NH Utrecht

We ended up at this hotel after we had been evacuated from a night train. We were a party of 12 Girl Guides and 3 adult leaders who were inter railing across Europe and this was an unplanned stay. The check in staff member we spoke to was amazing, I am sure he had already had a very long, stressful night but he was so helpful and patient when checking us in. HE tried his best to get us rooms as close together as possible, he managed to split us across 2 floors so we could have at least one leader on each floor.

This is an excellent hotel with large and airy rooms that have very comfortable beds and everything else one might need (nice and large bathroom with rain shower, electric kettle, airconditioning, fast WiFi). It is a few minutes away from the Utrecht central rail station and a large shopping Centre and restaurants right outside the station. One can easily walk to the centre of Utrecht in approximately 15 minutes, where there are many nice restaurants along the canals. The breakfast buffet was excellent.

Breakfast is awesome. Continental with several options: from fried to healthy. Staff is amazingly kind and very polite and don't keep anything missing in the buffett. Highlight goes for the omelete a cheff can make out of fresh ingredients of your chosing. Another highlight is the fact that you can sit and ask for fresh eggs, omelete, bacon, sausages just for those that don't want what's on the buffet. Several options of coffee, machine, freshly brewed or even instant. The same goes for juices and teas available. The hotel is not in the heart of the city, which for me was great since all I got was a quiet room and no people screaming at night on the street, but that doesn't mean you're not in a good spot. You're 2 blocks away from train station - if you come from Amsterdam, you just have to buy train tickets in the airport itself, then go down the stairs, take the train to Utrecht, go out of the station, take the stairs down to street level, walk one block towards the street and you're right in the hotel. You're surrounded by good restaurants and places to have a nice cheap meal. You're like 4, 5 blocks away from the canals, and beware, despite the sun going down after 10pm in June, is hard to find a good place to eat, don't be fooled by the sun. There's a huge mall near the central station (opposite side of the hotel). By June 2022, DOM Church would only open until 2pm so no touring after that. St. Jacob's Church is a good option if you want to visit a church full of history inside each column or even in the floor, since it's a functioning Church that was inaugurated before Reformation, which means a beautiful architecture and lots of reading. All the way the canals you'll find free wifi, no password needed if you get lost. If you do get lost, don't worry everyone speaks in English and is very helpful. For buying groceries, water, beer, etc. look out for Albert Heijn's stores.

They left some chocolates with a hand-written welcoming letter on the table. They think about all the needs of a traveler: multiple and easy-access charging ports and electrical connections, stands for your belongings in the shower (despite they provide liquid soap, shampoo and conditioner), lights in the closets, light switches that control all the lights in the room (so you don't have to stand up at different parts of the room to access them), and other little details that make your stay comfortable outside and inside the rooms

Great size room & good showers. Massive selection at breakfast including good gluten free options. Secure storage for bicycle. I know its a weird one, but really liked the width and decor of the corridors.