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When in the Netherlands - stay in the fabulous Kurhaus hotel

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) on Jul 20th 2009 at 2:00PM

Most tourists heading to the Netherlands prefer to stay in Amsterdam - that is after all where most of the "action" is. If you'd prefer to see more of the country you really need to grab a train to The Hague. This governmental capital of the country borders the nations most popular beach destination - Scheveningen.

If you have the time, you definitely need to consider spending a night in the Kurhaus hotel. The history of this amazing beach hotel reaches back to 1818, and the building survived fire, war, renovations and the shortest concert ever performed by the Rolling Stones. The name "Kurhaus" comes from the German word to cure - the wind off the North Sea is considered to be one of the most beneficial in the world.

Rooms start at EUR141 (add about EUR40 for a beach side room). For EUR1075 a night, you get the presidential suite, complete with your own private balcony.

During the summer, the beach is packed with tourists enjoying the comfortable waters or having lunch at one of the many beach pavilions Scheveningen is so famous for. Of course, they had to spend hours in their car getting there, and all you have to do is walk downstairs.