Hotels near Robotics and Mechatronics group, Enschede

We visited the hotel for 5 nights. Initially, only rooms with no balcony were available, but upon request at the day of arrival they gave us a room with a balcony. We were impressed by how spacious and clean the room is. The parking area was very big. The people at the reception were very kind and attentive. We would definitely visit again!

The location is great. In the woods, very calm and idyllic, we really managed to relax well. At the same time, very close to Enschede and Hengelo (in case one wants to go shopping). The rooms were very comfortable and clean. The heating was perfect. The balcony giving access to the yard was just marvelous. The hotel staff was extremely helpful, polite and friendly. The restaurant was exceptional - everything was very delicious and prepared with high quality products (probably the best coffee I've ever had at a hotel). The rib-eye steak we had for dinner was the best ever, especially in a combination with a cold Grolsch Weizen. Keep up the good work!

The hotel is located next to Het Hulsbeek, where you can enjoy recreation and walking when the weather is nice, located in the middle of the forest. We booked a room with a terrace because it was summer. With the warm weather we wanted to sit outside, but we suddenly got a room on the 2nd floor without any view (roof tiles were the only thing we could see). Inquiries at reception told us that our booked room had been given away to a company that had an activity here and that we had actually been upgraded to a larger, more expensive junior suite. Room was warm and the air circulation was not such that it became fresher. Small bathroom. The beds were good. And the breakfast in the morning was fine, just a somewhat uninviting breakfast room. Partly based on all the reviews, we expected a completely different stay, so we left after a stay that did not meet our expectations. Hotel is very pricey and is overpriced for what you get.

My wife and I stayed at this hotel / lodge with some friends as we had a club event in the local area the following day. There was plenty of parking available outside the hotel in a pleasant wooded area. The staff on reception were friendly and helpful and we were soon directed to our rooms. The room we had was spacious with a large bathroom, comfy double bed, TV (although some of the channels didn't seem to work), small kitchenette area with kettle and coffee / tea selection. There was free Wi-Fi which worked fine. Reception wasn't open 24-hours, it was closed at night and reopened at the same time as the breakfast buffet. The dining was limited when we arrived there as we were told there was only one chef on duty so we all ate elsewhere, however we enjoyed a decent breakfast in the hotel the following morning with a good selection of bread, pastries, ham, cheese, jams, croissants, juice machine, coffee machine and some hot food options (although as we had to eat early some of the hot dishes weren't quite available when the breakfast buffet opened for us at 8am). The hotel has an interesting history, as it used to be a factory and the hotel name literally means Chestnut Factory, named after the trees that used to stand in front of the building back then. The factory had closed in 2001 and was sold in 2006 but the plans to convert to care homes never happened. After standing empty for 14 years it was reopened as a B&B Hotel and our experience was really good.

We kregen netjes een SMS bericht dat de receptie bemand was tussen 11u en 14u we stonden 13.30u voor de deur en deze ging niet open. We zagen een dame achter de balie en we hoorden haar ook praten met een collega maar kloppen en roepen hielp niet. Duurde een paar minuten en toen werden we eindelijk opgemerkt. Eerste indruk van de kamer was prima, schoon en redelijk ruim maar geen sfeervolle kamer. Bedden zijn heel hard, we hebben niet lekker geslapen. Ontbijt was opzich prima, lekkere verse producten maar wat ons opviel is dat, ondanks de huidige Covid19 maatregelen, de tafels na gebruik niet werden afgenomen. We hebben 3 keer ontbeten en alle keren werden de bordjes etc afgeruimd en nieuwe placemat neergelegd maar geen sopdoekje of iets dergelijks over de tafel. De 1e ochtend was het toiletpapier bijgevuld etc maar het lege zeeppompje niet. 2e ochtend kwamen we terug van ontbijt en toen werd er gevraagd of we nog handdoeken nodig hadden. Deze werden aan ons gegeven op de gang en er werd verder geen zeep of toiletpapier bijgevuld. Dit is achteraf bij navraag wel gedaan maar de vieze handdoeken waren dan weer niet meegenomen. Ik vond niet dat het personeel er iets aan deed om je welkom te voelen. Ik vind dat dat begint bij de receptie, ze zijn daar alleen met elkaar aan het kletsen waardoor je niet opgemerkt wordt als je iets wil vragen. Als je binnenkomt lopen wordt er niet goedendag gezegd, op 1 jong meisje na. Bij het uitchecken wordt er ook niet gevraagd of alles naar wens is geweest. Er stond een heer naast bij het uitchecken die volgens mij de eigenaar was maar hij vroeg het ook niet. Al met al, de locatie is prima, je loopt zo het stadje in. De kamers zijn schoon maar door de functionele uitstraling niet sfeervol. En het personeel is aardig maar niet hartelijk. Voor een zakelijk bezoek misschien prima maar wij vonden dat jammer.