Featured Hotels Near Oude Sterrewacht

Leiden Royal Hotel is just a 3-minute walk from Oude Sterrewacht, offering elegant rooms with views of the observatory's iconic dome and the surrounding university campus. Guests enjoy complimentary bicycles for exploring nearby tulip fields and windmill trails, plus exclusive night stargazing tours led by the hotel’s astronomy guides, recreating the experience of 17th-century celestial research

Leiden House Hotel offers spacious family suites just a 5-minute walk from Oude Sterrewacht, featuring a dedicated kids’ playroom and hands-on astronomy workshops for children, guided by local science educators. The hotel partners with Leiden’s Science Museum to provide free admission passes, allowing families to explore rare historical instruments and ancient manuscripts

Old Town Time Hotel stands directly across from Oude Sterrewacht in a preserved 18th-century Dutch brick building with original timber beams and antique fireplaces. Each room features reproduction 17th-century astronomical instruments as décor, and guests receive daily access to "Leiden Academic Mornings"—lectures hosted by resident historians exploring the observatory’s scientific legacy and city evolution