Boutiquehotel Havenkantoor

At the end of the 19th century, the canals in the city center of The Hague no longer offered sufficient capacity for the emerging industry and shipping traffic and construction of the Laakhaven was started. In 1900, the Harbor Office was also built, from where the harbor master supervised the harbor and shipping traffic.

The former residence of the harbor master now houses a boutique hotel suite. There is indeed one suite and it should be there. There is plenty of space and you look out over the water - the harbor office had large windows on the waterfront to keep a close eye on the passing shipping traffic and you now have that spacious view.

There is a bedroom upstairs - with super comfortable double bed. The bathroom is also on this floor and the toilet is separate. And for your convenience there is a living, dining room with fully equipped kitchen - including Nespresso coffee - on the ground floor.

Breakfast can be ordered, after which it will be delivered to your door. You can also choose to prepare something yourself in your full kitchen or have breakfast in the city.

Surroundings

The location, right by the water, can safely be called wide and open. You can walk from your suite in fifteen minutes to the heart of the city center with a variety of museums, shops, restaurants and bars, terraces and cinemas. You can get there in ten minutes by tram. The beach - here you are on the border of The Hague and Rijswijk - is 30 minutes by tram. Bicycles can be rented on site.

History

This national monument was designed in 1900 by Mr A.A. Schadee, city architect of The Hague and known as the architect of, among other things, the Public Municipal Slaughterhouse and the fire station in Scheveningen. In 1992 the Port Authority left and Stadsherstel Den Haag bought the unique building. After a thorough restoration, it was rented out as an office and from September 2021 it has become a boutique hotel suite. The former purpose of the building is still clearly visible. For example, the former Port Office has large windows on the waterfront to keep a close eye on passing shipping traffic. Above the entrance you will also find a stone statue of the bow of a wooden ship, the carved and colored coat of arms of The Hague and a gable stone with the inscription 'Havenkantoor'.