Van der Valk Hotel Houten Utrecht

Van der Valk Hotel Houten Utrecht – hotel exterior.jpg.jpeg

Key charistaristics:

Affiliation:

Van der Valk

Star rating:

Number of hotel rooms:

207

Number of twin rooms:

Distance to Schiphol Airport:

Location:

Houten

Area:

Utrecht

Van der Valk Hotel Houten-Utrecht stands on the Hoofdveste in Houten, a short run south of Utrecht and close to the A27, in a town best known nationally as the most cycle-friendly place in the Netherlands.

The hotel holds 207 rooms, and the product is a genuine step above the usual regional standard: alongside comfort and deluxe categories there are four-person family rooms, Junior Wellness suites, and themed suites finished with murals, chandeliers and open fireplaces. The hotel also has an indoor swimming pool and its own restaurant.

Utrecht city centre and its canals are about fifteen minutes away, and the Kromme Rijn countryside and the Hollandse Waterlinie forts start on the doorstep, which gives an accompanying programme something to work with beyond the city.

Van der Valk Hotel Houten Utrecht – themed suite

Van der Valk Hotel Houten-Utrecht carries a full conference floor built around a congress hall that seats a plenary audience in theatre style, supported by classroom-configured meeting rooms and a boardroom for executive sessions.

What sets the building apart is its circulation space. A colonnaded foyer and a second foyer with dramatic feature lighting give a conference proper room to break, register and network rather than spilling into a corridor, and they work equally well for a drinks reception before dinner.

With 207 bedrooms, an indoor pool and a restaurant on the same site, a residential conference or a multi-day incentive can run without moving delegates, and the position just off the A27 makes it straightforward to reach by road from across the centre of the country.

The number of halls and the per-setup capacities are being confirmed with the hotel and have deliberately been left out rather than estimated.

Number of meeting rooms:

Van der Valk Hotel Houten Utrecht – colonnaded foyer

Room / Space	Theatre	Classroom	Banquet (rounds)	Cabaret	Reception (standing)	Boardroom	U-shape	Area (m²)
Koningzaal I	60	20	48	40	75	32	24	80
Boijmans van Beuningen	100	25	80	50	150	34	30	93
Opal 1	160	60	80	48	100	20	30	131
Symphony Room	120	60	90	64	130	28	32	120
Groot Auditorium	275	140	—	140	—	54	45
Le Jardin	325	180	252	150	350	60	51	393
Houtzaagmolen 1	35	15	20	22	—	20	16	50
Juliana I	50	24	30	20	40	18	18	68
Prinsendam	—	—	—	—	—	15	5	53
Megaron	92	32	—	48	150	38	26	90
Cherry	50	18	40	30	50	—	20	57
Pearl 1	189	125	130	88	240	28	—	225
Leeds 2	50	25	38	30	50	20	23	60
Cambridge	20	8	—	—	—	12	—	24.5
Emerson I	80	36	56	40	70	29	28	77
A1	350	180	220	175	500	60	50	273
Amsterdam 1	65	32	35	36	60	20	18	64
t Speuld	375	175	200	160	750	59	50	250
IJ-plein	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	null
Matterhorn I	112	84	56	56	—	—	30	128
Morettipaviljoen I	175	85	125	90	—	44	40	165
Ferdinand Bol 1	50	30	40	24	60	28	23	55
Vechtzaal	160	—	—	90	—	40	30	176
Cocagne I	80	—	—	70	—	—	32	117
Kleine Salon	—	—	4	—	—	6	—	17
Delft Blue Room	—	—	12	—	—	10	8	45
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	null
Balans zalen + gang	350	150	260	220	350	60	50	350
Spiegelkamer	70	40	66	30	100	36	28	90
Lobby & Bar (exclusive use)	—	—	60	—	200	—	—	null
Thorbeckezaal	250	150	200	200	—	50	40	285
The Studio	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	65
Meeting Room	120	55	70	70	130	36	36	118
Garden Room	108	80	90	80	150	26	32	null
Park Suite 1	50	24	40	24	—	14	20	68
De Reiger	—	—	—	—	65	—	—	null
Meeting Room 1	45	16	—	24	40	20	16	47
Alpha	50	—	40	32	50	20	24	70
Kurzaal	600	—	360	280	750	120	80	950
Saskiazaal	50	24	60	36	100	26	24	60
Grand Ballroom (Salons A–E combined)	350	250	300	192	400	—	—	433
Herengracht	18	12	—	—	25	12	—	28
Koepelzaal	270	200	240	88	400	—	54	450
Amstelpark	35	18	20	9	35	20	16	52
Ballroom	216	80	128	120	224	32	44	191
De Zaanwand (combi)	—	—	200	—	350	—	—	344
Bali	40	24	—	24	—	16	26	64
Club Conversation	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	400
Ginger	100	36	—	60	95	16	20	127
Scheveningen	140	75	80	100	250	60	42	182
The Canal Room	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Elisabeth v. Tegelen Salon	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	24
Hundt zaal	38	13	20	20	—	16	17	30
De Hembrug (combi)	200	100	160	100	—	—	—	244
De Ooievaar	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	null
The Exchange	—	—	—	—	50	—	—	65
Balans zalen	250	130	250	180	200	60	50	300
Juliana II	60	24	40	20	50	22	22	77
Foyer	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	109
Zappeion	64	22	—	32	100	24	20	57
Tituszaal	30	12	30	18	50	18	14	30
Meeting Room A	40	16	24	24	50	16	16	46
Leeds 1	40	20	30	24	40	18	21	53
Beatrixpark	50	24	30	12	50	26	22	64
Thorbecke	110	55	80	90	—	40	35	143
Heinekenkamer	60	40	55	20	70	28	24	85
Chabot	30	12	20	24	—	20	18	52
Saxenburg Room	70	35	50	30	80	20	26	null
Schiller Salon	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	33
Ferdinand Bol 2	40	24	30	18	50	24	18	43
Speuldbar	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	112
Galerij	—	—	120	—	350	—	—	228
The Garden Room	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	90
A1 Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	222
Margriet Salon	70	30	90	40	100	20	30	180
Salon A	95	63	60	48	100	36	36	92
Park Suite 2	50	24	40	24	—	14	20	68
Millingerzaal	60	—	—	50	—	40	26	136
Ruby Luuk meeting rooms (various)	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Pearl 2	189	125	130	88	240	28	—	225
Chocolate	50	18	40	30	50	—	20	57
Cocagne II	240	—	—	150	—	—	36	234
Cannes	40	18	20	31	—	18	19	62
Matterhorn II	150	96	63	63	—	—	36	139
Amsterdam 2	40	25	30	30	50	20	18	47
Beta	50	—	40	32	50	20	24	70
Coriander	30	18	—	24	60	12	16	73
Meeting Room 2	45	16	—	24	40	20	16	48
Rotterdam	300	150	180	160	350	80	72	288
The Cornelis Room	30	—	—	—	30	26	20	50
Morettipaviljoen II	175	85	125	90	—	44	40	165
Cornell	20	8	—	—	—	12	—	24.5
Groot Auditorium incl. Tuinzaal	—	—	160	—	—	—	—
Emerson II	80	36	56	40	70	29	28	82
Noorderpark	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Keizersgracht	27	12	—	—	30	12	12	34
Opal 2	220	110	120	96	150	30	42	181
Houtzaagmolen 2	35	15	20	22	—	20	16	50
Koningzaal II	35	20	24	25	45	20	18	55
Rotterdam Room I & II	120	60	96	—	120	—	48	134