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Visiting my friends is always a treat and not only because they are such a super bunch of great people but they also take me to such a great restaurants. My last visit was a brief one but they still managed to take me to this great restaurant. They have been here just a few times before but, this restaurant is still a relatively new restaurant. It’s one that’s quite popular and a reservation is advised. It’s located just outside the city center and is about 10 minutes walking from the main square.We arrived with the car and found just one parking space so we were quite lucky. And since the weather was horrible and raining really hard, we were actually really lucky being parked so close to ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on December 27, 2012

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Bastion Hotel Utrecht

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When you enter the hotel of Bastion in Utrecht you feel right at home. It’s a typical Bastion hotel with a modern but homey feeling to it. When you enter you can see straight away the internet facilities with two computers which you can use for free to surf the internet. It always appears to be busy here. Further on you have several seats in the lobby where you can order a drink. Everything looks very comfortable and nice.Behind the reception you have two staff members who look ok but they are not really standing there with a big smile. They are friendly but you don’t ask you if you familiar with the area or anything. A shame because for me it makes a big difference. I have made a reservat...Read More

When you enter the hotel of Bastion in Utrecht you feel right at home. It’s a typical Bastion hotel with a modern but homey feeling to it. When you enter you can see straight away the internet facilities with two computers which you can use for free to surf the internet. It always appears to be busy here. Further on you have several seats in the lobby where you can order a drink. Everything looks very comfortable and nice.

Behind the reception you have two staff members who look ok but they are not really standing there with a big smile. They are friendly but you don’t ask you if you familiar with the area or anything. A shame because for me it makes a big difference. I have made a reservation beforehand so checking in wasn’t any problem at all and before I knew it I was on my way to my room. I paid 85 euro’s for the room and 11,50 euro’s for the breakfast. Not a bad price I think.

There are 80 rooms in this hotel and there is an elevator. What strikes me is that the elevator only works with my hotel key. This always gives me a safe feeling that people can’t just enter the hotel. The rooms of the Bastion are always the same and are spacious but nothing special. You get a reasonable room with a bed for 2 people. You have a small desk, a television and a mini bar. Everything looks clean and well taken care off.

The bathroom is always very good at the Bastion hotel and always clean and well taken care of. You get some free products like soap and shampoo and there is a bath with a spacious shower, toilet and a sink with a big mirror. You also have a hairdryer and enough towels which are cleaned daily. The bathroom looked clean and after the first day I had clean towels and new soap and shampoo.

What I really appreciate about this hotel is that you have the option to make coffee or tea at the comfort of your own room. There is a kettle with some coffee and tea but also sugar and milk. It’s just a great pleasure to come back at your room at night and able to have a cup of tea while watching television. You also have room service where you can order some basic things from a menu. I saw that the prices were reasonable.

There is a bar at the hotel. Around the bar are the wooden bar stools with a blue coating. My experience is that there is friendly staff who deal well with their guests. You can sit quietly and even do some reading. There is much to gain from beer to spirits. Even coffee and tea. Around happy hour, there are nuts on the tables and the bar. The prices are reasonable.

There is a spacious restaurant with tables and chairs arranged for 2 up to 4 persons. The tables are nicely decorated with a light and salt / pepper set and a bottle of wine. You get here the morning breakfast buffet with cheese, meat, and sweets and a variety of egg rolls and breads. This is for 11.50 euro’s quite extensive but you can also have lunch and dinner. The Bastion menu a three course menu or daily specials. On the menu you'll find lunch and a la carte dishes. All at reasonable prices

On the outskirts of Utrecht lays this is a reasonable hotel. The hotel has the typical Bastion concept and appearance which for me this is fine. The staff is friendly but could have been a bit better and I always appreciate being helped with a smile but the rest of the staff is friendly. The hotel room is spacious and has everything that I need and I love the coffee and tea facilities in the room. There is a bar and restaurant so if you feel alone you can go there. It’s a great hotel for a great price!
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Member Rating 4 out of 5 on March 4, 2011

Bastion Hotel Utrecht
MAURITIUSLAAN 1
Utrecht, Netherlands
31-302871400

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Carlton President Hotel

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Hotel | "Carlton President"

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The hotel is situated on the outskirts of Utrecht and near the city of Maarssen. It is easily accessible by car with the highway between the cities of Utrecht and Amsterdam. The hotel is easily accessible by public transport since the bus stop is just around the corner and within thirty minutes you are in the city of Utrecht. The nearby city of Maarssen is only ten minutes away.It is a four star hotel. The main hotel building was built in a pyramid shape. The two arms that are attached are the part of the building were the rooms are. The building looks every interesting. The parking is free for guests.There are three types of rooms that you can book. There are Superior, Deluxe ...Read More

The hotel is situated on the outskirts of Utrecht and near the city of Maarssen. It is easily accessible by car with the highway between the cities of Utrecht and Amsterdam. The hotel is easily accessible by public transport since the bus stop is just around the corner and within thirty minutes you are in the city of Utrecht. The nearby city of Maarssen is only ten minutes away.

It is a four star hotel. The main hotel building was built in a pyramid shape. The two arms that are attached are the part of the building were the rooms are. The building looks every interesting. The parking is free for guests.

There are three types of rooms that you can book. There are Superior, Deluxe and Executive. We had a superior room. The room itself was a surprise. It was very light with a super bed. The decoration was atmospheric. Upon entering there was a greeting on the television. The bathroom was spacious with a bath and separate shower and of course there were soaps, towels and bathing cap. Nice detail was the kettle in the room with bags of instant coffee, tea and chocolate. Our room had a balcony.

The hotel has a restaurant called the Garden Brasserie. In this cosy room at the bottom of the pyramid is the morning breakfast. We dined in Maarssen and I can tell nothing about the menu in the evening of the restaurant. The breakfast buffet was very extensive. They had various types of rolls and sandwiches, many types of bread and cheese. There was a toaster to toast your bread. Also there were a variety of juices and dairy products like cheese and yogurt. Unfortunately the rolls were a little hard and tough.

In the basement of the Hotel is the extensive Leisure Centre. This is only open to hotel guests. Here is a fitness room which includes a treadmill, two step machines and a number of devices on to train your back and arm muscles. There are free lockers to store your things. There is a space with tanning bed which you can use for free. This is a super sunbed and after 10 minutes you already have a tan.

After having a work out you can relax in the sauna room. It was built in Roman style and looked very clean and taking care of. When you enter there are towels waiting for you. You have the steam bath which is not great there is room for 4 people. Then you have the traditional sauna. This is a lot bigger, with room for about 10 people. There are four showers.

We paid about 129 euros for a night in a superior room and we had breakfast. A good price for a good hotel. This hotel is highly recommended. The welcome at reception was very welcome. We were verbally introduced to the hotel and even though there is a restaurant in the hotel the lady told us about some nice restaurants in Maarssen when we asked. The whole hotel and the rooms were clean. What could be a disadvantage is that it is not clear whether or not you can enter the sauna in swimming clothes. For I can say that it is disturbing for example when you are with children or there do not appreciate it is annoying to be confronted with naked people.

My final conclusion is that especially for the price we have paid a great place to stay and I definitely recommend this hotel. The location is very good and the hotel is comfortable with friendly staff and a very comfortable hotel room.
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Member Rating 5 out of 5 on March 5, 2011

Carlton President Hotel
FLORAWEG 25
Utrecht, Netherlands
31 30 2414182

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Hotel Ibis Utrecht

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Hotel | "Ibis Utrecht"

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The hotel is not really in a special environment. When you are facing the entrance you have the idea that you are in a residential area and when you look at the other side of the hotel out of a window see a busy road. Not so special view but sometimes that’s not really what you are there for. It is close to the A2 highway so I think the hotel is easy accessible with the car. When coming with public transport it’s a bit far from the central station so you better get a taxi especially when you have a suitcase with you. When coming with car there is more than enough parking space at the hotel for you to park. I found it regrettable that the description said it was 10 minutes’ wa...Read More

The hotel is not really in a special environment. When you are facing the entrance you have the idea that you are in a residential area and when you look at the other side of the hotel out of a window see a busy road. Not so special view but sometimes that’s not really what you are there for.

It is close to the A2 highway so I think the hotel is easy accessible with the car. When coming with public transport it’s a bit far from the central station so you better get a taxi especially when you have a suitcase with you. When coming with car there is more than enough parking space at the hotel for you to park.

I found it regrettable that the description said it was 10 minutes’ walk to the conference building at the fairgrounds. The exhibition halls are father away. I have not walked but the taxi took 10 minutes anyway.

The building of the hotel is nothing special but upon entering it gets somewhat better. The reception is immediately on your right. On the left you also see that there is a lounge area with inviting chairs and a sofa and different magazines for every audience. On the other hand you have a restaurant where you can order from a small menu.

This Ibis Hotel has 80 rooms available which are distributed over 5 floors. Most rooms are for 1 and or 2 persons suitable and it was very nice that everything was very clean. Just a pity that the rooms on the busy road are so noisy at the evening. So falling asleep can be quite difficult for some people but the beds were very nice however with a good blanket, good pillows and sheets. Also the room and bathroom were very clean what is missing was a toilet brush. Furthermore the rooms were cleaned every day.

The bar I thought was not particularly good. There was enough alcohol present but they didn’t had a lot. The menu I found not so extensive so it’s not really a restaurant to go for dinner. When talking about the breakfast I found it quite pricey but it wasn’t that bad. They had orange juice and multivitamins but from avending machine. For the rest it was a buffet with everything going on but I thought the quality was actually no relation to the price.

At this hotel you can pay by credit card, debit card and cash. So you have various options but they want when you arrive your credit card (or other) to ensure that you can pay. When I was informed about the prices they told me € 89. The breakfast was 15 euros.

I spend € 114 plus the tourist tax of 10 euro’s which I thought was weird. I wouldn’t really go back to this hotel and this is because the room was cold and quite noisy and the breakfast I thought was not really great. The bathroom was very clean and there was a good shower with hot water. A large mirror always a positive thing. The staff was very friendly and just not worth the money in the end.
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Member Rating 2 out of 5 on March 5, 2011

Hotel Ibis Utrecht
BIZETLAAN 1
Utrecht, Netherlands
31-31-2910366

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Domtoren

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Attraction | "Visiting the Dom"

Domtoren Photo - Domtoren, Utrecht, Netherlands

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The domtoren can be seen from all over the town of Utrecht. When you enter the town you will notice the tower straight away. Right in the middle of the town this tower is located and it has been there for hundreds of years. We have actually been a few times to this town as it’s centrally located in the country of The Netherlands. It’s about 30 minutes from the main capital Amsterdam.Utrecht is a large city with around 1 million people living here. The town isn’t overally popular with tourists as most just visit Amsterdam. The town is really worth the visit as it’s a medieval town with beautifull historic buidlings and squares. Just outside the town you can visit an old palace and castle. N...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on December 20, 2012

Domtoren
Domplein 9 – 10
Utrecht, Netherlands 3512
+31 (30) 233 30 36

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