Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk

Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk – hotel exterior at dusk

Key charistaristics:

Affiliation:

Van der Valk

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Distance to Schiphol Airport:

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)
Emerald – Double	186	63	110	64	125	24	48	142
Singel 3	60	30	60	40	100	20	20	90
Amsterdam 1+2	110	60	65	70	150	40	35	114
De Bonte Kraai (combi)	100	60	64	74	—	—	40	137
Woonkamer	25	—	24	—	—	12	10	32
Statendam	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	53
Executive boardroom Einstein	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	65
Flow	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	25
Metternich 1+2	59	25	40	36	—	24	23	70
Saxenburg Galleries II	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	null
Windmolen	20	15	—	22	—	16	14	30
Stadstuin	—	—	—	—	350	—	—	320
Coriander + Lavender	45	18	—	24	90	—	—	120
Yellow Room	—	—	10	—	—	10	—	20
Flores	50	24	—	32	—	18	26	69
Maaskant	40	21	16	25	30	18	21	48
Emerson II + III	160	80	112	86	150	36	38	159
Van Pallandtzaal	60	—	—	—	—	—	—
Creatief+Verwondering	—	—	200	—	450	—	—	336
Meeting Suite 12	15	8	—	12	—	—	—	29
Beatrix Salon	30	15	30	25	40	15	18	80
Cor Ruys zaal	120	—	70	70	120	50	36	160
New Bird	—	—	—	—	80	—	—	null
Amstelpark + Beatrixpark	90	40	60	21	100	40	36	115
Madame Liberty	—	—	80	—	120	—	—
Pearl 1&2&3	570	389	410	264	750	—	—	680
Meeting Room C	—	—	12	—	40	12	—	51
Prinsengracht 1 & 2	56	30	30	—	55	36	—	61
Porto Fino	35	15	20	25	—	18	16	51
Ferdinand Bol 1 & 2	90	50	70	42	100	44	38	98
Gallery	80	—	—	—	100	—	—	87
Balans	60	24	50	40	60	28	22	100
Park Suite 4	50	24	40	24	—	20	20	81
The Fountain Room	—	—	—	—	—	8-10	—	25
Club	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	41
Salon D	50	42	40	32	50	30	30	76
Harvard	25	16	—	24	—	12	16	37.1
Koningzaal II+III	175	70	104	115	220	60	64	195
Concept Store In-Huys	—	—	14	—	60	—	—	80
Het Binnenhof	65	30	—	40	—	28	24	75
Picasso	—	—	20	—	—	20	—	43
Emma	75	40	50	40	70	24	20	105
Matterhorn II & III	250	126	140	133	—	—	36	253
Foyer 1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	205
Spark	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	35
Wiede	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	31
Focus	150	60	100	60	200	39	31	144
Marbella	70	15	25	25	50	25	22	102
Singel 1 & 2	70	50	90	65	140	—	—	128
Margriet + Irene Salon	80	40	90	60	110	40	40	190
Oude keuken	25	—	27	—	—	16	—	32
Meeting Room 1+2+3	150	48	—	68	110	56	50	133
Oxford	40	24	—	30	—	14	20	52.5
Balans+Inspanning	150	70	100	90	130	40	35	200
Ginger + Coriander + Lavender	145	54	—	84	185	—	—	247
Orange Room	—	—	8	—	—	8	—	16
The Lacock Abbey	40	18	—	24	—	18	12	48
Glasenapp 1	50	32	—	32	—	26	24	67
Pelmolen	20	13	16	22	—	16	14	25
The Marquee Room	45	—	—	—	55	30	25	90
Jules Deelder (boardroom)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	null
Beatrix	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	45
Emerson Room (I+II+III)	230	120	170	144	230	—	45	238
Salon E	50	42	40	32	50	30	30	79
Studio 2	30	—	16	—	—	16	14	47
Vermeer	30	20	20	—	—	16	14	49
Oever	30	—	—	28	—	28	18	60
Kruiskade	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	36
Executive boardroom Parijs	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	72
Ridderzaal	32	18	—	32	—	24	18
Singel 1	40	24	—	—	30	18	15	33
Marie's Sundeck	—	—	16	—	35	—	—	50
Plaza Suite 1	30	18	20	20	—	16	14	36
Rotterdam Room I	40	20	32	—	50	—	18	58
Ferdinand Bol 3 & 4	90	50	70	42	100	44	38	98
Birmingham 1	25	12	20	16	30	12	14	32.5
Serre	80	—	70	50	100	40	30	140
Koningzaal I+II+III	250	90	152	170	295	100	84	275
Amstelpark + Beatrixpark + Rembrandtpark	150	70	100	60	160	56	50	178
De Lelie (combi)	90	40	48	48	—	—	34	107
Copper Study	—	—	10	—	—	10	—	null
Matterhorn I & II & III	450	240	250	210	—	—	60	381
Foyer	—	—	56	—	150	—	—	195
Java	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	47
Emerald – Triple	277	150	170	96	225	32	66	215
Amsterdam 1+2+3	175	80	100	120	250	72	46	174
Grand Ballroom	700	346	320	320	600	50	90	510
Wilhelmina	40	18	—	16	50	16	16	70
Zurich I	136	90	63	63	—	—	34	144
Singel 2	40	24	—	—	30	18	15	33
Harlowe	40	24	28	—	40	17	18	46
Plaza Suite 2	45	32	30	26	—	20	20	46
SALT restaurant	—	—	—	—	120	—	—	null
Rotterdam Room II	60	30	48	—	70	—	24	72
Boardroom 4	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	30
Penthouse Suite	—	—	12	—	25	12	—	170
Foyer 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	190
Salons A+B / B+C (combined)	190	126	160	90	220	—	36	188
Chili	100	36	—	60	95	16	20	127
Studio 3	—	—	8	—	—	12	10	30