Gelderland · Netherlands
Where to stay in Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a city in Gelderland, Netherlands, home to about 165,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Apeldoorn, with about 158 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Best months
- May to July and September
- Nearest airport
- NRN70 km · Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including the villages of Beekbergen, Loenen, Ugchelen and Hoenderloo, had a population of 165,525 on 1 December 2021.
With a population nearing 160,000, Apeldoorn is the 12th largest city of the Netherlands and plays a significant role in the regional economy and infrastructure. Billed as a post-World War II groeistad (a city designated by the government to grow significantly), much of the city is modern residential areas and business districts. Previous to the war, Apeldoorn was only a large village; thus much of its history, sights and attractions are concentrated in the north west quarter of the city, the original core.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Apeldoorn
See
- Apenheul
- CODA Museum
- Centraal Beheer building
- De Wenumse Molen
- Burial mounds in the Spainkbos
- Hoog Buurlo Sheepfold
- Paleis Het Loo
- Het Oude Loo en Paleispark
- Museum van de Kanselarij van de Nederlandse Ridderorden
- Radio Kootwijk
- Park Berg en Bos
- Kleine Waterval
Do
Rent yourself a bike and discover the forests just outside town (approx. 20 minutes by bike from the city center). See: Apeldoorn Cycle Route - Het Loo Palace and the Royal Forest.
- Koningin Juliana Toren
- Omnisport
- Orpheus Theater
- Skydiving
- Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Apeldoorn
2 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Hotel Apeldoorn - de Cantharel hotel | 158 |
| Hotel-Restaurant Apeldoorn hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Apeldoorn to stay in
Apeldoorn and the surrounding area plays host to the highest concentration of campsites and bungalow/greenparks in the country. The city itself boast quite a wide range of relatively expensive hotels and B&Bs. Check the plentiful local AirBnB listings or couch-surfing community for budget and backpacking opportunities.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Apeldoorn
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bastion Hotel Apeldoorn Het Loo | 1.2 km | |
| Bilderberg Hotel De Keizerskroon | 1.9 km | |
| De Slaapfabriek | 7.0 km | |
| Fletcher Hotel Apeldoorn | 1.0 km | |
| Hotel Berg en Bos | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Hoog Soeren | 5.0 km | |
| Hotel Pegasus | 0.4 km | |
| Van der Valk Hotel Apeldoorn | 4.6 km | |
| Vliegtuigsuite Teuge | 7.4 km | |
| Zenzez Hotel & Lounge | 0.7 km |
All 12 hotels in Apeldoorn, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Apeldoorn
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Apeldoorn are May to July and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 85 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 Apeldoorn: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line; Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, 81 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 94 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Schiphol Airport (AMS) near Amsterdam is the nearest and largest airport. From there, directly under the arrivals area, regular trains can be boarded that take just over an hour to reach Apeldoorn. By car, the journey takes fractionally longer and will involve navigating the ring roads around Amsterdam before hitting the A1. Eindhoven Airport (EIN) caters to low-cost airlines, and though the train journey to Apeldoorn from Eindhoven is roughly doubled (see below), the journey by car (if hiring) via the A50 motorway is straightforward and under 1.5 hours.
Getting around
The local bus service is an efficient way to get around. All local buses meet at the railway station where you can switch buses at:16 and:46. During day time additional services run at:01 and:31 on most lines. Regional buses also run from the station out of town; however, they can be used for local transport also. Just remember that connection times will be slightly worse at the bus station for the regional lines. During tourist season an extra bus service (line 16) departs from the station towards major tourist attractions, all located in the western part of Apeldoorn.
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NRN · Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
EIN · Eindhoven Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Apeldoorn
Eat
Apeldoorn offers a wide range of good places to eat out, catering for all budgets. The main concentration is found in the city centre, but some of the priciest places are dotted around the outskirts of town. Apeldoorn also has 3 McDonald's, 3 Subways, 2 New York Pizza takeaways, a KFC, Domino's, Burger King and scores of Dutch "snackbars" (specializing in fries), if fast food is required.
Drink
The main nightlife in Apeldoorn is focussed in the Caterplein square. Many bars and restaurants, as well as the new (2012) cinema complex, can be found here. A slightly quieter area can be found a few blocks away at the Leienplein. Also en route between the two squares are plenty of places to eat and drink.
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Questions
Apeldoorn: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Apeldoorn?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Apeldoorn are May to July and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 85 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Apeldoorn?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line; Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, 81 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 94 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Apeldoorn?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Apeldoorn
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.