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)
Meeting Room 19+20	130	—	60	40	—	—	18	103
Museum	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	30
Van Gogh – Monet	100	80	50	50	80	42	40	129.9
't Twiske 1	40	20	30	25	—	24	20	65
Rotterdam 2 + 3	250	120	170	150	280	120	70	330
Blanco Room	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	12
Montferland	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	50
Oudegracht 1	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
Zaal 7 / De Tuinderij	25	13	—	—	—	16	—	32
Brussel 1	40	—	—	30	—	26	20	60
Museum	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	30
Dahlia 7	50	20	24	—	—	20	22	58
Boardroom (4 on ground floor)	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	38
De Dam 2	70	45	50	50	65	26	27	78
Foyer B	32	20	20	16	40	10	10	49
Meeting room 3	166	36	110	60	—	36	28	189
De Gelderse Poort	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	50
De Dam 1 & 2	150	90	100	90	120	—	51	150
Dahlia 8	50	20	24	—	—	20	22	58
Zaal 8	12	—	—	—	20	6	—	20
Industrie 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	60
Mezzanine (Restaurant)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75
Foyer C	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	59.7
Melbourne	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	640
Private-Dining	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	35
Rotterdam 1 + 2 + 3	330	175	300	220	300	120	90	500
Haarlem 10 t/m 16 + foyer	—	—	500	—	600	—	—	1160
University of Amsterdam 3 + 4	150	72	—	96	—	48	40	168
Goudriaan Room I & II	100	50	60	60	—	40	28	126
nhow 2	50	18	18	30	50	24	18	50.7
't Twiske 2	35	16	20	20	—	20	16	55
Von Gorschenkamer	40	—	36	—	—	18	15	36
Conference Hall 6	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Noble	50	—	—	20	40	18	21	45
Brussel	75	26	—	40	—	25	23	88
Studios 6+7 (combined)	90	57	90	64	100	33	39	159
Scroll Room	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	12
Waterloo	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	17
Zaal 19	50	18	26	26	70	20	19	70
Oudegracht 2	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
Beatrixpark (P4)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Groenevecht 2	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
De Witte	60	30	—	27	—	30	22	59
Grand Duke	30	12	20	14	30	16	12	39
Executive Boardroom	40	32	40	36	40	26	24	84
Zaal 9 / De Grift	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	28
Boardrooms 2, 3, 4, 5	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	16
Effectief zalen	120	80	90	80	130	40	35	160
Foyer II	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89
Bali – Komodo (combined)	100	54	—	72	—	26	28	112
Meeting Room 4	105	30	50	30	100	30	26	102
Meeting Room 8	20	8	10	10	—	14	12	35
Coral	61	33	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
Zaal 3	57	25	—	46	—	28	23	98
Pické 3	250	130	220	170	350	60	52	374
Levendig+Eigenwijs+Fantasie	180	93	120	96	150	81	—	267
Berlijn	90	44	70	56	90	—	32	117
Istanbul	40	—	—	30	—	26	20	60
Souterrain 1+2	414	172	290	230	—	92	52	414
Cannes	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Waterloo	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	17
Latijnse School	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	45
Amstel 2 & 3	500	306	320	210	500	—	96	576
Upper Promenade Deck	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Orchis	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Sarphatipark (P5)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Subzaal 1-10 (each)	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	21
Zaal 9	12	10	10	—	20	6	—	20
Count	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	38
Madrid	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Von der Moselkamer	25	—	24	—	—	12	10	30
Meeting Room 8	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
IJ 1	20	10	20	12	—	—	10	35
Office 1	12	—	8	—	—	8	—	23
Amsterdam	55	30	60	40	100	—	22	—
Singapore	40	—	—	30	—	26	20	60
Munt	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	15
Intensief	50	24	40	35	50	26	20	80
Zaal 4	57	25	—	46	—	28	23	98
Slate Room	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	12
Munt	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	15
Atrium Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	155
Amstel Ballroom 1, 2 & 3	768	468	520	392	800	—	—	900
Groenevecht 3	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Akte van Seclusie	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	50
Oudegracht 3	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
Boardroom 1	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	13
De IJsselkamer	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	36
Pické 1 + 2	500	300	420	300	700	80	100	682
Cyan	57	29	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
University of Amsterdam 2 + 3 + 4	250	120	—	168	—	—	—	252
Vrolijk	36	17	32	25	—	16	14	61
Studios 3–7 (combined)	—	—	160	—	220	—	—	307
Conference Hall 5	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Zaal 23	50	17	28	23	70	15	18	67
Komodo – Lombok (combined)	80	54	—	72	—	26	28	100
Het Haagsche Schouw	60	30	30	27	—	30	22	59
Mokum	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	17
Utrecht	65	36	30	36	80	36	30	66
Zaal 10 / De Oversteek	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	28