Hotel berhampiran Liberation Tour, Groesbeek

Arrived very late to the hotel, Had a new staff so was not sure off a lot of things. It’s not near the city centre at all. Taxi required to the station.About €20 .Great for walks as it’s secluded and very green. Make sure you have had dinner if you are out and about in town as there might not be any at hotel. We were told as there were hardly anyone who wanted dinner on our last night, the kitchen / chef wasn’t making any dinner. Kids were hungry. Asked if anything at all could be made Pizza was suggested by one of the staff. She then told me it was frozen and would be warmed up😳😳. Hotel needs updating as it’s so dated. On the plus side, rooms were large and spacious.

Just had a drink and pre dinner snack. Ordered a small borrel snack of charcuterie with cheese nuts and olives. It was a generous portion between us filling enough to not need much dinner when we arrived home in Lent. Friendly attentive personnel and plenty of them. We sat with our dog on the terrace which overlooks a luscious green field. We felt very welcome.

We stayed here for four nights combining bicycle touring and seeing friends. The hotel has a secure place to leave bicycles and plenty to borrow too. It's a short cycle from Arnhem (hilly for the Netherlands and a short section is in the dark forest with no street lighting). It's a short cycle to Hoge Veluwe and Veluwezoom national parks which are excellent for cycling and hiking. There are hikes in the forest the hotel lies in, and it is a beautiful setting. The staff were so friendly and welcoming and really helpful with practical arrangements. Our room (8) was clean and comfortable and very spacious with a lovely view of the garden. The bathroom was in the room (toilet separate). Dinner is amazing here - we had the La Belle Source menu twice and the brassiere once. They catered well for vegetarians and the matching wines were well chosen by a friendly and experienced sommelier. The bar is well stocked and reasonably priced. Breakfast was ok - it's all buffet and it huge choice is a little underwhelming after such good dinners and got very busy at times. This was the only disappointment we had with this lovely hotel. Overall a great stay, good value for money and we would highly recommend it to others.

Just a short (thankfully downhill) walk from the railway station (extensive rail and bus services give easy access to almost anywhere in the Netherlands) the hotel is an even shorter walk from the north bank of the Nederrijn with its shady walks and numerous restaurants. Very handy as there is no restaurant at any IHG Express. As I arrived mid-morning the room was not ready but the staff (more about them later) were happy to store my case until I returned that afternoon (and again after checkout before leaving on an afternoon train). The room itself was a good size with a large comfortable bed, a functional desk and chair and a comfortable chair. Air conditioning kept the temperature stable and the lighting was good - not the ”fashionable” near darkness of some. Bathroom was good with a spacious shower. Everything was spotlessly clean. Coffee and tea available. Breakfast is the only meal offered and is a fairly basic standard european offering. Meats, eggs and cheeses were adequate, yoghurt good, fresh fruit salad very good indeed. Coffee was machine provided and good with a variety of offerings. No hot options (standard with the Express brand) and I did not try any of the other cold choices. Although fairly centrally located with easy access to shops and all the usual facilities and infrastructure the room was quiet and peaceful. An Albert Heijn mini-supermarket opposite attracted small groups in the evening but was not a bother - indeed very useful for an occasional small purchase. All standard and as expected for the brand so why mark it excellent? I will come back to the staff who were unfailingly excellent - helpful, cheery and friendly (though never less than professional) and recognised me by the end of day 1. A credit to the hotel and its management. This is now my first choice when next in the vicinity

I spent a Sunday and Monday night there; paid by my host (the university). Great choice on their part. The room was well appointed except for the somewhat small safe which would not accommodate my laptop. That said, the place is quite safe (access to the guest rooms via elevator that requires guest access card), so I just left it in the open. There's a coffee machine in the room and you can get extra capsules from the front-desk if need be. Toilet and shower are separate but, yes, as JapanGirl has mentioned, if you are not alone, you need to feel quite comfortable with your partner ... Wifi is stable and pretty fast, also on the ground floor/brekkie area, tv has some English language channels. Brekkie is fabulous and plenty. The ground floor is separated in about half a dozen areas and you can have brekkie in an ambiance of your choice. I had a colleague over for an hour to discuss one of her projects and ordered a cappuccino for her. When I wanted to pay for it, I was told that was fine. Everyone on the staff is super-nice and helpful. Good vibes. Really quite liked the place.

We hadden een overnachting met wellness arrangement geboekt. Het saunagedeelte op de boot is leuk en origineel. Niet groot , maar zeker niet te klein en genoeg afwisseling met baden en gedeeltes, Maar dan ons hotelverblijf: Op het eerst zicht leek de kamer ruim en mooi. Maar door 's avonds laat gesleep van bed en matras kwam 's morgensvroeg de ware aard van de kamer goed naar boven, Wij als 2 vrienden besloten onze bedden van elkaar te plaatsen omdat deze tegen elkaar stonden als een 2 persoons bed. Onder de bedden bleek echter zeker een half jaar (en dan druk ik het nog zuinig uit) niet gestofzuigd of schoongemaakt te zijn, terwijl de bedden prima met wieltjes te verplaatsen zijn voor opmaak. Plukken dik stof, plastic rietjes, omhulsels van medicijnen en een gebruikte tandenstoker op de grond. Dan ga je toch even verder kijken. Op de vloerbedekking buiten in het looppad gedeelte is er blijkbaar koffie geknoeid en niet echt een poging ondernomen om goed te reinigen. Bijzet tafeltjes niet afgenomen. Koffiekringen van vorige gasten zaten nog op de tafeltjes. De linnen sheets op de bedden waren niet schoon, en zaten spatten bloed of koffie in? . Dan maar even het matras gecheckt, en had ik beter niet kunnen doen. Vieze donkere vlekken in het matras van wat er ook maar in je opkomt. Uiteindelijk hebben we er bij het uitchecken een melding van gemaakt; Ik vermeld er wel even bij dat dienstdoende staff ons erg netjes heeft behandeld. Wij hadden onze kamer eerder goed kunnen checken, maar doordat we 's morgens pas geconfronteerd werden met de viezigheid van de kamer, zijn we niet eerder naar de receptie gegaan. Daarbuiten ben ik normaal niet zo'n klager, maar dit bleek niet incidenteels op deze kamer. Ik werd ook verteld dat we zeker eerder naar de receptie hadden kunnen gaan om onze klacht neer te leggen. Maar omdat we 's avonds laat met leeslamp verlichting met bedden zijn gaan schuiven was het ons dus niet eerder opgevallen. Uiteindelijk zou de hotelmanager de zaak gaan waarnemen en ons benaderen met een passende oplossing. We wachten nog steeds op enige reactie. En dat doet mij deze ervaring beoordelen als simpelweg: Slecht !!!