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We stayed at WestCord Strandhotel Seeduyn in July 2023, as a family of 4 (two adults, two pre-teen/teenage kids). First, the pros: The hotel is in a great location on Vlieland, located directly on a gorgeous stretch of beach. It's easy to get to, as you can use the island bus for free during your stay (by showing your hotel card). Breakfast was pretty good, food was fresh and tasted great (especially the croissants!!), though after a week there wasn't enough variety and the buffet got boring. We ate at the Brassery restaurant two evenings, and the food there was also very nice. Most of the staff were very pleasant, though during check-in we did not receive any information about amenities, as there was a line of people who arrived on the bus at the same time as us, and the front desk staff seemed to just want us all processed as quickly as they could. There's a ton of activities for everyone, both at the hotel, as well as the surroundings. Kids club, bowling, swimming pool, wellness center, tennis, beach activities, the list goes on. We were unlucky with the weather, so it was nice to have options to keep our kids occupied. Now for the cons: Our hotel room was not great, especially for the price we paid. We were in one of the ”Medium” apartments, which are located in the auxiliary building (next to the main hotel building, and connected with an underground tunnel). The room was smelly due to the poor ventilation (it honestly smelled like cat/dog urine on the carpet), and the kitchen was not super clean (drawers & fridge had some bits of food/crumbs in them). Bedrooms were stuffy, as there are no windows to the outside (see above ventilation issue), and beds were not particularly comfortable. We found we immediately had to open the living room windows every time we entered just to make the apartment tolerable. They say on their website that we get a discount at a local bicycle rental on the island, so we proceeded to make a reservation directly with the shop. What the WestCord website doesn't tell you is that you need to call/directly contact the hotel and have them reserve on your behalf if you want to get this discount. Notes specific for the apartments: There is no room cleaning done during your stay. They will come in and change towels occasionally (every two days or so?), and no trash removal or anything else will be done until after you leave. As others have said, there's a pretty good selection of kitchen utensils/dishes, but absolutely no extras (salt/pepper, spices, oil, coffee/tea, etc.) for cooking, so plan accordingly. It also wasn't clear what to do with the trash (we were there 1 week, and it wasn't collected, so we weren't quite sure how to sort or where to put it). TLDR: This feels like a 3* hotel in quality for 5* prices (especially during summer/peak season). It's fine for what it is, but you'd likely be better off renting a house in the dunes next door for the price, if you're looking at their apartment

My fiancee and I stayed here during a recent long weekend break in May. The hotel is situated in a great location a short walk (~15 mins) from the harbour / ferry from Harlingen. The rooms are comfortable and are all approximately the same size, the only disappointment for us was that we were at the end of the hotel building and didn't have such a good view as most of the other rooms. My advice would be to avoid rooms *18 -*30 as these are all in the block that is set back from the main building. The doors of the rooms seem to have been inspired by a 1970's school, with very bright photographs, which isn't really in keeping with a four star(?) hotel, but at least you can't see it when you are in your room. Otherwise we had a very enjoyable stay, the breakfast is served in the restaurant which has a wonderful view over the marina / harbour and town. The buffet offering is quite varied, with a good selection of cold cuts etc. The only disappointment were the eggs were somewhat rubbery as they appeared to have been over cooked before placing under the heat lamps? (I appreciate it is very difficult to maintain the quality of fried eggs on a buffet, so maybe the hotel might consider an egg station / chef cooking to order?) The staff were very helpful and friendly and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.