Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk – modern, sustainable 4-star hotel just outside Rotterdam, with river-named meeting rooms, suites and a restaurant.

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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)
5. Lobel	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	51
Zaal 4 / Waalsprong 4	80	42	64	51	80	36	31	112
Dromen	24	17	32	25	—	15	13	48
Maxima I & II	100	60	80	72	110	40	48	160
Dick Bruna Boardroom	20	10	—	—	—	—	14	27
P.C. Hooft	32	18	20	—	—	18	—	52
Rooftop	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	156
Zaal 27	100	40	50	50	100	30	27	100
Wintergarden + Emerald + Grand Ballroom	—	—	840	—	1500	—	—	1187
Mississippi	30	16	30	22	35	20	16	45
Brussel 2	70	—	70	50	—	40	26	90
Boardrooms	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	26
Royal Boardroom	—	—	10	—	—	10	—	50
Prestige - Boardroom	—	—	20	—	—	20	—	70
Salon 4	50	18	40	40	50	24	18	60
De Hercules	30	12	24	20	—	—	16	47
Rembrandt 1	80	24	54	—	100	28	27	90
Aero	—	—	8	—	—	8	—	45.5
IJssel Vecht Dinkel	—	—	—	—	—	10-14	8-13	null
Van Gogh 2	50	24	40	24	60	28	20	70
St. Cecilia Chamber	50	27	40	21	60	32	24	60
Salon 5	50	18	40	40	50	24	18	60
Blue	56	16	32	—	60	24	22	61
Zaal 28	100	40	50	50	100	30	27	100
Mees Room II	126	60	90	75	—	47	35	144
Durven	36	17	32	25	—	19	14	61
Oudegracht 1-2	180	64	—	80	—	—	—	200
Uytwijck	30	20	—	25	—	18	16	65
Zaal 5	35	24	25	30	50	24	16	50
Rosa 5+6	110	60	90	57	120	—	26	132
Jan Jansen & Spyker Boardrooms	20	10	—	—	—	—	14	27
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	24
Wasabi + Cumin	45	18	—	24	90	—	—	125
Zaal 8 / De Bongerd	70	37	48	46	70	32	27	84
Starlight	—	—	24	—	—	24	—	—
Meeting room 8	86	30	60	40	—	20	20	103
Sky Room	70	30	50	—	70	33	27	130
Zaal 8	30	16	12	—	30	14	13	36
Bondsdag	40	20	—	24	—	24	20	58
Westerpark 1	50	24	—	32	—	28	24	63
Dali	30	20	20	20	30	20	16	68
Roest	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	14
Batavia	28	18	14	15	—	18	15	39
Boardroom 2 (13th floor)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	38
Foyer	—	—	42	—	80	—	—	113
Posbank 1	60	—	—	40	—	24	23	92
Zaal 2	20	16	16	16	—	14	—	32
Terrace	—	—	60	—	47	—	—	138
Hub 3	25	12	16	16	45	16	—	30
Keizerzaal	400	220	300	220	400	60	65	400
Holland Hall	500	175	330	272	750	120	90	520
Zaan 1	50	20	30	30	—	—	20	75
Kleyne	55	40	40	32	75	32	—	96
The Forum & The Exchange	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	105
Het Nest	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Doornburg 3	60	22	30	30	60	26	22	64
Amstelpark (P1)	50	24	40	28	60	22	24	67
Watt	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Berlijn	50	32	56	40	—	—	24	90
Eschbergzaal	40	24	—	28	—	20	16	56
Clubroom Kievit	—	—	20	—	—	20	—	32
Panorama 4	35	18	20	—	50	18	16	47
Singel 1, 2 & 3	106	75	60	42	90	36	36	96
Darling	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	41
Amber 1	120	54	70	56	90	42	42	130
Eiland van Dordrecht 1	60	—	50	40	—	32	24	95
Zaal 2+3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	184
Restaurant	—	—	110	—	—	—	—	240
De Gouden Leeuw 2	118	44	50	50	100	36	30	97
Zaal 2	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	59
Plaza Suites 1+2	80	48	50	48	—	40	36	81
Zaal 6	50	24	32	32	—	24	18	72
nhow 4	150	42	36	70	150	45	39	148
Amsterdam 2	200	40	120	95	150	—	40	236
De Zwaan	40	30	40	30	40	20	20	79
Meeting Room 11	50	24	30	36	—	30	—	67
Meeting Rooms 12, 14, 15, 16	24	12	20	16	35	16	15	36
Wenen + Praag	230	100	180	136	200	—	—	289
Geneva	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	36
Rembrandt 1	80	24	54	—	100	28	27	90
Inzicht	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
Ravensloot	40	21	24	27	24	16	12	47
London 1	70	38	50	28	70	20	24	90
Boardroom 8	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Meeting Room 21+22	140	30	123	101	—	—	20	—
Buitenlocatie (outdoor location)	150	—	100	—	150	—	—	—
Sydney 1	135	—	—	80	—	52	40	170
Jan Steen	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	23
Bovenzaal	—	—	—	—	—	14	12	null
Roots	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	30
University of Amsterdam 1	56	30	—	36	—	20	24	68.4
Familie 2 + 3 + 4	100	36	64	50	90	44	36	—
Studio 3	25	12	10	8	20	15	15	30
San Francisco 1	70	—	—	50	—	30	25	80
Amber 2	48	24	20	16	30	16	21	45
Olof's	298	168	200	168	400	60	54	353
Bell	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Tappenbeck Foyer	—	—	—	—	600	—	—	500
Studio 4	35	21	40	24	40	21	18	55
Gold	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	25