Region · Netherlands
Where to stay in South Holland
This guide covers 39 destinations in South Holland, a first-level administrative division of Netherlands, with 60 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Rotterdam, The Hague and IJsselmonde. Across its destinations, June and July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 39
- Places to stay
- 60
- Comfortable in the most places
- June and July
- Main airport
- RTMRotterdam The Hague Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
Destinations
Destinations in South Holland
Every destination in this guide in South Holland, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 664,311 | 18 | RTM · 5 km |
| The Hague | 548,320 | 8 | RTM · 16 km |
| Leiden | 124,093 | 5 | RTM · 23 km |
| Noordwijk | 44,062 | 5 | AMS · 24 km |
| Delft | 109,435 | 3 | RTM · 8 km |
| Scheveningen | 61,384 | 3 | RTM · 20 km |
| Centre | 110,237 | 2 | RTM · 15 km |
| Papendrecht | 32,171 | 2 | RTM · 22 km |
| Wassenaar | 26,949 | 2 | RTM · 21 km |
| Lekkerkerk | 7,291 | 2 | RTM · 18 km |
| IJsselmonde | 434,000 | 1 | RTM · 11 km |
| Dordrecht | 122,070 | 1 | RTM · 24 km |
| Vlaardingen | 73,924 | 1 | RTM · 8 km |
| Gouda | 73,681 | 1 | RTM · 20 km |
| Rijswijk | 55,220 | 1 | RTM · 12 km |
| Haagse Hout | 50,693 | 1 | RTM · 16 km |
| Leidschendam | 34,660 | 1 | RTM · 14 km |
| Brielle | 17,439 | 1 | RTM · 20 km |
| Ouddorp | 1 | RTM · 38 km | |
| Ter Heijde | 1 | RTM · 20 km | |
| Escamp | 132,579 | RTM · 15 km | |
| Zoetermeer | 125,267 | RTM · 12 km | |
| Westland | 114,887 | RTM · 19 km | |
| Alphen aan den Rijn | 114,182 | AMS · 21 km | |
| Hoeksche Waard | 88,047 | RTM · 21 km | |
| Nissewaard | 85,440 | RTM · 17 km | |
| Feijenoord | 79,440 | RTM · 9 km | |
| Schiedam | 79,279 | RTM · 5 km | |
| Leidschendam-Voorburg | 76,433 | RTM · 15 km | |
| Voorne aan Zee | 74,283 | RTM · 23 km | |
| Spijkenisse | 72,740 | RTM · 16 km | |
| Capelle aan den IJssel | 67,319 | RTM · 10 km | |
| Katwijk | 66,607 | AMS · 27 km | |
| Lansingerland | 63,363 | RTM · 7 km | |
| Segbroek | 62,828 | RTM · 18 km | |
| Krimpenerwaard | 56,622 | RTM · 24 km | |
| Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 55,674 | RTM · 9 km | |
| Loosduinen | 55,464 | RTM · 18 km | |
| Goeree-Overflakkee | 50,589 | RTM · 32 km |
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in South Holland
4 places to stay in South Holland with a published guest score, ordered by that 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. Each links to its own website.
| # | Place to stay | Where | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Hotel Papendrecht hotel | Papendrecht | 97 | 91/100 2,552 reviews |
| 2 | Leonardo Hotel Rotterdam Savoy hotel | Rotterdam | 95 | 89/100 3,009 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Den Haag Promenade hotel | The Hague | 178 | 88/100 4,824 reviews |
| 4 | Leonardo Hotel Den Haag Babylon hotel | The Hague | 143 | 84/100 2,874 reviews |
Where to stay
More hotels in South Holland
36 hotels in South Holland recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit South Holland
From the climate of 39 destinations in South Holland with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June and July.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 39 | 7 °C | 73 mm |
| February | 0 of 39 | 7 °C | 55 mm |
| March | 0 of 39 | 10 °C | 54 mm |
| April | 0 of 39 | 14 °C | 39 mm |
| May | 8 of 39 | 17 °C | 48 mm |
| June | 39 of 39 | 20 °C | 63 mm |
| July | 39 of 39 | 22 °C | 75 mm |
| August | 0 of 39 | 22 °C | 85 mm |
| September | 18 of 39 | 19 °C | 82 mm |
| October | 0 of 39 | 15 °C | 89 mm |
| November | 0 of 39 | 10 °C | 85 mm |
| December | 0 of 39 | 8 °C | 86 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving South Holland
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in South Holland name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport
AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
EIN · Eindhoven Airport
ANR · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)
Good to know
Public holidays in South Holland, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Netherlands
Nearby
Regions near South Holland
Other regions of Netherlands with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.