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The Social Hub Groningen

3.5 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Lobby
Interior detail
Restaurant

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Boterdiep 9, Groningen, 9712 LH
  • Place, University of Groningen
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Grote Markt
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Groninger Museum
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Groningen (GRQ-Eelde)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

Premium bedding, desk, soundproofing, free cots/infant beds

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, desk, soundproofing, free cots/infant beds

Deluxe Studio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, desk, soundproofing, free cots/infant beds

Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Groningen

With a stay at The Social Hub Groningen, you'll be centrally located in Groningen, just a 4-minute walk from Prinsenhof Gardens and 6 minutes by foot from University of Groningen. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Town Hall and 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Grote Markt.

What's nearby

  • University of Groningen - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Grote Markt - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Vismarkt - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Groninger Museum - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Martiniplaza - 4 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Groningen North Station - 13 min walk
  • Groningen (GRQ-Eelde) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café De Toeter - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Food Matterz - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Folkingebrew The Pub - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Kebabmeisters - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪UNO - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Social Hub Groningen

Hotel in Groningen with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
The Social Hub Groningen offers 365 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Groningen hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 365 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, housekeeping is provided on a limited basis, and cribs/infant beds (complimentary) can be requested.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a fitness center and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Social Hub Groningen has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Parking on site (EUR 15 per day)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; EUR 19.50 for adults and EUR 19.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Gym
  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (limited availability)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • 1 building
  • 9 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2016
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free cot
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 25.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 4.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 5 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 19.5 for adults and EUR 19.5 for children
  • Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 25.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit/debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

This property does not have a Netherlands Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Student Hotel Groningen
Student Groningen
The Student Hotel Groningen
The Social Hub Groningen Hotel
The Social Hub Groningen Groningen
The Social Hub Groningen Hotel Groningen

Reviews

The Social Hub Groningen Reviews

8.8

Excellent

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 354 out of 664 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 248 out of 664 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 664 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 664 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 664 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bart William, Houston

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Syeda Ayesha

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, warm and cozy environment, perfect place to stay as a student! 100/10
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Patrick, Celigny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value and lovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerrit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Edward

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

L Kennedy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love the concept - great staff/great service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location downtown Groningen
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not what we expected

The photos on your website made The Social Hub look like a cool, funky place to hang out … but we didn’t realize that it is actually student housing as well. We and our friends are “young” 60-somethings, but we felt about as out of place as possible. In addition, they were hosting a mental health event that took over all of the public areas and caused the restaurant to be closed (they offered takeout, but we would have had to sit on our beds to eat). The entire bar/lounge area was unavailable as well, so we headed out on foot in the dark, ate at a terrible restaurant, and hung out by ourselves in our rooms. Had we known about the event in advance, we definitely would have booked elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sanjey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Definitely a good choice in Groningen

Excellent choice and interesting concept just over canal from centrum. Well thought out. Excellentb breakfast buffet the day we ate in. Originally geared for students but now has guests of all ages. Nothing student or hostel about the faccilities or staff. Good wifi. Good mattresses. AC, which is only helpful in a brief timeframe this far north but we appreciated having it that stay. The rooms have excellent sound proofing.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jarod

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent space walkable distance to the city centre
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Blaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Faris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay! Very clean, cool and vibrant!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rundown and disgusting

I stayed at The Social Hub for one night and it was a nightmare from beginning to end and ruined my stay in Groningen. The first room was beat-up with stains all over the wall, the carpet was shabby and the furniture had dents everywhere. But the worst thing was how dirty everything in this room was. All the surfaces were dusty and/or full of fingerprints and/or full of stains, the sink in the kitchen was covered in limescale. The worst was the bathroom – limescale and all kinds of other dirt in- and outside of the shower. Below the toilet there was a big blob of a white substance, which I hope was body cream. Naturally I asked for a different room. The new room was not much better, which made me realize that the lack of cleanliness is a bigger, structural problem at this ‘hotel’. Again, there were thick patches of limescale in the bathroom; dust, fingerprints and splashes of dried liquids everywhere in the room – on the desk, the curtains, the TV screen, etc. Other issues: - The mattress was old, sagging and was also slanted to one side - which means: no sleep - The temperature control in the room was either broken or disabled - There was no hairdryer in the bathroom, even though it was listed in the room amenities All of this makes me wonder – who is in charge of this place? These are not minor issues - the dirt, the worn-out mattresses, the lack of maintenance. Is this a conscious decision by The Social Hub to not care about guests' experiences and basic needs?
Blob of cream (I hope) below the toilet
Limescale in kitchen sink
Stain where the drinking glasses were standing
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Martina

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rundown and disgusting

I stayed at The Social Hub for one night and it was a nightmare from beginning to end and ruined my stay in Groningen. The first room was beat-up with stains all over the wall, the carpet was shabby and the furniture had dents everywhere. But the worst thing was how dirty everything in this room was. All the surfaces were dusty and/or full of fingerprints and/or full of stains, the sink in the kitchen was covered in limescale. The worst was the bathroom – limescale and all kinds of other dirt in- and outside of the shower. Below the toilet there was a big blob of a white substance, which I hope was body cream. Naturally I asked for a different room. The new room was not much better, which made me realize that the lack of cleanliness is a bigger, structural problem at this ‘hotel’. Again, there were thick patches of limescale in the bathroom; dust, fingerprints and splashes of dried liquids everywhere in the room – on the desk, the curtains, the TV screen, etc. Other issues: - The mattress was old, sagging and was also slanted to one side - which means: no sleep - The temperature control in the room was either broken or disabled - There was no hairdryer in the bathroom, even though it was listed in the room amenities All of this makes me wonder – who is in charge of this place? These are not minor issues - the dirt, the worn-out mattresses, the lack of maintenance. Is this a conscious decision by The Social Hub to not care about guests' experiences and basic needs?
Blob of cream (I hope) below the toilet
Limescale in kitchen sink
Stain where the drinking glasses were standing
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Modern design, super clean, right downtown. Perfect place to stay in Groningen. Great city, great rooms, lots of fun
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kerri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was full of college students that live there full time. This didn’t bother me, but it did add a level of noise in the common areas. The restaurant was a nice place to grab a meal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay at a perfect location

The room was well equipped and clean, the service was excellent, and the location is just perfect. We will definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and clean hotel. We had a great time there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The Social Hub Hotel

Fantastic hotel in central Groningen very easy too find and base a stay there.Room was amazing loved it and the staff wow amazing and very friendly staff 100% would stay again it’s got a great friendly vibe
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023