Top 5 Hotel Destinations for King's Day
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Holiday travel · April 27, 2026

Top 5 Hotel Destinations for King's Day

On King's Day (April 27), the Netherlands turns orange, with street parties, canal boats and the country's biggest flea markets.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam

Six canal palaces on the Herengracht joined into one hotel.

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The Hague, Netherlands

Hotel Des Indes

19th-century grand hotel on Lange Voorhout.

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Utrecht, Netherlands

Grand Hotel Karel V

Former medieval monastery in central Utrecht.

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

nhow Rotterdam

Rem Koolhaas-designed tower on the Maas.

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Maastricht, Netherlands

Kruisherenhotel Maastricht

Design hotel inside a 15th-century Gothic monastery.

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King's Day

Where to go

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On King's Day (April 27), the Netherlands turns orange, with street parties, canal boats and the country's biggest flea markets.

  1. Amsterdam, Netherlands

    North Holland, Netherlands

    • city
    • culture

    Why King's Day

    Amsterdam's canals fill with orange-clad crowds, boat parties and a citywide flea market.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~56°F (13°C); showers
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$$

    Six canal palaces on the Herengracht joined into one hotel.

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  2. South Holland, Netherlands

    • city
    • culture

    Why King's Day

    Celebrations in The Hague, the seat of government and home to royal palaces.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~57°F (14°C); showers
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$$

    19th-century grand hotel on Lange Voorhout.

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  3. Utrecht, Netherlands

    • city
    • culture

    Why King's Day

    Utrecht's vrijmarkt is one of the largest King's Day flea markets in the country.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~57°F (14°C); showers
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$

    Former medieval monastery in central Utrecht.

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  4. South Holland, Netherlands

    • city

    Why King's Day

    Rotterdam's riverside King's Day festivals and concerts.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~57°F (14°C); showers
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$

    Rem Koolhaas-designed tower on the Maas.

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  5. Limburg, Netherlands

    • culture

    Why King's Day

    Maastricht's southern-Dutch celebrations, staying in a former Gothic monastery.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~59°F (15°C); showers
    Crowds · season
    Moderate · Peak
    Price level
    $$$

    Design hotel inside a 15th-century Gothic monastery.

    Hotels in Maastricht →