Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk – hotel exterior at dusk

Key charistaristics:

Affiliation:

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)
Komodo	36	24	—	24	—	12	20	49
Harmony Room	30	—	22	—	35	20	—	36
Meeting Room 3	30	12	—	16	25	12	12	38
Meeting Room B	32	12	—	—	40	8	12	34
Tuinzaal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Park Suites 1+2	100	48	80	48	—	28	36	135
Ferdinand Bol 3	40	24	30	18	50	24	18	43
Juliana I & II	120	60	80	64	100	40	48	144
Metternich I	26	13	20	16	—	12	11	30
Cappuccino	50	18	40	30	50	—	20	57
Hideout	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	15
Opal 1 & 2	440	200	200	120	250	50	75	312
Koningzaal III	140	50	80	90	175	40	46	140
Morettipaviljoen (combined)	350	170	250	180	500	88	80	330
Irene Salon	10	—	10	10	10	10	10	32
De Schans (combi)	120	90	120	90	—	—	—	197
Pearl 3	189	125	130	88	240	28	—	225
Corneliazaal	30	12	30	18	50	18	14	30
De Kneuter	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	null
San Remo	40	18	20	31	—	18	19	62
Lombok	36	20	—	24	—	12	20	51
Stanford	20	8	—	—	—	12	—	24.8
Ontspanning	60	30	50	50	60	30	22	100
Prinsengracht 1	30	18	—	—	30	18	15	34
Nahuys	50	20	30	40	—	28	25	65
Brouwerskamer	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	40
Houtzaagmolen 1+2	80	36	50	50	—	28	30	100
Amsterdam 3	70	40	40	55	85	32	28	89
The Kromhout Room	30	—	—	—	30	26	18	45
Salon B	100	72	60	48	100	42	42	96
Saxenburg Galleries I & II	30	—	—	—	60	18	—	null
Zappeion Megaron	250	64	120	110	275	44	35	152
Lavender	20	—	—	—	30	12	—	47
Creatief	220	80	150	84	350	53	41	192
Emerson III	80	36	56	40	70	29	28	77
Rijndam	24	12	24	—	24	—	15	53
The Forum	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	40
Matterhorn III	100	60	42	42	—	—	26	114
Jacob Pronk zaal	550	—	350	240	550	120	80	640
Conrad Suite	80	54	48	40	100	30	24	96
Mondriaan	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	30.1
Cocagne I en II	400	—	—	250	—	—	48	351
Alpha + Beta	100	—	80	64	100	40	48	140
Blue Room	—	—	26	—	—	26	—	50
Rembrandtpark	50	24	30	12	50	26	22	64
Oorebeek	26	12	16	24	—	18	16	45
Het Hof	60	—	—	50	—	—	31	98.5
Spreukenzaal	—	—	32	—	40	—	—	40
Singel 1	60	30	60	40	90	20	20	70
Manchester 2	25	12	20	16	30	12	14	32.5
Manchester 1	25	12	20	16	30	12	14	32.5
Royer	50	20	30	40	—	28	25	60
Heidelberg	20	16	—	—	—	12	14	31.5
Inspanning	60	30	50	40	60	28	25	100
Noordam	24	12	25	—	25	—	16	53
San Pietro	175	50	120	100	275	50	35	160
Vaalsbroekerhof	110	60	100	56	200	48	28	130
Jan Toorop zaal	200	—	150	120	200	50	46	250
The Lobbybar	—	—	—	—	120	—	—	110
Watermolen	30	17	—	30	—	20	18	60
Saxenburg Galleries I	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	null
The Cornelis-Kromhout Room	90	—	—	—	120	60	50	135
Kandinsky	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	27.3
Prinsengracht 2	24	12	—	—	—	12	15	27
Koningzaal I+II	95	70	72	65	120	52	42	135
Salon C	95	63	60	48	100	36	36	90
Ginger + Coriander	130	54	—	84	155	—	—	200
Verwondering	150	60	100	60	200	39	31	144
Emerald – Single	81	27	50	32	60	18	24	71
Red Room	—	—	10	—	—	10	—	20
Oranjerie	140	60	—	72	—	36	30
Nexus	—	—	80	—	120	—	—	60
Meeting Room 1+2	90	32	—	44	80	40	28	95
Timor	36	24	—	24	—	12	20	51
Maximum	90	—	80	80	200	—	—	156
Meeting Suites	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	null
Pearl 1&2 / Pearl 2&3	381	265	280	176	480	—	—	450
Christina Salon	30	14	40	30	60	15	18	80
Emerson I + II	160	80	112	96	150	36	38	159
The Prinsenkamer	—	—	20	—	60	—	—	85
Coolsingel Suite	110	63	70	49	120	61	36	155
De Grote Fabriek (combi)	—	—	88	—	150	—	—	147
Wintertuin	400	—	250	240	—	—	46	482
Matterhorn I & II	250	180	84	120	—	—	44	267
Stroom	30	—	—	28	—	28	18	63
Meeting Suite 11	15	8	—	12	—	—	—	29
Ferdinand Bol 4	50	30	40	24	60	28	23	55
Amalia	68	40	40	30	60	20	18	113
Meeting Rooms A–B	72	28	48	40	90	28	28	80
Knokke	15	6	—	12	—	10	10	40
Park Suite 3	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	26
Metternich II	26	13	20	16	—	12	11	30
Amsterdam 4	90	50	50	75	100	36	30	102
Studio 1	150	54	110	70	150	40	42	162
Singel 2	60	10	30	20	40	10	8	58
Focus	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	25
Vondelpark	40	20	20	9	45	20	18	58
Meander	30	—	—	24	—	20	16	50
Birmingham 2	25	12	20	16	30	12	14	32.5
Meeting Room 2+3	75	28	—	40	65	36	24	86