Fletcher Hotel Apeldoorn

Very friendly staff at reception and restaurant. I stayed for 3 nights. Since arrival i could hear traffic noise and Kevin was kind to change immediately my room to a quiet one. Bar and restaurant food delicious. Hotel is about 20 mins walk to Apenheul and Het Paleis, 10 mins walk to Jaatland bus station, line 1 bus takes you to town centre.

The location is perfect for a family with children. The hotel is in the middle of Apenheul, Paleis het Loo and the Konining Julianatoren amusement park. There is also a very nice walk in the woods surrounding the Apenheul, all within 15 minutes walk from the hotel. Unfortunately the trainstation is a bit further, roughly 30 minutes walk, so i would recommend going around by bikes or car if you want to visit the city more. The hotel room was good size, wat really did it for me was the comfy bed and the bath tub... Never slept better haha. They also offered an electrical bike service but i didnt end up taking it, but just FYI.

The check in was easy and the lift very useful. The bar had a good selection of bottled beers and the restaurant was good for an early evening meal. The Cafeteria Charly near the Schapendoesweg Albert Heijn was handy too. Checkout was at the higher european standard of 11am. With Apenheul only a short walk away, the woodland setting and the spacing of the homes in the local area, all add to the quiet ambience here; there is also much to enjoy in passing the day with the animals in the summer. I wasn't expecting to see the birds that are very similar to Emu's there but they were very nice like all the primates and other animals.

The room was very basic, but clean and absolutely worth the money for a long weekend. The restaurant is well-decorated and the food was excellent. We could walk to the centre of Apeldoorn in about 15 minutes which was useful. There's a large, free car park at the hotel. We didn't have breakfast at the hotel as we're not big eaters in the morning (and 16 € per person per day seemd a lot) but there was a Spar shop not far from the hotel where we picked up a bite to eat before setting off each day. We thoroughly enjoyed the Ape-world and the Palais Het Loo which are both a very short drive away.

The room was exceptionally clean, snacks were reasonably priced, the staff was polite and helpful and the building looked really nice.