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Train
and
bus stations
both lead into the Hoog Catharijne shopping centre. The main
VVV
office is at Vredenburg 90 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm; tel 0900/414 1414;
www.tref.nl/utrecht/vvv
), a five-minute walk away. Of
hotels
, try
Ouwi
, FC Donderstraat 12 (tel 030/271 6303;
www.bookings.nl
; ?15-20/$24-32/€27-36), a fifteen-minute walk northeast of the centre; or
Parkhotel
, Tolsteegsingel 34 (tel 030/251 6712; ?10-15/$16-24/€18-27), a similar distance southeast of the station. There's a nice
HI hostel
,
Ridderhofstad "Rhijnauwen"
, in an old country manor house 6km out at Rhijnauwenselaan 14 in
BUNNIK
(tel 030/656 1277; ?5-10/$8-16/€9-18; bus #40/#41 from the station). The pleasant
Strowis
hostel, Boothstraat 8 (tel 030/238 0280,
www.strowis.nl
; ?15-20/$24-32/€27-36) is a more central option, a fifteen-minute walk from Centraal Station or a short ride on bus #3/#4/#8/#11 to the Janskerkhof stop, plus a two-minute walk. The well-equipped
campsite
,
De Berenkuil
, Arienslaan 5 (tel 030/271 3870) is served by bus #57.
Restaurants
are mainly situated along Oudegracht and the Lijnmarkt; the best is the moderately priced
Stadskasteel Oudaen
at no. 99, the oldest house in town, which serves beer from its own steam brewery downstairs. Also try
Milky
, a good vegetarian restaurant off the canal, Zakkerdragssteeg 22. A really cheap option is to go for a
dagschotel
at
Eetcafe De Baas
, Lijnmarkt 8, and there's the grand cafe
Stairway to Heaven
, Mariaplaats 11, with moderately priced meals and regular live music.
De Werfking
, Oude Gracht 123, has good vegetarian food. The city's best
bars
cluster around the junction of Oude Gracht and the Lijnmarkt; check out the lively
De Witte Ballons
, Lijnmarkt 10-12, or
Cafe Belgie
around the corner, Oude Gracht 196. The Central Library has Internet access. Other useful information
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