Hotel de Heeren — Hotel in Veere

TLDR; |Pros+ |+ fantastic location ( close to parking, view over tiny harbor , close to everything)|+ friendly and flexible staff ( changed room last minute )|+ cool idea for a hotel in such an old mansion|+ nice large bathtub in our room ( no whirlpool though )|+ good variety of breakfast|+ very quiet | |Cons – ||- price. For 213 euros I expect more |- Cheaply renovated rooms|- No room phone / no room service |- The smallest TV I have ever seen in a hotel ( for a big room really weird )|- Breakfast was good , but with only 6 rooms, I feel they can provide a more personal touch. | | |Rooms: ||The rooms are very old, and they have been renovated to give a modern touch. Electric beds and a pretty modern bathroom. However they missed the details, the TV was ridiculously small, no TV would have been better almost. The overall wardrobes and the style just made it seem like the owner wanted to do it quickly without spending much money. It felt strange. |The bathroom was nice, a shower and we got the large room with the bath tub. The bathtub was massive and could almost fit 3. | |Wellness/pool/gym||N/a| |Breakfast/dinner/bar area ||The breakfast was a typical belgian / Dutch breakfast. Different cheeses and breads, sandwich toppings, hard boiled egg, coffee and juice. I enjoyed it ( my girlfriend at almost nothing ) but for 200 Euros and having 6 rooms; I expect a more personalized touch. They could have given us the choice the day before with “friend egg, scrambled egg, omelet, pancake or waffle”. A smoothie would have been nice also. Not everyone likes hard boiled eggs. | |The hotel has their own restaurant that serves italian food. We didn’t try but it looked good. ||Final words:||Staff was friendly, we changed room once arriving because Expedia made a mistake. We wanted a bath, and we got it immediately without paying extra! ||The rooms feel strange, at no point did I feel I was in a 4 star hotel. ||Boutique hotels should stand out in my opinion, they can’t offer everything chain hotels can, so they can use the 6 rooms only to their advantage. ||This is the most I ever paid for a hotel ever, and I have been to stunning 5 star places where you felt like royalty. We felt it was expensive for...

TLDR; |Pros+ |+ fantastic location ( close to parking, view over tiny harbor , close to everything)|+ friendly and flexible staff ( changed room last minute )|+ cool idea for a hotel in such an old mansion|+ nice large bathtub in our room ( no whirlpool though )|+ good variety of breakfast|+ very quiet | |Cons – ||- price. For 213 euros I expect more |- Cheaply renovated rooms|- No room phone / no room service |- The smallest TV I have ever seen in a hotel ( for a big room really weird )|- Breakfast was good , but with only 6 rooms, I feel they can provide a more personal touch. | | |Rooms: ||The rooms are very old, and they have been renovated to give a modern touch. Electric beds and a pretty modern bathroom. However they missed the details, the TV was ridiculously small, no TV would have been better almost. The overall wardrobes and the style just made it seem like the owner wanted to do it quickly without spending much money. It felt strange. |The bathroom was nice, a shower and we got the large room with the bath tub. The bathtub was massive and could almost fit 3. | |Wellness/pool/gym||N/a| |Breakfast/dinner/bar area ||The breakfast was a typical belgian / Dutch breakfast. Different cheeses and breads, sandwich toppings, hard boiled egg, coffee and juice. I enjoyed it ( my girlfriend at almost nothing ) but for 200 Euros and having 6 rooms; I expect a more personalized touch. They could have given us the choice the day before with “friend egg, scrambled egg, omelet, pancake or waffle”. A smoothie would have been nice also. Not everyone likes hard boiled eggs. | |The hotel has their own restaurant that serves italian food. We didn’t try but it looked good. ||Final words:||Staff was friendly, we changed room once arriving because Expedia made a mistake. We wanted a bath, and we got it immediately without paying extra! ||The rooms feel strange, at no point did I feel I was in a 4 star hotel. ||Boutique hotels should stand out in my opinion, they can’t offer everything chain hotels can, so they can use the 6 rooms only to their advantage. ||This is the most I ever paid for a hotel ever, and I have been to stunning 5 star places where you felt like royalty. We felt it was expensive for...

Check-in was quickly performed by very friendly hosts from the restaurant located below the actual hotel rooms (restaurant 1611) as the hotel itself does not hold a typical reception. Room was located on the first floor at the back, overlooking the small outside terrace and further 18th century houses. You could even see the city hall with it's clock tower from your room. Having said that, I guess that's also the only thing that potentially could make your stay a bit less ideal... the clock of the tower will let you know it's there BUT I'm sure that almost anywhere in Veere you must hear the sound so nothing really specific to this hotel. As a logical result of the fact that this hotel is situated in a 17th century building, you will also see that there are various numbers of steps and tinier doors. All other parts of the hotel, great and originally decorated rooms, cleanliness of rooms and public area's, airco and nespresso/tea in the rooms, very friendly staff, are defintely a reason to go here. One thing that really stands out for me after various stays in all kinds of hotels, the breakfast that is served in below...