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Hand-picked hotel shortlists for 24 places, by hotel class and guest rating, each linking to the hotels' own pages.

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North Holland packs two very different holidays into one province. Amsterdam draws the crowds with its canals, museums and nightlife, and it holds the biggest choice of places to stay by far. But the coast and the old towns are just as rewarding: Haarlem, Zandvoort and Egmond Aan Zee put beach and city within easy reach, while Volendam, Marken and Enkhuizen show the old Zuiderzee fishing culture at first hand. Zaandam and Alkmaar are handy, lived-in towns, and Texel is the island escape at the top of the province.

Popular places

Volendam

A former fishing village on the IJsselmeer, known for its harbour, its traditional costume and its eel.

3-star or 4- and 5-star: which to choose

In North Holland the split is simple. Three-star hotels are the mainstay everywhere, and they cover most places along the coast and in the smaller towns. Four- and five-star hotels are much thinner on the ground: Amsterdam has 23 five-star hotels and the largest overall stock, while Haarlem and Egmond Aan Zee have 2 each. Choose a three-star if you want a straightforward base in a village or resort, and a four- or five-star if you are staying in Amsterdam or want a higher-class address in Haarlem or Egmond Aan Zee.

Hotel guides by place

Alkmaar

Amsterdam

Bergen

Beverwijk

Castricum

De Koog

Den Burg

Den Helder

Edam

Egmond Aan Zee

Enkhuizen

Haarlem

Heemskerk

Hilversum

Hoorn

IJmuiden

Marken

Naarden

Purmerend

Texel

Velsen-Zuid

Volendam

Zaandam

Zandvoort

Questions, answered

Which area is best for first-time visitors to North Holland?

Amsterdam is the obvious first base, with 59 hotels and 23 of them five-star, so the widest choice of class and location. Haarlem, with 28 hotels, is a quieter alternative and still close to the coast and the capital.

Where should families stay in North Holland?

Amsterdam leads on family-friendly hotels with 30, followed by Haarlem with 22 and Zandvoort with 20. Egmond Aan Zee has 10 and Texel 3, both good if you want beach and space rather than city streets.

Which places have the most 5-star hotels?

Amsterdam has 23 five-star hotels, far more than anywhere else. Haarlem and Egmond Aan Zee have 2 each. No other place in North Holland has a five-star hotel.

Where can I stay with a car and parking?

Parking is widest in Amsterdam, with 41 hotels offering it, then Bergen with 28, Alkmaar and Egmond Aan Zee with 20 each, and Den Helder with 19. Texel has 5 and Velsen-Zuid 2, so the island and the smaller stops need a little more planning.

Which North Holland places have the largest choice of hotels?

Amsterdam is in a class of its own with 59 hotels. Behind it come Zandvoort with 30, Alkmaar with 30, Bergen with 30, Haarlem with 28 and Egmond Aan Zee with 29. Volendam, Texel, Naarden and Marken have only a handful each.

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