Grand Hotel Karel V - Utrecht

About Grand Hotel Karel V

hotel front view The Grand Hotel Karel V is a 5-star hotel located in the historic center of Utrecht, 7 walking minutes from the Central Station. Built in the 14th century, the hotel is housed in the different wings and the farm building of a former monastery. Several of the hotel meeting rooms bear the names of emperors and other prominent people of the past who were hosted here. 

Meals are served in the Michelin Star awarded Grand Restaurant Karel V, the Goeie Louisa Brasserie, and the Caves Caroli Bar, which is located in the medieval arched vault beneath the hotel. Its 12 conference and meeting rooms are equipped with audio-visual technology, and guests of the luxurious hotel can use the fitness and wellness facilities, including a sauna, steam room, and solarium, all of which can be found in the Roman building.

Grand Hotel Karel V in Utrecht has a 24-hour reception desk, and as a hotel guest, you use the fitness room with sauna, steam room, and solarium, free of charge.

Location of Grand Hotel Karel V, Utrecht

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Rooms at Grand Hotel Karel V

double room executive All of the 121 guest rooms of the Grand Hotel Karel V in Utrecht are individually decorated and feature modern facilities, as well as bathrooms with bathtub, shower, wash basin, shaving mirror, hairdryer, luxurious bathrobes, and slippers.

More accommodation amenities include direct dial telephone, fax and ADSL Internet connection for laptop, trouser press, mini bar, safe, coffee & tea-making facilities and individually controlled air-conditioning.

Since July 1st, 2008 the entire Hotel and Catering Industry in the Netherlands has a non-smoking policy. Therefore, all guest rooms in the Grand Hotel Karel V are non-smoking rooms. Smoking is only authorized outside in the garden and on the terraces.

Pets are welcome.

• Coffee and tea maker
• Desk
• Dial-up Internet access
• Direct dial phone
• Hairdryer in each room

• Heating
• High speed Internet access
• Individually controlled air conditioning
• LCD flat screen TV
• Mini bar

• Non-smoking rooms
• Pay-Per-View
• Safe
• Satellite TV

Breakfast at Grand Hotel Karel V

The extensive and luxurious breakfast buffet is served in Grand Restaurant Karel V Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and from 7 a.m. until 11.30 a.m. on Sundays.
On request, guests can be served their breakfast in their hotel room. Please, feel free to communicate your wishes the evening before.

Hotel Facilities

• Air conditioning
• Credit card accepted
• Dogs allowed
• Entire property is non-smoking
• Garden
• Historic building
• Laundry service
• Pets accepted
• Room service - 24 hour
• City maps
• Concierge

• Front desk - 24 hour
• Front desk - fax service
• Front desk - safety deposit box
• Luggage room
• Multilingual staff
• Newspapers
• Tourist information
• Banqueting service
• Business Center
• Conference room
• Congress facilities

• Meeting Room
• Fitness room
• Sauna
• Solarium
• Steam bath
• Private parking
• Internet/Email services
• Bar
• Cafeteria
• Lounge bar
• Restaurant/Dining

Map of Grand Hotel Karel V in Utrecht

By car
Via the A2 motorway (from Amsterdam, Schiphol) towards Utrecht: take exit 8 for Centrum. Proceed towards Centrum, passing straight at the roundabout, and the Jaarbeurs. Go under the railway overpass, and take a right turn towards Centrum. Follow the sign for Station, and take the above road, a parallel road passes under the shopping arcades of Hoog Catharijne. After these two roads have come together again, take the first possible street on the left towards Museumkwartier. After crossing the bridge, take a left turn onto Geertebolwerk, a dead end street. (Please, make sure you do not take the bicycle path!) Grand Hotel Karel V is located at the end of Geertebolwerk on the right hand side.
Via the A12 motorway (from direction Amsterdam, Schiphol) to Utrecht: follow directions to Jaarbeurs Zuid. Take exit 17 Kanaleneiland. At the end of the exit ramp, at the traffic lights, turn onto Kanaleneiland. Turn right, at the first roundabout, towards Hoograven/Lunetten. Just before the 2nd bridge (yellow / blue railing), take a left turn onto the Jutfaseweg. Stay on this road and take a left at the second traffic lights. Turn right under the railroad overpass towards Centrum. At the 2nd traffic lights, take a left turn, which takes you onto the Catharijnesingel. Then proceed like before.

Transport Services Grand Hotel Karel V

• Private parking

Grand Hotel Karel V has a maximum of 80 parking spaces. This is not sufficient to meet all requests and therefore parking is not guaranteed. The parking lots at the premises of the hotel can only be used by hotel guests staying overnight, or having dinner at the Grand Restaurant Karel V.

Still, you can park in one of the 4 parking garages within a range of 100 to 350 meters (100 to 400 yards) from the hotel.