This was a tastefully furnished apartment in the countryside outside Callantsoog. Loved the infrared sauna and the comfortable bed. Everything we needed for a longer stay (incl. kitchen equipment, a washing machine) was there. The check-in and check-out were contactless but the local hosts were very quick to answer any questions via WhatsApp. All in all, a very good stay.

My booking experience with Belvilla was very bad. After booking, one should receive a travel voucher with all the critical details about the accommodation (incl. the address and the phone number of the host). However, I did not receive that, and Belvilla were absolutely useless sorting out the issue, multiple times just claiming that I had already received all the necessary documents, rather than checking what might actually have gone wrong. In the end, I had to involve Booking.com to sort out the issue. Because it was impossible to reach Belvilla by phone, it took two weeks of messaging back and forth to finalise the booking. Once in touch with the local hosts, everything worked out very smoothly.