2017 From the Cutting Room Floor-45
Bike theft is a real issue in the Netherlands. Even if you've locked you bike properly, you might find it missing on your return. Especially if you have an expensive bike, or depend on it for your holiday, it's advisable to use one of the guarded bike parking facilities. It is not possible to book a place in advance.
Most municipalities provide guarded bike parking which is free of charge for the first 24 hours. After that you pay a small fee. There are also commercial guarded bike park facilities which always charge a small fee. Most residents who don't have a safe place to leave their bike at home, often get a year ticket for a guarded bicycle park near their home. It works out cheaper than constantly replacing stolen bikes!
You can leave your bicycle in the supervised bicycle parking facility on the Vesteplein for a small fee. This bicycle parking facility has room for 250 bicycles. Furthermore, the Central Station in Delft has (free) parking for 5,000 bicycles in the underground bicycle parking facility and for 3,700 bicycles in the overground bicycle parking facility. In addition, you can of course leave your bicycle (at your own risk) in the designated bicycle racks and bicycle parking areas around the city centre.
2017 From the Cutting Room Floor-45
Bike theft is a real issue in the Netherlands. Even if you've locked you bike properly, you might find it missing on your return. Especially if you have an expensive bike, or depend on it for your holiday, it's advisable to use one of the guarded bike parking facilities. It is not possible to book a place in advance.
Most municipalities provide guarded bike parking which is free of charge for the first 24 hours. After that you pay a small fee. There are also commercial guarded bike park facilities which always charge a small fee. Most residents who don't have a safe place to leave their bike at home, often get a year ticket for a guarded bicycle park near their home. It works out cheaper than constantly replacing stolen bikes!
You can leave your bicycle in the supervised bicycle parking facility on the Vesteplein for a small fee. This bicycle parking facility has room for 250 bicycles. Furthermore, the Central Station in Delft has (free) parking for 5,000 bicycles in the underground bicycle parking facility and for 3,700 bicycles in the overground bicycle parking facility. In addition, you can of course leave your bicycle (at your own risk) in the designated bicycle racks and bicycle parking areas around the city centre.