Hotel Zenden travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises, spa and resorts

The is more than an ordinary hotel. It is also a Sport School Zenden, located within three monumental town houses near the river Maas in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The history of the hotel started in the late sixties, and originally contained only a pool for swimming lessons. Over the years other functions such as hotel rooms and a Judo school were implemented into the program.

Today the hotel has beautiful opening walls allow for views between all areas of the exterior. The resulting interior sculpture is completely clad in white, while the exterior inversions are painted anthracite. New program elements were placed if and where necessary.

When you enter the hotel, a relaxing lounge welcomes the guests and invites them to have a drink. From the lounge, guests can pace past the glass-clad wall in the entrance area and descend to the basement, where one finds the sapphire blue waters of the pool, which retains its original medieval vault. Oppositely, ascending the stairs, nine hotel rooms await their guests. Each room is unique, however all of them features a full, queen or king size custom made auping bed, all with private bathrooms, vitra furniture, flat screen TV and in-room safe as well as a fully stocked mini bar. Approximately 18-42 sq. m.

Except the swimming activities, there is also a combination of yoga classes which makes the mind clear and calm, the body stronger and healthier. By practicing yoga make contact again with your inner peace, strength and energy. You become more aware of yourself and your relationship with your surroundings. Yoga is for all ages and is not competitive. You do not need to be flexible, you are working at their potential, respecting your limits. The hotel offers classical form of Hatha yoga, with attention to the classical yoga postures, breathing, meditation and relaxation.

If you get hungry of swimming or yoga, in St. Bernard street are several restaurants including the famous starred Tout a Fait and Toine Hermsen. Vrijthof and Onze Lieve Vrouwe are within walking distance. There is also a secure parking at 50 meters from the hotel (21 euro per 24 hours), may unload at the hotel.