Everything you need to know about Efteling's brand new hotel: Efteling Grand Hotel opens 1st August 2025

June 2025: This summer, Dutch theme park Efteling is set to welcome its brand-new premium hotel Efteling Grand Hotel. A welcomed and highly anticipated addition to the park, Efteling Grand Hotel will be the first hotel to be located within the theme park itself, making it even easier for guests to access beloved attractions such as the Fairytale Forest.

Check in and Arrival

Efteling Grand Hotel will be a residence of grandeur, where guests of all ages can experience the wonderful atmosphere of a traditional grand dame hotel. From the moment they arrive, guests will be welcomed into the world of this extraordinary hotel where Efteling and its stories are woven into the design and atmosphere.

Upon arrival, guests will find themselves in a world of grandeur, starting with a seamless and fully digital check in. Valet parking will ensure cars are taken care of and the bellhop team will assist with luggage handling to provide guests with a worry-free check in experience. Despite the digital check in, a reception desk will sit in the lobby to ensure that guests always feel looked after.

Once a bellhop and Efteling’s two princesses have greeted guests in the lobby, they will be able to marvel at the elegant interiors and sophisticated design elements, from the grand piano playing melodic music to the mesmerising ceiling covered in countless magical keys. The air will also be infused with the hotel’s signature fragrance, providing a comforting and familiar scent upon return to the hotel.

Bringing back some of the traditional elements of a grand dame hotel, the lift has its very own lift piccolo to ensure guests reach their room with ease.

Rooms and Suites

Comprising seven floors offering 140 rooms and suites, Efteling Grand Hotel will house a total of 644 beds. Rooms will vary in size and can cater for a maximum of six persons – from a Premium Deluxe Room to The Excellence Tower Suite, the hotel’s most luxurious suite.

Room and suite categories include:

·       Three, Four, Five and Six-Person Deluxe Room

·       Three Person Premium Deluxe Room with Balcony

·       Three Person Tower Room

·       Three and Five Person Tower Room with Accessible Sanitary Facilities

·       Three Person Suite and Three Person Suite with Balcony

·       Five Person Suite with Separate Bedroom and Five Person Suite with Balcony and One Separate Bedroom

·       Six Person Suite with Balcony and Six Person Tower Suite with Separate Living Room and Two Separate Bedrooms

·       Six Person Excellence Tower Suite

The hotel rooms and suites overlook the park, providing differing views of the Aquanura water show, the House of the Five Senses entrance, the Fairytale Forest or the Pardoes Promenade Lane. All room bookings include breakfast at Brasserie 7 and half an hour of early access to the park prior to public opening.

Details have not been forgotten at Efteling Grand Hotel, with each room containing several carefully considered amenities and items, including an Efteling Grand Hotel fairy tale book.

Gastronomy

Both hotel guests and park visitors will be able to enjoy the hotel’s two restaurants. Brasserie 7 located on the ground floor, will serve a range of classic dishes, which include seven ‘magical’ ingredients such as princess tears and snow from Mother Holle. At Brasserie 7, hotel guests can enjoy a relaxed breakfast ahead of the day in the park. There are plenty of options for lunch and dinner too, with the menu consisting of seven starters, seven main courses and seven desserts. There is a special menu for children alongside plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. The presence of the number seven throughout the restaurant is a homage to familiar fairytales such as the seven dwarfs from Snow White and the seven young goats who escape the formidable wolf in Brothers Grimm.

Located on the first floor, with views over the park’s spectacular Aquanura water show, Restaurant-Bar Mystique will offer an elevated and wondrous premium dining experience with sophisticated dishes and a range of surprises throughout. The tables will be covered in edible decorations and guests can enjoy these whilst creating a magical flavour formula which will then be incorporated into signature dishes. The restaurant will be open to the public, as well as park and hotel guests, by reservation only. Mystique will also be home to the hotel-lounge bar, where both hotel and park guests can enjoy signature cocktails and delicious light bites.

The hotel will also house the lovely Café Biscuit, where baristas will serve tasty coffee and the signature Grand Hotel biscuit to both hotel and park guests.

Amenities and Facilities

The lower ground floor of the hotel will be home to an exclusive swimming pool, available only to hotel guests, with spa facilities including a steam room, sauna and massage room, a relaxing way to end a day of exploring the fun filled park. Other facilities include a multifunctional serenity room where guests can take a moment to unwind, pray or meditate.

Those looking to make the most of their stay can enjoy exploring Arcadeau boutique’s wide range of souvenirs, costume clothes and accessories from beloved Efteling characters. At Hotel Boutique Sens, guests can spoil themselves with luxury items such as fragrances, bathroom products and cosmetics that capture the essence of the park. This boutique is reserved for hotel guests and remains accessible after opening hours through a direct link to the hotel lobby.