{"id":3751,"date":"2019-12-29T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mericihotel.nl\/about-us\/historie\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:34:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:34:32","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mericihotel.nl\/en\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:30px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h1>History<\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p>MERICI.\u00a0The name of this beautiful four-star monastery hotel with an international character appears to be just as exclusive as its surroundings.\u00a0And what could be more special than staying in what was once an Ursuline boarding school?\u00a0Imagine it.<\/p>\n<p>Relive the serene atmosphere of so many years ago.\u00a0Sleep like a royal in a chic, monumental building and enjoy a flamboyant environment.\u00a0Start your day with the church bells as a wake-up call and experience the MERICI feeling giving you personalized attention from the moment of arrival to the departure.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMERICI\u201d appearance is not only limited to its interior, you can also taste it in the vicinity of the monastery quarter.\u00a0The MERICI HOTEL is surrounded by the historic Dominican wall with adjacent battlefields, the old canals and, with a breathtakingly beautiful connection to the Basilica and the Oude Markt at the front.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE 7 MONUMENTS OF THE MONASTERY QUARTER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/6yc6wv6pjgjvvepucsk4zeadxm-jj2cvlaia66be-rk-kerken-sittard-nl.translate.goog\/?page_id=401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Michiel\u2019s church \u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=nl&amp;tl=en&amp;prev=search&amp;u=http:\/\/www.kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl\/kerken\/sittard\/dominicanenklooster-en-jezuieteninternaat-voormalig\">Dominican\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wvocsjmhskuucm7m2qkdi5psf4-jj2cvlaia66be-wordpress.translate.goog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">monastery<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wvocsjmhskuucm7m2qkdi5psf4-jj2cvlaia66be-wordpress.translate.goog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basilica\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bncsbb5y3s5g3jxozf5jqoxaza-jj2cvlaia66be-www-insittardgeleen-nl.translate.goog\/nl-nl\/6\/137\/kloosters.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ursuline\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=nl&amp;tl=en&amp;prev=search&amp;u=http:\/\/www.kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl\/kerken\/sittard\/mariapark\">monastery<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariapark.nl\/mariapark.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mariapark<\/a><br \/>\nDominican wall<br \/>\nBattle fields<\/p>\n<p>Sittard &#8211; 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