'A small boutique hotel has become a cult destination for those in search of aesthetic asylum. The owners have set new standards in hospitality. You'll never want to leave Spaarne 8, but when you do, it'll be with memories of impeccable service, attention to detail and sleek sophistication'
House and Leisure (SA)

'A stay at Spaarne 8 is like being at a home you wished you lived in...
pure Zen...
If sheer tranquillity is not enough, Spaarne 8's amenities turn this into a full time retreat.'
National Geographic Traveler

'...a teeny, but gorgeous slice of designer decadence'
Red magazine

'One of the top 10 places in the world to spend New Year. The interiors put the so-called designer hotels to shame...'
Woman's Journal

'De cache le plus secret et le plus luxueus des nids d'amour...
...le comble du raffinement...'
Gala (Fr)

'Top hotel...not only situated on a beautiful location, its interior and atmosphere are just as unique...
...resembling in nothing an ordinary hotel, Spaarne 8 guarantees the ultimate ´Sleeping DeLuxe´..
...for a perfect hybernation...'
Elle Wonen

'....for Dutch standards the roomrates are impressive, but in exchange the guest awaits a wide variety of luxury amids a wealth of antiques, contempory- and African art plus hightech design..
... even Ben & Jerry icecream..
...the ultimate in privacy.'
Elsevier Magazine

´A boutique hotel in Holland where creature comforts say five-star, intimate surrounds say private sanctuary and the live-in hosts say 'be our guest´...
..Furniture and fixtures, sensitively assembled into an aesthetic that´s soothing, substantial, elegant and global´´.
Vogue Living, Australia

'Petit hotel, the adress of choice for those who appreciate luxury and look for intimacy...
...something no five star hotel can offer. A connaisseur alternative.'
Elle Decor, Italy

´... stunning two-bedroom sanctuary..´
The Sunday Times.

´If Blakes is the place to be seen, Spaarne 8 is the place to go if you no longer need to be seen ´
Expat Magazine

´Breathtaking... a true paradise..`
52 Weekends

´The ultimate yummy for traveling female executives. Exclusive? You bet! But we loved it. Next time you´re in Amsterdam? Check into Spaarne 8!´
women-networking.com

Review of our brochure
'... a monument to Spaarne 8
- a tribute superior to any form of copywriting.
...can you come up with a more ingenious invitation?'
FRAME magazine

Owners Janneke Muileboom and Peter Schoenmaker with daughter Fransje and son Wessel

´Spaarne 8 has all the elements of the most luxurious, relaxing stay in the world.
Upstairs the Schoenmakers´ sleek white apartment. Downstairs the two-room hotel you have always dreamed of staying in..
... a deliciously small, decadent hotel in a stunning location, a discreet homage to relaxed, über-luxe, an exercise in unrestrained good taste and service..
What makes Spaarne 8 exceptional is the detail..´
Elle Decoration, UK

´Worthy of 5 stars...
..where one gets the feeling
of being a Roman emperor´
Buiten

´A sumptuous retreat...when it´s time to leave and go home, you may wish instead that you could just stay here. Directions? I don´t really want to tell you..´
Angelica Taschen, The Hotel Book, Great Escapes Europe

'...nowadays one doesn't go to a city because one has to be in that city, but because one wants to go to a particular hotel that happens to be in that city. The hotel as main destination of a trip. In Haarlem, of all places, a small but glorious design version recently opened.... ....Spaarne 8 has just 2 rooms, but the input this mini-designhotel already has on the city of Haarlem is astonishing.'
Het Parool

´Unique hotel... five-star-plus-level´
John Beeren´s column

Well, hotel? Residence is the more appropriate association guests will have when stepping into Spaarne 8. Or oasis.
Seasons

´...a beautiful restored 1765 townhouse, hiding a hotel.. Its interior, even the tiniest detail, is done in style... The place for a celebration´
soneraplaza.travel

´ Spaarne 8 might seem to be just another droplet in the flood of minimalist hotels - until you notice the details...
Call it minimalist abundance´
Travel + Leisure USA

´The ideal hotel exists only in the mind of the very experienced, slightly spoiled traveller.
Or so we believed.
Not true.
It is situated in a 1765 restored listed building in Haarlem, along the river Spaarne´
Management Team

´ ...First class sanctum sanctorum
on the river Spaarne..
..Bedding down at Spaarne 8 is
a sybaritic occasion...
..Spaarne 8 beguiles. It is as stylish
and luxurious as it is relaxed and fun´
The Suite Life
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´One of the most original
lodgings in the kingdom..
..an exalting adress for those
fleeing the big city..´
Der Feinschmecker

'A secret adress for bon vivants
... comfort and luxury joined hands.'
Actief Wonen, Belgium

´Just once in a lifetime the well-travelled journalist knows at the very first glance - even before putting down his suitcases - that all is perfect and that a rare experience is awaiting him...
Spaarne 8, unequalled when it comes to style and warmth´
Knack Weekend ( Belgium)

´Fodor´s Choice. Spaarne 8 is about super-luxury, the fact that it makes a design statement as well is just the topping´
Fodor´s

´Staying at this romantic hideway is like being the favored guest at the home of an extremely hospitable friend with impeccable tast´
The New York Post