Is CTY Books pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at CTY Books?

As of Oct 3, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at CTY Books on Oct 26, 2025 start from ₩196,758, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at CTY Books?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM.

What time is check-out at CTY Books?

Check-out is at noon. Late check-out is available for EUR 50.

Where is CTY Books located?

Located in the heart of Leiden, this hotel is steps from Waag and Burcht. Pieterskerk and Gravensteen are also within 5 minutes. Leiden Central Station is 14 minutes by foot and Leiden Lammenschans Station is 19 minutes.

CTY Books Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Jun 7, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

CTY Books is in the perfect spot in Leiden, with a market just outside twice a week. Lots of amazing pubs/restaurants around too! The room was lovely (we had the loft) with a perfect view of the canal!

Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

May 22, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful hotel, very comfy bed. Just be warned, the stairs are very steep and there is no lift.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Jun 27, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful property in a wonderful location. I wouldn’t hesitate to stay there again, but there are a lot of steep stairs up to the room and in the room itself. This might be trouble from people with mobility issues.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grahame

Oct 9, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent hotel, highly recommended

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Jun 22, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This is one of our favourite accommodations ever! Wonderful location and beautiful room and view facing the canal (room 3). It could get loud at times but closing the windows and shutters helped a lot. We had no issues sleeping. The bed is super comfy! It’s perfectly equipped and a good size. We didn’t want to leave

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

Dec 13, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic hotel, very stylish A++

Fantastic hotel in the perfect location to explore the beautiful town of Leiden

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Morgan

Jun 4, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location in the very centre of Leiden. Three floor steep climb to a duplex with the bedroom up one more floor, the bathroom on the other floor. You want to be in good shape and not need to rush to use the loo during the night. The view from the top floor bedroom is worth the effort.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hazel

Sep 13, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Character Property in great location with lots of dining options on the doorstep. Manager was on hand most mornings and able to assist where needed.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Oct 21, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Adventure in Leiden

Great location. Beautiful room with amazing history.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Nov 15, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

There was considerable noise from the street, but ear plugs are provided and they did the trick. The location, room, and the city of Leiden are all wonderful.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Suh Young

Jul 9, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This is a beautiful small hotel right across from the City Hall. I loved the author themed-room, spacious, beautifully decorated, comfy (+AC). The location was perfect, lively Wed market, AH supermarket nearby, and a gelato place next door. The killer is stairs. They were steep, narrow, winding, and you have to haul your luggage up. Also, it is a staff-less hotel meaning no one to welcome you, all the housekeeping requests via Whatsapp and things get done silently without any acknowledgement. Also, Leiden is a university town and you'll need a pair of ear plugs Fri-Sun. One more thing, don't forget to charge your phone because you can not even enter the hotel lobby. Still, I would stay again if I revisit Leiden.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

James

Mar 26, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property is located in central Leiden. It is beautifully situated. The room and general hotel are unique in a good way. The difficulty is the spiral staircase (particularly if you've travelled internationally with a suitcase). The automated doors were new to us, but we adjusted accordingly. Unlike some staffed hotels, it's not possible to check-in early, so it's good to be aware of that when planning. Overall, though, the proprieter was responsive and friendly. I would stay there again.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Sep 29, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location and spacious place.

Lovely place, fab location, really spacious and we were so happy with our choice. We were in the Virginia Woolf room on the 1st floor and I’d highly recommend as the view is great and only up one flight of the steep stairs! It is noisy due to its super location in the thick of things, but we didn’t mind that. The electronic access etc worked fine for us all the time and we liked having the little kitchen.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Jun 11, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

NIce stay, very central and standard is good. Only thing is that the fan on the neighbour ceiling makes a bit of noise, så it can be challanging to have the windo open at night

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaitlin

Apr 24, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great stay in the center of Leiden! Short walk to Central Station. Room 4 was larger than expected and had everything including dishes/cutlery, coffee, toiletries etc. Virtual check-in was quick and easy, and QR code in the room provided lots of useful information for the area. Overall fantastic stay and would highly recommend CTY Books!

8/10 Good

Philip

Apr 18, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Room was nice with a living area/kitchen on one level and a bed up in the loft area. Only downside was the steep narrow staircases to get to our room which some people, especially with large suitcases, might struggle with. Otherwise a pleasant stay.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Nov 23, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

There is no bar or restaurant onsite but you are right next to a number of great bars, restaurants and cafes. The web based keys worked and were simple to use.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Sien

Jan 25, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Brilliant location in the beautiful city centre. Rooms were stunning, photos don’t do it justice. Lights and heating were a bit tricky to operate. Kitchen contains basic crockery and a few pans, not much more. Staff at sister hotel very friendly and helpful.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Assaf

Oct 16, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

a gem in Leiden

the rooms are very nice and comfortable. only point is that there are many stairs and no elevator. this is imprtant to know if you have to lims 3 flights of steep stairs with your laugage

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra M

Nov 9, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Will stay there again for my next meeting

Had very pleasant stay at CTY. The windows are thin but they supply earplugs in the “reception”. I’m quite noise sensitive so probably wouldn’t stay in this room around the weekend, but that’s just me. It took me a while to figure out how the sitcom worked, so it was very cold the first morning. This also turned out to be because one window wasn’t closed properly (which also helped a bit with the noise, but not much). There was room service, which I didn’t expect to a two night stay. And the best iron i have ever experienced in a hotel! Made it really easy to iron my shirts. Location is central and lovely atmosphere. Will stay for next meeting as well.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Olivier

Feb 26, 2024

Liked: Amenities

I love the ease of entering the room digitally, it’s easy and no hassle. If anything it’s not very personal, which i don’t even mind. Staff (room service) was very friendly, no issues. It is a weird feeling not seeing any staff around. Not a big issue but some spots clearly weren’t vacuumed. But i only noticed when checking under the bed for any of my items.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Isabelle

Sep 15, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Tout etait parfait

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christel

Sep 1, 2025

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Midden in het centrum en als het markt is stap je buiten en je staat bij de kraampjes. Centraal gelegen dichtbij de burcht, oude stad, winkelstraten, lekkere eetgelegenheden…

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annick

Jul 13, 2025

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Il est très bien placé en plein centre de leiden

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

David

May 24, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Why ask for my opinion of the staff when it is a staffless establishment?

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

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