Hotels
There are several hotels in the close vicinity of NeCEN. Do mention that you are coming on a business trip to Leiden University. You should be able to get a discounted rate.
3 Star Hotels
- Ibis Leiden (next to the Leiden Centraal train station, towards the city center)
- Tulip Inn Leiden (also next to Leiden Centraal train station, towards the city center)
- Nieuw Minerva (in the city center of Leiden)
- Bastion Oegstgeest (located in the adjacent suburb of Oegstgeest, accessible only by car)
4 Star Hotels
- Fletcher Wellness Hotel leiden (next to the Leiden Centraal train station and close to the Bio Science Park, hotel with spa and great views of Leiden)
- Hilton Garden Inn Leiden (located at the outer side of the Bio Science Park, accessible via the A44 highway)
- Holiday Inn Leiden ( located at the outer side of the Bio Science Park, accessible via the A44 highway)
- Golden Tulip Leiden (next to the Leiden Centraal train station, towards the city center)
- Van der Valk Hotel Leiden (located at the outer side of the Bio Science Park, accessible via the A44 highway)
Restaurants
Near Leiden Centraal train station (all within short walking distance):
- Van der Werff
- Van Buuren
- Kasual
- Twelve (Great view of Leiden, on top of a high-rise building behind the train station)
- Oudt Leyden (Traditional Dutch pancakes!)
In the city center of Leiden (still within walking distance from the train station)
- Burgerzaken
- Very Italian Pizza
- De Waag
- Puur
- The Bishop
- Logica (Vegetarian/Vegan)
Attractions
Leiden
- Hortus Botanicus (the old botanical garden of Leiden University, located behind the historical academic building of the university)
- Museum Volkenkunde (anthropological museum)
- Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (national museum for antiquities and archeology)
- Japanmuseum Sieboldhuis (small but intricate collection of the famous Japanologist von Siebold)
- Museum Boerhaave (museum of the history of science and medicine)
- Naturalis Biodivesity Center (national museum of natural history and research center on biodiversity)
- Molenmuseum De Valk (tower windmill and museum)
- Bootjes en Broodjes (discover Leiden via a canal tour)
- Movie theaters in Leiden (movies are usually screened in their original language with Dutch subtitles)
Amsterdam
(easily accessible by a 30 minute train ride from Leiden Centraal train station to Amsterdam Centraal train station)
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (the foremost collection of classical Dutch art)
- Stedelijk Museum (museum of modern art)
- Van Gogh Museum
- FOAM Museum (museum of photography)
Den Haag/The Hague
(easily accessible by a 15 minute train ride from Leiden Centraal train station to Den Haag Centraal train station)
- Mauritshuis (small but beautiful collection of classic Dutch painters)
- Escher in het Paleis (complete collection of Dutch graphic artist Escher)
- The Prison Gate museum (situated in a beautiful old building which used to be an entrance gate and a a prison, recommended by Lonely Planet and TripAdvisor,