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Bastion Velsen is twelfth on our PTA score, but read that number with care. For a ship at the Felison Cruise Terminal in IJmuiden, it's about 5.6 road miles away by our routing, roughly 14 minutes, with free parking for guests and a breakfast room that opens at 6 am on weekdays.
We rank every hotel against PTA, the city terminal, which pushes the two IJmuiden-side hotels to the bottom. If your documents say IJmuiden, flip the list.
Breakfast is €18.25 (about US$20) a person, not included, per Bastion. Parking is free while spaces last, and Bastion says nothing about leaving a car for a cruise.
Book it for a Felison sailing if you're driving and want free parking for the night. Ask about the car before you count on leaving it.
Book it if
- Your ship leaves from IJmuiden
- You're driving and want free parking
- You want breakfast from 6 am
Look elsewhere if
- Your ship leaves from PTA in the city.
- You're travelling with a pet.
- You're under 18 and checking in alone.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Bastion Velsen publishes.
An à la carte restaurant and a bar-lounge open until 23:30, plus a fitness room.
No ride to the ship — for a Felison sailing it's a taxi of about 14 minutes by our routing; for PTA, a drive of about 33.
€18.25 a person, 6:00 to 9:00 on weekdays and 7:00 to 10:30 at weekends, per Bastion.
Bastion lists IJmuiden beach at 11.4 km, Schiphol at 24.5 km and Amsterdam's centre at 36.6 km, with no cruise figure. Our routing puts Felison about 5.6 road miles (9.1 km) away, roughly 14 minutes, and PTA about 16.9. Our figure for Bastion Velsen assumes clear roads, so build in a margin.
Free parking based on availability, with EV charging stations, per Bastion. It doesn't say the car can stay while you sail.
Night-Before Score: 13 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel or its brand publishes, and the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Schiphol is about 13.1 road miles from Bastion Velsen by our routing; from the hotel, PTA is about 16.9 road miles, roughly 33 minutes with no traffic, by our routing. Question marks are rides you arrange.
Bastion puts Schiphol 24.5 km away and lists no shuttle; our routing gives about 13.1 road miles, roughly 23 minutes.
No ride to the ship — for a Felison sailing it's a taxi of about 14 minutes by our routing; for PTA, a drive of about 33.
Bastion lists IJmuiden beach at 11.4 km, Schiphol at 24.5 km and Amsterdam's centre at 36.6 km, with no cruise figure. Our routing puts Felison about 5.6 road miles (9.1 km) away, roughly 14 minutes, and PTA about 16.9.
From AMS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing Bastion Velsen is about 13.1 road miles from Schiphol's reference point, roughly 23 minutes with no traffic. Taxis at the rank run on the meter. More: the airport page.
Free parking based on availability, with EV charging stations, per Bastion. It doesn't say the car can stay while you sail.
Parking for your stay: Free, based on availability; EV charging stations.
No ride to the ship — for a Felison sailing it's a taxi of about 14 minutes by our routing; for PTA, a drive of about 33.
Bastion lists IJmuiden beach at 11.4 km, Schiphol at 24.5 km and Amsterdam's centre at 36.6 km, with no cruise figure. Our routing puts Felison about 5.6 road miles (9.1 km) away, roughly 14 minutes, and PTA about 16.9.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Bastion Velsen and go straight to the terminal; the airport page has the train, the taxi and the landing check.
Which terminal
PTA or IJmuiden: check your documentsCelebrity names Passenger Terminal Amsterdam for its departures; Regent and Silversea use IJmuiden for some. Bastion Velsen is about 16.9 road miles, roughly 33 minutes with no traffic, by our routing to PTA and about 5.6 road miles to Felison. See the Amsterdam cruise guide.
Source: hollandamerica.comDistance
~5.6 road mi to Felison, our routingBastion lists IJmuiden beach at 11.4 km, Schiphol at 24.5 km and Amsterdam's centre at 36.6 km, with no cruise figure. Our routing puts Felison about 5.6 road miles (9.1 km) away, roughly 14 minutes, and PTA about 16.9.
Source: bastionhotels.comTo the ship
No shuttle statedBastion Velsen runs nothing to the port. For IJmuiden, book a taxi for the 5.6 road miles to Felison, about 14 minutes by our routing; for PTA, about 33 minutes on clear roads.
Source: bastionhotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedFree parking based on availability, with EV charging stations, per Bastion. It doesn't say the car can stay while you sail.
Source: bastionhotels.comQ-Park Park+Cruise
€105 (about US$120) for 7 days, €120 (about US$135) for 8, per Q-ParkBastion Velsen offers free parking based on availability. For the week at sea, Q-Park Oostenburg’s Park+Cruise is €15 (about US$17) a day once you pass five days, per Q-Park (€120 for 8); the city’s P+R sites stop at 96 hours.
Where the car goes while you sail · Amsterdam cruise parking, compared.
Source: q-park.nlThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteAn à la carte restaurant and a bar-lounge open until 23:30, plus a fitness room.
Breakfast
Not free€18.25 a person, 6:00 to 9:00 on weekdays and 7:00 to 10:30 at weekends, per Bastion.
Address
Santpoort-Noord, VelsenVlietweg 20, 2071 KW Santpoort-Noord
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Bastion Velsen publishes it. The gaps here are whether the free parking covers a cruise week and a taxi fare to Felison — a call to Bastion Velsen settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
To check in, per the hotel.
Extra fees
Not Amsterdam's tax: the hotel is in Velsen, whose rate we didn't research
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Free, based on availability; EV charging stations
Breakfast
€18.25 a person; Mon–Fri 6:00–9:00, Sat–Sun 7:00–10:30
Pool
No pool; a fitness room
Pets
No pets, per Bastion.
Food and drink on site
- À la carte restaurantOn site
- Bar/LoungeDaily until 23:30
Rooms
87 rooms: Comfort (18 m²), Deluxe (24 m²) and Deluxe King with a 2 m-wide bed.
Accessibility
We found no accessible-room detail on Bastion Velsen’s pages — if you need one, phone before booking.
On site
- EV chargingYes
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- IJmuiden beach11.4 km
- Schiphol24.5 km
- Amsterdam centre36.6 km
Distances as Bastion Velsen or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- Air conditioning in all rooms
- No pets
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Minimum check-in age 18.
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 12:00.
- 87 rooms, from an 18 m² Comfort to a Deluxe King with a 2 m-wide bed.
- Air conditioning in all rooms.
- Bastion Velsen is in Velsen, not the City of Amsterdam, so Amsterdam's tourist tax doesn't apply; we didn't research Velsen's.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the free parking covers a cruise week
- A taxi fare to Felison
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Bastion Velsen’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether the free parking can take your car for the length of the cruise.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Bastion Velsen: the Amsterdam cruise guide, Amsterdam cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up in Santpoort-Noord, near IJmuiden.
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Bastion Velsen FAQ
Is Bastion Hotel Haarlem Velsen near the IJmuiden cruise terminal?
About 5.6 road miles (9.1 km) from the Felison Cruise Terminal by our routing, roughly 14 minutes. Bastion itself only lists IJmuiden beach, 11.4 km away.
Is parking free at Bastion Velsen?
Yes, based on availability, with EV charging stations, per Bastion.
What does breakfast cost at Bastion Hotel Velsen?
€18.25 a person, per Bastion — 6:00 to 9:00 on weekdays and 7:00 to 10:30 at weekends.
What's the minimum age to check in at Bastion Velsen?
18, per Bastion. Check-in is 14:00 and check-out 12:00.
How far is Bastion Velsen from Amsterdam's city cruise terminal?
About 16.9 road miles to PTA by our routing, roughly 33 minutes with no traffic — fine for a Felison sailing, a stretch for a PTA one.
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