Hotel Grand Canal

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : One of the best features of the hotel is that it is just a short (three minute) walk from the Delft train station. This was terrific, as we used Hotel Grand Canal as our home base for traveling to Amsterdam and Ammersfort, and after long days of sightseeing outside of Delft we were happy to get to our hotel almost as soon as we arrived "home". It is also a short walk from the center of Delft and the historic and market areas. We had a fair amount of rain when we stayed, so having a short walk in the rain was also terrific. The breakfast was good-a selection of eggs, sausage, yogurts, muesli, fresh (delicious) fruit, salmon, croissant...all very good. A great start to the day. The room had a small Kourig style coffee maker, plus a hot water pot for tea. The mattress was comfortable, the bed always nicely made when we came back, always fresh towels. The water was consistently hot for both of our showers. None of the hotels in Europe have window screens, so mosquitos and little gnats made their way into every place that we stayed, so we kept the windows closed. That said, we had to run the a/c, a portable unit, which was not silent, but didn't interfere with our sleep. The front desk staff was pleasant, and the housekeeping staff thorough. The breakfast buffet staff kept the buffet clean and stocked.
  : The carpet in the room, unfortunately, created a very shabby impression, as did the wallpaper and the curtains. There is a portable air conditioner, which we did need when we first arrived. The vent tube was torn, adding to the shabby impression. As the week wore on, the plusses of Delft, the location, the quality of our sleep (we slept like babies), and the breakfast overrode the cosmetic impression of the room. Other reviewers complained about noise at night. However every hotel along that pathway would be subjected to that same noise. We were too tired to be disturbed by outside sounds, and it was most noticeable on Friday and Saturday nights. There was no noise on weekdays. The bathroom door should be reconfigured, if possible. Neither of us would be considered heavy, but the door to the bathroom is so closely placed to the bathroom sink and the toilet we had to squeeze between the door and the sink in order to get in and out. If the door was repositioned to swing out rather than in, that problem would be eliminated.

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The location was bad that night. Students had their Owee week in Delft. It was loud, heavy music, much noise on the street. The whole night long. Terrible!
  : There could be beter windows in the building. Because of the terrible noise on the street But also to remove the heat( and in winter the cold) in the room. The airco didnt work properly.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : It was old and characterful overlooking the canal.
  : Nothing

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Comfortable and convenient.
  : We were allowed to leave our panniers when we arrived at 1:00pm and were told to return to check-in at 3:00pm, the normal check-in time. When we returned at 3:09 pm the door was locked, we didnt have a key yet for entry, and nobody answered the bell or knocks.Another couple arrived also to check- in and we waited until 3:20 until someone saw us through the window and let us in. The helpful woman who let us leave our panniers was not there and another one was helping a customer at the desk. Not a great second impression.