Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk – hotel exterior at dusk

Key charistaristics:

Affiliation:

Van der Valk

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Location:

Ridderkerk

Area:

Rotterdam

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk – restaurant set for a banquet

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk is a modern, sustainably built hotel a short distance south-east of Rotterdam, close enough to the city for a full urban programme while sitting in its own quieter setting beside the motorway network of the Drechtsteden.

The bedrooms are among the better-photographed in the Van der Valk portfolio and run from comfort categories through Executive rooms to suites with a separate lounge and a feature mural, several with baths. There is a restaurant, a lounge, and wellness arrangements available through a nearby thermal spa.

Rotterdam's centre, the Kinderdijk windmills and the Drechtsteden waterfront are all within a short transfer, which makes this a practical base for a programme that wants to combine the modern city with the classic Dutch river landscape.

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk – suite with lounge

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk carries a full floor of flexible meeting rooms, named for the world's rivers, among them Hudson, Amazone and Zambezi, and set up for everything from a board session to a plenary presentation.

The rooms take classroom, U-shape, school and theatre layouts, and the photography shows each configuration, which is unusually helpful when matching a room to a programme. The building is recent and sustainably built, so the audio-visual fit-out and the natural light are good throughout.

Bedrooms on site mean a residential conference or a multi-day incentive stays in one place, and the restaurant handles group dining including full banquet setups.

The position works for events that need Rotterdam without city-centre logistics, with easy motorway access from across the southern Randstad. Room counts and per-setup capacities are being confirmed with the hotel and have deliberately been left out rather than estimated.

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Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk – meeting room in U-shape setup

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