Hotel Ernst Sillem Hoeve

A wonderful milieu, a clean and beautiful hotel. A delicious and beautifully presented breakfast. The staff is extremely friendly. I also appreciate the neat dressing of the staff. We really fell in love with the place!

A lovely, peaceful, luxurious hotel with helpful staff and great amenities. We enjoyed the pool and gym very much. The room was quiet, spacious and very clean. The grounds were very pretty with beautiful trees and flowers.

We had a clean room, a good bed and a very good breakfast in a quiet environment; all we needed

Hotel Ernst Sillem Hoeve is situated in a stunning and idyllic part of the country that is remarkably still only half an hour away from Amsterdam city centre. The hotel grounds are literally part of the woodland and the natural beauty frequently took my breath away. However, the natural aesthetics continue on inside the hotel with a gorgeously designed and furnished restaurant, coffee break area, terraces, and plenty of large windows looking onto the verdant environs. The rooms are possibly a little too business-like in their design, but still maintain a decorum and do have lovely bathrooms. The food offered at all meals was flawless if not overly varied (admittedly during a quiet period). Dinner operates on a buffet style for starters and dessert but seasonal mains are cooked to order. Diners also help themselves to fresh bread, butter and tapenade. And I want to emphasise that "buffet" does not do the quality of the starters and desserts justice whatsoever! They are freshly prepared individual dishes, well balanced and beautifully plated. And the gratis offerings of water, fruit, pastries and coffee machines at the coffee break area was a real treat too. I should mention something that ideally shouldn't require mentioning: I began my stay alone, I was frequently the only native English speaker in the place, I don't speak Dutch, and yet I was always made to feel utterly welcome at all times. (Unfortunately, this is not a given at other hotels, so I will always appreciate it when I experience this level of welcoming hospitality.) Finally, the last word has to be reserved for the eternally upbeat, smiling, happy and incredibly helpful team of staff that never failed to deliver exemplary service throughout even when the hotel was not busy. The housekeeping team and maintenance staff also contributed mightily to a pleasant and efficient a**osphere. In particular, Astrid at the front of house was always only too happy to help us with our queries with a warm personality. Brigite, Damian and Bo in the restaurant were always incredible to us - quick to help, happy to chat, bespoke service and each with radiant smiles. They genuinely seem to love their jobs, and are an absolute credit to the restaurant team. I highly recommend this hotel and cannot wait to return to this beautiful part of the Netherlands in future. (Also posted to Google)

Nice touch, free coffee and tea and cookies near the reception area with comfortable seating and magazines. Excellent breakfast. Peaceful, silent rooms. 5 out of 5 all around.

Great sized room - 2 adults and 2 children. Hotel has kindly provided cot bed. Excellent dining room, with nice garden views. Helpful staff. Ideal location to explore central Holland. Will definitely book again.

Its seems out in the wood away from town. Quiet and has more than the basic hotel accommodations.

Lovely relaxing place to stay. Food good,but plates could be warmer,pity. Two criticisms! Entrance from the main road could be wider and road signage could be bigger with earlier warning signs along the main road. Especially in the dark..

Overall the impression was that the hotel wasn’t really prepared for all situations. Our key card didn’t work twice and there was no one in reception who could make a new one. The receptionist was however very helpful and ran up to our room to open it for us. The breakfast service was excellent. The dinner service was so-so, friendly waitress but didn’t seem very experienced. When we commented on receiving something different than on the menu, she simply explained that the chef had changed. And later on we heard her present the menu to the next table not mentioning the change again. And our wine arrived long after our meals. She was friendly and helpful though, as opposed to her boss…