Bilderberg Hotel 't Speulderbos

Great location, beautiful building and gardens, efficient check-in and a great looking room. Bilderberg isn't cheap, but they have a standard to maintain and we felt like we had made the right choice. But after this first glance, it went a little downhill. Noticeable stains on the carpet, bedspread and cushions dulled the glamour of our well-designed room. The bathroom's lustre was somewhat tarnished by the mould in the corners and the bed... well, let's just say our matress had set its first steps on its way to becoming a hammock. But the kicker came when we noticed the last guest's skid marks were still present in the toilet bowl..... Staff were very apologetic and all, but this was one experience we could have gone without. Off to the bar then. They have a great terrace out in the garden and it was nice and quiet , with few other guests around. A waiter popped out every five minutes or so, but somehow managed to miss our first three attempts at getting his attention. When I eventually walked inside to place our order (it was empty inside) I was told to go out and wait, our waiter would be there shortly. It eventually took him another ten minutes to take our order and bring us two beers. Never mind, he was enjoying himself a lot less then we were , especially when the manager scolded him in front of other guests for some minor mistake. Awkward. Breakfast at 9 the next morning wasn't much better. Lots of tables cluttered with dirty dishes, remaining tables not set, many breakfast choices already "sold out", coffee machines out of order..... and just the one girl trying to manage the chaos. And even if we eventually managed to get a more than decent breakfast, it was a scene unbecoming a Bilderberg hotel. So: great looking place, a bit rundown on closer inspection and with obvious staffing problems. All in all a disappointing experience...

It was a pleasant stay for good price vs quality. Breakfast was good, but in general the hotel was outdated. It was not really a 4 star hotel in my view. No minibar, no water at the room, very noisy at the room, single glass windows, swimming pool outdated. On the other hand, service was good and the location was great, next to the forest.

It should be a 3 star hotel. Nice furniture but nothing else. We got a family room which was spacious but not very bright and the old device for ac didn’t work. Ok the Netherlands is not a hot country but in August 23/25 degrees with a high tax of humidity it can be warm and difficult to sleep at night. When we went to the reception to ask about the air conditioning they said we don’t have and those in the rooms are old and need to be replaced but we don’t know when. Their attitude was clearly I don’t care. The swimming pool looks sad and not as in the pictures also the tiles are not the same of the picture. . It is only one height 1.40 m and with 2 kids it wasn’t great. The breakfast was average and when I ask the waiter our table is wet he said ok it’ll dry. Probably it was a 4 star 20 years ago but not anymore: too pricey for what we got.