Hotels near Landgoed de Zandleij, Cromvoirt

Too much goes wrong in this huge conference hotel. Entering you are met with a pernicious smell of synthetic cleaning product or ditto air 'refresher', even in the rooms. The beds and rooms are OK though, and breakfast is well provided. Er gaat teveel fout. Onze geboekte kamer was niet schoongemaakt. Dus werden we verwezen naar een eenvoudiger kamer. Ter compensatie werd ons drankjes aangeboden. Alleen die bleken bij afrekening niet afgetrokken. Moesten erom vragen. Erger is die drankjes zelf: twee Prosecco in flesje van 20 cl werden geleverd zonder flesje in 2 glazen. Dus 2 x 10 cl voor 12 euro. Dit zou voor ons nadelig zijn, maar dankzij de uiteindelijk duidelijk gemaakte compensatie kwam dit toch voor eigen rekening van het hotel. Dit zijn min of meer ernstige fouten, maar we hebben toch goed geslapen. Het eten was minder dan de pretenties van Danny beloofden, maar gewoontjes. Dus ***

Nice hotel 200m from the centre: above a restaurant with terrace, centrally located in the busy outdoor neighborhood. Suites are accessible through a very steep, narrow rotation staircase. Rooms 40m2 were smaller than expected. Two separate beds. Two velux rooftops with a weared roller belt, a sliced light on the night box, a missing beer key to open the drinks from the minibar, a hearing room (gang, hall) street noise but everything is happy to be solved with ears. Friendly staff especially the guests. Good breakfast in beautiful room. And free parking (valet parking à 27,50€) The hotel would not have been booked if we had known in advance that the pal was in the busy outdoor neighborhood.

I stayed here with my wife and adult daughter for four nights. We found it very comfortable and the staff friendly and helpful. The hotel is surrounded by woods and lakes. As well as dining in the hotel we tried several of the restaurants next door to the hotel and in Oisterwijk. There is plenty to see in the neighbourhood, such as Kasteel Nemelaer, where we enjoyed delicious hazelnut meringues or the Loonse and Drunense Duinen landscape, a large area of sand-dunes. The car park leaves a lot to be desired, but otherwise a most enjoyable break.

I booked this hotel again as we’ve liked it on previous trips for the Efteling. On this occasion we found the room to be very good with comfy beds, nice bedding, clean and stylish. What I would wish for at this price is some tea and coffee making facilities. It is ridiculous to have to go to the reception and buy coffee when you’ve paid quite a lot for the hotel. In the evening we ate in the hotel as a large group made up of 3 families. The food was excellent however when we came to pay we were very surprised that we could not split the bill. The bill was €200 so obviously no one wants to pay for all of that! We wanted to make one payment per family ie 3 payments to clear the bill. The staff member said we had to make only one payment in total because we had all sat together. She was a bit rude and we all found this very odd.

When staying at the hotel we couldn’t fault it. Children stay free if sharing a room, and we had booked to visit Efteling. We didn’t realise but our stay coincided with carnival, for this reason I think we were allocated a room at the back of the hotel (as I can imagine those front facing would be very noisy - there is a huge stage directly in front of the hotel at this time, as well as many food vans and outside bars etc - not that any of this worried us). So our room was on the 5th floor at the rear with a direct view of the multi story car park! (But we didn’t book for a view!). The room was well equipped with a comfy bed and a seperate shower and toilet. Everything was very clean. The only issue I would say regarding the rooms is that they were very dark so it was hard to see your items in the wardrobe. Not a big deal! The staff on reception were really helpful and chatty, and gave us lots of advice. It’s super easy to reach Efteling from here, we walked to the coach station (just by the train station) and there were regular buses. Again children travel free. You could walk to the station in about 10-15 mins. The shopping streets are very close to the hotel, and nice for a stroll - plenty of places to eat etc. we enjoyed backwerk bakery just a couple of shops down from the hotel, they did fresh smoothies and juices and lovely fresh sandwiches. Perfect for brunch/lunch. There is a Taco Bell next to the hotel! My son wanted to try it but we didn’t get chance! The issue for us came out check out, our flight wasn’t until the evening so we asked to use the secure luggage room for our case so we could enjoy our last day. We came back to the hotel to pick up our bag, and make our way to the airport. I was let in to the luggage room to get our case, but it had gone. The staff didn’t know what to do, apart from check and speak to other staff members. Eventually I asked to see the manager as we really needed to leave (fortunately we had been sensible and kept our passports and money etc on us). And I was asking for something in writing to say they had “lost” our case - as I didn’t feel comfortable just leaving with no proof (they also wanted to take the luggage receipts - I think because they wanted to figure out what had happened). The manager was “checking the CCTV” but upon our second request did come out and see us. She did apologise for the case going missing (after a long time!! More hearing about how strange this was?!?) and said if it “wasn’t found” they would replace it. At this point I was getting concerned about travelling home without any of our things, especially with my son, for example some warmer clothes, his switch!! I felt the customer service here was lacking, there was no gesture here - could they assist us getting to the airport for example - She did offer to go to the shop but by this point we were cutting it so fine to get to the airport / which we said to her! We have no time now! It was very disappointing a

Wow lovely hotel a bit out and off the beaten track about an hour from Amsterdam BUT worth the drive, bedrooms lovely and modern with comfy rooms and large roomy showers. The breakfast buffet is one of the best I’ve ever had and I travel A LOT. Hot egg station with lovely omelets, variety of granola and cold cheese and meats super fresh fruit and the best fresh squeezed orange juice WELL DONE. The rooms are spotless and the staff are lovely Tgere is a beautiful clean little park of you fancy a walk or have kids that need to burn off energy Walk out of the entrance turn right walk till you see a sign that says Park Haven 3 then turn left onto a bike/ pedestrian paved road. Park is close I’ll be back.