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It is a new city. I can not say it is pretty, I don't like this ultra modern architecture. The nature is beautiful, lakes and a lot of green areas. Many shops are opened also Sunday afternoon, this makes city alive. Too less (or none) local shops or special things, unique for Almere. Same chains, same food and other type of products. What you can get is local beer and it is a good one!

Our stay in Almere was made all the more easier because there are plenty of restaurants and cafes to choose from, just a few doors down from B&B Haddock where we stayed there was great all you can eat tapas menu available in ‘El Mundo’s’ we loved it so much we ate there on the two nights we stayed in Almere, it was excellent.

They said they had sent a mail informing us of the deposit of 100 Euros . We had neither received that nor the information that Anno runs a Disco till 4 in the morning. As two older,very well-educated people, we were very upset about the disturbance. The area around the hotel is prohibited to dogs, we were travelling with two dogs, requested their stay at the hotel but had no information as to the unwelcome state of the dogs in that part of the town.(surrounding the hotel) The staff were extremely unfriendly and quite rude. When asked to call a taxi for our departure,they demurred strongly but did eventually comply with our request. The breakfast was more or less non- existent, consisting of dry bread, tubs of yoghurt, and tea which had to be ordered at the bar, a request that was very slowly complied with, in very bad grace. We were quite devastated by the way we were treated and would definitely deter anyone we know from using this hotel.

I love the Netherlands in general and didn't think that I would ever have a preference for a specific city. I also picked Almere on the map, just because it was close to Amsterdam and the accommodation was cheaper. However, I quickly fell in love with this city. It's actually quite big and seems divided into several smaller settlements - at least that was my understanding, haha. Even so, the town was a lot calmer than the busy Amsterdam, but at the same time had everything you could need - from a cinema to a nice place to have a bite. What really set it apart though for me was the bike rental experience - it was the most straightforward one I've had in Holland as of yet! I just popped into the tourist center and within 15 minutes was out and about with a very nice ebike! Was also given a QR code for free parking in the city, because my hotel didn't have a bike rental space! Not to mention that the security deposit was twice cheaper than in other cities and it wasn't needed for me to leave my ID card hostage while I was renting out the bike, which has always been a huge inconvenience in the past for me. Getting around town with a bike is a piece of cake, not to mention that Amsterdam is also within reach! Maybe the only thing that I disliked was the restaurants, I feel like they weren't very good, but at the same time were overpriced. Other than that, I think Almere has now become my go-to destination when I want to settle down somewhere near the capital. :)

We stayed in the hotel for 4 days and visited Floriade 2022 expo. A nearby ferry took us to the place we needed. We appreciated the beach and restaurants around. Almere is very close to Amsterdam and Volendam which was also very nice.

We stayed in Almere due to the proximity to the Floriade exhibit, with a ferry to the venue nearby. This is a suburb of Amsterdam, when the COVID /quarantine restructions were lifted in April 2022. We had trouble finding a lab in Almere to conduct the required COVID testing for the flight back to the US.