The Hotel Campanile is a motel--a US-style exterior corridor, no elevator, plastic cups in the bathroom kind of motel. In spite of being in a "suburban" area of Den Bosch, the rooms are still quite tiny--like you'd expect to find in the center of European cities. But, in this case you are a 45-50 min. walk from the center or a 15 euro taxi ride. It's not even well-connected to bus lines nor do they rent bikes as many places in Holland do.

Overall, on the positive side, the hotel was clean enough and had a modern, minimalist feel to its decor and furnishings. It is quite close to a park that is good for jogging or walking if you like to do that. The wifi is included in the rate and pretty reliable. That's about it for positives.

The main negative other than the inconvenient location was that the shower curtain was not long enough so that no matter how I tried to fasten it, hold it, adjust it, etc. my bathroom floor was covered in water after every shower. Then I had to use all my towels to mop it up--and even then, it was too much to be absorbed.

The second biggest issue was that there was only 1 outlet in the whole room. All the room appliances were hard-wired in (hair dryer, lights, even the tea kettle!) and there was only one available plug. So you had to choose whether to plug in the lamp, your computer, or your mobile. You couldn't have a lamp and your computer at the same time.

Other minor aggravations:
*If you want to use the desk, you have to roll the bed off to one side to sit. Bed is little more than a cot, so this is not difficult, just annoying.

*There is no full-time front desk. Their hours are 6:30am-11pm if I remember correctly. This wouldn't be a big deal except a) their key cards get demagnetized easily b) if you have an early departure they can't call a taxi for you nor close your account c) security. Even though the Netherlands has a pretty low crime rate, I couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable walking across a dark parking lot to my exterior-facing room clearly visible from the parking lot and knowing that there was no one on duty at the front entrance.

*There is no business center or any way to print things (not even a boarding pass).

*Breakfast is very basic for the price and you must pay for all your breakfasts up front when you check in rather than on a morning by morning basis. I would say that it isn't worth it except that the hotel is so isolated from other restaurants and businesses that it is your only option within 15-20 min walking--maybe more.

*Meals are only available at the hotel restaurant during set hours. Again, it wouldn't be a huge issue in and of itself but the isolated location of the hotel means if you arrive between meals, you have no option of eating unless you take the 15 euro taxi back to the center of town.