- 1In Delft, the Markt under the Nieuwe Kerk's 109 m tower, the Royal Delft porcelain courtyard and shop on Rotterdamseweg, and the year-round Kijkduin / Scheveningen hondenstrand zones reached in 45–55 minutes by HTM Tram 1 are within reach of every hotel on this list, good for morning and evening outings.
- 2Delft is the small canal city of 105,000 between Rotterdam and The Hague where the cobbled Markt under the Nieuwe Kerk (William of Orange's tomb since 1584, mausoleum of the Dutch Royal House, 109 m tower), the Renaissance Stadhuis city hall, Vermeer's burial Oude Kerk with its leaning tower, the 1100-dug Oude Delft canal (the oldest in the Netherlands), the Prinsenhof Museum (William of Orange's assassination site 1584), the 1400 Oostpoort city gate and the Royal Delft porcelain manufactory (Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles, founded 1653) all sit inside the singel canals 12 minutes by NS train from both The Hague Central and Rotterdam Central, pets are a normal part of street life, café terraces, and local shops.
- 3Hotels selected for this guide are specifically in the Centrum inside the singels around the Markt and the Oude Delft canal, the TU Delft green campus south of town, and the Delftse Hout recreation park east of the centre, where pet infrastructure is densest and local restaurants routinely provide water bowls and terrace access.
Best season: spring & autumn
