Hotel Orion

Hotel Orion was chosen as it was close to our cycle route between Rotterdam and Itmuiden. It is on an interesting island served by a short ferry journey which runs 24 hours. Kaag Island has a village on it (Kaag), which although having an enormous ship yard, is a quiet traditional village with thatched cottages, a hotel, and bar/restaurants looking over the lake. It is the centre for many water sports. The hotel is quiet, unusual, and well priced. The host is welcoming and helpful.

The bedrooms are on the first and second floors accessed by external spiral stairs and decks. Not handy for moving luggage or if you suffer from vertigo.

The Hotel has a new management, and it's slowly upgrading it. It has a strong new AC unit that really does the job right away. The room was clean.

The bar isn't working anymore in the evenings.

Property is situated in a great location on Kaag, surrounded by lush gardens and greenery with birds chirping during the day. Perfect getaway from the city.

It is not possible to order food or groceries so you have to go to Sassenheim for the closest appi

Tge trip on the ferry

On booking.com the hotel says they have an open resraurant during my stay, however the resraurant seems to be permanently closed on certain days (including the wednesday i was gere). I had to rush to a local restaurant and beg to eat, as it was already 20h30 by the time i found them and they were closing up. Further the hospitality of the hotel is not on par with the rest of NL. The breakfast buffet was skimpy with nearly no options. The hotel room is from the 50s with a hard bed. Its not recommended for business travellers.

Location

Cute village with the best Pizza ever!