Any hope for Corrie ten Boom Museum? (in Haarlem)

We reserved tickets 9 months in advance, because they were available online, and I just happened to check the website to get information. Our tickets say "visitors will take your place if you are not present when the tour begins." So you may get an opportunity if you're willing to show up and wait it out for a few tours to see if there are no shows.”

Thank you! Yes, we're staying almost next door. So we will definitely try that.

MarniC,
I have the same problem, I followed the RS guide advice and discovered one needs to book many months out. I did post that info, but I do need to send the info to the RS Guide book updates section.
Oh, well, guess I'll just have to return in the future. My husband is not a stand in line guy, and hopefully going to the Dutch Resistance museum in Amsterdam will be informative. Safe travels!

We visited the Anne Frank house and Corrie Ten Boom on our trip last Fall. I was much more moved by the Anne Frank house. There is very little to tour at Corrie Ten Boom; we spent a lot of time sitting and listening to the very knowledgeable woman. There were several children in the group with us and she enjoyed "testing" their knowledge and involving them. Honestly, it was a bit long and overdone, in my opinion.

There have been many posts about the Corrie ten Boom house, but up until now I have not dared to post my experience in the Corrie ten Boom house. I was hesitant because so many on this forum absolutely rave about her and the house and I don’t want to come across as a Negative Nelly.
The post above by poster Goanywhere has now encouraged me to speak up and share my experience.
I very much agree with the sentiment expressed by Goanywhere. In comparison with the Anne Frank house, I was underwhelmed and, if I’m honest, unmoved by my visit to the Corrie ten Boom house. The majority of our time in the house was spend in the former living room of the house, where we were lectured about Corrie’s activities after the war when she travelled around the world to spread the faith. As was the case when Goanywhere visited, the kids in our group were quizzed about their knowledge of the Christian faith.
It pretty much felt like they were trying to convert us. After about an hour or so, we left that room to quickly tour the house. We very briefly viewed the room which contains the actual hiding place and then we were brought to the book shop.

Please understand that I’m not trying to discourage people to visit the Corrie ten Boom house, but I do feel that it shouldn’t be seen as a substitute to the Anne Frank house. Each house has their own focus points and therefore has their own target audience. The main focus of the Anne Frank house is the fate of the Frank family and other Jews during the WW2 and the fight against antisemitism in the past and present. The main focus of the Corrie ten Boom house is the Christian faith and how Corrie helped to spread that around the world.

Each house is worthy of a visit, but each for a different reason. My mistake was that I didn’t do my research and assumed that the Corrie ten Boom house was similar to the Anne Frank house.

I appreciate the cautious replies! I get it; I'm sure Anne Frank is the "better" site to visit. We have read Corrie ten Boom's book MANY times and her home is a "must see" on our trip and I'm sure my kids would love being "grilled" with that type of question. So I guess we are the niche audience! :)

Thank you all for your guidance. GREAT NEWS! There was 1 spot open on our date in June. I sent the reservation request, and also emailed them our situation (group of 5). They replied to they email that they had reserved 5 spots for us! Yay!

The Corrie Ten Boom story is indeed the story of a family living out their faith at a great cost and saving many, many Jews. I personally liked it better than the Anne Frank house, but you are absolutely correct. They are two different experiences. One is the story of a family in hiding. The other is a story of a family hiding others. They both work together to show a “bigger picture.” Both reflect the personalities of those who wrote about their experiences in each. If they talk about the Christian faith at the Corrie Ten Boom house it is because it was the very core of who she was and why the Ten Boom family acted as they did. I heard Corrie speak when I was in college and have never forgotten the experience.

“ I get it; I'm sure Anne Frank is the "better" site to visit.”

If that’s what you got from my post then I didn’t express myself correctly. I didn’t mean to imply that one of them is better. Each house is different and has a different story to tell. It’s a matter of personal interest which one appeals to you the most. One isn’t better than the other.

Dutch_traveler, I think it's fine to share any honest perspective as isn't that the point of this forum? And you have offered really great advice/suggestions/points on this forum.

Because many have read her book, or have followed her story; or in my case, she spoke at my church when I was a child, and I was riveted by her living and breathing telling of her story; I'm going to spend an hour to take it in, and am very much looking forward to it.

What carol now retired said so very eloquently!

And I'm very much looking forward to spending time at the Anne Frank house/museum, as I expect that to be exceptional.

marniC, I'm so delighted that it worked out for your family!

Dutch traveler , thank you for your perspective and all your help overall here on the Forum.