Landgoed Oud Poelgeest - Leiden

Lovely location set in tranquil surroundings of Oud Poelgeest park. Comfortable room and nice bar/restaurant. We enjoyed our stay and will be back as it is so conveniently located near to friends and family as well as local shopping area and other places of interest.

Visited the castle for a varied musical festival activity (did not sleep there). It is a great and beautiful location for such an event. The park around the castle is also very attractive and suitable for a walk. Drinks and snacks were available both in the castle bar and in the separate restaurant building.

nice place and good environment, however, restaurant was closed because of wedding which it was in another building!

It is very nice place: quite and gorgeous, and 3 stars rank it right. Yet, having mini-fridge and security safe box would add value to rooms.

Nice hotel on a estate. The castle is next door to the hotel. But you can wonder on the estate and feel like you are in a forrest. Leiden Centrum is a 20 minute walk or take the bus that leaves accross the entrance. Dogs are allowed but not at the breakfast area but they can make a table for you in the lobby. Free parking and the room was good. Big enough and a nice separate toilet and shower. Little balcony as well and good wifi. We did not go but there was option to have dinner in the castle.

Hotel rooms are on two floors of extension to coach house, motel style - characterless. On arrival we had been given a first floor room but needed help with our cases to climb the steep spiral staircase, a bit of a struggle each time we went up & down. The room was clean & comfortable but the separate WC & shower room were both very tiny. We reported to reception that our sink plug was not working so could not fill the bowl with water for a wet shave etc. However, after speaking to the maintenance man, we were told that the plug was “inoperable & just for show”. Not very helpful! Also, we had not been advised until we went into dinner, that the set 5-course menu would be exactly the same every day in April, meaning we would have to eat the same meal all four nights of our stay! Since we don’t eat either mussels (the fish course), nor Gorgonzola (the cheese course), I chose the remaining 3 courses of panzanella (herby bread salad), pork chop with white beans & strawberry gateaux. My husband did not fancy anything so had only a beer & some dessert. We had a discussion with the manager regarding the lack of alternatives & he merely suggested we "take a taxi to Leiden as there are plenty of restaurants there". However, we used Google to research closer options & found there were a couple just a few minutes drive which we could have walked to in 15-20 minutes.

I thought the room would be at the building shown on the picture, but it wasn't. But everything else was perfect.

We had an amazing stay. The staff was great from the start; welcoming, personable and service minded. A lovely red haired receptionist really went the extra mile, but they were all great. The rooms are contemporary and clean but fairly hot during summer as the hotel lacks AC and elevator, due to the building being protected as I understand it. The castle and hotel are situated in fairytale surroundings, in a park with shadowing trees that give a feeling of being in an enchanted forest :) It is lovely. We had a good four course dinner with very friendly and attentive staff. The server Bart is very knowledgeable about both wine and beer and he nailed it every time! The breakfast was below par though with a sad looking spread. We will come back again.

Check in process took time. I unfortunately had very noisy neighbours at after 11pm and had to get dressed and complain to reception. It was resolved eventually but not the best nights sleep