Augusta Hotel

Dear Joe, We read in De Jutter that the Thaliatheater will probably be converted into twenty apartments. On the one hand we understand that, but on the other hand it fills us with nostalgia. After the unsurpassed Augusta, Thalia is what little remains of the real old IJmuiden, which was largely demolished by the Germans during the T****th World War to provide a clear field of fire in the event of an Allied landing. Oud-IJmuiden will probably also fall prey to so-called gentrification: the arrival of more wealthy people from outside Velsen who want to spend their old age in a luxury apartment on the harbor - if it still functions as a fishing port. It is precisely this future population that will have a greater need for cultural facilities and that makes it all the more poignant that the only theater in old IJmuiden is now being demolished. This means that Hotel-Restaurant Augusta will be the last monumental beacon of culture and culinary hospitality in what project developers seem to be turning into yet another sleepy seniors' quarter, without cultural buzz. I had hoped that the municipality of Velsen would have had more of a long-term vision of old IJmuiden, but I only read in De Jutter that Thalia does not have monument status and that this partly seals its fate. (No monument status; how is that possible?) In fact, the entire port area, including the north bank of the canal, now deserves monument status in the context of nurturing IJmond's industrial culture that we celebrate every year in the Industrial Culture Week. In any case, let us preserve Blast Furnace 7 as a monument of industrialization in the twentieth century when it goes out of operation! Joe, I sincerely hope that you and your team 'Augusta' will be able to continue to cope with the changes in old IJmuiden and that your illustrious Hotel-Restaurant Augusta will continue to be the hub in old IJmuiden for many years to come. We celebrated an unforgettable wedding there in 2019 and we recently had a delicious meal there again and enjoyed your hospitality. Greetings, Erwin van den Brink and Karin van Dam

Aantrekkelijk hotel in historisch gebouw in Oud Ijmuiden. Ligging is rustig. Er is gratis parkeren op straat. Iedereen in het hotel is uitermate hartelijk en service gericht. Niets is teveel. Kamers zijn ruim en sfeervol ingericht. Er is een klein koelkastje voor persoonlijk gebruik. Als aandachtspunt is de douche in het bad, waar ik persoonlijk geen fan van ben. Het ontbijtbuffet is ruim voorzien en van goede kwaliteit.

Te kleine kamer 7,5 m2 verlichting werkte maar half, zeer kleine badkamer 4 m2 losse ventilator op kamer werkte ook al niet! Tv signaal was niet stabiel. Direct naast trappen geen succes, alles kraakt en piept kortom geen succes. Nog geen flesje water op de kamer 1 persoons bedje. Volgende keer andere hotel .

Sehr schönes altes Hotel teilweise ist die Ausstattung etwas runtergekommen, Zimmer war aber groß und nett eingerichtet, das Personal ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit das eigene Restaurant ist nett eingerichtet und das Essen schmeckte sehr lecker