Hotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Description

The hotel lies on one of Leiden's many canals, between two large shopping streets. Nieuw Minerva is located in six canal houses. In 1830 the founder of the Dutch constitution, J.R.Thorbecke, lived in one of these houses.

Near the hotel you will find the town hall, the university, museums, shops and restaurants. The hotel is decorated in an old-Dutch fashion and it has a homely feel. In the restaurant you can have a pleasant lunch or dinner. The hotel also offers five conference rooms that are suitable for business meetings, lectures, dinners, lunches, receptions and weddings.

Hotel Nieuw Minerva offers 39 rooms, that range from basic to luxurious. All rooms are equipped with a shower, toilet, radio and television. If you travel to Leiden by car you need to take into account that parking in the city centre is only available at a charge. However, you can also easily reach Leiden by public transport. The cities of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague are easy to reach by train. It only takes 20 minutes to reach Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

Food and Drinks

Breakfast is served daily from 07:00 until 10:00 h. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner from noon until 21:00 h. The bar is open between noon and 02:00 h.

Internet

In the hotel guests can use wireless internet at an additional charge.

Other information

- The hotel has a 24-hour reception.
- Pets are allowed in the hotel on request.
- Luggage can be stored in the hotel (on request).

Surroundings

Leiden is a city with a rich history of knowledge, science and culture. The painter Rembrandt was born in Leiden and the physician Boerhaave used to teach here. The city offers beautiful canals, monuments and museums. In the Golden Age Leiden was the second most important city of The Netherlands. Hotel Nieuw Minerva is a perfect starting point to explore this lovely city.

Details

Check in from: 13:00

Check out until: 11:00

Number of rooms: 39

Public parking lot: You can park your car (at a charge) in the direct vicinity of the hotel.

Children: A maximumm of one child up to 1 year old can stay in the parents' room for free when no extra bed is needed.

Facilities: Bar, Restaurant, Meeting room, Internet

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The following independent reviews were entered by guests after their stay at the hotel.

Martin Wynne Must be better options: 21 June 2011; 5.4; + Quirky, charming old building, easy walking distance of station and all of central and historic Leiden.; - Construction work nearby meant that the room and everything in it were shaking quite a lot during the day. Laughably expensive wi-fi. Lots of stairs, no lift.

Elena: 20 June 2011; 9.0; + Comfortable, clean, beautifully decorated, friendly staff, welcoming environment. In the heart of Leiden, within walking distance (5/10 mins) from the train station, museums, shops, markets and other places of cultural/recreational interest.; - Breakfast and Wi-Fi access charged separately, the latter very expensive. No lift, steep stairs.

Anonymous: 11 April 2011; 4.4; + centrally located; - price too high for the quality

Anonymous: 24 March 2011; 5.0; + That fact that it is in Leiden. There are so few hotels there that this is one of the few options available.; - Very grumpy receptionist on my arrival made me feel very unwelcome.

Peter Modest but good value for money: 19 November 2010; 7.4; + Good location; historic area; clean, functional room with own shower & WC; nice breakfast. Good value for money.; - Tiny room (which is not unusual for the Netherlands; if they say "single room" they mean it). Staff not particularly friendly (also fairly normal for the Netherlands). Steep stairs and no elevator, hence more suitable for younger, energetic people. Wireless Internet extortionately expensive.

A. Ellen Bogaard: 5 October 2010; 7.8; + Very good location in Leiden, easy to access all city sights; - Have to carry bags up stairs, pack lightly

Bart: 18 August 2010; 7.8; + Cheap, very good location right in the middle of the city center; - Noisy: wooden floors in adjoining rooms are *very* audible

Simon Hewitt Great loation, tiny rooms, expensive and faded...: 7 June 2010; 6.4; + Secure indoor bike storage. Very friendly staff. Excellent cental location - in the best part of historic Leiden. THe communal areas look tired but have good character. Adequate breakfast included.; - Tiny box room with an outward opening door. Even tinier bathroom with lots of mould. Dead mosquitos squashed all over the ceiling. Soggy old beds.Very expensive for what it is... How many opinionated, loud American students can you fit in one hotel?

Antoinette Simson Perfect Location and Gracious Staff: 14 October 2009; 9.4; + Perfect location, lovely hotel, gracious staff. The friendly atmosphere made my long stay (6 days) quite comfortable. Whenever I return to Leiden to visit family, this will be my choice hotel.

Allan Watson A quaint hotel in an execellent location for exploring Leiden: 18 September 2009; 9.2; + Very good location. Perhaps a little noisy at night. Would definitely book again but would request a different room; - A lot of noise late at night until 5 am

JB: 24 August 2009; 7.8; + The room was very minimal, but clean. Great location in the center of Leiden.

PATRICIA PATTERSON Beautiful historic hotel in the centre of Leiden.: 22 August 2009; 9.0; + Amazing rooms, really well decorated in an old-fashioned style. The location of the hotel is perfect too, you can walk anywhere in Leiden from here.

Elo Kyrmse: 14 July 2009; 9.6; + Well located, really nice staff!; - A little expensive for a town like Leiden

Mimi Proximity, Charm and Exceptional Value (but keep it a secret!): 18 May 2009; 8.6; + If we wanted to serve ourselves, we would not disclose the wonderful secret of the Hotel NML - obviously, we would want to come back again and find rooms available at the same reasonable rates. We didn't know Leiden when we booked, but we could not have been in a better location to explore the heart of Leiden. Up the steeg to the main buslines, stroll down the charming canal - or perhaps walk further on the cobblestoned streets to ever more enchanting views. Beautiful! Our room had three large windows that overlooked the canal - some might say that our room was quaint - the reason we didn't give a "10" but only an "8" was because of the expectations of those used to staying in sterile - impersonal hotels - Hotel NML would not suit them - and perhaps the lack of an elevator would be a hindrance as well. The breakfast that came with the room was ample, the ambiance splendid and we can't say enough nice things about the staff(s). We neglected to have a meal at the hotel, but perhaps we may come back again to see more of Leiden - we came to visit family in the area. The temperature was perfect for us, the street noises "charming", the bed was comfortable. We didn't try the TV at all. Perhaps a different shower door would increase the experience of using the toilet in our particular room - it was kind of close quarters at times. We were very pleased with every aspect of the hotel and would definitely consider staying there again. Our travel agent refused to book us there, which is why we came to the hotel.nl website to book the hotel ourselves - we have nice things to say about the website also. Again, our setting was nearly perfect for us, but we were not looking for the mid-range cookie cutter amenities that most expect. We could give all tens for our experience - and in a 16th century house too -! My husband wanted to reemphasize the remarkable helpfulness of the staff - they were great in every aspect. We were very appreciative of their English skills.; - We had ZERO minus points. Our viewpoint is that the hotel was "different". In fairness, we must mention the lack of an elevator (we were aware that we would have some issues without one, but we managed - even with heavy luggage). We were there for a full week - perhaps the breakfast could have varied more during that time, but it was ample and delicious and certainly there were many things to sample! The breakfast room was darling (we even took pictures!) We were blessed to have excellent weather all during our stay - we're not so certain that in stormy weather or in very hot weather that our room would have been as amenable - we are used to central heat and air conditioning, but again, just different is our viewpoint. If the hotel had prepared a little more information for foreign guests, perhaps we would have found our way around a little easier during our first few days. We came during what turned out to be a holiday weekend in Holland and missed the open hours of the VVV tourist place and the museums seemed to be closed on the Monday, so that was a bit of a challenge. We loved everything and would be more than happy to stay there several weeks (with an occasional breakfast somewhere else - croissants and bananas perhaps). Some might say that "quaintness" is a minus point - the Hotel NML is a grand lady who wears her age charmingly. We can only mention that we were not successful with either the telephone (our inexperience) or the electrical converters we brought - the outlets were recessed and we could not plug in our battery charger for our camera and had to purchase batteries where we could find them (I had heart failure at the expense of SEVEN EUROS for 4 AA batteries) - we were soaked for those! Our credit card payment for the hotel was smooth and we were delighted by that - it was our airline mileage card that worked. We noticed in the literature we got during our visit that the canals are quite a party area during the warmer summer months - if that is the case, perhaps we would not have enjoyed our canalside room quite so much (we could hear people at 3 am, but it was just "charming", not viewed as a problem. One comment about the website - booking dates are done as numbers only - it would be very helpful to "spell out" the month - for example, Americans don't think DD/MM/YYYY - they think they are booking MM/DD/YYYY - so we were somewhat worried that we had the wrong month - it would be helpful if the reservation came back as 2 May 2009 to 9 May 2009 instead of 2.5.09 to 9.5.09. Thank you all - we had a most splendid trip and would have liked to stay much longer.

Paul Cox Helpful staff, great location: 26 March 2009; 8.8; + Very friendly helpful staff, and a great location; - quite expensive, although maybe typical for the Netherlands

Anonymous Amper nachtrust gehad: 23 December 2011; 6.6; + Super mooie locatie; - Nauwelijks een oog dicht kunnen doen door zowel lawaai van de straat en het feit dat het hotel zelf ook heel gehorig is.

Anonymous Het was eerst moeilijk tevinden maar toch gevonden 7: 8 December 2011; 7.0; + in de TV onder in zit een klok. Het hotel zit vlak bij het centrum. ik heb geen warme maaltyd gebruik hier zou ik niets over zeggen; - Hoofd kussens te dun ,geen reserve in de kast, Deur sleutels te ouder wets,met kaart is beter , De tv is te klein dit ivb met de tekst onder in beeld. om er een lang verblijf te ver toeven kan je het gordijn ge sloten houden.

Anonymous Een leuk hotel midden in de stad.,: 16 October 2011; 7.6; + geweldig hotel midden in de stad en centraal gelegen.; - geen.

Anonymous Mooi ingericht hotel met prima ligging in het centrum.: 27 August 2011; 7.0; + Mooie oud ingerichte kamer.; - Prijs aan de hoge kant. Ontbijt erg simpel.

Philip Thorpe A nice, centrally located hotel: 7 May 2011; 7.8; + Clean, quiet, within walking distance of anything of interest, breakfast and evening meal a fair price.

Tove Okey hotel: 25 April 2011; 7.0; + Clean.; - Steep stairs. expensive internet. No luggage storage.

Christine A wonderfully quiet place in the heart of Leiden, where I feel at home: 25 November 2010; 9.8; + a fabulous breakfast buffet as preparation for anything to come; - not a serious minus; however, it would be nice to have more comfy lounge space on the ground floor

Bertram Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und würden dieses Hotel wieder buche: 24 October 2010; 8.6; + Die Lage des Hotels ist hervorragend; - Das Angebot im Restaurant könnte schon etwas reichhaltiger sein

RenÃÂ© Nijhof Eenvoudig rustiek hotelletje: 11 October 2010; 7.2; + Het is een oud-hollands aandoend hotelletje in het centrum van Leiden. De oude binnenstad is op loopafstand bereikbaar en het is er redelijk rustig.

Annelies Zeker voor herhaling vatbaar.: 5 October 2010; 6.6; + Het avondeten was goed. Personeel was aardig. Het lampje van een van de kamers was kapot. Deze is snel vervangen, helaas was deze eigenlijk direct weer kapot. Dit laaste zijn we vergeten door te geven.; - Matras was doorgelegen. Tijdens het slapen rolde ik mijn bed een paar keer uit. Bediening tijdens het eten kan beter. Tussendoor een keer vragen of alles naar wens is, kan ook de omzet verhogen. Qua drankjes e.d.

Anoniem Goed prijs-kwaliteitverhouding: 13 September 2010; 8.0; + goedkoop en schoon. Voor iemand die alleen op de hotelkamer wil slapen en douchen. Sanitair prima. Geen oordeel over ontbijt/eten, hebben we niet genuttigd

J.G.A. Bonten En toch een mooi verblijf gehad: 7 May 2010; 6.6; + ligging in hartje Leiden; - parkeermogelijkheden en minimaal comfort kamer in relatie tot prijs

F. Dirksen Komen zeker terug: 18 April 2010; 8.8; + Personeel is uiterst vriendelijk en attent.; - Geen

Mike Beute Komen zeker terug: 18 April 2010; 8.8; + Mooi entree. Ruime lounge. Enorm vriendelijk ontvangst. Kamers eenvoudig maar heel goed verzorgd.; - Geen

sara kalis Het was goed toeffen in leiden: 5 April 2010; 8.0; + Midden in het centrum; - dat de tweede onverwachte ekstra nacht een beetje duur was.

henri johannes detiger Ongeschikt voor ouderen: 3 April 2010; 5.6; + oude natiek aandoende kamer; - geen hulp bij bagage. zeer slecht voor ouderen en mensen met een hadicap.bij branmdalarm geen exuus voor de overmacht i.v.m. installatie.. geen lift en geen mensen die koffers voor ouderen naar boven willen brengen. kan slecht het bed inkomen.(hoog met een matras die lager is dan de binnenrand zodat men er ook moeilijk uit kan komen

A. Neervoort Voor een dergelijke prijs verwacht ik beter comfort.: 20 February 2010; 7.0; + Mooie locatie, binnenstad van Leiden zeer goed bereikbaar.; - De toiletruimte was koud en veel te klein: onmogelijk om recht op het toilet te zitten! Verder was het afzuigsysteem zeer lawaaiig. Afstandsbediening TV werkte niet. Er werd zeer luidruchtig op de gracht gewerkt: overlast dus voor de hotelgast. Parkeren duur en ver weg,dit komt nog bovenop een flinke prijs voor de hotelkamer.

Leen Ontbijt en kamer niet in verhouding met de prijs: 16 November 2009; 4.8; + Hotel ligt midden in het centrum, wij moesten naar het concertgebouw dat ligt om 2 min lopen; - Hele kleine kamer totaal niet in verhouding met de prijs, bij het ontbijt was het brood wel vers maar allen keus uit gewoon wit en bruin brood en krentenbrood, geen broodjes of croissantjes, en verder alleen 4 soorten beleg 2 soorten kaas en een ei, lekker voor thuis maar niet wat ik bij een ontbijt verwacht in een hotel

Johan van Leeuwen Aanrader, vooral ook door prijs/kwaliteitverhouding: 30 September 2009; 7.2; + Eigen sfeer, gezellig, vriendelijk personeel; - slecht bereikbaar (door verkeersplan Leiden), los deksel douchebakafvoer (vergeten te vertellen bij uitchecken, om voor parkeertermijn weer te kunnen vertrekken)

Harry Pouwels Voor een uitstapje Leiden, een prima hotel: 14 September 2009; 7.4; + Centraal gelegen gezellige uitstraling vriendelijk personeel; - zijn eigenlijk geen echte minpunten maar als we dan toch wat moeten bedenken vonden wij het jammer dat de slaapkamerraam niet open ging:droge lucht, tv veel te hoog op kledingkastje. Ontbijt zou voor hetzelfde geld gezelliger uitgeserveerd kunnen worden. Dit alles is echter geen reden om weer met plezier terug te komen

J. Nix Oud Hollands genieten in hartje Leiden: 11 September 2009; 7.8; + Zeer leuke receptie vrouwen; vriendelijk, geïnteresseerd, gemotiveerd, communicatief sterk.; - Het brood bij het ontbijt was 2 ochtenden niet vers, wat oud brood. De parkeerkosten naast het hotel hakken erin als je vroeg bent (van 16.00 tot 21.00u betalen betekende 12 euro!)

Bruno van der Pol: 6 July 2009; 7.2; + de ligging dus, prachtig centraal; - er is erg veel straatrumoer en - airco ontbreekt - in een warme nacht moeten de ramen wel open

amber de vries Oke hotel, maar te duur.: 22 June 2009; 5.8; + aardig personeel. Midden in het centrum.; - De kamer was heel klein en warm (zaten helemaal bovenin op zolder) De prijs voor de kamer vond ik veel te hoog!!

rick Prettig en schoon hotel op A locatie: 10 May 2009; 8.0; + vriendelijke en klantgerichte instelling van personeel de hygiene is opvallend goed, een dikke pluspunt; - niet echt minpunten gevonden. we hadden geboekt op een gereduceerd tarief. bij een vol tarief zou de prijs /kwaliteit verhouding beduidend slechter zijn.

Arie Ardesch Vergane glorie: 4 May 2009; 7.6; + prima bedden; - sober ontbijt

Irene Zuijdgeest Onaangename verrassing in hotel Minerva: 3 May 2009; 3.8; + De ligging van het hotel.; - Ik had 2 gelijke kamers geboekt, maar waren 2 erg verschillende kamers bij aanmkomst.Eentje was wel zeer minimalistisch en oncomfortabel.ik was ook niet te spreken over de service in het hotel hieromtrent.Het ontbijt was erg matig

Paul Mulder: 28 April 2009; 7.8; + ligging in centrum; - oude en donkere uitstraling

Grietje Gringhuis-Katuin De prijs en kwaliteit is goed: 26 April 2009; 7.6; + Het ontbijt was prima; - De kamer was heel erg donker en somber en van de toiletrolhouder had je wat last bij het zitten op het toilet.

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