Paal 8 Hotel Aan Zee

We stayed for 3 nights in one of the two-bedroom apartments -- and we can't wait to return. The apartment is on two floors, with bedrooms, bathroom and WC on the entry level floor and a large living/dining/kitchenette with balconies on both sides (one side overlooking the inland dunes, and the other overlooking the north sea and dunes on that side). The beds were super-comfortable, the rooms were quiet, and there were quality room-darkening drapes on the windows. (This is absolutely essential if you're sensitive to light, especially in the summer months this far north, as the sky doesn't get dark until close to 11pm and gets light again at 5am.) The kitchenette appears to have originally been designed to enable guests to prepare meals (with a stove and cooktop and dishwasher), but the room is advertised as only providing a coffee maker and electric kettle and refrigerator/freezer. The advertising is correct, despite appearances. There were no pots and pans. We have to assume that the management wanted to encourage guests to make use of the restaurant, which we did -- and this was fabulous! We've dined at great restaurants all over (including Berkeley's Chez Panisse) and the food at this restaurant is excellent. We were happy to order food and eat it in our gorgeous apartment for the three nights we stayed there. We absolutely loved our stay and plan to return (especially if we can get the same apartment -- the people at the front desk said it books up well in advance in the summer months).

De kamer was prima. Ik vond de sfeer verder vrij onpersoonlijk, zakelijk. Ontbijt was redelijk goed. Diner ook redelijk maar niet geweldig. Bediening stijfjes en stroef. Locatie heel goed voor een aantal dagen. Bushalte voor de deur heel fijn.

Restaurant was erg goed. Zowel diner als ook het uitgebreide ontbijt. Wat opviel was dat het blijkbaar een hotel is waar véél honden komen. Beetje hinderlijk in het restaurant. Zeker als een hond poept in de ontbijtzaal s'morgens. Niet fijn Kamers waren zéér gehorig en ook redelijk gedateerd. Vieze voegen in badkamer en erg donker.