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Reviews of CTY Books

Nieuwe Rijn 2 , 2312 JB Leiden, Netherlands

#8 of 21 hotels in Leiden

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Review score

Based on 266 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    9.8

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    8.2

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    9.3

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  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is a hotel with no staff and so ...you swipe in with your phone and thats fine unless perhaps you lost your phone or it was stolen etc in which case it would be impossible to access the property

    Great location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2025

    8.0
    Great location & Good value
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The soap was outside the shower cubicle. So you have to get of the shower cubicle to get more soap.

    Great location. Comfortable room. Tea and coffee.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    7.0
    Great central location. Courtyard facing room a bit grim and could definitely improve the lighting.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    My room was facing the courtyard on second floor. The daytime view is pretty grim, but even worse at nightime I found it very difficult to see in the living area. Had to use by phone flashlight to make a cup of tea. Bedroom lighting was better.

    Location is great. Enjoy some time people watching in the street level entry area. Nice size with separate bedroom up a couple of steps.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2025

    9.0
    Great room in a great location!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Narrow winding staircase was difficult to navigate with heavy luggage. However, help was available when I checked out.

    Excellent location on the canal and close to restaurants and shops. Walking distance from attractions. The room was beautifully decorated and had a modern bathroom and kitchen. Responsive host.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 July 2025

    8.0
    Loved it!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No lift and having to carry a suitcase all the way up the winding spiral stairs to the room on the top floor! It would have been good to have a mirror in the bedroom there was only one mirror and it was in the bathroom. This would be useful especially if there is more than one person staying in the room There was no iron in the room, it would have been useful as we were attending a wedding.

    It was central to everything Very clean Great view over the canal Beautiful room Would definitely stay again

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2025

    7.0
    Really enjoyed our stay at CTY Books and would definitely stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Temperature controls were a little confusing. Didn’t know how to make the room warmer.

    Beautiful location. Beautiful room.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The area is noisy at night. The stairs are very steep and difficult to scale because it is an old building converted to a hotel. I would stay away from the venue if you have mobility issues.

    This is a staffless hotel, but the entry into the building and the room is easy. Also there is daily room cleaning. The location is very central, but the downside is it can get noisy at night as there are several bars/restaurants around. The room is spacious and comfortable.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2025

    9.0
    Great, authentic place to stay with an ideal location to take in the sites.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The stairs were challenging with our luggage, but are just part of the Dutch experience.

    The location of the property right in the heart of the old town was great, close to all the action.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2025

    8.0
    A lovely few days in a quirky apartment in a pretty city.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The stairs are very steep and need more hand holds. The bedroom staircase needed a rail for safety. More hooks in the bathroom needed.

    We liked the central location and as we had a high room slept very well and it was very quiet. Liked the way the apartment had been decorated and the character of the property

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2025

    9.0
    Excellent living space in a central location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Low head clearance in doorway between bedroom and living area: I frequently hit my head walking to the toilet in the middle of the night. (But I am 190cm!)

    Cute and roomy one-bedroom apartment, in excellent central location.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2025

    9.0
    Great to stay here for a couple of days, much better than usual chain options
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    More plugs downstairs, shower pressure a bit low. Some more pictures on the wall.

    Location was excellent. A lovely space, well presented, comfortable bed and good features in the room.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2025

    9.0
    Leiden city centre with a view.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The building had very narrow and steep staircases, which I could manage, but less mobile people will have difficulties with it, being no elevator in this old building. I could manage the no-staff situation well with the mobile log-in feature, but having a personal welcome is nicer nevertheless.

    I expected a mini-apartment, but on arrival I found a beautiful old building with a nice 2-story apartment-with-view into old Leiden. I enjoyed the stay very much and hope I can come back another time. The check-in worked nicely without any hotel staff; there was even room-cleaning every day, which I had not expected for an appartment setting.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2025

    8.0
    It was nice. I would like to live in the room with river view next time
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Temperature in the room: it was cold. Cleaning staff turned off AC every time

    Location Communication with manager

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Immeuble sonore.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 February 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room had to get cleaned again! It would be nice to be able to control the temperature of the room, the thermostat was locked so the room due to many windows was quite cold. The bathroom had great temperature. Noisy especially over the weekend so please use earplugs

    Great location with stabbing view, in the heart of leiden with very easy check in

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just one single spoon 🥄

    Cosy style

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 February 2025

    9.0
    Very good hotel and excellent location in Leiden!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The stairs were steep, so it might be an issue if one travels alone and has heavy luggage. My room was on the 3rd floor (loft), so it was a bit of a climb. The hotel told me there was no lift beforehand, so I am not complaining. :-)

    The location was excellent. Very near to restaurants and shops, and to the water. The staff-less hotel was a bit strange at first, but the instructions were clear, and the facilities worked as expected. The cleaning was a plus!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 February 2025

    9.0
    amazing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The lighting in the kitchen did not work. I would recommend swapping the desk for a dining table which would allow to eat normally and also watch the tv (since the sofa is not facing the tv). Beware of steep stairs in case you have limited mobility or large suitcase.

    Perfect location, stylish, large, and comfortable apartment. No noise neither from neighbours nor from the outside.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night

    There were wooden things around the bed and they are really hard to see at night and also they are quite low so can hit your head quite easily

    Bed was nice, nice room

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location, opposite Stadshuis and market. On the canals and walking distance to all attractions. Luxurious furniture and bedding. Staff( although not physically present) was very quick and accommodating to resolve a request I had.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 December 2024

    9.0
    Perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lights could be brighter

    Central location, lovely view, good sized room, large double bed. lovely spot for a weekend or a few days

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 December 2024

    8.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The lighting in the room wasn’t great

    Spacious rooms Nice decor

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 December 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stairs! But that is the same for everywhere in Leiden.

    Location

    Stayed in November 2024

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