Description
Hotel Bitter en Zoet (Bitter and Sweet) lies in the middle of the beautiful Drenthe countryside. This hotel is housed in the stunningly renovated former hospital complex of Veenhuizen. The complex was originally built to provide care and rehabilitation for orphans, the poor and vagrants from big cities. It was later turned into a penal colony. You can learn all about the turbulent history of this complex at the Gevangenismuseum (Prison Museum).
Those who appreciate peace, space and good food have come to the right place. Staff are both welcoming and helpful. There is a private health club with a traditional Finnish sauna, an infrared sauna (short wave) with colour-light therapy, as well as an infrared sauna (medium to long wave) with daylight and colour-light therapy. You can also enjoy a heavenly massage here. The complex also offers a genuine health academy, where you can take part in workshops, for example, in stress managament and a healthy lifestyle. Registration for these courses should be done well in advance.
The elegant spacious double rooms are housed in three townhouses, each with their own name, Toewijding (Devotion), Bitter en Zoet (Bitter and Sweet) and Plichtgevoel (Sense of Duty). Each room has a unique atmosphere as well as good box-spring beds, LCD television and a bathroom with a shower and toilet. The rooms on the ground floor are specially designed for disabled guests, and the hotel offers extra care, in collaboration with Icare Thuiszorg (Home Care Services), available on request.
Food and Drinks
Breakfast is served daily between 08:00 and 10:30 h with fresh bread from the hotel's own bakery.
The restaurant is open from 12:00 to 21:00 h, and serves dishes from the Dutch, English and French cuisines. The kitchen is traditional and uses fresh regional produce wherever possible. The restaurant is situated on the former inner courtyard of the hospital complex and has a trendy, atmospheric interior. Workshops are regularly held with regards to nutrition and healthy living.
The hotel bar is open daily from 10:00 to 23:00 h, where you can enjoy a good cup of coffee or a tasty drink.
Internet
Guests can make free use of wireless Internet at the hotel. There is also a computer with Internet in the hotel lobby.
Other information
- The hotel does not have a 24-hour reception. If you wish to check-in after 22:00 h, please contact the reception in advance.
- An additional bed can be placed in the room on request at €50 per night.
- The hotel has special rooms for guests with a disability. These rooms can be booked on request.
- Pets are allowed on request at €12.50 per night.
- Luggage can be stored at the hotel (on request).
Surroundings
Hotel Bitter en Zoet Veenhuizen is surrounded by a vast area of woods, heaths and farmlands and is great for gorgeous walking and cycling trips. A visit to the nearby Gevangenismuseum (Prison Museum) in Veenhuizen is a nice day out. Assen, Drachten and the university town of Groningen are also easy to reach from the hotel.
Details
- Check in from
- 14:00
- Check in until
- 22:00
- Check out from
- 08:00
- Check out until
- 11:00
- Number of rooms
- 15
- Parking lot
- You can park on two special parking grounds, that can be reached by following the direction signs X or O. It is not allowed to park on the bank in front of the hotel.
- Children
- Maximum 2 children upto 10 years old can stay on request in the parents' room. A cot can be placed for €10 a night. An extra bed costs €50 a night.
- Facilities
- Bar, Restaurant, Meeting room, Internet, Sauna, Terrace, Garden, Dogs allowed, Breakfast, Gift Shop, Groups, Washbasin
