The Netherlands Travel Agents

My daughter and I did an art tour of the Netherlands. Bas from Beat The Dutch did such a great job matching expectations to our budget. I didn't know what to expect, having never used KimKim before, but overall, it was really great - we were comfortable, safe, and were able to move between cities and sites with ease on public transport, thanks to pre-loaded OV chip cards Beat The Dutch provided. Everybody involved did a wonderful job. read more

My daughter and I did an art tour of the Netherlands. Bas from Beat The Dutch did such a great job matching expectations to our budget. I didn't know what to expect, having never used KimKim before, but overall, it was really great - we were comfortable, safe, and were able to move between cities and sites with ease on public transport, thanks to pre-loaded OV chip cards Beat The Dutch provided. Everybody involved did a wonderful job.

everything was amazing and worked out so perfectly. the timing of all activities, tours, adventures worked great with plenty of free time to explore. all recommendations could not have been better! can not thank you guys enough! min need to worry to get anywhere as the drivers and guides are so professional yet social and friendly! i can’t wait to use kimkim again for my next adventure!!!! read more

everything was amazing and worked out so perfectly. the timing of all activities, tours, adventures worked great with plenty of free time to explore. all recommendations could not have been better! can not thank you guys enough! min need to worry to get anywhere as the drivers and guides are so professional yet social and friendly! i can’t wait to use kimkim again for my next adventure!!!!

Trip planner/co-ordinator, Mieke, has been very professional and patience in putting the trip plan together over more than 2 years, due to multiple disruptions such as COVID-19 locked down. She is always responsive, obliging and accommodating to our requests and made changes swiftly.

We are also very happy and grateful for having Mr Maarten Ablij as our private diver to Zaanse Schans, Edam and Keukenhof. He is very gentle, polite and punctual in picking us from accommodation in the... read more

Trip planner/co-ordinator, Mieke, has been very professional and patience in putting the trip plan together over more than 2 years, due to multiple disruptions such as COVID-19 locked down. She is always responsive, obliging and accommodating to our requests and made changes swiftly.

We are also very happy and grateful for having Mr Maarten Ablij as our private diver to Zaanse Schans, Edam and Keukenhof. He is very gentle, polite and punctual in picking us from accommodation in the morning.

In summary, we had an enjoyable and wonderful time in The Netherlands, especially the visits to Anne Frank House, Naturalis, Boerhaave, Windmill de Valk, Madurodam and Keukenhof. We also loved the Dutch food such as bitterballen and stroopwafel.

Thank you Beat the Dutch Travel and Mieke for the good job well done.

Hotel Reviews

Dutch Golden / Velvet Lodge

The Hague

Hotel staffs are friendly and checking in/out was easy and fast. Room is of a good size, clean and comfortable.

Authenticity & Character

Refurnished old building with a nice welcoming vibe

Location

Within 10mins walk from The Hague Central railway station.

Staff

Both Oscar and his staff are super friendly.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Was not told test the clean would not be cleaned and no towels changed on Koningsdag!

Inntel Zaandam

Zaandam

Disappointed with the check in experience and scare we had. We arrived at 11.30am but was too early as room was not ready. Returned to check in at 7.30pm and being assigned a room on 5th level. However, when we opened the door, we were astonished to see coats hanging on the coats hooks and a big luggage on the luggage rack. Went back to front desk and was told that staff from previous shift had failed to update hotel records when the customer made a room change. Although a new room was cleaned and assigned to us with a complimentary buffet breakfast for the next morning, but we were still very shaken that security and privacy are breached.

Authenticity & Character

Pretty architecture and colors like lego blocks stacked together

Location

3mins walk from Zaadam railway station

Staff

Not competent and did not honor promise.

Cleanliness & Comfort

House keeping did not empty out garbage and replaced clean disposal cups. However, room is big like a small studio with kitchenette.

Activity Reviews

Museum Card Netherlands

The Netherlands

Very convenient and budget friendly to have museum card if planning to visit many museums.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Public Transport Pass Amsterdam

The Netherlands

OV card is handy and can be used on almost all kinds of transportation.

Quality of Experience

Transport

Daytrip to Cheese Farm, Edam and Zaanse Schans

The Netherlands

Not worth going to the cheese farm. A very short brief about the history of the farm and various cheeses, then being led to shop. Too commercialise! There is nothing much to do and see at Edam. Zaanse Schans is too crowded within tourists. Walking paths are narrow and hard to pass through when people were standing around to snap pictures of the windmills. Too commercialise and need to pay entrance fee to almost every sights inside the windmills.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Private driver Mr Maarten Ablij is very nice and patience

Keukenhof & tulips fields by private transport

The Netherlands

The botanical garden is very well organised with many different types of tulips, other floral, trees and water features.

Quality of Experience

Need more than 2hours to enjoy the garden

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Mieke organized a wonderful trip through the Netherlands & Belgium. The itinerary was perfect, well laid out & all our tickets / passes worked fine. She was extremely responsive to any questions we had both prior to and during the trip. Cannot say enough good things about her.
This is the second time we have used Kim Kim for our international trip needs and both have been great experiences.
Thanks for everything!

Mieke was very responsive and helpful with both planning our trip and with respect to a situation that arose during our trip. Overall the itinerary was very good and we enjoyed our time in the Netherlands.