Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin () is a seaside

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and congress center in

Noordwijk aan Zee Noordwijk () is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and had a population of in . On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwij ...

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, with views over the

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. It is notable for being decorated in a

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theme, with many paintings of clowns, and for housing the Michelin-starred Latour restaurant.

History

In 1885 the building was completed and in 1887 the hotel was bought by entrepreneur Heinrich Tappenbeck from the Noordwijk municipality, Tappenbeck immediately began to address business internationally (especially in

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) and advertised on the good accessibility (by steam tram) and the good connections to major cities such as

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and

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. During the 1970s Huis ter Duin was bought by the Noorlander family. The hotel has always focused on affluent tourists. Thus, the royal families of

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and the Netherlands stayed there regularly. Other guests included

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, writer Thomas Mann and film actors

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and

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. During the

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the hotel was requisitioned by the Germans for the post of SS officers. That history was later used in the film

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which was partially filmed around the hotel. A fire destroyed a large historic part of the hotel at January 25, 1990, then Huis ter Duin was rebuilt and expanded in its current style. Huis ter Duin 2010

Notable residents

Many internationally known guests stayed in this hotel : * King

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* Queen Máxima of the Netherlands * Princess and former Queen

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* Princess and former Queen

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* Dutch prime Minister

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* U.S President

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* U.S Minister of Foreign Affairs

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* Former UN Secretary

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, Former President of South Africa *

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, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *

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, President of the USSR 1985-1990 *

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Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...

Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly ...

José Carreras Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...

André Hazes André Gerardus Hazes (30 June 1951 - 23 September 2004) was a Dutch singer and actor. As an accomplished levenslied singer, Hazes recorded 36 studio and live albums, and 55 singles prior to his death in 2004. His music is still well-known in th ...

Freddy Heineken Alfred Henry "Freddy" Heineken (4 November 1923 – 3 January 2002) was a Dutch businessman for Heineken International, the brewing company bought in 1864 by his grandfather Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. He served as chairman of the boar ...

Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is currently the head coach of Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag. Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three sti ...

, also a penthouse named after *

Bert van Marwijk Lambertus van Marwijk (; born 19 May 1952) is a Dutch football manager who was recently the head coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. As a player, he played for the Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV and Fortuna Sittard amongst other clubs a ...

also a penthouse named after *

Louis van Gaal Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and manager. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spel ...

also a suite named after * Dutch football team

External links

Official site
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