Frisian lakes, Friesland hotel rooms at the Independent

"Clean large room with terrace with a great seaview love come back here in the summer for walks and bike riding. Lovely area not been here for over 40 years since I left the Netherlands. Highly recommend this hotel for a longer stay, originally only booked for one night with booked another night straight away. Amazing for water sports. Adrian & Annabelle Straatman Wyberton Boston Lincolnshire UK"

"We were pleasantly surprised by the size and comfort of the Van der Valk rooms. We loved our stay and will definitely be back!"

"It was a very tight place for two adults with luggage. The bedroom was a loft style and for two tall adults we had to crawl on hands and knees. Plus making the beds were a challenge due to constricted room above me. Certainly weather proof as there was a lot of strong winds and rain. Perfect position but next time I will make sure of cabin type "

"Beautiful surroundings, welcoming and helpful hosts/staff. Accomodation is simple but has all you need and the patio out the front is perfect to relax with a drink + a book. Perfect for our short stay."

"This hotel is located in an area where parking on the streets of the town is required and parking machines don't accept foreign (american) cards. There is also an app that can be loaded onto a US based iphone... Team member confirmed that they would refund since I had to find a different hotel but until now I haven't received a refund (one week has passed)"

"This hotel was brilliant, great location and being able to rent bikes to ride into Leeuwarden is great"

"It was great "

"Very Clean Food was great "