Hotel Kasteel Doenrade

The room was so clean and fresh air. Really love the environment overall

Its always fun to read one and two-star reviews. You can't please all the people all the time. This was a nice hotel - a little creaky in places but its an old building so that's to be expected. Unfortunately the restaurant wasn't open - looking at other reviews that isn't unusual - that was a pity, I rather rather wanted to just have a quiet night in. In the Netherlands, people do tend to be pretty direct - we UK people are so delicate that it can verge on seeming rude. If you are similarly fragile then don't take it to heart. I had a large room. It was great - plenty of space, although the bathroom was a bit cramped. In general it was well maintained. Now I'm sure that when I checked in they probably told me where breakfast was server, but I didn't pay attention because I've never found it difficult to find a breakfast room before. I tend to find there are clues. However this was a different story. The restaurant was deserted. Every other room I tried - nothing. Can I hear any noises of coffee cups and plates? No. I discounted the steep stairs leading down to the deep dark basement - surely a staff area. Well - turns out not. Turns out that breakfast is down in the dungeon. My suggestion would be a sign at the top of the stairs. Breakfast - they had a particular pop song playing, just ever so slightly too loud, which wouldn't be too much of a problem if it wasn't for the fact that it was on loop. I heard the same song about 4 times. Please change the record - literally. Otherwise breakfast was fine.