Location was fabulous - easily walkable to everything in the town center, immediately opposite the train station and bus stops for easy connections to Schiphol airport, Amsterdam and many surrounding cities. I used it as a base for visits to Haarlem, Leiden, Amsterdam and Utrecht. It was a much quieter alternative to Amsterdam and I’m so glad I decided to stay here. I wish I’d been able to stay longer so that I could visit even more places. The common hotel spaces were lovely for working, reading, catching up on emails, and grabbing a drink or bite to eat for supper. This was an unexpected bonus! Staff were all lovely and helpful as well.

The only negative I had was a periodic sewer smell in the bathroom. It wasn’t constant but was noticeable at times.

Very comfortable bed. Quite large, modern and nicely-decorated room. Good size bathroom. Just across from the station, but extremely quiet. I slept very well. Good value for money.

Overall very happy, but if I have to point out improvement opportunities: no door / curtain to the shower so the bathroom was basically flooded after a shower. Two separate comforters for the double bed (some people might like that, I don't). Chose a double bed option on Booking .com which I think sent a message to the hotel asking for a double bed, response was a polite but thoroughly unhelpful "yes you can get it if it's available" -- not a big deal but just awkward.

This hotel was good value, the room I had felt fairly new, it was well looked after, clean and comfortable and had a nice bathroom with bath tub. Staff were always friendly and helpful. It has a nice breakfast/bar area. Located right next to the train station which made it really easy to get in and out of the city, but there was no street noise and felt like a safe area. Only a 10 min walk to the town centre. Haarlem itself is a beautiful town and a great way to avoid the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam itself

Nothing - I thought it would be fairly basic and a bit drab but it exceeded my expectations, a lovely hotel

Lovely hotel in excellent location. Check in was pleasant as was check out, able to store bags while visiting museums. Breakfast was very good and competitively priced. We had an interior room with window that opened(!) onto inner courtyard. Fresh air but no noise.

Bathroom while large and very well equipped had a large shower that flooded the rest of the floor. Front desk would look into it. We chose a 4 person room instead of a three ( there were 3 of us) as it was not guarantied that we wouldn’t get two beds and a roll-out third. Did result in large nice room at small extra cost.

I stayed here a few times over the past years and will never stay anywhere else. The hotel is perfectly located opposite the train station. The bus to and from Schiphol Airport also stops on the square in front of the hotel. Rooms are comfortable and clean as well as the bathrooms. And my absolute favourite product, Rituals, are now available in the bathrooms. What a luxury. But the best is the breakfast room where you can relax any time during the day. The room is lovely and it is so nice to sit there in late afternoon with a coffee or glass of wine and look out onto the streets and square. I'm lucky enough to return in December with my daughter. Looking forward to our stay and to attend the Christmas market. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from the main square and the lovely St Bavo church.

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The location of the hotel is perfect, right next to Haarlem Central Station. The overall look of the hotel is lovely, especially the dining area. We didn't have any meals at the hotel as we like to eat out in Haarlem area whenever we are there. The room we booked slept 4, very comfortable & perfect for us. Coffee machine & fridge within room also. I contacted the hotel prior to our stay to ask if they could help with putting something birthday related in our room, as people from our group were celebrating their birthdays. The hotel kindly gave us a card with a lovely little message inside & a little assortment of cakes. This was such a nice touch. Myself & my partner have been to Haarlem a few times now, stayed in a few different places. I honestly think we will be staying at the Hotel Lion D'Or from now on in the future. It really exceeded any expectations I had. Thank you again to the kind & helpful staff, you made our stay the best! :)

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We booked a family (quadruple) room for our family vacation to the Netherlands. Our room had a balcony and a bathtub, which were both pleasant surprises. The beds were decently comfortable and the room had plenty of storage for a family of 4 to unpack. Our particular room was towards the back of the hotel and was situated such that we had no neighbors. Our door opened to the lift, but we didn't hear it at all. Breakfast is pretty basic, but has a good selection of items to choose from. Staff were polite and generally friendly. Overall the hotel was clean and felt really nice. The location is perfect! Being able to walk out the front door and catch a train or bus was SO convenient. This made it easy for us to use Haarlem as our base of operations for our whole vacation.

The refrigerator in our room did not work and was not able to be fixed after reporting to the front desk. That limited our options for grocery shopping and stocking our room. As another reviewer noted, the rooms can get warm and stuffy. There are heaters, but no air conditioning. We had to sleep every night with windows and/or the door to our balcony open. Since we were situated in the back of the hotel that was no problem, but I could see rooms towards the front of the hotel having problems doing that due to noise.

The hotel has an old world charm, and is very well maintained in spite of it's considerable age. Our family room was a lovely size, with all the comforts one could hope for in this price range, We loved everything about the hotel, from the staff, to the location, to the lovely room and bathroom, to the complimentary tea and coffee, to the very good breakfast, which included a much appreciated fresh orange juice!

We couldn't really find fault at all. The only suggestion we would make is that a toilet brush in the bathroom would be very useful.

Attention of reservation and front office staff is nice. They take care of guests as if hosts. Thanks for their gesture to immediately react related with our celebration and respecting my room choice. Room has modern amenities and decoration. It is also quiet as well as so central. Lobby area is spacious and breakfast is rich in variety. They are cleanly servicing with due care.

I could expect more music tvs, international channels, netflix or youtube connection for room entertainment. 2 chairs to sit would be nicer to enjoy the room more. It would be great to read a leaflet on the hotel and building history as it is a monumental building.

On the map, I knew it was close to the Haarlem train station, but I didn’t realize that I could see it from the entrance to the train station! At first, I thought that could be bad, maybe it was CD, dirty, or dangerous area. But it wasn’t! It was a thriving, fun, every day location, on the edge of the heart of Haarlem. I had all kinds of restaurants and services nearby, even laundry, and could walk in 15 minutes to the main marketplace and windmill. From my room, I never heard a train, or a bus, or noise from any people. And even though there was an alley outside my room window, on the ground floor, I only occasionally heard people or bicycles riding by. It was first week of April, not high summer, so that could get noisier. Then, I thought, maybe it’s a rundown hotel. But it wasn’t! My room and bed were in perfect condition, and there was a nespresso-type coffee machine and tea kettle, a mini fridge, a hairdryer, soap and shampoo, like I was at a fancy hotel! The downstairs breakfast area was stylish and comfortable, and even served as a café to anyone walking by all day. And serving alcohol! I really enjoyed hanging out in it. This is a real gem. All employees were friendly, but they all acted very professional, like they were running a high-end hotel. I can’t usually afford hotels like that, so I was pleasantly surprised, since this was priced lower than most hotels. I highly recommend, and would return in a heartbeat!

All good, better than expected!