Posthoorn

Amazing rooms, truly luxurious vibe. The people were also friendly. The reason for one star less is the breakfast. It just simply wasn't good. The eggs were not properly done (overcooked and therefore dry scrambled) and the quality of the products used (cheese, meats, bread) was very low. In line with pictures of previous reviews. To the owners: Don't cheap out, even if you get the average AH cheese, meat cuts and 'afbakbroodjes' you wouldn't hear me complaining. I'd expect better for the price you charge. I can recommend staying here, just go out for breakfast.

We had a great experience at the Posthoorn hotel @Monickendam. Spacious, luxury and clean room. Beds where not to hard nor to soft and the price of our booking was very reasonable to stay in the vicinity of Amsterdam. Would stay here again in the future.

Receptionist is very helpful - tips for great food, carrying luggage upstairs. And afer walking 15km in RAI, I needed exactly the same bathtub they had.

This is a lovely, old hotel! The rooms are beautifully decorated, the. beds are comfy. and the bathrooms are modern with great hot water. We had a small patio outside our room. The staff, especially Sarah, are lovely. Very helpful. I would return there if I go. that way again. We took the public transportation to/from Amsterdam, but there is lots to see and do in Monnickendam, which is not crowded. I highly recommend this hotel.

Just spent five nights here meeting up with family. Cannot fault our experience in any way. Stayed on the top floor with a large room with a bathtub. Perhaps a kettle for tea drinkers? Staff were amazing especially the concierge and our breakfast chef each morning! Breakfast was amazing choice of eggs, yoghurt with fruit and muesli and a cold selection of cheese, ham, bread and fruit. Private parking at the rear and central to all that charming Monnickendam has to offer!

We had a superb stay here last week. 4 nights over the Easter weekend and everything was just perfect. The owners and employees are so kind and helpful, the breakfasts were delicious and generous (with gluten-free options and anything extra we wanted) and the location is amazing. The suite room was fantastic too - super comfy beds (including the sofa bed mattress which is unheard of!), lots of space and really quiet, plus a beautiful bathroom with a great shower. Room was even better than it looked in the photos! We could park easily and there are lots of fabulous restauratns within a 2-minute walk overlooking the water.

The hotel is very charming. The rooms are super nice with great bathtubs and lots of space. The staff was amazing and really made us feel at home. We will definitely be visiting again.

The PostHoorn has Excellent patronage and Breakfast. Room service Is excellent, for long stays, Email in advance.

I am skeptical of hoity-toity or Michelin-starred restaurants, who pride themselves on their inscrutable food, or the gigantic-white-plate-to-invisible-morsel-of-food ratio. Many have not lived up to my expectations...nor their price tags. But our experience at the one-starred Michelin restaurant, De Posthoorn - one Michelin star since 2009 - was a pleasant surprise. Located out in Waterland in the historical town of Monnickendam, De Posthoorn is in an old brick building dated from the late 1600s, and is part of the boutique Suitehotel Posthoorn, whose guests have included people like Napoleon (Bonaparte, not Dynamite). The restaurant shares its entrance with the hotel and the path leads directly to the hotel front counter, whose proprietor instructs you to enter the restaurant on the left, which is totally empty...because only idiotic starving Americans would book dinner reservations starting at 6:30pm on a Tuesday. Our evening started off with drinks in the lounge located towards the front of the hotel, facing the street. The lounge hearkens back to an age of comfy leather seats, libraries with serious leather-bound books that really contain written words and complex sentences. Traditional decor and understated finery - perfect for enjoying that snifter of brandy. As we sipped on our white wines - the restaurant does not serve mixed drinks - our host/sommelier/restaurant person in charge brought us one (unasked for) inventive appetizer after another - some filled with unobtrusive cheese, others made with light pastry, sometimes mild flavors of cucumber, hints of curry. Each appetizer was an amuse bouche, and gave a little hint at what was to come. There is a choice of A la Carte or Set Menu, with a choice of 5, 6, or 7 courses, plus a wine pairing with each course. As I write this review, it has been over a month since we dined there, so I can't describe each course in detail. The menu also changes frequently, depending upon the availability of local ingredients at that time. But I recommend going all out and getting the Set Tasting Menu and as many courses as your body and cholesterol will allow. What did strike me -- 1. All courses, except for the dessert and the course with the meats, were all served at room temperature. 2. The standouts from our menu was the smoked seafood course and the meat course. I always thought that smoked foods were supposed to be heavily smoked. The smoked eel and fish here were very subtle, never overpowering. The lamb was cooked perfectly, though it was about the size of a baby's fist. 3. Several courses were served with accompanying broths and jus, some poured right at the table. The resulting flavors were complex and never cloying - nothing had too much cream or buttery richness. In fact, the food felt light, but satisfying. 4. The restaurant tried to incorporate wines from all over Europe. We were taken on a happy wine tour from France, Spain, Italy and even an Eastern European country (I'm thinking Turkey, but can't be sure now). Most wines were white, so they wouldn't obscure the flavors of the food. There were one or two wines which I thought did nothing to enhance the food, but otherwise, each one was a treat. And, when the courses will slow to arrive, our host made sure our wine glasses were NEVER EMPTY. 5. That's right. We easily had a bottle of wine each. Our experience was more like a wine tasting with food accompaniment. 6. The host/manager who brought out each course also introduced the food and wine with such enthusiasm and detail that we could have been served toothpicks dipped in motor oil and we would have wanted to devour them. Fortunately, each dish lived up to the hype, and I think our enjoyment of the food and wine was enhanced by his excellent service and attention to detail. 7. Oh yeah. The bread. There was also different freshly-made breads for the first two courses with different accompanying spreads. We had tried the wrong spread with a certain bread and the flavors were just not the same. I was amazed how the attention to detail even came down to the bread and butter. Although it was a Tuesday evening, the place filled up later in the evening - some visiting tourists and other dapper-looking locals. An impeccably-dressed man sitting at the next table with his sweater strategically placed over his shoulders even nodded at us in acknowledgement upon sitting down. The vibe of the restaurant, though, wasn't as stuffy as the library lounge at the front of the hotel. A great choice for those wanting to try local ingredients and cuisine at another level.

This was our 2nd visit this year to De Posthoorn, and I can only hope it will not be our last. If we didn't live 5000 miles away I am sure it would not be our last visit. I thought that a 2nd dinner experience might be a letdown as our 1st was so stellar, but there was no letdown. It was no better than the 1st time there, but I can accept stellar twice. Both times we had the Chef's meal ( I chose the 7 course) with the wine pairing and maybe someday I would order something more specific from their wonderful looking menu, but I wanted to compare experiences. Every course was very good, every wine was good to wonderful, the service was perfect.. the attention and timing being flawless. My advice, arrive early, enjoy every element of the evening, and 3-4 hours later, pay your bill with a sense that it was entirely worth it.

The entire meal was spectacular from start to finish. the service was attentive, but not overwhelming. the restaurant is about a 30 minute bus ride from amsterdam, but well worth the mini detour. we ordered the impression version(surprise dishes) of the meal and couldn't be more pleased. every dish was delicious. a great meal for a great price.

Just 12 kilometers above Amsterdam you will find the picturesque town of Monnickendam. Once we have lost our hearts to a 16th century house, in the old part of this town, along the Gouwsea. We got married there, in the old town hall, two houses from ours and the lovely Lutheran church. Our eldest three children have spend the first years of their lives there. To relive all these sentiments with our children and parents, we decided after 15 years to spend x-mas eve in all suites hotel Posthoorn, very near to our former home. It was a wonderful experience! A divine dinner with fantastic and original wines. It is for an obvious reason that they were awarded with a Michelin star. The rooms are, like in all boutique hotels, differently decorated with a mixture of nostalgia and modern luxury. The x-mas breakfast the next morning was also an unforgettable one. All this and the fact that we had snow and a frozen Gouwsea with iceskating people, made this one of our most unique x-mas experiences. If you are still looking for an absolute 'getting spoiled' x-mas , we as a family strongly advice checking in at Posthoorn!