Flevoland · Netherlands
Where to stay in Almere
Almere is a city in Flevoland, Netherlands, home to about 215,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Almere, with about 117 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May to July and September
- Nearest airport
- AMS32 km · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Almere
Almere is a planned city and municipality in Flevoland, Netherlands, across the IJmeer from Amsterdam. Bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde, the municipality of Almere comprises six boroughs: Almere Stad (which is further split up into Almere Stad Oost, Almere Stad West and Almere Centrum), Almere Buiten, Almere Pampus (which is currently being designed), Almere Haven, Almere Hout and Almere Poort.
Almere is the largest city in the Netherlands' youngest province - Flevoland. Like virtually all of Flevoland, it used to be covered by the waters of the Zuiderzee well into the 20th century. Due to its lack of history and old buildings, Almere is sometimes decried as a bland or "artificial" town but it is also one of the fastest growing in the Netherlands with a more youthful population than the Dutch average and more people moving in than out, so there must be something drawing people here.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Almere
See
Almere is rife with prominent examples of modern architecture from 1970s onwards, and prides itself in its collection thereof. If this is one of your interests, you will surely not be disappointed in Almere.
- VVV Almere
Do
- Tour Almere the traditional way
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Almere
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Hotel Almere City Center hotel | 117 | 83/100 3,357 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Almere to stay in
There aren't many accommodation options in Almere, and all are geared towards business travellers - expect modern, non-nonsense design and the usual features.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Almere
6 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anno | 0.6 km | |
| Bastion Hotel Almere | 4.5 km | |
| Hotel Finn | 0.7 km | |
| Ibis Styles Almere | 3.3 km | |
| PLAZA Premium Almere PLAZA Hotelgroup | 0.5 km | |
| Van Der Valk Hotel Almere | 2.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Almere
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Almere are May to July and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; December is the wettest, with about 86 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Almere: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 71 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 103 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The busy railway corridor called Flevolijn/Hanzelijn runs right through Almere from East to West. Along it, no less than six train stations are strung within Almere: Almere Muziekwijk,Almere Centrum, Almere Parkwijk, Almere Buiten, Almere Poort and Almere Oostvaarders. There are direct train connections from Almere to Schiphol, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Hilversum, Leiden, Delft, Dordrecht, Roosendaal, Vlissingen, Lelystad, Dronten, Zwolle, Leeuwarden and Groningen, among others.
Getting around
Almere has six train stations. Almere Poort, Almere Muziekwijk, Almere Centrum, Almere Parkwijk, Almere Buiten, and Almere Oostvaarders. Almere also has an extensive network of freelaying bus routes. On most of these routes, buses run every five minutes from Monday to Friday. In the weekend, early in the morning and in the evening and night. The buses drive less frequently. The city also features an extensive network of free laying bike paths covering the entire city. Bikes can be rented at the bike shops at the train stations Almere Centrum and Buiten.
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AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport
EIN · Eindhoven Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Almere
Drink
Most bars are on the Grote Markt. There are some bars in the Havenkom, this is harbor of Almere-Haven, here you can eat and drink while enjoying the view of the bay in a very calm setting.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Almere
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Questions
Almere: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Almere?
By published guest score: Leonardo Hotel Almere City Center (83 / 100 · 3,357 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Almere?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Almere are May to July and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; December is the wettest, with about 86 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Almere?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 71 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 103 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Almere?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Almere
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.