Hotel restaurant nieuw minerva is located in the centre of leiden between the two most important shopping streets you will find plenty of restaurants and cafs around the hotel for a drink or bite during your stay the hotel is situated along one of leidens many canals this makes it easily accessible by boat the hotel covers 6 authentic 16th century canal houses in 1830 one of these houses was inhabited by jr thorbecke the father of the dutch constitution nieuw minerva is decorated