This hotel is in a handy location - right next to the train station (but not made noisy considering that our room backed onto the station) - it is 10/15 minutes walk from the town centre. It is a pleasant modern hotel, rooms a decent size. There was only one hotel we could see slightly nearer the town centre - The Hotel Appollo - looked ok - but mabe slightly less good (at least from outside). Breakfast buffet at the Hotel Mercure decent quality and included hot foods. There's a nice wee bar in town - think it's called the 'blauw hande' just to one side of the old 'de waag' building. Seemed to be lots of good restaurant choice beside the river - just down from De Waag.







