Amsterdam Beach: sand, dunes and seaside stays
Amsterdam Beach offers accommodation ranging from hotels and B&Bs to campsites and beach bungalows. Roompot holiday parks are by the sea near Zandvoort and Bloemendaal and are ideal for a weekend break with the family. All Roompot holiday homes are within crawling distance of the beach, the dunes and the city centre.[4]
The Seinpoststelling in IJmuiden, formerly a lighthouse for the harbour, now offers a cosily furnished sleeping spot with a view of the surf. Guests can look over the beach and sea from a two-person hammock.[4]
Apollo Hotel IJmuiden is just 150 metres from the North Sea beach and has 146 rooms and suites, a restaurant and a leisure centre with a sauna, steam bath and fitness room.[4]
Geversduin Camping in Castricum offers tree houses cladded with durable wood grown in sustainable Dutch forests. Each treehouse sleeps six, is centrally heated, has hot and cold running water and panoramic windows looking out onto the North Holland Dune Reserves.[4]
Guests at Castle Assumburg can stay in a moated castle with turrets, towers, medieval-style interiors and extensive gardens without paying a royal fee. Beach club Buddha Beach offers a night's stay directly on the beach at North Zandvoort, with six bungalows, each fully equipped with bright, modern interiors, its own terrace and garden furniture, and large glass windows giving unobstructed beach views every morning.[4]
Boulevard 5 is a cosy hotel on the boulevard at the Zuidstrand in Zandvoort with a sea view from all nine rooms. Rooms are furnished with a veranda or balcony and come in different sizes.[4]
Duin & Kruidberg Country Estate was built in the 16th century and once belonged to William III, former King of England. It offers a modern spa with a range of treatments and a picturesque English garden to explore, at Duin en Kruidbergerweg 60, Santpoort-Noord.[4]
Hotel Paradis is a boutique hotel in the centre of Zandvoort aan Zee less than 300 metres from the beach. It offers various sizes of rooms to suit all kinds of guests and families, and bike rental is available on site.[4]
Camping de Duindoorn in IJmuiden is a family-friendly campsite at the foot of the dunes, 1000 metres from the sea, within easy distance of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. At Camping De Lakens in Bloemendaal you can camp in an authentic American school bus called the Beachbus, or stay in a retro Airstream trailer, bungalow or backpack shack.[4]
