Hotel de Dam (Hotel Monnickendam) offers 8 rooms a nice café for famous apple-pie, a restaurant and friendly staff. Since April 2024 we are the new owners, there is no longer a night-bar downstairs.

Hotel in the historic city and harbor of Monnickendam. Monnickendam is a small town near Amsterdam. It's takes 15 minutes to travel to Amsterdam by public transport. We offer a nice café, open every day from 10 am, a restaurant and recently renovated rooms.

Monnickendam is a small town in the Waterland and Zaan Region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a typical harbour town, with a well-preserved and attractive historical centre. It's nearby Amsterdam, Volendam, Edam and Marken. Monnickendam is an ideal base to explore the Waterland and Zaan Region and Amsterdam. Like many other towns in the region, the history of Monnickendam goes back to the Middle Ages. It originated as an outpost of the monastery of Marken in 1235. The monks (Dutch: monniken) probably gave the town its name. It became a chartered town in 1355, and from the 16th century onwards it was home to a number of local industries, like cheese factories, smokehouses for herring, and shipyards. . In the 17th and 18th century fishery and cattle and dairy farming became the main sources of income. Today, Monnickendam has about 10,000 inhabitants and is the main town of the municipality of Waterland, which also includes Marken and Broek in Waterland. VVV tourist information office, Zuideinde 2. By car Coming from Amsterdam, take the N247 to the north from the A10 ring road (exit 16). It will take you straight to Monnickendam. Coming from the direction of Hoorn, follow the A7 trunk road to the south and take the N244 to Volendam. At Edam take the N247 By bus Monnickendam has a number of direct bus connections to Amsterdam and many other destinations in the area. info: www 9292 nl