North Brabant · Netherlands
Where to stay in Eindhoven
Eindhoven is a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, home to about 244,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels and 1 aparthotel in Eindhoven, with about 421 rooms between them. 1 of them carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 3
- Best months
- May, June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- EIN8 km · Eindhoven Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Eindhoven
Eindhoven is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the southern province of North Brabant, and is located in the Dutch part of the Campine natural region.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Eindhoven was no more than a village. Less than a century later its number of inhabitants had boomed to over 200,000. The main reason for this tremendous increase in size was the establishment of electronics multinational Philips, which was founded as a light bulb manufacturing company in 1891 and was headquartered in Eindhoven until 1997. As Philips grew, the city of Eindhoven grew with it to feed the company's constantly growing need for workers.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Eindhoven
See
In order to claim you have seen Eindhoven, at least a glance at its Philips-related history is a must. Fortunately, this is hardly a challenge as many of the Philips sights are right in the heart of the city. The Van Abbe Museum is the main attraction listed by travel guides and is an excellent pick if you're into modern art.
- Van Abbemuseum
- DAF Museum
- Eindhoven Museum
- De Fabriek
- MU Artspace
- Philips Museum
- Ton Smits House
- Lichttoren
- Witte Dame
- De Admirant
- Evoluon
- Vestedatoren
Do
Eindhoven is perhaps the liveliest city in the South of the Netherlands. If you're willing to get informed, you'll find events are taking place at almost any given time. If you're flexible in planning, try to visit during one of the main events like GLOW or the Dutch Design Week. When you've had enough of the urban vibe, just head for one of the many natural areas around and see a whole different side of the Eindhoven region.
- Light Tour
- Dynamo
- Effenaar
- Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
- Parktheater
- Natlab
- LAB-1
- Ice Sport Centre Eindhoven
- Monk bouldergym
- Aquabest
- De IJzerenman
- Ir. Ottenbad
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Eindhoven
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 Eindhoven City Center hotel | 137 | 87/100 6,940 reviews |
2 more places to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Eindhoven Gashouder aparthotel | 21 |
| Hotel Eindhoven hotel | 263 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Eindhoven to stay in
Hotel rooms are abundantly available in the city, mainly serving an international business crowd visiting the many technology initiatives. With the exception of major soccer matches in the PSV stadium, Eindhoven rarely runs out of places to stay. Most accommodation is offered by large chains in the city centre and doesn't come cheap. Listed minimum prices can be significantly higher when the cheaper rooms are all taken, so check actual prices on the hotel or booking websites. Prices are often lower in the weekends. In many cases, €3.50 tourist tax and breakfast are not yet included. If you're on a budget, check out the bed & breakfasts.
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When to go
The best time to visit Eindhoven
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Eindhoven are May, June, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 83 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 Eindhoven: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), about 7.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 49 km) and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 62 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The city centre is largely car-free and small enough to get around on foot. If you're headed for the outskirts or surrounding villages, take the bus or rent a bike. Eindhoven has an bus network where most lines start and end at the train station.
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EIN · Eindhoven Airport
NRN · Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Eindhoven
Eat
You'll find plenty of restaurants in the city centre. Main restaurant areas are the Dommelstraat (almost directly opposite the train station), the Markt and the Bergen kwartier, comprising both the Kleine Berg and the Grote Berg. They are mostly in Dutch, but numerical ratings will give you an idea of popularity at least. Many restaurants are closed on Mondays and some close down for a week or two during summer.
Drink
Bars and eateries's opening times in the city centre are usually until 02:00 during the week, and 04:00 on a Friday and Saturday. Student-nights in Eindhoven are Thursdays. The city's late nightlife mostly takes place in Stratumseind, a street literally filled with bars and fast food places, and the Market Square. The Stationsplein and adjoining Dommelstraat has a few bars too and for a less main stream experience, try the places on the Kleine and Grote Berg which are also more popular with an artistic crowd. Main party days are Thursday to Sunday, and you might find some places to be closed on other days. On a sunny day, the Grand Café terraces on the Market Square fill up in no time.
Stay safe
Eindhoven, as with much of the Netherlands, is safe for the most part. However, up until the late 2000s, the city had the unfortunate reputation of being the country's "murder capital". Though an exaggerated moniker, it did highlight crime rates that were quite high by western European standards. Nowadays you should not have any problems if you know how to be street-smart. The Woensel section, in the north-northwest of the city, has been described as sketchy and seedy by locals and the media, but it has no touristic appeal.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Eindhoven
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Questions
Eindhoven: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Eindhoven?
By published guest score: Leonardo Hotel Eindhoven City Center (87 / 100 · 6,940 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Eindhoven?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Eindhoven are May, June, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 83 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Eindhoven?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), about 7.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 49 km) and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 62 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Eindhoven?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Eindhoven
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.