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Beehive Student Centre

Location
Turfmarkt 104
2511 DC The Hague
Telephone
071 527 3310

 
Monday to Friday

7:30 - 23:00

Saturday

9:00 - 21:30

Sunday

10:30 - 21:30

Limited access after 18:00

This location is only accessible with a valid LU Card or QR code after 18:00. Staff members can request a QR code for guests via the visitor registration system (see this instruction).

Closing dates and seasonal opening hours


2026

1 and 2 January: New Year's Day Closed
3 April: Good Friday Closed
5 and 6 April: Easter Closed
26 April: because of King's Day Closed at 18:00
27 April: King's Day Closed
5 May: Liberation Day Closed
14 and 15 May: Ascension Day Closed
24 and 25 May: Pentecost Closed
29 June to 9 August: summer period Mon - Fri: 8:00 - 22:30
Sat: 9:00 - 16:00
Sun: closed
24, 25 and 26 December: (Christmas) Closed
27 December to 2 January 2026 Closed

 
Summer schedule
 

6 July to 16 August Mon to Fri: 08:00 - 22:30 hrs
Sat: 9:00 - 16:00 hrs
Sun: closed

Wheelchair-accessible parking space

About 200 metres away on Fluwelen Burgwal. There are also spaces in Q-Park La Vie and Q-Park Muzenplein.

Entrance

  • The route to the entrance is paved and level.
  • There is an automatic sliding door.
  • The passage is about 100 cm wide.
  • There is a doorbell.

Assistance

Reception immediately after the entrance. You can also visit the Wijnhaven reception across the street.
070 - 800 95188

Wheelchair-accessible toilets

On the second floor accessible by lift. Past the gym entrance. Then turn right past the gym counter. The toilet is located after about 5 metres on the left.

Lifts

After the entrance, immediate right about 4 metres away.

Possible obstacles

  • There is a threshold of about 1 cm at the entrance.
  • Not all doors open automatically.
  • Not all glass walls and doors are marked.

Beehive offers the following office facilities for student organisations and study associations:

  • use of computers, printers/copiers and locked storage cupboard
  • open work stations or office space
  • use of meeting facilities and rooms

Would your (international) student organisation or The Hague-based study association like to use the facilities offered by the Beehive? Request facilities for your student organisation

Please note 

You may only submit a request if your organisation meets all the following conditions: 

  • Registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce
  • Linked to Leiden University
  • Does not undertake commercial or profit-making activities

Read more about conditions.

Students, staff and external educational/governmental parties can hire rooms at Beehive. Room hire is free of charge for registered student organisations and SEA staff. For other parties, reasonable rates apply. 
Request information about room hire via 
scth@sea.leidenuniv.nl.

Rooms

  • Meeting rooms: Propolis, Apiary, The Sting
  • ESN Common Room
  • The Steps (after 17:00)
  • Fitness room
  • Working areas

View photos of the rooms

Rental Periods

Room hire in Beehive is per block:

Block 1: 08:00-13:00
Block 2: 13:00-17:00
Block 3: 17:00-22:00
Weekend: 10:00-18:00

Rental rates

Room  Capacity Tarrif per half day
(excl. VAT)
   
    External educational or governmental parties Staff Students (student organisations)

Steps * **

25

€149

€110

€75

Round Dance

70

€180

€150

€100

Propolis

16

€95

€71

€48

Apiary

12

€72

€53

€36

Sting

6

€35

€26

€18

Common Room *

70

€180

€150

€100

* Caretaker must be present 
** Only available evenings and weekends

There are no parking spaces at our locations in the centre of The Hague. Please refer to the information provided by the municipality regarding parking options.

Leiden University and the city of The Hague are committed to creating a better student environment in The Hague. Situated opposite Wijnhaven Building, Beehive Student Centre acts as a meeting place for students and staff. Here you can find office and meeting space for student organisations and study associations, and students can make use of sports facilities and the services provided by the Student Support Services. 

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