Hotel Nobel

Top choice in Frisian Islands


The perfect designer sleeping-eating hybrid, luxurious Hotel Nobel sports 19 chic rooms with a dazzling white palette and fashion-photography wall murals in a converted farmhouse. Two romantic suites languish in their very own deconsecrated, red-brick chapel in the leafy green grounds, and the adjoining brown cafe is the very spot where Ameland's famous Nobeltje liqueur was created in 1902.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Frisian Islands attractions

1. Lighthouse

2.58 MILES

Ameland's iconic red-and-white banded lighthouse stands 55m tall on the island's west end. The only lighthouse in the island chain that is open to the…

2. Natuurcentrum Ameland

3.64 MILES

Just north of Nes village, this centre features an excellent seaquarium in which a number of North Sea species swim around, including manta rays,…

3. De Boschplaat

9.79 MILES

An extensive natural reserve at the eastern end of the island, De Boschplaat was a separate island until 1880, when the channel between the two silted up…

4. Natuurmuseum Fryslân

17.17 MILES

Let your angels run rampant in this natural history museum, covering Friesland's flora and fauna. Highlights include a virtual bird-flight simulation …

5. Historisch Centrum

17.17 MILES

Read up on the town's history at the city archives, home to a permanent exhibition on the history of Leeuwarden. It also organises guided tours led by…

6. Oldehove

17.19 MILES

At the northwest corner of the historic core stands the notoriously off-kilter Oldehove – Friesland's rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Things went…

7. Obe Paviljoen

17.19 MILES

Named after the local Frisian poet Obe Postma (1868–1963), this contemporary wood-and-glass pavilion is razor-sharp in both architectural design and the…

8. Keramiek Museum Princessehof

17.21 MILES

Pottery lovers will adore the Netherlands ceramics museum. Here you'll find the largest collection of tiles on the planet, an unparalleled selection of…