Where to sleep in The Hague (Netherlands): best areas

Each person looks for different things and prioritizes certain aspects when deciding. where to stay in a city where you are going to travel.

But what is clear is that more or less the most important aspects are common, booking close to the center, hotels with good views, accommodations that are well connected, etc...

We are going to explain in this article what are the best areas to look for a hotel in The Hague, a city that we have known in depth on our recent trip to The Netherlands.

Best areas to stay in The Hague

Hague It is a city that can be visited in excursions from Amsterdam, but if you are considering spending a night there, we are going to help you get to know the city so you can decide in which area to book accommodation.

To make it very easy, we are going to organize the information based on priorities when booking accommodation, so everyone can choose the ideal option.

The hotel prices in The Hague They vary depending on the season, ranging between 40 euros in a hostel, 60-80 euros in most of the standard hotel chains, or 150-250 euros for a top 5-star hotel like the Des Indes Luxury.

Best option to look for a hotel in The Hague, between the station and the center

The first relevant piece of information is to know what the central Station, which acts as the backbone of transportation within Hague and that connects it with other cities in Holland.

La central train station called The Hague (the name of the city in Dutch), and is also the station you arrive at if you come by train from Amsterdam airport, which is the most common option for all of us who travel to Holland by plane.

The Den Haag station You can walk to the historic center in 5 minutes, so in practice the station area and the historic center are united.

If you are going to walk, obviously the closer the chosen hotel is to the station, the better, but also the further you get from it, the closer you will be to the main streets.

In any case, if you don't want to walk to the historic center, there are several trams that go in that direction (lines 15 and 16) and it will only be two or three stops.

The good thing about having the central Station, is that you have all the tram connections without having to change trains, for example, if you want to go to Beach (line 16) or Madurodam museum (line 9), which are 20 minutes away The Hague.

In that same area, very close to the station, is the aforementioned Hotel Des Indes Luxury where we stayed on our trip.

It is located on the oldest boulevard in Europe and is one of the most beautiful and historic hotels in Europe. Hague.

Sleeping near Scheveningen Park in The Hague

Halfway between the Den Haag central station and the beach is located in this area that we are referring to, it is the one that can be reached with tram lines 16,1 and 9.

To go from the central Station You have to get on a tram and you arrive in less than 10 minutes. The advantage is that you are halfway between the historic center and the beach.

It is the greenest part of Hague, since here is the enormous Scheveningen park, the true lung of the city.

Next to the park is the aforementioned Holland museum in miniature, a must see in the city.

It is a very quiet area in which there are hardly that many hotels, but the majority are four stars from large hotel chains such as Novotel, Marriot o Crown.

In addition to hotels, you can find many rental apartments, since from the historic center to the beach it is a mainly residential area, with typical Dutch architecture houses.

Sleep near the beach in The Hague

What is undoubtable is that near the beach you will find some of the most charming and romantic places to sleep in the city.

And not so much because the hotels or apartments are prettier than those in the rest of the city, but because having the sea next to you is special.

The good thing about this area is having the room facing the sea, and more specifically the Pier.

The sun falls behind the sea and here you can enjoy some of the most beautiful sunsets we have ever seen.

In this area you have many restaurants and Beach club where to walk while the sun goes down. Without a doubt a great place to relax.

To get there from Den Haag station You have to take a tram from the various lines that go in that direction.

If you end up deciding to stay in this area of ​​the city, pay close attention to which line passes closest to your hotel, since from the central station all the lines heading towards the beach run in parallel, and each one reaches a different height from the beach.