Hi. We are traveling to the Netherlands at the end of June and I have a booked a cute 2 bedroom apartment for our family of 4 (2 teenage boys) in Delft for 7 nights. But now I have found the Residence Inn by the airport has a place within our budget and needs (prefer a kitchen to keep food expenses down). The Residence Inn isn’t as quaint or walkable as the place in Delft, but I’m wondering if it would be a more convenient location to get around to the places and areas we’d like to visit, which include Amsterdam, Leiden, Delft and maybe the beach one of the days. I’m not sure if we would go to Amsterdam more than one day trip if we stayed in Delft. We don’t really do museums and like to just wander around, probably do a canal tour, see some windmills, maybe a few other tourist sites. Any advice on which would be the better option?
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
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Have you worked with Google maps? It looks to me like Delft is more central to Leiden and only and hour to Amsterdam via public transportation. We really enjoyed our time in Delft. I'd stay in Delft over staying by the airport, but I'm not responsible for your budget. Delft is very close to The Hague which is another great place to visit.
Posted by
OP
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Yes, I saw that Delft is about an hour train ride from Amsterdam. Not bad but wasn’t sure if we would want to be closer to Amsterdam or other places north.
Sounds like I’ll keep our Delft apartment since some of the other places we’re interested in aren’t too far, especially Leiden. I’ll add The Hague to our list. Going to Amsterdam will just be a little bit of a longer day trip.
Thanks!
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We just got back and LOVED staying in Delft. It's a bit of a longer ride to Amsterdam, (which is amazing as well) but it was easy to get to Gouda, Utrecht and a bunch of other smaller towns from Delft. The train station there is close to the old town and very nice and modern with great connections.
Posted by
San Diego, California
7070 posts
Delft would be a great town to let your boys wander on their own. Enjoy!