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Restaurant Hotel Merlet is situated in the rustic village of Schoorl, with a unique location in the meadows overlooking the dunes and on just 45 minutes drive from Amsterdam. Merlet has 28 uniquely decorated hotelrooms, including 9 special theme suites. The hotel offers 2 restaurants: bar-bistro Bourgogne where people can lunch or dine for a good price-quality ratio and a fine dining Restaurant awarded with a Michelin-star serving innovative meals with a classical touch. Weather permitting meals are served on the sunny terrace. The cosy lounge with terrace is available for hotel guests or can be used as a private function room. The hotel furthermore has 7 multifunctional meeting rooms equipped with modern technology. An indoor swimming pool, sauna and steamcabine and beatysalon complement the facilities at the hotel. To explore the beautiful area around the hotel, there are bikes available for rent at reception.
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HOTEL STYLE
Luxury
Languages Spoken
English, Dutch, German
Location
Duinweg 15, 1871 AC Schoorl The Netherlands
Name/address in local language
Restaurant Hotel Merlet
333 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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This hotel is located in a great area for walking in the dunes near the beach. The room is perfectly fine but what we really went for was the Restaurant. Even eating in our room made it all worth while since the Michelin star is well deserved. The meals from the normal restaurant were also nice but doing the menu from premier restaurant is definitely worth the price. The rooms have a few annoying things. First, the toilet room light automatically turns on and floods the room with light in the middle of the night. It should be a nightlight in there, not an automatically turned on bright light. Also, there just are not enough hooks to hang up wet towels in the bathroom thus requiring a towel change every day (not a sustainable practices) and these days hotels are moving away from individual sized soaps and toiletries. A bit more effort could be taken to be green. Other than that, the hotel is perfectly fine.
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Date of stay: March 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stayed at the hotel, including breakfast, dinner at the brasserie and dinner at the Michelin star restaurant. We had a good-sized roon, which was weirdly decorated - not our taste. There was a huge bathroom with bath and shower stall. Open of course, so the bathroom floor gets wet. And in spite of the ample size and the good supply of towels, there was no spot anywhere to hang them. Thye could easily have made a proper towel rack on the one wall that sported a single hook. Separate toilet, which is always good. Good mattress, pillows too floppy. Our room was in a quiet corner, with restful views over sopme fields. The restaurant was certainly worth its star, beatifullly presented tasteful food. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Breakfast was served at the brasserie. In spite of corona rules, there was a buffet and social distnacing was not observed. Dinner at the brasserie was OK, just what we expoected from such an establishment. The e-bikes we had rented from the hotel to explore the beautiful countryside were not well maintained unfortunately. But all in all we had a pleasant 3 day stay.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Driving north from Haarlem, we stumbled on this fantastic hotel. It is top quality all the way around in a very quiet country setting. And it has a Michelin star restaurant! (We did not eat there for various reasons. I regret it now.) Our room was lovely with a giant tub at the foot of the bed near a mirror (use your imagination) and it was so quiet, it was like sleeping in a pillow, not on one. It has a modern decor with an indoor small pool and small workout room. But it is near the North Sea and that’s fun to visit. The staff was very attentive and friendly.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Eat at the Michelin restaurant. The cafe is just so-so. The breakfast was good and had everything...
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We had reserved in the restaurant. Once sitting down we were waiting for about 30-40 minutes. We had ordered the 5-course surprise menu. The first courses that came which were delicious. During the dinner we received the menu and then understood why we had to wait for 30-40 minutes. We did not get the three amuses !!! We made the sommelier aware of this. No excuse of comment was made and the sommelier simply forgot. I paid the bill, and on my way out I mentioned this again to the sommelier. Checking out the next morning I paid EUR 662 for the night + dinner and received a box of chocolates for the "inconvenience". Truly a disappointing experience, we have stayed there, multiple times in the past, and we are more than unsure to stay there again.
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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What a sensational experience with outstanding service! The restaurant is beautifully decorated and boasts a stunning view over the fields. We were given a personalised menu which was a great touch. We had the five course Taste of the Netherlands menu which was preceded by the most stunning amuses. The food was absolutely gorgeous with the most delicate of flavours and picture perfect plate arrangements. Food was locally sourced which was a bonus in my opinion. The staff were great especially the sommelier who was noticeably enthusiastic about his job. There were no negative points apart from perhaps a slightly long wait for the main course and a small parking area but that was definitely forgivable. We had a perfect evening and cannot wait to come again when the menu is changed. The best (Michelin star) restaurant I have visited so far.
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Date of stay: June 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Rock & Roll at Restaurant Merlet, we tried a vegan dish in between tonight and those do not need any meat or fish, great layers in taste, in one word magnificent. The service staff is more than superb, always in a great mood, story telling at your table which do lift the dishes to a higher level. The whole package is one you do not see that often. We had one superb night :-)
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Date of stay: May 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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For a supposedly high end hotel the staff in the restaurant was badly prejudiced when we wanted to dine as a colored couple. We felt discriminated after being turned down rudely for a seat which was against their own policy. That feeling spoiled our stay and no excuses from the management can take that away. Won't ever stay at this hotel in this supposedly multiracial engaged and respected country.
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from martin vanbourgonje, General Manager at Restaurant Hotel Merlet
We ordered the take away menu during COVID-19. It was delivered in our bungalow. We had a three course dinner and we loved every single one of them. The starter with gamba’s in soya sauce was full of different exotic tastes. The main course with lamb... wow! And the desert was out of this world... recommended
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Date of stay: April 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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First time in Merlet because the original hotel was closed. A very high quality hotel, full service and very friendly people. The rooms meet a high standard. Unfortunately I did had not the time to visit the Michelin star rated restaurant, will keep that for the next time.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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The beste place for foodie peoples like me. The location is fantastic I have ever seen like this kind of place . So many varieties and juices and sweets are my favourite one . The staff all mostly friendly and hospitable kindness. Happy to recommend
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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PRICE RANGE
C$205 - C$311 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
The NetherlandsNorth Holland ProvinceSchoorl
NUMBER OF ROOMS
28
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