• Bar,
• Restaurant,
• Meeting room,
• Internet,
• Parking lot,
• Children

Description

Hotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden is situated in the city centre, in six prestigious canal houses from the 16th century. Leiden is known for its almshouses, university, museums and its history. After a visit to the centre you can relax in the hotel's restaurant or the bar.

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.

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• Check in from13:00
• Check out until 11:00
• Number of rooms39
• Parking lot 
• Children 
• FacilitiesBar, Restaurant, Meeting room, Internet,

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Reviews

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

Antoinette Simson - 2009-10-14

9.4out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Perfect Location and Gracious Staff

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 - 2009-09-18

9.2out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

A quaint hotel in an execellent location for exploring Leiden

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 - 2009-08-24

7.8out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

The room was very minimal, but clean. Great location in the center of Leiden.

PATRICIA PATTERSON - 2009-08-22

9.0out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Beautiful historic hotel in the centre of Leiden.

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 - 2009-07-14

9.6out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Well located, really nice staff!

A little expensive for a town like Leiden

Mimi - 2009-05-18

8.6out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Proximity, Charm and Exceptional Value (but keep it a secret!)

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 - 2009-03-26

8.8out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Helpful staff, great location

Very friendly helpful staff, and a great location

quite expensive, although maybe typical for the Netherlands

A. Neervoort - 2010-02-20

7.0out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Voor een dergelijke prijs verwacht ik beter comfort.

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 - 2009-11-16

4.8out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

ontbijt en kamer niet in verhouding met de prijs

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 - 2009-09-30

7.2out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Aanrader, vooral ook door prijs/kwaliteitverhouding

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 - 2009-09-14

7.4out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Voor een uitstapje Leiden, een prima hotel

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 - 2009-09-11

7.8out of 10

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Oud Hollands genieten in hartje Leiden

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 - 2009-07-06

7.2out of 10

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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 - 2009-06-22

5.8out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

oke hotel, maar te duur.

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 - 2009-05-10

8.0out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

prettig en schoon hotel op A locatie

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 - 2009-05-04

7.6out of 10

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vergane glorie

prima bedden

sober ontbijt

Irene Zuijdgeest - 2009-05-03

3.8out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

Onaangename verrassing in hotel Minerva

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 - 2009-04-28

7.8out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

ligging in centrum

oude en donkere uitstraling

Grietje Gringhuis-Katuin - 2009-04-26

7.6out of 10

ReviewsHotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden

De prijs en kwaliteit is goed

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.