Maison Haas Hustinx is located on the Vrijthof. The name Haas refers to the leap into the unknown the founder took when he decided to start a hotel in Maastricht. That leap paid off well, as more than 100 years later, Maison Haas Hustinx is still highly praised. The hotel has only 17 rooms, spread across two monumental buildings from 1920. Every room is unique, bright, and spacious. The smallest rooms already occupy 25m², the suites around 40m², and the superior apartment a whopping 120m². In contrast to the rooms, the hotel's Sanctum Spa is on the small side, although it too has everything you need. With a sauna, hammam, swimming pool, and an alcove where you can meditate or really chill out, many people will be satisfied. Once completely zen, you can take a seat at Restaurant Safar, derived from the Arabic word for travel, for a delicious Middle Eastern meal.

Maison Haas Hustinx

You will find Hotel Alex Maastricht less than 100 meters from the station. And you will certainly want to stay at Alex. A large Portuguese terrace, rooms for those who are just out and about, and rooms for those who want to unwind and start the day in a bathtub. Or with a coffee on the balcony, overlooking the Maastricht promenade. The people at Hotel Alex know how to pamper you, and isn't that exactly what a (mid)week getaway is all about? Fresh, light, and open—those are the rooms at Hotel AlexWith sleek colors, just the right velvet cushion, and the right details: a vase of flowers here, a modern and certainly comfortable chair there, beautiful wooden floors (the herringbone in the Superior is a favorite), and so on; every room has a touch of a trendy color. The restaurant takes a different approach. Dark walls, soft, light, and with vintage suitcases as showpieces above the bar. The stained-glass windows in the restaurant are nice and large, and on the terrace you sit like a king, especially when the sun is shining. Fresh, white tables and under the canopy of the tall trees in the street. A vacation moment par excellence.

Hotel Alex

Hotel Monastère is located on Boschstraat. That may not be a street that you have often heard of as a non-Maastricht resident, but since the development of the Sphinxkwartier it has become one of the best streets to be in, as it forms the link between that quarter and the historic city center that we all love so much. know well. Prime location, that's one thing. Which also applies to the building itself: the word says it all: 'monastere', or monastery in French. That monastery is part of the five-building building, although the original monastery hall is not part of the hotel. Nevertheless, the grandeur is still evident. You enter a Farrow and Ball-esque light blue hall, where you will find the square walk-around check-in desk in the middle, a trick that seems to be unique to the Vondel Hotels group. And rightly so: a standing reception that you can get around on all sides is very inviting. No lengthy check-in procedure, but a welcome drink on the couch, if you want. Or else quickly go to your room, where a large folding bed is waiting and where the walls are also painted in those powdery old French tones. Where the headboards have cool prints, just like the room dividers, there is striking art everywhere and the Marshall speaker is ready to go.

Monastery

Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt, a hotel in an 18th-century country estate, is located in a large landscape park north of Maastricht. The country estate has been around for many years and you immediately notice that when you drive up. Long tree-lined avenues, water features, vistas and grazing sheep (the only one on this list that will not last that long) contribute to the lively and magical atmosphere. The hotel has 83 comfortable rooms, furnished simply and without fuss. You don't have to worry that the location is impractical: you can be back in Maastricht within five minutes by car. Vaeshartelt is surrounded by nature, where you can enjoy walking and cycling, and you can stock up on snacks for the road in advance from one of the take away vans at The Hangout. There is also a bar and two restaurants.

Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt