Hostel Stayokay on the Delftlaan in Haarlem-Noord is set to provide 68 beds for asylum seekers from 30 November to 1 March. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) will rent the beds to help ease pressure on the registration centre in Ter Apel, Mayor Jos Wienen said. Last winter, the hostel housed 100 asylum seekers.

The nearby Artisklas zoo and the Delftwijk Waterbuurt district platform said they had experienced no problems during the previous arrangement and saw no immediate concerns about the temporary shelter. Artisklas administrator Harald Ames said the zoo had only recently found a letter informing it of the plans.