Great location, short taxi ride from Schiphol Airport, charming small town everything within walking distance to the hotel. The staff were very professional, helpful and friendly. They were able to answer any questions we had and were quick to help us with bike and car rentals. The rooms were very clean and comfortable although the bathrooms could do with some updating. Onsite restaurant offered excellent meals, plus the hotel is in walking distance of many other cafes, restaurants and bakery. The shopping in Haarlem is very good, a good selection of chain stores as well as local ones, again all within walking distance of the hotel. The hotel is a short bike ride to Zaantvoort and the North Sea, a great way to sightsee in the area.

Ideally situated, comfortable hotel.
Carlton Square is a large, somewhat old-stylish hotel ideally situated with on the one side Haarlem’s old city and on the other side the park Haarlemmerhout. Both, the general parts of the hotel and the rooms are equipped with a fabric covering. You enter the hotel either from the directly underlying parking (24,50 euro per 24 hrs.) or through the main entrance. The large entrance hall is connected with the restaurant where in the morning the breakfast is served. You also will find a business room with 4 computers which can be used for free. There are two elevators which connect you with one of the 122 rooms.
Staff is very kind and helpful, and check in/check out went very smoothly.
We occupied room 327, a large room with an excellent box spring double bed, a very good LCD TV with a lot of channels and a working table. There is also a mini bar and there are coffee/tea facilities which are replenished every day. Our room is situated above the main entrance and that is a problem. Although the windows are double glazed, there is rather much noise from outside. The more because in front of the hotel is a very large tree where some people feel the need to have some conversation at night. Moreover the room is very warm but you can not open a window because of the noise from outside. This means that especially the first night we did not sleep well. Although the room is very good, ask for a room at the rear if you are a light sleeper. As we booked this hotel as a ´secret saver´ at a special rate (the name is only released 48 hours before departure) we were not able to state any preferences.
The bathroom is rather large with a large wash stand, a bath tub with a good working shower and at least two towels per person. Soap and shower gel are standard amenities. Room and bathroom are very clean.
The hot/cold breakfast buffet is very good and very abundant: about seven kinds of bread and a variety of milk, meat and cheese products. There are several kinds of juices, cereals, jams and a variety of fesh fruit. It is possible to have lunch and diner in the restaurant or a simple meal in your room but we did not use it.
Apart from some problems with the room we occupied, the hotel is very recommendabel. The price of about 65,00 euro including breakfast (booked through hotelspecials) was very competitive. Be aware that if you do not book an all in price the breakfast is 18,50 euro.
Tip: we visited two very good restaurants; the first was an Italian one called Ristorante Napoli (Houtplein 1), the second an Indian one called Ghandi (Houtplein 2-b). Leaving the hotel go to the left and than again to the left.

Friendly staff, fantastic room, complimentary mini bar & toiletries. We even had 2 carafe's of cognac & whiskey in the room :) Complimentary bath robes & slippers too !! Very clean, throughout the property. Haarlem is a lovely area to stay, lots of shops, bars & restaurants to please all pockets, & walking around is very easy here. It's almost impossible to get lost as Haarlem is laid out on a grid system. Hotel to bus or train station is about a 25min walk, to the main road is about a 5min walk. Public transport is brilliant & cheap.We got a bus from the airport to Haarlem for 4 euro's each, it's about a 30min journey on the bus. Train from Haarlem into Amsterdam was 7 euro's 50 cents day return. Would thoroughly recommend this hotel & area to all. I Can't wait to go back.

I've been staying here for 5 years. I come to Haarlem for business several times a year. I've had my wife with me several times, she really likes it too. The staff really friendly, especially if you stay there and they recognize you. Most of the staff has been here since I've been coming here. The resturant is very good (try the seabass for dinner) the breakfast is good as well. I'm pretty sure lest this place burns down, if I'm in the Amsterdam area, I'll be staying with these fine folks.
I do business internationally and this is definately one of my favorites.