Amsterdam Getaway at Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster in Holland

One of the loveliest things to do in the Netherlands is to get away from Amsterdam and explore the countryside. De Beemster is a beautiful location 30 minutes north of Amsterdam, and Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster is located in the perfect spot in Middenbeemster, with a smack dab in the middle of the area. 

It’s the perfect place to stay if you desire luxurious accommodations in the center of a charming small city. We had a lovely time as guests for a couple of nights and are happily offering details on what it's like to stay there overnight.

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Rooms at Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster

We stayed in one of the 12 rooms at the hotel. You should book early to secure your preferred room because there is limited availability. This is especially important because all the rooms are a little different, with different dimensions, layouts, and interior design. 

Generally speaking, the rooms are ideal for one or two guests, though they can accommodate a maximum of three guests in some of the rooms. Being a couple there was perfect!

We stayed in the corner suite and appreciated its premium location, the huge soaking tub, and the room's beautiful furnishings. The toilet was in a separate water closet. The area with the shower, bathtub, and sink was open to the bed area, without a fourth wall.

Our room had a comfortable little nook with two upholstered chairs to relax and a small table between them. We most appreciated this detail our first evening, when we went across the street to the grocery store to buy ourselves wine and Dutch cheese to enjoy. we sat there eating and drinking — just the two of us — as we listened to the rainfall outside and enjoyed a cozy night in for the evening.

There was also a small hot beverage station with espresso and tea. Next to the beverages were potato chips from a local farm. Every room at Brasa Beemster in Holland has coffee, tea, water, and Beemster chips. 

The view from our room was lovely. Guest rooms at this boutique hotel are on floors two and three; the restaurant is on the ground level. A quiet hallway and staircase connect all the rooms on floors two and three. This means that no matter your room at Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster, you'll be looking down toward the ground level from any bedroom windows. The town of Middenbeemster is below, with a quaint grassy lawn centering residences next door and the town's main street in front of the hotel.

Breakfast at the Hotel 

Breakfast is not included with your stay but can be added for an additional cost. When we went down to the restaurant in the morning, we were served a filling plate with several pieces of bread and a croissant, butter, jam, and hagelslag to go with it. There were also a few pieces of cold cuts, cheese, and a soft-boiled egg. Coffee, tea, and juice were served to order. 

If you're not staying at the hotel and wish to have breakfast there, you can visit and order a la carte.

BRASA's restaurant, where guests eat breakfast, is open Wednesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. In fact, the name “Brasa” is derived from the Spanish word for grilling. They work with a charcoal-fired grill from Spain, called the Josper Charcoal Oven, for some of their lunch and dinner menu items.

We left the hotel on a Wednesday, so we didn't get to try lunch or dinner, but we enjoyed breakfast both mornings we were there.

Location of Brasa Beemster 

This hotel's ideal location makes it extra appealing, especially if you're planning a weekend getaway from Amsterdam. It’s in the best location in Beemster, in the central village called Middenbeemster.

It’s across the street from a bakery, an ice cream shop, a flower shop, and a nearby Albert Heijn, the popular grocery store in The Netherlands. (That's where we went to pick up some wine and cheese for our stay. Note that there are no refrigerators in the hotel rooms. though.)

The bus station is two blocks away from the front door of Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster, and it’s very easy to take to or from Amsterdam. It’s also incredibly easy to navigate the bus system in the surrounding area if you need to take it to get to nearby locations like Fort Resort Beemster. We took the bus to the resort to rent a Twizy, but many people also go there to enjoy their spa. 

Checking Into the Hotel 

Check-in is digital, so be sure to keep an eye on your email for your digital key before arrival. This is likened to a mobile key, which unlocked the front and our room door. It worked quite well when we were there, but you must have a cell phone or wifi service to open the door each time you arrive because the digital keys are on a website. 

I simply kept the website open in a tab on my phone for the duration of our stay. That way, when Dan and I were walking up to the hotel, the door was unlocked once we reached it.

Wi-Fi 

Free WiFi is enabled throughout the hotel. A small sign in our room listed the network and network password. Thankfully, because you need to be online to get the mobile key, we were connected when we walked up to Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster via our favorite mobile wifi pocket hotspot. 

We can't recommend purchasing and traveling with this Solis pocket wifi hotspot, especially for international vacations. Though there was WiFi in the hotel, we needed it when we were roaming around town, into other parts of Beemster, and all around Holland for the flower festival and spring festivities, including in Amsterdam. It's a lifesaver!

There is No Front Desk at Brasa Beemster

It’s important to note that the hotel has no front desk or grand entryway. Entering through the front door put us at the foot of a staircase with an elevator next to it for those who needed it. We took the extra exercise to walk the staircase.

So what happens if you need something — or someone — in the middle of the night? Or heck, even during the day?!

The info sign in each room has a phone number for guests to reach someone directly. There was also a sign with that phone number at the entrance in case we couldn't get in. This number can be reached day and night. 

Personally, we don't have the ability to call cell phones internationally (we opt not to turn it on because we use our hotspot instead of our roaming cellular data). Luckily, someone was at the hotel to greet us however, if you stay here, we suggest you email the hotel before you arrive to coordinate your arrival and discuss who you can reach via WhatsApp or email in case you can't get in…just in case you can't dial their number from an out-of-the-country cell phone, like us.

So, in other words, not having a 24/7 front desk person to reach you means that if you need something in the middle of the night, no one is there to help you, though you can call the designated phone number. If staying at a hotel with a reception is important to you, this isn’t the place for you. We didn’t mind it, though — as long as we could get in and out of the hotel and had what we needed, we were fine. 

Additional Background Info about Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster

In its previous life, the building where BRASA is was a restaurant. The area upstairs, where the guestrooms are, used to be a hall for parties and events. The building's two entrances are from the 19th century — one was the entrance to an inn and the other to a school — though the building was constructed in 1640. Today, the hotel is owned by a Dutch woman named Annemiek van Wijnen.

Would We Stay There Again?

Absolutely! We really loved Boutique Hotel Brasa Beemster. We would stay from Wednesday to Sunday next time because having the restaurant open for lunch and dinner made it livelier. We witnessed that as we left just before lunchtime on a Wednesday. But we loved our room, the location of the hotel, and all its boutique touches!