Hotel de Bilderberg

We had stayed in hotel for football camp. Kindly, warm workers. Cleaning is good. Rooms are old. The way of working air climate was little bit strange. In general it was good hotel about location to close for walking.

Visted with a tour group , it was an overnight stay. Fantastic location. Check-in staff extremely friendly and welcoming and at check out. |Lovely big spacious room with tea and coffee making facilities, fridge and lovely white towels and linen. Bathroom was amazing and so was the buffet breakfast. Ock at the bar was friendly and served us well.

This is a pretentious hotel, trying to be something it isn't. Supposedly dog friendly but omit to say which rooms allow dogs on their website. We booked a superior room to celebrate the end of our holiday. While we would normally book direct with a hotel as we were driving through Germany with intermittent Internet it was quicker to book via Booking.com. When we arrived we were told we could only take a dog into basic room but still charged us well over the Booking.com price for that room. They admitted we were being charged over £40 more but as a 'gesture' would not charge us the €36 for our dog. Instead of a lovely room overlooking the garden and forest we were given a small dark room overlooking the roof of another building. The Reception staff were not interested in our complaints about the cost. ||Dinner was nice, albeit expensive for what we had. We were basically told not to order the fish as it was 'too big'. When we asked to take some of our starter with us we were astonished to be asked to sign a waver saying we would not sue the hotel if we took ill! In all our years of travelling, often in the US where 'doggy bags' are normal and suing even more normal we have never come across this! ||We had hope this hotel in a beautiful area of the Netherlands would be the perfect end to our holiday. We will not be back as there are many more, friendlier and welcoming hotels across the country we can go to.

The hotel is set in its own grounds. We occupied room 203 which had a balcony.|The room was clean and the bed comfortable. The bathroom was a little cramped.|The breakfast buffet was extensive and one of the best we have experienced. We had dinner on one evening, the menu was limited but the food was excellent.|All staff were friendly and helpful. Parking was easy.|Hotel De Bilderberg is within safe walking distance of the Airborne Museum Hartenstein. We also visited the Open Air Museum where we spent a whole day, it was excellent. We were only here for two nights but there is plenty to do in the area for a longer stay. Thoroughly recommend.

Peaceful and relaxing place to stay set in woodland. Plenty of parking, dogs welcome. Lovely food for breakfast and evening meal in Julia's Kitchen, look out for robots! Snack shop in reception, lovely seating areas. Would highly recommend and will come back.

We stayed here this week and had a very enjoyable stay. Here’s what we loved about this hotel: ||1. Check in was quick and efficient. The lady who checked us in was very personable and friendly. |2. Our room was adequate. Bed was very comfortable and the shower had excellent water pressure. We slept like babies. |3. Dinner at the Italian Restaurant in the hotel was amazing. Our server, Mitchell, was awesome. He was the most proficient and knowledgeable server that I believe we have ever experienced and we are frequent travelers and fine diners. The food was absolutely delicious. Do NOT miss dinner at this restaurant. |4. Breakfast was very good with plenty of choice. |5. The facility was clean and well maintained. ||Would definitely stay here again next time our travels bring us to this area.

I really appreciated the self-scan mini-shop. It allowed us to have a nice glass of wine after a party elsewhere had ended. But also the fast service for check-in and -out and the nice forest. Next time i have a conference in Papendal, I'll definitely book this hotel, it's worth the short car ride. Or the nice walk through the forest.

This place is some kind of a sad joke. First impressions were really positive. Nice from the outside, beautifully located, large car park, welcoming reception area. And that was it. Then I got to my room which was 315. After a while while I walked to the bathroom I did spot … bugs running away. I went straight to reception. Not a single “I’m sorry” or whatever. They just changed my room to room next door. I did ask to change it to a room in different part of a hotel. They gave me room 208, which was spacious and better than the first one. Except moldy shower and peanuts on a sofa. I thought that was it. Nope. After a while I did notice that the room is not warming up. I went back to reception. Again. Not a single sorry or apology. They offered me to change the room or provide with external electric heater. I’m too tired to pack up again and change rooms just for one night. I’m not sure - what’s worse - staff with lack of customer service or room issues two times in a row.

When most people picture traveling to the Netherlands, the first thought to come to mind is probably Amsterdam with it's old world meets modern city look and feel. I never would have imagined traveling an hour outside of the city by train to a rather secluded hotel in the countryside, nor would it be my first choice but our primary purpose for this particular trip was a conference in Arnhem/Oosterbeek and this just so happened to be our second destination on our Benelux (minus the "lux") trip. Our room at the Bilderberg was spacious as far as European hotel rooms go and the bathroom was twice the size of the one in Amsterdam. The bathtub was a true soaking tub which was much appreciated on the two very rainy Autumn days which I stayed there. Very clean and well taken care of hotel. Every modern convenience and beautiful, peaceful hotel grounds. Trails, tennis courts, etc. The lounge was comfortable and served up great sandwiches. We hung out in the bar a couple of nights for cocktails with hubby's business associates. In this part of the world, cranberry and vodka doesn't translate very well but we had a good time and managed to meet a few friendly locals. The service was good. Almost everyone spoke English to some degree so communication wasn't an issue. Walls were a little thin but our hotel room was down a fairly private corridor. My only main issue with this hotel was it's "middle of nowhere" location. We didn't have a car and had to rely mostly on taxis to get to the other conference locations. No shops anywhere within walking distance which was a PIA (pain in the ass) considering I was not a conference attendee and had two days all to my self. Hmmm... in hindsight I guess there are worse things than staying at somewhat decent hotels with nothing to do but read and cat nap all day... At least I got over my jet lag pretty fast.

This is considered a very nice hotel in The Netherlands. Personally, I thought it was fine, and would stay there again, but I was a little surprised after all the hype I had heard about it. It is on lovely grounds though. Stunning. Middle of a park, and you can walk in the park on nice paths etc. The rooms are on the smaller side, or the rooms I was in anyway, 2 different ones two different stays. I do think they have different "levels" of rooms, and I got the lesser level. I imagine because I booked through hotels.com or some other discount website. The breakfast, included in the room price, was nice, and the restaurant seating area is gorgeous. I overlooked the gardens and it was a great way to start the day, especially since my rooms both faced out over the back of the hotel, which was not very pretty, and at times loud with trucks coming in and out with deliveries etc. The bar area is also lovely, and there were many guests sitting there whenever I went by it. NO pressure to have another drink, or one at all, you can sit there and read the newspaper with ease and comfort. Th parking lot is a little off to the side of the Hotel, which is fine with no rain, but I imagine would be annoying if it was raining. The hotel does rent bikes out (I think it was a nominal fee, more to ensure getting the bike back I think), and that is always a nice touch. I'd stay here again if the price was right, and if I had a car. This would be a difficult place to stay without a car.

Everyone here was extremely friendly & helpful The lobby/lobby bar area is large & comfy with plenty of tables you can work at as well as soft sofa & chair seating. Rolf was super nice & interesting to talk with. He always checked to make sure we were happy & our drinks were full. The ladies at the desk couldn't have been nicer. They were so patient with me and I really appreciated it. The breakfast buffet is delicious with eggs, bacon, sausage, mini pancakes, chocolate sprinkles, breads, spreads, veggies & thin-sliced meats & cheeses. Milk, juices, coffee, tea and the staff are very helpful & bring you tea or coffee right away. The Dutch don't seem to care for decaf & do not have it ready made, so you will wait a few minutes if you want decaf - but at least it's not instant. The bedrooms are large enough for two people. There are no teapots or coffeemakers in the rooms. There is also no air-conditioning, but they will provide air coolers (fans) for the room and you can crack your windows a bit & bring in the fresh air. We had ours going the entire time. It was only humid a couple of days after that the weather was cool, but it gets stuffy without having air moving. The grounds of the hotel are lovely - they are surrounded by a small park/greenspace & have several trails (as well as complimentary bikes) behind the hotel to enjoy. Plenty of parking on gravel/pavers. Even if you have to park all the way in the back - it's just closer to the side entrance through the restaurant than the front. There seem to be two restaurants that are in the hotel. A Mediterranean one and the Italian one is Trattoria Artusi (separate review for that). I saw the menu for the other restaurant, but it never seemed to be open or maybe it's more for conference groups. Every time I asked about it they just pointed me towards Artusi. All in all, this is a great hotel, not overly expensive, great staff, good amenities (pool, steam & sauna rooms, bikes, scooters for rent & they allow pets) and extremely well-located for getting around this area. It is in Oosterbeek, though, not Arnhem. Our GPS from the rental company took us to an Arnhem location. The cross-street is Bredelen and you cannot see the hotel from the road, only a black sign with small orange & light lettering that is visible at night, but not so much during the day.