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)
Margriet Salon	70	30	90	40	100	20	30	180
Salon A	95	63	60	48	100	36	36	92
Focus 1	70	49	50	66	80	37	33	91
Park Suite 2	50	24	40	24	—	14	20	68
Beaufort I	30	—	—	16	—	16	12	45
Council Chamber I	200	72	110	88	175	48	36	177
Meeting room 1st floor	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	15
Millingerzaal	60	—	—	50	—	40	26	136
Ruby Luuk meeting rooms (various)	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Dom	150	72	80	90	180	54	42	165
Great Room 1+2+3	225	120	152	—	350	—	—	—
Pearl 2	189	125	130	88	240	28	—	225
Amsterdam 1 t/m 4	587	122	376	300	450	—	—	718
Zaal 3+4+5	220	104	120	112	300	70	60	296
Rotterdam 1+2	120	—	100	—	160	—	—	220
Machine Room 3+4	100	48	—	48	—	44	30	128
Senator	70	30	48	30	150	30	30	110
Chocolate	50	18	40	30	50	—	20	57
Cocagne II	240	—	—	150	—	—	36	234
Cannes	40	18	20	31	—	18	19	62
Groote Wiel + Merwede	226	88	112	132	210	70	56	234
Ballroom A	350	120	170	144	380	—	54	281
Matterhorn II	150	96	63	63	—	—	36	139
New York 1+2	500	240	450	256	500	—	110	590
Sydney 1	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—
Amsterdam 2	40	25	30	30	50	20	18	47
Beta	50	—	40	32	50	20	24	70
Balzaal (Ballroom)	80	—	60	—	100	34	26	79
Coriander	30	18	—	24	60	12	16	73
Mesdag Ballroom I	150	80	90	—	200	48	34	132
Meeting Room 2	45	16	—	24	40	20	16	48
Amsterdam	125	50	200	120	—	30	30	350
Rotterdam	300	150	180	160	350	80	72	288
Mercurius Hall	—	—	500	—	800	—	—	—
Rietveld 3-4	130	60	64	—	140	—	36	141.7
Zaal 2+3+4+5	370	130	—	230	325	102	96	400
The Cornelis Room	30	—	—	—	30	26	20	50
Morettipaviljoen II	175	85	125	90	—	44	40	165
Cornell	20	8	—	—	—	12	—	24.5
SKYY Bar Amsterdam	—	—	—	—	125	—	—
Oranje	60	30	50	32	75	32	—	82.5
Groot Auditorium incl. Tuinzaal	—	—	160	—	—	—	—	null
VD7 Vrouw Aaltje	270	80	145	110	190	—	70	322
Skylounge II	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	26
The Conference Room 2	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	31.6
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	18
Emerson II	80	36	56	40	70	29	28	82
Noorderpark	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Vermeer 1 + 2	220	96	180	96	220	80	—	300
Regio 1 + 2	420	130	310	186	550	85	72	423
Salon 4 + 5 + 6	150	36	120	120	150	—	45	180
Keizersgracht	27	12	—	—	30	12	12	34
Opal 2	220	110	120	96	150	30	42	181
Dining Room + Pantry	68	—	48	—	—	—	—	121
Houtzaagmolen 2	35	15	20	22	—	20	16	50
Koningzaal II	35	20	24	25	45	20	18	55
Living Room	45	—	—	—	50	30	—	42.5
LOFT 2	120	60	150	90	250	42	38	285
Zaal 2-3-4 / Waalsprong 2-3-4	280	154	224	176	300	76	51	368
Zaal 24 t/m 28	500	200	250	250	500	—	—	500
The Record Club	35	—	—	—	40	—	30	150
Tuschinski I	60	32	56	—	80	22	—	95
Koepelzaal	375	200	270	200	400	—	54	450
Rotterdam Room I & II	120	60	96	—	120	—	48	134
Komodo	36	24	—	24	—	12	20	49
Theatre	120	—	—	—	—	—	—	185
Harmony Room	30	—	22	—	35	20	—	36
Amstel 1+2	300	100	170	160	—	—	—	320
Meeting Room 3	30	12	—	16	25	12	12	38
Dudok 1-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	116.7
La Fontaine Room	350	176	300	144	350	60	54	410
Meeting Room B	32	12	—	—	40	8	12	34
Tuinzaal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Park Suites 1+2	100	48	80	48	—	28	36	135
Ferdinand Bol 3	40	24	30	18	50	24	18	43
Skylounge I	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Council Chamber (Beraadzaal)	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	88
Combination Rembrandt 1, 2, 3 & corridor	280	127	—	—	360	—	—	335
Juliana I & II	120	60	80	64	100	40	48	144
Brasserie Mme Coco	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Salon 1 + 2	120	42	90	80	120	52	45	150
Bibliotheek	60	32	56	—	80	24	—	84
LOFT 3	100	60	100	70	150	46	36	258
The Gallery	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Sky Bar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
De Molenhoek 2-3	240	104	180	150	200	—	—	278
Zaal 5+6+7	360	96	180	168	375	120	102	340
Metternich I	26	13	20	16	—	12	11	30
Dalempoort	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	45
Parool Theatre	120	—	—	—	250	—	—	144
Cappuccino	50	18	40	30	50	—	20	57
The Conference Room 1	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	31.6
Meeting room 5+6+7	430	180	270	230	—	—	—	421
Regio 3 + 4 + 5	120	—	—	—	—	50	60	—
Hideout	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	15
Council Chamber II	120	45	90	64	125	32	23	122
Europa 1 + 2	350	—	—	—	—	—	50	300
Opal 1 & 2	440	200	200	120	250	50	75	312
Governor	60	35	40	36	150	30	30	110
Koningzaal III	140	50	80	90	175	40	46	140