not in business anymore.

Last edited by GJE on December 3, 2011 at 10:42 pm

The Informed Traveler

The informed Traveler is a blog written by employees of Five Start Alliance.

The Blog gives interesting information. Read with me and see for your good self whether they prove to be a little unbiased, i.e. also write about something else than Fife Star Alliance accomodations.

Autumn 2006: Haarlem Grand Hotel Frans Hals

In October 2006 the opening of Grand Hotel Frans Hals is foreseen. Situated in the very citycentrum of Haarlem.
There will be 83 rooms in total, of which some luxury suites, a meeting room, a bar and a restaurant.

Frans Hals is named after a famous Dutch painter and will be operated under the Best Western label.

The Dutch Amrâth Hotels and Restaurants Group of companies who commissioned the hotel shows a remarkable piece of public relations on its website already:There are opening specials and a webcam showing the progress of the building and Google adwords are already working.

Avalon Coastal Retreat, Tasmania

Avalon Uitzicht vanuit de keuken

Seeing this breathtaking view from the kitchen of »Avalon Coastal Retreat
I had to place it here.