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 9	20	8	10	10	—	14	12	35
Amsterdam + Haarlem floors combined	1300	292	900	700	1100	—	—	2000
Industrie 1	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	55
Souterrain 1	200	72	140	115	—	48	30	206
Melbourne 2+3+4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	525
Leeuwen Room I & II	100	50	60	60	—	40	28	126
nhow 1	38	18	18	29	38	24	18	46.8
Play Room	—	—	—	—	50	—	—	—
Marseille	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Zaal 9	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	42
University of Amsterdam 1 + 2 + 3 + 4	350	150	—	216	—	—	—	320
Pické 2 + 3	500	300	420	300	700	80	100	682
Oudegracht 4	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
First Floor Foyer	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	224
Industrie 3	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	40
Zaal 11	—	—	10	—	20	6	—	20
Meeting Room 7	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
Melbourne 1+2+3	330	—	—	168	—	—	—	405
Haarlem 13 t/m 16	320	64	160	200	200	—	—	400
Captain's Lounge	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—
Conference Hall 4	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hasselbachkamer	25	—	22	—	—	10	8	27
De Pijp	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	20
Princeville	60	30	30	27	—	30	22	59
Grand Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	56
Meeting Room 14	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	27
Zaal 12	50	17	—	30	—	24	17	66
IJ 2	20	10	20	12	—	—	10	35
Coral & Cyan	118	62	80	66	140	—	38	157.6
Verbeelding	36	17	32	25	—	19	17	61
Deductie van Johan de Witt	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	50
Anemone	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Effectief	50	24	40	35	50	26	20	80
Souterrain 2	200	72	140	115	—	48	30	208
Dublin	40	22	50	32	60	—	20	72
Office 2	25	—	14	—	—	14	—	35
Eindhoven 1	30	18	20	24	30	20	16	35
Washington	40	—	—	30	—	26	20	60
De Dam	50	24	30	—	50	18	24	52
Komodo – Timor (combined)	80	90	—	120	—	42	35	151
Elsenburg	80	30	66	50	60	36	30	87
Office 3	9	—	6	—	—	6	—	17
Von Clermontkamer	18	—	20	—	—	10	8	22
Tokyo	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	40
Dudok	120	—	90	90	—	—	36	153
Marquis	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Jordaan 1	26	15	10	10	15	12	—	26
Melbourne 3+4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	395
Synode van Dordrecht	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	50
Passie	36	17	32	25	—	19	17	61
Eindhoven 2	30	18	20	24	30	20	16	36
Bellis	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Industrie 4	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	40
Pické 1 + 2 + 3	900	500	710	560	1050	160	200	1056
Lavender	33	23	30	24	35	20	20	50.9
Kopenhagen	50	24	40	32	50	—	18	—
Herengracht	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	35
Work Room 1	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Zaal 2	40	18	—	20	—	18	13	56
Zaal 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37
Conference hall 1	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Meeting Room 15	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	25
Meeting Room 6	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
Oudegracht 5	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
Ballroom Foyer	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	111
Overholland	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
New York Room I & II	90	30	—	60	—	36	22	93
Private Dining	100	36	60	60	—	32	28	92
Lombok – Timor (combined)	80	54	—	72	—	26	28	102
De Bijhorst	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	50
Haarlem 13 t/m 15	240	48	120	150	150	—	—	300
Vernieuwing	75	26	60	45	70	32	26	120
Atrium Foyer	—	—	—	—	70	—	—	97
Magenta (Cinema)	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	91.8
Boardroom	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	28
Keizersgracht	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	35
Conference Hall 2 or 3	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Flores – Komodo (combined)	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	219
Meeting Room 5	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
Eindhoven 3	30	18	20	24	30	20	16	36
Hoofdverdieping	—	—	78	—	150	—	—	null
Vechtvliet	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Office 4	40	15	15	14	—	14	12	48
Domtoren 1	60	25	—	30	—	—	22	83
Zaal 3	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	54
Work Room 2	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Dennenhof	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	35
Proeflokaal	40	16	40	30	40	20	18	75
Rome	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	35
Foyer 1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	224
Athene	60	40	40	32	50	—	22	82
Melbourne 2+3	225	—	—	128	—	—	—	300
Meeting Room 6	16	6	10	10	—	10	—	24
Jordaan 2	28	15	10	10	15	12	—	22
Industrie 5	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	40
Geluk	36	17	32	25	—	19	17	61
J.F Staal Room	64	25	—	50	—	30	25	90
Haarlem 14 t/m 16	240	48	120	150	150	—	—	300
Calendula	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Earl	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	28