North Holland · Netherlands
Where to stay in Haarlem
Haarlem is a city in North Holland, Netherlands, home to about 163,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Haarlem.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- AMS12 km · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Haarlem
Haarlem is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland.
Haarlem is the centre of a flower-growing district and a major export point for flower bulbs. However, with some 750,000 people visiting the city each year, tourism makes up an increasingly important part of the town's economy. With about 161,000 inhabitants (2019), Haarlem is the 13th largest city in the Netherlands but when it comes to tourism, it's the 4th most visited city. As for most popular places, this may mean the incidental line and some crowds around main attractions in high season.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Haarlem
See
Haarlem's main sights are its lovely historic centre and its fine art museums. You'll get a good idea of what the city has to offer by just wandering the streets in the centre for a while, as many monumental buildings and the most prominent museums are all there. The tourist information office can provide maps and walking routes as well as guides, if you don't want to miss anything. Haarlem's main market square, with the huge Saint Bavo church right on it, is the heart of the old city. Not only the church, but several monumental buildings can be found on different sides of the square and when the weather allows, it's lined with outdoor café terraces.
- Grote Kerk
- Stadhuis
- Vleeshal
- Hoofdwacht
- Stadsbibliotheek
- Hofje van Oorschot
- Amsterdamse Poort
- Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem
- Van der Pigge
- Vroom & Dreesmann Haarlem
- Villa Welgelegen
- Haarlemmerhout
Do
- Comic convention
- De Toneelschuur
- Filmkoepel
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Haarlem
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Dairy Haarlem hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Haarlem
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| De Zoete Inval | 3.6 km | |
| Bouwblok bij het complex van het voormalige hotel "Duin en Daal | 3.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Haarlem
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Haarlem are June and July. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 89 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 Haarlem: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 49 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 115 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Haarlem is well-connected by train, with trains from Amsterdam Centraal every 10 minutes. These take 15 min and may be for Leiden and Den Haag or for Alkmaar. From Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), take the frequent train towards Amsterdam Centraal and change at Sloterdijk. The train to Uitgeest, Alkmaar and Hoorn also stops at Sloterdijk but the tracks diverge: you have to exit one part of the station and lump your bags 200 m along the street to reach the platform for Haarlem. Trains from Hoorn run hourly via Alkmaar.
Getting around
Haarlem is best seen on foot: it's a 10- to 15-minute walk from the train station to the city centre. If you don't want to walk, bus lines 2, 73 and 300 will take you from the central train and bus station to busstop "Centrum/Verwulft" in about 5 minutes. Buses here are mostly operated by Connexxion. Arriva operates a local bus route to Leiden as well. Although Haarlem's waterways aren't quite as numerous as those of Amsterdam, there are enough of them to make a tour of the city by boat a nice experience.
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AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport
EIN · Eindhoven Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Haarlem
Eat
Scattered through the inner city, you'll find a large number of restaurants. There's something for everyone and every budget, with many different styles of restaurants and a broad variety of cuisines.
Drink
Beerbrewing has been a very important industry for Haarlem. The historical Haarlems beer, recreated in 1995 is Jopenbier or Jopen.
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Questions
Haarlem: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Haarlem?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Haarlem are June and July. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Haarlem?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 49 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 115 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Haarlem?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Haarlem
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.