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)
Glasgow 2	25	12	20	16	30	12	14	32.5
Huygens	60	—	—	50	—	—	24	107
Irene + Christina Salon	50	30	50	52	70	30	28	117
Jacob Maris zaal	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	93
Hofstede	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	34.6
The Amsterdam Room	40	—	—	—	50	32	25	50
Singel 2 & 3	90	40	90	75	140	—	—	148
Millsroom	20	15	16	20	—	16	12	25
Glasenapp 2	50	32	—	32	—	26	24	67
Beatrixpark + Rembrandtpark	110	60	70	24	100	46	42	126
The Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	27
The Oval Office	40	20	20	24	—	18	12	52
Ferdinand Bol 1 - 4	180	105	120	90	150	—	—	196
Sonneveld (boardroom)	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	null
Regge	25	15	—	25	—	20	17	44
Vision	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	35
Boterkelder	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20
Sumatra	70	54	—	45	—	28	32	99
Paleiszaal	100	50	50	60	110	40	34	104
Potter	—	—	10	—	—	10	—	27
Daadkracht	150	60	100	60	200	39	31	144
Amsterdam 1 + 2 + 3 + 4	300	120	200	150	350	108	54	302
Inspanning+Ontspanning	150	70	100	90	130	40	35	200
Spiegelzaal	32	18	—	32	—	24	18
Copper Attic	20	—	24	—	20	16	—	null
Stellenbosch	40	24	—	30	—	14	20	52.5
De Fabriek	—	—	40	—	75	—	—	100
Salons A+B+C (combined)	280	189	240	120	300	—	66	278
Foyer	70	40	64	—	100	—	—	108
De Phenix	75	28	56	46	—	—	26	90
Concerto Suite	—	—	8	—	15	8	—	95
Amsterdam 2 + 3	100	60	85	80	175	52	40	153
Bibliotheque	75	30	30	52	—	28	25	81
Wintergarden	—	—	320	—	600	—	—	462
Beatrixpark + Rembrandtpark + Vondelpark	160	80	120	33	180	60	56	184
Balcony	—	30	90	—	100	—	—	140
Borneo	70	54	—	45	—	28	32	88
Plaza Suite 3	30	10	10	10	—	12	12	29
Singel 3	32	18	—	—	25	12	15	30
Copper Lounge	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	null
Glasgow 1	60	32	40	35	58	28	32	67.5
Maxima I	60	24	40	32	50	20	22	72
Jan Coelenbier kamer	—	8	—	16	—	16	15
Salve	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	32
Van Gogh	75	40	50	40	50	32	30	86.6
Kunsthal (boardroom)	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	null
Focus+Daadkracht	—	—	160	—	400	—	—	288
The Lounge	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	50
Jachtkelder	30	—	32	—	—	16	14	33
Boardroom 5	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Foyer 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51.4
Maxwell	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	66
Zurich II	150	105	108	108	—	—	36	174
The Atelier	60	18	40	30	80	20	22	155
Glasenapp 1+2	130	68	—	88	—	50	48	145
Wasabi	30	18	—	24	60	12	16	72
Kracht zalen	220	130	180	150	180	70	60	300
Upper Lobby	—	—	—	—	350	—	—	490
Juliana Lounge	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
Albert Cuyp	48	24	30	24	60	24	20	54
Spiegelzaal	65	—	50	35	60	30	28	93
Sorbonne	40	24	—	30	—	14	20	52.5
Avery	40	24	35	28	50	19	23	50
Regge/Dinkel	50	30	—	40	—	32	29	72
Celebes	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	20
Boardroom 6	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Wintergarden + Emerald	—	—	490	—	750	—	—	677
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40
Harlowe & Avery	105	40	56	40	90	44	40	96
Deluxe Suite	—	—	—	—	5	4	—	71
Pearl Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	300
De Zwaardemaker	60	16	24	30	—	—	18	60
Copper Attic & Lounge	—	—	34	—	50	—	—	null
Margriet + Irene + Christina	130	60	130	100	250	60	56	280
Maxima II	50	24	40	32	50	20	22	88
Monet	25	16	20	18	15	12	12	43.3
Grand Bibliotheque	120	62	50	76	150	48	40	133
Ampère	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	66
Bongerdzaal	60	40	—	40	—	30	25	70
Salons D+E (combined)	—	—	80	64	100	—	—	155
Van der Neerkamer	—	—	—	—	—	16	—
The Loft	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	70
Bristol 1	30	18	20	21	30	14	14	43
Jan van Goyen	40	30	30	—	50	24	21	60
Whiteboardroom	72	46	—	44	—	27	23	87
Erasmus 1	80	36	—	48	—	20	28	80.5
Cumin	20	—	—	—	30	12	—	53
Paul van Vliet lounge	—	—	8	—	—	6	—	25
Private dining – Restaurant JAQ	—	—	52	—	75	22	—	84
Rembrandtpark + Vondelpark	110	50	70	21	100	44	40	121
IJssel/Vecht	35	25	—	35	—	25	22	56
Zurich I & II	300	210	168	168	—	—	56	318
Kracht	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
Plaza Suite 4	60	40	50	32	—	32	32	65
Alde Heerlickheijt	—	—	100	—	—	—	—	140
Amsterdam 2 + 3 + 4	220	90	150	120	300	88	50	174
Singel 1 & 2	72	54	40	28	60	24	24	66
Copper Chamber	24	—	24	—	20	14	—	null
Van Herwaarde Lounge	40	30	50	48	100	20	25	136
The Studio & The Exchange	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	130