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block <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > My wife and I and another friend will be spending 8 days in Maastricht
    > in mid January.I have traveled a bit in Europe so I am not totally
    > lost.My concern is that our flight from Amsterdam to Maastricht
    > arrives in Maastricht about 5:00 pm (1700 Hrs).We then catch a bus
    > from Maastricht-Aachen airport ro Maastricht train station of city
    > center.We will not have a room so we will need to locate somewhere to
    > stay.We want to possibly get two rooms from a private family or
    > individual.Since the tourist office will be already closed would it be
    > best to get of the bus and start hunting a place near the city center
    > or would we be better getting of the bus at the train station and
    > starting from there? I normally like to start my room hunt in a
    > neighborhood bar and this usually has great results because there is
    > always someone with a spare room that needs the extra money.

Sound like you operate similarly to me!

I was with my girlfriend, and we wandered over to Markt square (easily
found), went into a cafe, and the guy got us a room. It was very good value
as I recall. A huge room, right near the centre of town.

Your approach would work fine in my view. Just turn up, ask around, and
someone will help ya!
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DFM

Block

My wife and I and another friend will be spending 8 days in Maastricht
in mid January.I have traveled a bit in Europe so I am not totally
lost.My concern is that our flight from Amsterdam to Maastricht
arrives in Maastricht about 5:00 pm (1700 Hrs).We then catch a bus
from Maastricht-Aachen airport ro Maastricht train station of city
center.We will not have a room so we will need to locate somewhere to
stay.We want to possibly get two rooms from a private family or
individual.Since the tourist office will be already closed would it be
best to get of the bus and start hunting a place near the city center
or would we be better getting of the bus at the train station and
starting from there? I normally like to start my room hunt in a
neighborhood bar and this usually has great results because there is
always someone with a spare room that needs the extra money.

Runge

http://www.vvvmaastricht.nl/


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    > My wife and I and another friend will be spending 8 days in Maastricht
    > in mid January.I have traveled a bit in Europe so I am not totally
    > lost.My concern is that our flight from Amsterdam to Maastricht
    > arrives in Maastricht about 5:00 pm (1700 Hrs).We then catch a bus
    > from Maastricht-Aachen airport ro Maastricht train station of city
    > center.We will not have a room so we will need to locate somewhere to
    > stay.We want to possibly get two rooms from a private family or
    > individual.Since the tourist office will be already closed would it be
    > best to get of the bus and start hunting a place near the city center
    > or would we be better getting of the bus at the train station and
    > starting from there? I normally like to start my room hunt in a
    > neighborhood bar and this usually has great results because there is
    > always someone with a spare room that needs the extra money.

Lourens Smak

In article <[email protected] >,
[email protected] (block) wrote:

    > My wife and I and another friend will be spending 8 days in Maastricht
    > in mid January.I have traveled a bit in Europe so I am not totally
    > lost.My concern is that our flight from Amsterdam to Maastricht
    > arrives in Maastricht about 5:00 pm (1700 Hrs).We then catch a bus
    > from Maastricht-Aachen airport ro Maastricht train station of city
    > center.We will not have a room so we will need to locate somewhere to
    > stay.We want to possibly get two rooms from a private family or
    > individual.Since the tourist office will be already closed would it be
    > best to get of the bus and start hunting a place near the city center
    > or would we be better getting of the bus at the train station and
    > starting from there? I normally like to start my room hunt in a
    > neighborhood bar and this usually has great results because there is
    > always someone with a spare room that needs the extra money.

Considering the time of your arrival I would at least book the first
night ahead. Then stay if it's nice, or find something nicer the first
day... (that's what I always do)

here's a place to start:
www.bedandbreakfast.nl

tip: a zip-code ending in 11 will be in the city center.
(maastricht = 6211)

;-)
Lourens

Tim

"block" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > My wife and I and another friend will be spending 8 days in Maastricht
    > in mid January.I have traveled a bit in Europe so I am not totally
    > lost.My concern is that our flight from Amsterdam to Maastricht
    > arrives in Maastricht about 5:00 pm (1700 Hrs).We then catch a bus
    > from Maastricht-Aachen airport ro Maastricht train station of city
    > center.We will not have a room so we will need to locate somewhere to
    > stay.We want to possibly get two rooms from a private family or
    > individual.Since the tourist office will be already closed would it be
    > best to get of the bus and start hunting a place near the city center
    > or would we be better getting of the bus at the train station and
    > starting from there? I normally like to start my room hunt in a
    > neighborhood bar and this usually has great results because there is
    > always someone with a spare room that needs the extra money.

Do you really just go and chat up the locals in a bar and someone
has room (or knows someone...). I can believe it in places like
Greece but elsewhere?

tim

Sjoerd

"tim" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
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    > Do you really just go and chat up the locals in a bar and someone
    > has room (or knows someone...). I can believe it in places like
    > Greece but elsewhere?

It happens all the time at the gay bars in Amsterdam, too.

Sjoerd