Anyone ever heard of this place? Good? Bad?

http://www.pakhuys.nl/

I am always looking for different accomodations that are well located, they have a bar and food onsite, and wifi access. Looks nice, but they do not have any pictures of the rooms.

Thank you.

hi simpleyjim,
i was in Alkmaar last week and this hotel is centrally located near the beer museum and two minutes walk to the RLD,looks a bit pricey from the outside with a superior look of facilities inside.
Lionel

69 euro looks good..i will stay there next time..best western in alkmaar NEVER AGAIN they fucked up my bill twice,terrible service.

iloveamsterdam. when i looked to book a room for five nights in september they were quoting something like 635 euros for five nights, excluding breakfast! when was this offer for 69 euros for? from lionel

hi lionel it was on their website

For anyone who is driving a car, and not planning to take advantage of intoxicating substances, it's worth remembering that Van der Valk's Akersloot motel is just 7 or 8 kms south of Alkmaar on the A9 motorway. They have around 200 rooms. A room costs 70 Euros, plus 10 Euros for breakfast. It's about 3 star standard but the rooms are enormous compared with most other hotels in NL. The restaurants in VdV hotels are very good too.

Last time I was in Alkmaar (a day trip from Haarlem, where I was staying), I stopped by this place for a beer and picked up their business card:

http://www.stadenland.com/

At €52.50 for a single room, you'd be hard pressed to find better than that. It's near the station, obviously given the address (Stationsweg 92-94), about 15 - 20 mins walk from the City Centre / Achterdam / Biermuseum. You can save a few Euros by booking through hotels.nl who don't charge a fee (I've booked through them before elsewhere):

http://www.hotels.nl/alkmaar/stadenland/

The only thing, it is above a bar so it may well be noisy. If anyone does try it out, please leave a report.

Alkmaar is a great place. You can sit outside on the terrace of the Biermuseum by the canal and watch the world go by and you are only a minute's stroll from the Achterdam.

Cheers

Moondog

ive stayed at stad en land about 6 times, maybe more, in the past 4 years. have never known the rooms to be noisy at all, especially if you get the wonderful attic room which sleeps 3-4 people. i once had the great fortune to be staying there 2 days before xmas while it snowed heavily outside - great memories.

i notice the prices have gone up a bit - it was 40, then 45 now 52 a night. still great value and porn channel on the tv too. fred can probably even tell you which room number it is that has the broken TV with permanent free porn. i forget.

doog!

withnail

Maybe simplyjim has already booked somewhere in Alkmaar, but anyway Withnail, thanks for the info. I may stay in Stad en Land on my next visit to Holland. So far I've only visited Alkmaar during the day. €50 is still great value anywhere in the Netherlands for a single room ensuite.

Moondog