I have just returned from a 5 day Shearings coach holiday in Holland staying at the Hotel Mennorode in Elspeet. An interesting Hotel set in deep forest with no transport links to any local facilities. Hotel is set in deep forest approx 1 mile from local Village of Elspeet. No street lighting so not easy to walk to village at night.

Whilst the food provided at the Hotel Mennorode was acceptable, particularly the breakfast, the dinner buffet was not portion controlled therefore they ran out of some food. Substitutes were offered but looked remarkably like the previous evenings meal. Be aware tap water is charged for!

The Hotel bed room was cramped and whilst we had single occupation in a twin room there was no bedside shelf/table, no chair and having a sink in the bedroom was not helpful. Beds were very soft and pillows very soft too. Room was clean and daily housekeeping provided but no tea/coffee replenished. No cups only cardboard cups provided. No air conditioning in this Hotel either.

The staff at our Hotel were very nice and could not be faulted.

The surrounding of the hotel are very nice and you can really enjoy walking for hours in the woods (watch out for wild boars, however); the hotel in itself is more attuned for meetings than family visits. Food is Dutch average at breakfast and lunch (so not very good looking and enticing), coffee is the worst ever. We could not enjoy dinner a la carte, therefore, I cannot say if the chef was good (we had BBQ food in an outside tent, which was, again, nothing really special) or not. The dessert cart was decent and I have particularly enjoyed the macaroons, thou. Rooms are pretty basic, there is very little attention to cleanliness (the carpets in the wings I was full of big stains). There is also no safe in any room, which I found very annoying. Mobile and Wifi connections really sucked.

We had a great experience last weekend at this beautiful hotel in the middle of the forest. The room was ok. The area is great for walks and bike rides. All the staff was very pleasant, helpful and friendly.