Bastion Hotel Haarlem Velsen

Lovely hotel to stay for Haarlem! Staff were so friendly and kind and the breakfast was amazing :) You have a bus around 3 minutes walk from the hotel which takes you to the centre of Haarlem in 15/20 minutes. And from Haarlem zandvort is around 20 mins and amsterdam is also around 20 mins from the centre :) plus some nice nature close by and a windmill :)

Really enjoyed my stay here, the rooms are clean and modern. I like the fact you have pod coffee machine in your room, complimentary bottled water. When I checked in, I was given two vouchers for, two free drinks in the bar. The only thing I could moan about, was that the safe in the room was not working, so I didn't want housekeeping in my room, while I wasn't there, due to money, passport and other valuables in my room, as I was only there for two nights, it wasn't a problem. The staff were friendly and helpful with me and there is a bus every ten minutes to the train station, then fifteen minutes to central Amsterdam.

Good hotel. A real bastion with a moat. during our stay, we blissed out all the time. Everything in the hotel and around it is conducive to creation. There is a McDonald's in the courtyard of the hotel, which makes it possible to have a socially accessible meal at any time. The only concern was from other guests who were very loud. This happens. Thanks for rest!

Nice enough hotel, it is fairly standard for the Bastion chain so if you have stayed with them before then you know what to expect. Particularly comfortable beds and a nicely spaced room with an en suite bathroom, air conditioning, a flat screen TV, a safe, a desk, a fridge and a coffee machine in the room. On the upper floors there is a nice view of the area around the hotel, including the small lake within the car park area. There is a fair sized car park outside the hotel and, inside, there is a full restaurant which serves evening meals as well as a daily breakfast which you can add to your room rate but it is a little on the expensive side for what is offered. If you are looking for something a bit quicker or on the cheaper side there is a McDonalds in the same courtyard as the hotel. The road network in the area is well set up allowing for easy journeys from the hotel into the main areas of Amsterdam so it could serve as a fair alternative for those visiting the city but not wanting to spend big on a city centre hotel.

Room is clean but very small. Shower was the first time nice and warm. Second time cold.... The restaurant bathroom was gross and only one of the toilets had toiletpaper when we checked in. Next day when we checked out the restaurant bathroom was still the same. How hard is it to let someone check the bathroom every 4 hours. Staff was nice and friendly