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)
Milaan	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	35
Melbourne 1+2	203	—	—	112	—	—	—	245
Hofwerk	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Escher	75	40	60	50	75	32	30	112
Istanbul	45	32	32	24	40	—	22	56
De Buitenplaats	—	—	—	—	50-350	—	—	null
Panorama 1	20	15	20	25	30	14	19	54
Euphorbia	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Balcony (Marriage Chamber)	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—
Flores – Lombok (combined)	150	90	—	120	—	42	35	170
Zaal 18	36	16	18	24	—	16	16	48
Quartz	18	14	16	12	30	12	14	40.5
Meeting Room 3	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
Restaurantverdieping	—	—	104	—	150	—	—	null
Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86
Haarlem 13 + 14	160	32	80	100	100	—	—	200
Exhibition Space	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	172
Jordaan 1 & 2	56	36	30	30	40	24	—	48
Verbeelding+Passie	72	34	64	50	—	38	34	122
Eindhoven 1 + 2	60	36	35	48	60	40	32	71
Domtoren 2	60	25	—	30	—	—	22	83
Blue Room	64	25	—	50	—	30	25	90
Panorama 2	30	20	20	30	30	16	20	67.5
Melbourne 4	210	—	—	116	—	68	48	235
Meeting Room 2	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
Sterreschans	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Haarlem 14 + 15	160	32	80	100	100	—	—	200
Zaal 14	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
The Gallery	150	—	150	—	300	—	—	231.2
Foyer I	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	22
Van Walsum Room	64	25	—	50	—	30	25	90
Private terrace	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	236
Oud West	34	15	10	10	15	12	—	24
Board Meeting Room I	80	40	—	40	—	34	28	85
Wenen	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	35
Eindhoven 2 + 3	60	36	35	48	60	40	32	72
Talent	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	35
Stockholm	35	24	16	24	30	—	16	56
Artistiek	76	39	60	53	50	24	24	114
Saffron	33	23	32	24	50	16	20	62.5
Domtoren 3	60	25	—	30	—	—	22	83
Flores – Timor (combined)	100	54	—	72	—	26	28	120
Galanthus	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Skybar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46
Break-out rooms	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	15
Shanghai	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90
Domtoren 4	50	25	—	30	—	—	20	75
Eindhoven 1 + 2 + 3	90	54	50	72	90	60	48	107
Lilium	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Hoogevecht	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Panorama 3	30	20	20	30	30	16	20	67.5
Haarlem 15 + 16	160	32	80	100	100	—	—	200
Athene	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	35
Zaal 15	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
Scarlet	20	14	16	12	30	12	14	38.9
Ontwikkeling	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	35
Board Meeting Room II	80	40	—	40	—	34	28	85
Van der Veeken Room	64	25	—	50	—	30	25	90
Oost	45	21	20	20	25	18	—	34
The Great Room	—	—	120	—	120	—	—	297.6
Foyer II	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	21
Melbourne 3	111	—	—	60	—	44	28	160
Meeting Room 17+18	80	—	—	50	—	28	20	100
Holsetkamer	—	—	—	12	—	12	—	27
Zaal 16	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
Presentation room	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40
Beweging	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	35
Domtoren 5	50	25	—	30	—	—	20	75
Haarlem 11	120	24	120	60	150	—	30	253
Penn Room I	56	30	40	40	—	27	25	72
Plaza	—	—	—	—	65	—	—	55
Malva	16	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Melbourne 2	98	—	—	56	—	44	28	130
Panorama 4	22	20	20	25	30	14	18	56
Meeting Room 22	72	18	64	24	—	20	22	93
Noord	34	15	10	10	15	12	—	25
Parijs	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47
Queekhoven	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Sepia	21	14	10	10	25	12	12	37.9
Amsterdam Lounge	—	—	50	—	120	—	—	80
Sienna	21	14	10	10	25	12	12	33.7
Haarlem 10	150	36	104	84	120	—	40	198
Rupelmonde	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	54
Melbourne 1	82	—	—	48	—	44	26	115
Groei	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	35
Panorama 5	22	15	20	25	25	14	18	56
De Neude	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	75
De Wallen	24	12	10	10	15	12	—	22
Zaal 17	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
Meeting room 1	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	38
Penn Room II	56	30	40	40	—	27	25	70
Rome	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45
Meeting Room 9+10	65	16	—	24	—	24	18	85
Parnassia	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Scilla	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Rust	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	35
Harteveld	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	45
Tangerine	48	27	32	24	60	20	22	72.6
Denver	40	—	—	35	—	27	22	70
Vondelpark	30	12	20	20	20	18	—	29