Name: Van der Valk Hotel Houten Utrecht
Address: Hoofdveste 25, Houten, Netherlands, Houten, Utrecht, NL
Price range: US$166–US$544 per night
Rating: 8.67

What guests think

At Van der Valk Hotel Houten Utrecht, guests praise the spacious, modern rooms and the well regarded restaurant and breakfast, while recurring comments note renovations that can cause disturbance and a mix of friendly service and occasional unhelpful reception experiences.

The location suits drivers near the motorway, but several note limited nearby amenities and occasional public transport gaps. Cleanliness is generally good, though a number of reviews report missed housekeeping, dust, or small spiders. Some guests mention noise from plumbing or other rooms and mixed bed or pillow comfort. Overall, it is a practical choice for business or road trips if you prefer an out of town setting.

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Facilities

Multiple reviews note ongoing renovations that sometimes cause noise or minor disruption.

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Claire

11 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hôtel très agréable mais la construction d’un agrandissement est en cours pour le moment. Ma chambre se trouvait au fond du couloir à côté des travaux. Il faisait donc un peu froid dans la chambre et surtout dans la salle de bain. Cependant, très bon hôtel, super petit dej, je recommande pour un voyage d’affaires car pas grand chose à faire autour.

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Ken

4 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly and professional staff as always. The let down again is the building work. More relevant is the high pitched drone of the water pressure through the pipes when anyone uses water..... Terrible nights sleep (on 7th floor) worst ive ever had, lije a torture chamber.

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Paolo

27 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel under renovation but room not properly cleaned

8

S.

25 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rewards programma deelnemer, daardoor kwamen we in Houten terecht ipv bij de Witte Bergen, daar wilde ik eigenlijk naartoe, maar daar kon ik niet mijn bonusnacht op inwisselen. Hotel was super, iets verbouwing mag de pret niet drukken, merkten we zeer weinig van trouwens. Kamer netjes verzorgd, whirlpool geweldig, kortom mijn cadeautje aan mn vriend voor zijn verjaardag was zeer geslaagd. Het diner beneden in t restaurant was ook heerlijk

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Olivia

26 Dec 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Newly renovated property. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Restaurant is nice. Room service is to be avoided, due to excessive demivery on room fee.

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Cornelis

29 Jan 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Jammer dat ze aan het verbouwen waren. Snap dat het moet gebeuren om het nog beter te maken maar geeft toch wat overlast. Qua netheid was het goed.

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Philippe

16 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Veel te duur ten opzichte van de werken

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Mohammad

16 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

it was too noisy because of a construction work at the hotel, besides the service of the reception was unpolite and unresponsible

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Nikki

27 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is mooi en lijkt net gerenoveerd. Helaas was de nachtportier echt zeer onvriendelijk. Wij kwamen uit de sauna en vroegen naar mogelijkheden om iets te drinken te kopen. Hij had er geen zin in en we moesten maar naar de dichtsbijzijnde Mc Donalds rijden gaf hij aan.. Kamer zelf was netjes, heerlijk bed maar wel uitzicht op een parkeerplek en bouwplaats.

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Björn

11 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Byggarbetsplats

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Cleanliness

Several guests found rooms clean and tidy, but others reported dust, dirty bathrooms, missed housekeeping, or small spiders, making cleanliness feel inconsistent.

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Paolo

27 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel under renovation but room not properly cleaned

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Leà Marie

25 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Ein sehr schönes Hotel, in einer ruhigen Umgebung. Die Zimmer waren groß und sauber! Das Frühstück war auch sehr gut.

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Cornelis

29 Jan 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Jammer dat ze aan het verbouwen waren. Snap dat het moet gebeuren om het nog beter te maken maar geeft toch wat overlast. Qua netheid was het goed.

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Stuart

12 Apr 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean and quiet. The rooms are luxurious. The hotel is very isolated with no shop, cafe or other eating place within 25 minutes walk so they can charge €17 each for breakfast. Although there is a bus stop outside there were no buses over Easter.

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Roy

6 Mar 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

Mooie accommodatie, heerlijk restaurant. Schoonmaak kan beter was bij terugkomst in het hotel niet gedaan.

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Barry

18 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Fantastic room (701), big and spacious. Very quiet with exceptional views. The bathroom was very spacious with a big bath and generous shower enclosure, clean and tidy. TV had BBC channels and Channel 4!

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paolo

18 Mar 2022

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Stayed 4 nights

Camera sporca e polverosa. Cucina molto buona ma anche qui poca pulizia degli ambienti

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Farah

9 Jan 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Er liepen van die kleine spinnetjes rond

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Myriam

14 Aug 2022

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Stayed 3 nights

Dirty and old rooms and toilets. Unfriendly staff at the reception. Whats saved the deal was the restaurant with amazing food and great staff. Weird people were surrounding the hotel inside out. I would definitely not go back.

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Barry

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Big room, clean and tidy, great views day and night

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Rooms

Rooms are spacious, modern, and offer good views; some guests experienced noise (plumbing, dogs or doors), cold temperatures, unsupportive pillows or narrow beds, and occasional maintenance issues like nonworking jet tubs.

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Anneke

1 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Koud bed.

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Ken

4 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly and professional staff as always. The let down again is the building work. More relevant is the high pitched drone of the water pressure through the pipes when anyone uses water..... Terrible nights sleep (on 7th floor) worst ive ever had, lije a torture chamber.

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Bettina

26 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Sehr gutes Frühstück und die Aussicht aus dem 11.Stock ist immer wieder schön

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Ernesto

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excelente opción de hotel, la comida es bastante buena. El cuarto es muy amplio

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Ada

17 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Mooie kamer op 16e etage!

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Barry

18 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Fantastic room (701), big and spacious. Very quiet with exceptional views. The bathroom was very spacious with a big bath and generous shower enclosure, clean and tidy. TV had BBC channels and Channel 4!

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Marije

12 Aug 2022

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Stayed 3 nights

Convenient, centrally located next to the highway. Nice room, but had to listen to dogs barking from some kind of kennel below. The jet tub did not work, which was disappointing. Absolutely no option to buy any kind of food after the restaurant closes (nothing in the lobby, no snack machines, no minibar). Sadly, considering this level of hotel, the beds were old-fashioned dutch-style very narrow, and the pillows were of broken and crumbled foam and indefensible.

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Barry

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Big room, clean and tidy, great views day and night

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Ludger

16 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Das Personal ist Top. Ich hatte ein tolles Zimmer im 16 ten Stock. Leider nur Kopfkissen wie Klötze davon dann 4 Stück. und um 3 Uhr Nachts klappete iregendein Blech in der Klimaanlage für längere Zeit.

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Jon Simon

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A very nice hotel. New refurbished rooms and a good restaurant in the hotel.

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly, helpful and accommodating, but multiple reviews report unfriendly or unresponsive reception and delays at checkout.

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Mary

8 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We especially liked the restaurant a d its many types of food. The staff were very helpful.

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Massimo

14 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very nice the room are big with comfortable beds nice friendly staff nice stay definitely I will back

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Sergio

14 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Not very happy of the custumer service. It is not very nice to be treated as a thief.

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Olivia

26 Dec 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Newly renovated property. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Restaurant is nice. Room service is to be avoided, due to excessive demivery on room fee.

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Wiggert

6 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Herrie vanuit andere kamers slaande deuren. Grote problemen bij uitchecken: duurde lang heel lang. Terwijl ik naar het werk moest.

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PAUL

2 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was lovely and the view at night also the staff were all very nice and pleasant and friendly.

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Nikki

27 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is mooi en lijkt net gerenoveerd. Helaas was de nachtportier echt zeer onvriendelijk. Wij kwamen uit de sauna en vroegen naar mogelijkheden om iets te drinken te kopen. Hij had er geen zin in en we moesten maar naar de dichtsbijzijnde Mc Donalds rijden gaf hij aan.. Kamer zelf was netjes, heerlijk bed maar wel uitzicht op een parkeerplek en bouwplaats.

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Trevor

27 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is simply the best hotel in the Netherlands,so helpful,we were quoted a taxi price of 189 Euros to the airport,we thought that is excessive,spoke to reception……one phonecall later……79 Euro,we obviously left a tip…..see you soon as we are now in amsterdam every month working.

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Christian

30 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great Hotel my room was very spacious, food was great, Restaurant a bit crowded but OK, staff friendly, bed very comfy, and they were very accomodating with a bit of a later checkout due to a late flight. I will be back

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Hagen

30 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nie wieder, unfreundlicher Empfang, Frühstück wurde beim Check-in ohne Nachfragen dazu gebucht (das hat uns dann mal 85 € mehr gekostez) und als Internationales Luxushotel spricht keiner Deutsch.

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Location

Convenient for drivers near the motorway and generally quiet, but several mention limited nearby amenities and occasional gaps in public transport.

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Claire

11 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hôtel très agréable mais la construction d’un agrandissement est en cours pour le moment. Ma chambre se trouvait au fond du couloir à côté des travaux. Il faisait donc un peu froid dans la chambre et surtout dans la salle de bain. Cependant, très bon hôtel, super petit dej, je recommande pour un voyage d’affaires car pas grand chose à faire autour.

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Leà Marie

25 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Ein sehr schönes Hotel, in einer ruhigen Umgebung. Die Zimmer waren groß und sauber! Das Frühstück war auch sehr gut.

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Clive

23 Jun 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel close to motorway exit. Large, well appointed rooms and a good breakfast. Will be staying again

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Stuart

12 Apr 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean and quiet. The rooms are luxurious. The hotel is very isolated with no shop, cafe or other eating place within 25 minutes walk so they can charge €17 each for breakfast. Although there is a bus stop outside there were no buses over Easter.

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Marije

12 Aug 2022

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Stayed 3 nights

Convenient, centrally located next to the highway. Nice room, but had to listen to dogs barking from some kind of kennel below. The jet tub did not work, which was disappointing. Absolutely no option to buy any kind of food after the restaurant closes (nothing in the lobby, no snack machines, no minibar). Sadly, considering this level of hotel, the beds were old-fashioned dutch-style very narrow, and the pillows were of broken and crumbled foam and indefensible.

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arne

5 Dec 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, exellent breakfast fast and good restaurant

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Dining

The restaurant and breakfast are consistently praised for quality; a few reviews mention pricey breakfast, limited late-night options, or high room-service delivery fees.

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Mary

8 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We especially liked the restaurant a d its many types of food. The staff were very helpful.

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Jon Simon

12 Dec 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good breakfast and good restaurant in the evening

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Daniel

25 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Everything good. Great restaurant.

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Stig-inge

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Mycket bra frukost

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Ernesto

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excelente opción de hotel, la comida es bastante buena. El cuarto es muy amplio

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Olivia

26 Dec 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Newly renovated property. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Restaurant is nice. Room service is to be avoided, due to excessive demivery on room fee.

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Stuart

12 Apr 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean and quiet. The rooms are luxurious. The hotel is very isolated with no shop, cafe or other eating place within 25 minutes walk so they can charge €17 each for breakfast. Although there is a bus stop outside there were no buses over Easter.

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Marije

12 Aug 2022

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Stayed 3 nights

Convenient, centrally located next to the highway. Nice room, but had to listen to dogs barking from some kind of kennel below. The jet tub did not work, which was disappointing. Absolutely no option to buy any kind of food after the restaurant closes (nothing in the lobby, no snack machines, no minibar). Sadly, considering this level of hotel, the beds were old-fashioned dutch-style very narrow, and the pillows were of broken and crumbled foam and indefensible.

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arne

5 Dec 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, exellent breakfast fast and good restaurant

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Jon Simon

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A very nice hotel. New refurbished rooms and a good restaurant in the hotel.

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Month	Average price
January	US$172
February	US$173
March	US$174
April	US$174
May	US$173
June	US$175
July	US$146
August	US$153
September	US$195
October	US$191
November	US$195
December	US$176

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8 $247	9 $247	10 $212	11 $173	12 $206
13 $183	14 $544	15 $295	16 $216	17 $247	18 $172	19 $202
20 $166	21 $281	22 $242	23 $233	24 $204	25 $186	26 $235
27 $169	28 $205	29 $233	30 $224

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $205	2 $183	3 $194
4 $169	5 $209	6 $247	7 $249	8 $205	9 $183	10 $203
11 $176	12 $200	13 $243	14 $245	15 $200	16 $184	17 $204
18 $166	19 $196	20 $194	21 $189	22 $196	23 $243	24 $237
25 $172	26 $210	27 $263	28 $267	29 $238	30 $177	31 $204

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