Utrecht

Lodging:

• Hotel Beyers
• Mother Goose Hotel
• Eye Hotel

Restaurants:

• Keek
• Frenchie Cafe
• Rose & Vanilla
• Springhaver
• Restaurant Blauw
• WT Urban Kitchen - Great for foodies, but be warned it’s often booked up two months in advance so plan accordingly
• Ted's - all day brunch
• Oproer Brewery - excellent beer and really delicious plant-based food. It's a bit outside Utrecht proper, but it's right next to a train station, so you can come and go that way as needed. The location is a bit odd, but the food and drink were great.

Activities:

• Domunder - ascinating trip under the Domplein to see artifacts from past generations, cool multimedia experience for all ages
• Dom Tower - Climb up to the top of the highest church tower in NL, learn interesting stories too. Seconded! You need to make reservations as you are required to go with a tour.
• Museum Speelklok - Music machine museum you MUST do the guided tour to truly appreciate/experience this museum
• Rent a kayak - go around the canals, much calmer than Amsterdam
• If the weather is nice you can rent a peddle boat and cruise along the canals.
• The Miffy Museum is great for kids
• So is the Spoorweg (Railway)Museum

Bonus Tips:

• Utrecht binnenstad is very walkable!! If you like to bike, head out of the city center to Amelisweerd, Bunnik. It's a large forested area with three restaurants and walking distance biking trails.
• It's really easy to get to Utrecht by train and only takes 20 minutes. The streets around the Oude Gracht are full of fun shops and restaurants. It's a lovely place to spend a day!