Best Affordable Beach Resorts

Badhotel Bruin
Netherlands, $162

The tiny island of Vlieland, 65 miles north of Amsterdam, is home to the newly renovated Badhotel Bruin. Book one of the Hastens rooms; they’re the choicest, with linen-covered chesterfields and windows that look out onto rooftops and the gardens below. Each morning, you’ll sip cappuccinos with hip young Amsterdam families on the terrace before biking off to one of the island’s wide, unspoiled beaches just 10 minutes away. Evenings are given over to fresh seafood at the restaurant and live jazz at Mrs. Browns, the hotel’s bar.

Don’t Miss: A show at the new art-house cinema next door, Podium Vlieland, which features an artisanal ice cream parlor.