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Lovely downtown during springtime. Beautiful Centennial Park. Great restaurants and places to enjoy a cup of coffee. Lots to do and see in the area. The only negative thing was the construction in and around town.

Property is adequate for the rate. It could use an upgrade, but mostly staff could use training in customer service. Front desk staff was standing around - there was no hot coffee, staff not helpful with local directions etc

Next time we will try to make it to a beach. We did eat a meal at Sandy Point Beach House which is a short drive from Holland, located in West Olive. Funky, local beachy ambiance, extremely casual with great food. We also enjoyed eating at Butch's Dry Dock. Terrific place! The scenery is very nice. We also enjoyed Boatwerks which is in a marina style location with great facilities and large outside eating areas. Food and service are excellent. The Windmill Island is not to be missed with a full-size, working windmill on the property. Beautiful flowers and plants. Worth the $12 adult admission, kids are free. Downtown, including the historic area, are great with shops, restaurants and bars. This is a very relaxed, informal area with very friendly, helpful people. Next time we will include visits to Nelis' Dutch Village and also the Farmers' Market...

We liked the access to the lake and the beaches. Recommend Boatwerks Restaurant on the water; great atmosphere, great food, prices similar to any other place you might go to. We found the downtown historic part of Holland a little difficult to access. Didn't see any 'tourist bureau' and no good map of the area at the hotel or the few other places we checked. We purposely didn't go during the Tulip Festival but enjoyed seeing the tulip 'stalks' in neighborhoods.

The town of Holland is AMAZING! I've never seen a cleaner town or city! There was no garbage or junk in anyone's yards, even when phone gps took us to the suburbs. There's LOTS of trees throughout the city. Northeast Veldheer Tulip Garden has twice the tulips as the city's Windmill Island Gardens, we're told, so we chose their $15 instead of the other $12. We arrived the Thursday of Tulip Time's week, which a few days later for their prime 2023 tulips. We headed to downtown and unknowingly got stuck in the children's parade traffic for an hour. There were lots of helpful police directing intersections, however downtown traffic was still slow. The next day, downtown Washington Street and 12 Streets were VERY enjoyable with double tulips galore. Centennial and Kollen Parks are lovely as any waterways around. The business and residential buildings are so amazing, including a college! We're told the city was re-structured in the late 80's. Even the sidewalks and streets have hot water underneath for melting snow and ice in the winter! First time I've heard of this. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing and shopping in the Seedlings' gift shop, I believe on north River Ave. The second day, we also went to Lake Michigan via the northern route of Lake Macatawa, within 15 minutes' drive. Then we ventured back to Holland and south to Saugatuck, Douglas and South Haven. The apple and cherry tree blossoms were in their prime May 11th, along with lilacs half open; and cherries are popular in South Haven and peaches in Grand Haven, I believe. Holland would be a great city/town to live in, and it's understandable why many are moving there. Get a local map before going and ask advice before diving in like we did. :)

We LOVE Holland - really cute downtown area with lots of terrific places to eat and shop. Plenty of convenient big box stores and chain restaurant options on Route 31. Love the local Dutch heritage and proximity to Lake Michigan. Wonderful beaches in the summer. Be sure to check out the Galleria which is an outstanding restaurant/art gallery for local artists. Hope College is beautiful and 8th Street is a must.