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)
Glasgow 2	25	12	20	16	30	12	14	32.5
Huygens	60	—	—	50	—	—	24	107
Irene + Christina Salon	50	30	50	52	70	30	28	117
Jacob Maris zaal	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	93
Hofstede	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	34.6
The Amsterdam Room	40	—	—	—	50	32	25	50
Singel 2 & 3	90	40	90	75	140	—	—	148
Millsroom	20	15	16	20	—	16	12	25
Glasenapp 2	50	32	—	32	—	26	24	67
Beatrixpark + Rembrandtpark	110	60	70	24	100	46	42	126
The Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	27
The Oval Office	40	20	20	24	—	18	12	52
Ferdinand Bol 1 - 4	180	105	120	90	150	—	—	196
Sonneveld (boardroom)	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	null
Regge	25	15	—	25	—	20	17	44
Vision	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	35
Boterkelder	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20
Sumatra	70	54	—	45	—	28	32	99
Paleiszaal	100	50	50	60	110	40	34	104
Potter	—	—	10	—	—	10	—	27
Daadkracht	150	60	100	60	200	39	31	144
Amsterdam 1 + 2 + 3 + 4	300	120	200	150	350	108	54	302
Inspanning+Ontspanning	150	70	100	90	130	40	35	200
Spiegelzaal	32	18	—	32	—	24	18
Copper Attic	20	—	24	—	20	16	—	null
Stellenbosch	40	24	—	30	—	14	20	52.5
De Fabriek	—	—	40	—	75	—	—	100
Salons A+B+C (combined)	280	189	240	120	300	—	66	278
Foyer	70	40	64	—	100	—	—	108
De Phenix	75	28	56	46	—	—	26	90
Concerto Suite	—	—	8	—	15	8	—	95
Amsterdam 2 + 3	100	60	85	80	175	52	40	153
Bibliotheque	75	30	30	52	—	28	25	81
Wintergarden	—	—	320	—	600	—	—	462
Beatrixpark + Rembrandtpark + Vondelpark	160	80	120	33	180	60	56	184
Balcony	—	30	90	—	100	—	—	140
Borneo	70	54	—	45	—	28	32	88
Plaza Suite 3	30	10	10	10	—	12	12	29
Singel 3	32	18	—	—	25	12	15	30
Copper Lounge	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	null
Glasgow 1	60	32	40	35	58	28	32	67.5
Maxima I	60	24	40	32	50	20	22	72
Jan Coelenbier kamer	—	8	—	16	—	16	15
Salve	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	32
Van Gogh	75	40	50	40	50	32	30	86.6
Kunsthal (boardroom)	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	null
Focus+Daadkracht	—	—	160	—	400	—	—	288
The Lounge	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	50
Jachtkelder	30	—	32	—	—	16	14	33
Boardroom 5	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Foyer 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51.4
Maxwell	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	66
Zurich II	150	105	108	108	—	—	36	174
The Atelier	60	18	40	30	80	20	22	155
Glasenapp 1+2	130	68	—	88	—	50	48	145
Wasabi	30	18	—	24	60	12	16	72
Kracht zalen	220	130	180	150	180	70	60	300
Upper Lobby	—	—	—	—	350	—	—	490
Juliana Lounge	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
Albert Cuyp	48	24	30	24	60	24	20	54
Spiegelzaal	65	—	50	35	60	30	28	93
Sorbonne	40	24	—	30	—	14	20	52.5
Avery	40	24	35	28	50	19	23	50
Regge/Dinkel	50	30	—	40	—	32	29	72
Celebes	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	20
Boardroom 6	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Wintergarden + Emerald	—	—	490	—	750	—	—	677
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40
Harlowe & Avery	105	40	56	40	90	44	40	96
Deluxe Suite	—	—	—	—	5	4	—	71
Pearl Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	300
De Zwaardemaker	60	16	24	30	—	—	18	60
Copper Attic & Lounge	—	—	34	—	50	—	—	null
Margriet + Irene + Christina	130	60	130	100	250	60	56	280
Maxima II	50	24	40	32	50	20	22	88
Monet	25	16	20	18	15	12	12	43.3
Grand Bibliotheque	120	62	50	76	150	48	40	133
Ampère	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	66
Bongerdzaal	60	40	—	40	—	30	25	70
Salons D+E (combined)	—	—	80	64	100	—	—	155
Van der Neerkamer	—	—	—	—	—	16	—
The Loft	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	70
Bristol 1	30	18	20	21	30	14	14	43
Jan van Goyen	40	30	30	—	50	24	21	60
Whiteboardroom	72	46	—	44	—	27	23	87
Erasmus 1	80	36	—	48	—	20	28	80.5
Cumin	20	—	—	—	30	12	—	53
Paul van Vliet lounge	—	—	8	—	—	6	—	25
Private dining – Restaurant JAQ	—	—	52	—	75	22	—	84
Rembrandtpark + Vondelpark	110	50	70	21	100	44	40	121
IJssel/Vecht	35	25	—	35	—	25	22	56
Zurich I & II	300	210	168	168	—	—	56	318
Kracht	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
Plaza Suite 4	60	40	50	32	—	32	32	65
Alde Heerlickheijt	—	—	100	—	—	—	—	140
Amsterdam 2 + 3 + 4	220	90	150	120	300	88	50	174
Singel 1 & 2	72	54	40	28	60	24	24	66
Copper Chamber	24	—	24	—	20	14	—	null
Van Herwaarde Lounge	40	30	50	48	100	20	25	136
The Studio & The Exchange	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	130