Vianen, Utrecht hotel rooms at the Independent

"Very nice room (especially loved the bathroom design!) We paid for breakfast, which was a good buffet with a big selection (cold and hot), the hotel is not near any cafes so it is worth adding breakfast. We loved the pool/sauna/steam room with a view of the lake. We would definitely stay again and hire the hotel bikes to cycle into Utrecht (it's also easy on the bus to get there from the centre). Staff were excellent too."

"Le staff était sympathique, les lieux propres, situation est bonne pour se rendre au choeur de la ville. Supermarché juste à côté. Bon confort, tout le nécessaire pour cuisiner. On trouvait cependant l'éclairage un peu faible. On y retournerait sans hésiter"

"Great breakfast menu, staff is super friendly, definitely recommended!👌"

"Was sent to a room in a separate building. No lift. Walked the stairs and then was confronted with masses of building stuff, plaster board, dust. Went back to reception asked for a different room. Had to take a twin room in the conference block with a balcony. Woke up to the smell of cigarette smoke with someone smoking on the balcony as the entire balcony for the whole floor isn’t seperated. "

"Excellent hotel. Very friendly "

"Excellent hotel - we had a great stay. 👍"

"We wanted to visit Utrecht for one night and I wanted somewhere close to the train station. The price I paid for this is terrible. We are currently staying 3 nights at Artotel in Amsterdam for €40 more a night and you can see the difference in luxury. The only good thing about this hotel was the really lovely person who checked us in. It is not worth the price at all. When we checked in there was a problem with the key cards. We waited 40 minutes while hungry when they could have given us a different room but they wanted to reset the room key fob. I actually feel sorry for the staff and managers because when being charged this much people obviously will get annoyed easily. There is some kind of problem with pricing vs the staff who are understanding. When we came back, we had to change rooms because it wasn’t working. Both rooms were tiny. I booked this so we would have a bigger room in the area close to the station. It is a long walk with luggage through a busy shopping mall. I paid €273. It was worth around €100 max. I would never stay here again even if you paid me to. The prices are not comparable to the area, service and room. Even my teenage son told me when we arrived at Artotel in Amsterdam, ‘you paid €40 more for this, that’s crazy’ - it has a pool, double size of room, a TV built into the glass wardrobe and is right by Amsterdam station. I also had a handwritten note and chocolates. Take that as you will. I do not recommend the Hilton Ulrecht at all."

"We had a fantastic stay at the Crown Plaza Utrecht. The location was excellent for access to train station, great shopping mall attached, short walk to the Oudegracht area with amazing restaurants and shops. Our room and bathroom were very clean and the bed super comfortable. Would definitely stay there again the next time we are in Utrecht"

"Very nice staff"