Worse experience i/we have ever had at a hotel. Accepted my husbands cc , who stayed at this hotel for 30 something days and he was never asked in the middle of his stay to show his cc again… even though he made an additional booking during his stay for a few days longer. I was visiting Leiden when he was leaving because our daughter started studying there. So when i came my husband mailed with the hotel to make a reservation for me , the hotel accepted his cc again with no remarks what so ever. And my husband had told them in the mail that he was leaving and i was going to stay at the hotel. They had already been payed for his longstay , had his approval of his card for my stay and they had everything they needed to claim the money at the end of my stay.But 4 days after he left they asked me for the cc ( mind you they never asked my husband for his cc during his stay!!). But my husband is an EU citizen ( white) and i am not a european ( brown/coloured person) . The bottomline is that they don’t trust people who are non-european/coloured. Even though they did trust my caucasian EU husband !!! In the end i gave them my cc and i still had 14 more days to stay … they pulled of the complete amount of the upcoming stay IMMEDIATELY!!! I have never seen this before. Such a bunch of money-grabbers . I felt very DISCRIMINATED by an all-white( blond) distrusting staff . My husband informed the manager and received an even worse mail back , complaining about my behaviour instead of verifying what had happend leading up to my dissatisfaction. The manager believed his staffmembers blindly. I had never been treated so bad in my life at a hotel or for that matter anywhere.( and we travel alot !) They had everything they needed to claim their payment in the end!!! I moved out the next day and went to the Fletcher Wellness across the street and had the best treatment i could imagen . Payment in full at the end of my stay no asking for cc during stay. Never again Golden Tulip Leiden , WORSE HOTEL EVER!
This modern hotel has a split personality. Some elements rate 5 star some 0 or minus. My wife and I stayed for three nights in their only disabled access room in June, it costs about 200 euros per night excluding breakfast. We were delayed arriving so didn't check in until around 2300. Check in staff were very good and we went up to our room. It had been made up (maybe?) but not cleaned! Excretia in the toilet bowl, bits of second hand toothpaste in the sink (which was blocked up). Complained to the night porter who came up to the room just after midnight as was genuinely embarrassed. But, the hotel was full and this was the only accessable room in the hotel! The room was given a quick clean to get us through the night. The following morning met by the very good manager who again apologised cancelled the nights charge from the bill (we paid in advanced) and said he would rectify the situation. He (Jimmy) was ashamed and seemed quite frankly shocked. We went out for the day and came back to a very clean room. On our 2nd and final full day the room was not made up at all, beds not made, no towels no toilet roll coffee etc. Again complained to the two very nice young women on reception who were very nice and very apologetic. It was our last night and were given a free (and very good breakfast). Serving manager and staff could not have been more helpful. So, great location, really great staff, great breakfast, awful, awful housekeeping (apparently sub contracted out). Should you stay in the Mercure Den Hague? You choose! Incidently, I said I was going to put a review out and Jimmy the manager said ” You must be truthful”.
Beautiful hotel, you are treated like a movie star from the minute you arrive. Attentive and polite staff with a sense of humour. We were there for our first wedding anniversary and it is one I won't forget in a hurry. Lovely room with a comfy bed. Fun aspect was that there was a stair up to the bed, bathroom downstairs. Even though our room was across from the lift you didn't hear a sound. Breakfast was delicious, made to order omelettes and the most delicious fresh oj I have ever had. Lush!