Tiny beach huts in Hoek van Holland selling for up to €250,000

The prices for the teeny-tiny little beach huts in Hoek van Holland have skyrocketed in past years. A house of 15 square meters currently sells for up to 250,000 euros. And that excludes the annual 6,000 euros to store the house for winter because the beach huts or “strandhuisjes” can only be used from April to the end of September, Rijnmond reports.

The beach huts are located along the edge of the dunes on the Hoek beach. They are very close together and consist of a small bathroom, kitchen, and sleeping area. The owners also have a small terrace at the front. They enjoy the beach at their doorstep and can watch the sunset over the ocean from their homes.

The most expensive tiny beach house on Hoek van Holland beach is 250,000 euros. On average, they go for around 150,000 euros depending on the furnishings and condition of the house, the broadcaster found.

But that is still much more expensive than a few years ago. “Seven years ago, they were really not that expensive,” an owner told the broadcaster. “We paid around 60,000 euros for them then.”

For most people, such a high price tag seems unreasonable. “For that money, I would rather buy a large beach house somewhere abroad,” a woman told the broadcaster. Another passerby called it a “ridiculous” amount “for such a small house.”