Bowser
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Actually I just checked and it’s the same week we went this year so should be fine! The UK bank holiday falls on the weekend before again which confused me.
We went midweek and nothing was over 20 minutes.
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Efteling: General Discussion
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Actually I just checked and it’s the same week we went this year so should be fine! The UK bank holiday falls on the weekend before again which confused me.
We went midweek and nothing was over 20 minutes.
Bowser
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Seems the old hotel is having a revamp to coincide with the new hotel opening:
blooloop.com
Dutch fairytale theme park Efteling is set to temporarily close the Efteling Hotel for renovations, reopening it as the Efteling Wonder Hotel next year.
From 6 January until mid-April 2025, the iconic hotel will be closed due to major renovation works, which will see the entire ground floor being revamped.
The hotel’s room were revamped in 2021, and the exterior of the building was renovated in 2023. When the ground floor is updated and reopened, the hotel will be renamed the Efteling Wonder Hotel.
“With the opening of the Efteling Grand Hotel in 2025 on the horizon, we wanted to position our very first hotel even more clearly,” said Nicole Scheffers, Efteling‘s director of park and resorts.
“The Efteling Wonder Hotel stands out from our other overnight stay locations through strong theming. The hotel, with its boundless wonder, is our very own floating castle of fairytales.”
The Efteling Hotel first opened in 1992. Construction is now underway on Efteling’s new hotel, called the Efteling Grand Hotel. The flagship hotel is located inside the theme park.
“We have worked very hard behind the scenes and I am proud that our guests can finally see how special the Efteling Grand Hotel is going to be,” Scheffers said earlier this year.
Efteling Wonder Hotel: theme park to renovate and rename original hotel
Dutch fairytale theme park Efteling is to temporarily close the Efteling Hotel for renovations, reopening it as the Efteling Wonder Hotel.
blooloop.com
Dutch fairytale theme park Efteling is set to temporarily close the Efteling Hotel for renovations, reopening it as the Efteling Wonder Hotel next year.
From 6 January until mid-April 2025, the iconic hotel will be closed due to major renovation works, which will see the entire ground floor being revamped.
The hotel’s room were revamped in 2021, and the exterior of the building was renovated in 2023. When the ground floor is updated and reopened, the hotel will be renamed the Efteling Wonder Hotel.
“With the opening of the Efteling Grand Hotel in 2025 on the horizon, we wanted to position our very first hotel even more clearly,” said Nicole Scheffers, Efteling‘s director of park and resorts.
“The Efteling Wonder Hotel stands out from our other overnight stay locations through strong theming. The hotel, with its boundless wonder, is our very own floating castle of fairytales.”
The Efteling Hotel first opened in 1992. Construction is now underway on Efteling’s new hotel, called the Efteling Grand Hotel. The flagship hotel is located inside the theme park.
“We have worked very hard behind the scenes and I am proud that our guests can finally see how special the Efteling Grand Hotel is going to be,” Scheffers said earlier this year.
venny
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The interior needs an update, especially the lobby which reminds me of a hotel in Benidorm from the 1980s. The style of the makeover is however questionable.
The new road which they’ve constructed around the hotel also means that the hotel itself is now surrounded by a particularly industrial, ugly fence. It would have been nicer if they could have themed the fence, especially the section that’s directly in front of the hotel entrance.
The new road which they’ve constructed around the hotel also means that the hotel itself is now surrounded by a particularly industrial, ugly fence. It would have been nicer if they could have themed the fence, especially the section that’s directly in front of the hotel entrance.
siralgenon
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From what I've gathered as part of this refurb they are actually moving the hotel entrance to the other side of the hotel so it's away from the road and closer to the park.
I'm with you re-the lobby. It was very dated and in need of a refurb, they've done a really good job of the restaurants and rooms so hopefully the new lobby is to the same quality.
As much as it like the original name of the hotel and the history behind it I see why they're slightly tweaking the name as having an Efteling Hotel and Efteling Grand Hotel are very similar.