Stayokay Haarlem
Stayokay Haarlem has international allure! Visit our friendly brown café ‘The Shuffle’ for food and make new friends from around the world. The hostel has a lovely spacious terrace on the water - you won’t want to budge when the weather is good. Comfort sums up the rooms, all with private sanitary facilities and a seating nook ...
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, capital of North Holland province. The city is located by the river Spaarne, about 20 km west of Amsterdam and near the coastal dunes. It is the center of a flower-growing district and the export point for bulbs, especially tulips. The municipality of Haarlem also comprises part of the village of Spaarndam, a newer housing estate forming part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. The motto of Haarlem is Vicit vim virtus, which is Latin for Virtue conquered force.
The city is famous for its many hofjes: almshouses built around courtyards. These were mainly privately funded houses for elderly single women. Nowadays there are 19 hofjes in Haarlem; many open to the public on weekdays. Many hofjes are still owned by the original foundations, and are still mainly used for single (elderly) women.