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)
Zaal 6	27	20	16	—	40	16	—	40
Bali – Flores (combined)	250	—	—	—	—	—	—	283
nhow 6	110	42	36	70	110	45	39	126
Charcoal	61	33	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
Zaal 1	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Rijnkade	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	50
Baron	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	43
Winterthur	30	30	21	21	—	16	14	36
Meeting Rooms (10 rooms)	20	15	—	—	—	15	11	25
De Dam 1	70	45	50	50	65	26	27	72
IJ 3	50	20	40	30	—	—	20	70
Terras ROAM	100	—	—	—	200	—	—	—
Celia Amsterdam (restaurant)	—	—	120	—	200	—	—	223
Diamond	333	150	170	152	225	40	78	240
Berlijn + Dublin	120	60	110	64	140	—	32	—
Zaal 1	61	25	—	46	—	28	19	102
Zeelandia	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	26
Presidential Suite LF	—	—	—	—	40	12	—	69
Zaal 5 / De Lentse Lus	25	13	—	—	—	16	—	32
Zaal 21	70	24	40	41	80	23	24	80
Inzicht+Aandacht	120	60	80	90	100	48	40	165
Gauguin – Dali	150	90	90	75	175	50	46	220
Meeting room 2	166	36	110	60	—	36	28	188
Van Ruysdael	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	37
Meeting Room 12+14	115	30	—	50	—	28	18	115
Bali – Timor (combined)	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	219
Berlijn	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Diamond Room II	—	60	90	90	175	50	36	136
nhow 7	60	24	18	39	60	24	18	67
De Witte Bergen	60	30	30	27	—	30	22	59
Amsterdam 5	60	16	32	30	32	—	18	80
Dahlia 7+8	110	—	—	64	—	—	28	116
Fantasie	60	31	40	32	50	27	23	89
Rembrandt 4	60	18	36	—	50	24	17	67
Studio 7	80	36	40	40	80	21	21	110
Amsterdam Room	20	10	10	14	25	10	10	34.7
Meeting Room 17	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	24
De Mundt van Hollandt	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	45
Duveltjesgracht	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	30
Familie 1	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	48
Groenevecht 2 + 3	70	36	60	50	100	38	30	111
Domtoren 1-2	120	52	—	68	—	—	40	166
Post-it Room	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	15
Boardroom 4	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Foyer A	90	42	60	42	100	35	35	108.8
Ruigenhoek	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	30
New York	30	18	—	25	—	18	16	46
Zaal 10	26	20	20	20	40	18	12	40
Meeting Room 5	28	10	20	20	—	20	15	42
Amstel 3	270	144	160	112	275	—	54	316
Pické 1	250	130	220	170	350	60	52	374
Rotterdam 1 + 2	250	120	170	150	280	120	70	330
The Cinema	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
Theekoepel	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	null
Rembrandt 4	60	18	36	—	50	24	17	67
Erasmus 1 + 2	150	64	—	78	—	—	—	161
Sydney 5	99	—	—	48	—	40	36	115
Manhattan	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	80
Groenekamer	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	27
Oosterbeek	35	16	—	20	—	16	12	45
Zaal 7	—	—	7	—	10	7	—	15
Noordermarkt (M4)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Parijs	75	26	—	40	—	28	24	69
Zaal 22	70	24	40	41	80	23	24	80
Eerste Vrije Staten Vergadering	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	45
The Office + The Kitchen + The Cinema	65	—	—	14	—	—	40	229
Energie+Aandacht+Inzicht	160	80	120	120	160	60	56	230
Studios 3+4 (combined)	60	30	50	32	80	26	26	85
Jade	50	—	—	16	50	20	21	40
Tokyo Room	120	50	—	75	—	44	34	129
Celia Private Dining	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	null
Zaal 7	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	25
Carmine & Charcoal	118	62	80	66	140	—	38	156
Executive Boardrooms	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—
Pické 2	250	160	220	180	350	60	52	330
Industrie 6	30	24	24	24	—	18	18	80
Zaal 2	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Eyckenstein	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Frytom	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	37
Amsterdam + Dublin	90	48	110	—	150	—	34	152
Boardroom 6	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	17
Meeting Room 7	20	8	10	10	—	14	12	35
Chili + Wasabi + Cumin	200	—	—	—	235	40	—	257
Bali – Lombok (combined)	150	90	—	120	—	42	35	163
Boekarest	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	70
Lord	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	42
Bloemenmarkt (M5)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Sydney 3	72	—	—	48	—	40	34	105
Zaal 8	90	27	—	44	—	32	27	100
Foyer I	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	127
Harleskamer	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	27
nhow 8	—	—	16	—	—	16	—	66
Zederik	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	30
Kinderdijk	60	30	29	27	—	30	22	59
Levendig+Eigenwijs	120	62	80	64	100	54	46	178
Amstel 1 & 2	500	306	320	210	500	—	96	576
Groenevecht 1	60	25	40	36	50	30	26	71
University of Amsterdam 1 + 2	136	66	—	78	—	44	40	152.4
Foyer ground floor	—	—	—	—	80	—	—	—
Terras Pub	50	—	—	—	75	—	—	—