Limburg · Netherlands
Where to stay in Venlo
Venlo is a city in Limburg, Netherlands, home to about 102,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Venlo, with about 166 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May, June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- NRN26 km · Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Venlo
Venlo is a city and municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg.
Venlo is one of the most popular small town destinations in the Netherlands due to being right across the border from heavily populated German areas.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Venlo
See
Much of the historic centre of Venlo was destroyed in World War II, and several remaining houses were replaced by new projects in the years that followed. Some of the oldest houses are not recognizable as such, as modern façades have been placed in front of them. Nonetheless, there's plenty of history still around, especially in the city centre.
- Stadhuis (Town hall)
- Romerhuis
- Gasthuisstraat
- Stad Frankfort
- Limburgs Museum
- Museum van Bommel van Dam
- Sint Martinusbasiliek
- Sint Joriskerk
Do
Several hiking routes are available for the area around Venlo. Distances and kinds of terrain vary. The Venlo Greenpark route takes you to see the Floriade parks and gardens which were established for the 2012 Floriade show, a huge flower and plants event that's held in the Netherlands once every 10 years.. At the east side of town, there are several interesting natural areas.
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Venlo
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Hotel Venlo hotel | 166 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Venlo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Venlo are May, June, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 81 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 Venlo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 43 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 56 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Venlo is a real industrial transport hub, and a main gateway to Germany. The main roads passing through are typically busy with trucks on their way to the east or back. Several major roads pass here, making the town easily reachable from all directions. The A67/E34 connects Venlo to Germany in the west (most directly Duisburg and Essen as well as east, to Eindhoven and further. The A73 leads to Nijmegen in the north and Roermond and further southern direction. The A74/61 leads to Germany in south-eastern direction, most directly connecting Venlo to Mönchengladbach.
Getting around
The city centre is small enough to navigate on foot. A bike is a convenient alternative. If you don't have your own, you can rent one at Fietspoint at the Stationsplein. Reservations are recommended. Local buses are primarily run by Arriva, tickets on Dutch-only routes are paid with the national chipcard system or by using your bankcard to check in and out, routes across the border use German fares.
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NRN · Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
DUS · Düsseldorf Airport
EIN · Eindhoven Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Venlo
Eat
The Kwartelenmarkt and Grote Markt area are good places to look for restaurants, especially in summer when they set up outdoor terraces on the squares.
Drink
There's aren't really any major clubs, but you'll find plenty of cafés. Some of them have a special "club night", when the music is turned up and the tables removed as people come in to dance. For serious clubbing, German cities in the region have some good options, and university city Eindhoven is a good alternative.
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Questions
Venlo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Venlo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Venlo are May, June, August and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 81 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Venlo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, 43 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 56 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Venlo?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Venlo
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.