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)
De Zwaan	40	30	40	30	40	20	20	79
Lumière	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	66
Govaert Flinckkamer	—	—	—	—	—	12	—
Barbounia	—	—	80	—	74	—	—	114
Amsterdam 3 + 4	170	80	90	100	200	68	42	192
Frans Hals	20	18	20	—	25	18	15	40
Louis Davids Lounge	—	—	8	—	—	6	—	25
Amstelpark + Beatrixpark + Rembrandtpark + Vondelpark	200	100	150	42	200	86	80	236
Boardroom 7	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Bristol 2	50	25	40	32	50	24	27	63
Studio 2	20	12	10	—	20	15	15	29
Schuttebergzaal	50	36	—	36	—	24	20	63
Energie	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
Meeting Gallery (foyer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	785
Plaza Suite 5	40	32	30	26	—	20	20	42
Chili + Wasabi	130	54	—	84	155	—	—	199
Erasmus 2	80	36	—	48	—	20	24	80.5
Basel	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	39
Singel 2 & 3	60	48	30	21	60	24	24	63
De Adelaar	30	12	24	20	—	—	16	47
Zwarte Water	25	15	—	25	—	20	16	45
Orangerie	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	null
Gauguin	100	50	40	50	75	32	30	131.1
Dromen	24	17	32	25	—	15	13	48
Maxima I & II	100	60	80	72	110	40	48	160
P.C. Hooft	32	18	20	—	—	18	—	52
Rooftop	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	156
Wintergarden + Emerald + Grand Ballroom	—	—	840	—	1500	—	—	1187
Prestige - Boardroom	—	—	20	—	—	20	—	70
De Hercules	30	12	24	20	—	—	16	47
Aero	—	—	8	—	—	8	—	45.5
IJssel Vecht Dinkel	—	—	—	—	—	10-14	8-13	null
Durven	36	17	32	25	—	19	14	61
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	24
Wasabi + Cumin	45	18	—	24	90	—	—	125
Bondsdag	40	20	—	24	—	24	20	58
Dali	30	20	20	20	30	20	16	68
Foyer	—	—	42	—	80	—	—	113
Terrace	—	—	60	—	47	—	—	138
Keizerzaal	400	220	300	220	400	60	65	400
Holland Hall	500	175	330	272	750	120	90	520
The Forum & The Exchange	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	105
Watt	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Eschbergzaal	40	24	—	28	—	20	16	56
Singel 1, 2 & 3	106	75	60	42	90	36	36	96
Amber 1	120	54	70	56	90	42	42	130
Restaurant	—	—	110	—	—	—	—	240
Plaza Suites 1+2	80	48	50	48	—	40	36	81
Geneva	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	36
Inzicht	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
London 1	70	38	50	28	70	20	24	90
Boardroom 8	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Jan Steen	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	23
Bovenzaal	—	—	—	—	—	14	12
University of Amsterdam 1	56	30	—	36	—	20	24	68.4
Studio 3	25	12	10	8	20	15	15	30
Amber 2	48	24	20	16	30	16	21	45
Olof's	298	168	200	168	400	60	54	353
Bell	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Tappenbeck Foyer	—	—	—	—	600	—	—	500
Studio 4	35	21	40	24	40	21	18	55
Boardroom 9	—	12	—	16	30	12	—	43
Plaza Suites 2+3	60	40	50	30	—	32	32	75
Haardkamer	30	—	24	—	—	12	10	32
Rotterdam 1	120	70	120	80	150	60	48	170
Aandacht	75	38	50	50	70	32	26	100
University of Amsterdam 2	80	40	—	54	—	20	30	84
Finley	—	—	10	—	—	8	—	17.5
De Pette Boon	30	12	24	20	—	—	16	47
Staetenzaal	—	—	—	—	—	33	—
Salon	—	—	40	—	50	—	—	45
Event Hall	200	—	120	100	350	—	—	400
Rembrandt	75	40	50	30	50	36	30	75.5
Doen	24	17	32	25	—	15	13	48
The Studio, Exchange & Forum	—	—	—	—	120	—	—	170
Luzern	30	30	21	21	—	16	14	34
Taiko Cuisine	—	—	72	—	—	—	—	110
Berlijn	75	26	—	40	—	28	24	72
Aqua	40	25	32	24	65	20	22	68.3
London 2	40	25	30	21	40	16	20	48.8
Mint	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	27
Leo's Corner	60	—	40	—	60	—	—	67
University of Amsterdam 3	80	40	—	54	—	20	30	84
Museum	400	125	250	175	500	60	60	558.9
Beechwood	56	22	30	20	40	20	22	53
Siena	40	18	—	24	—	18	12	45
Pothuis	—	—	75	—	100	—	—	118
Van Berkel Lounge	100	65	80	60	120	26	36	120
Azure	—	—	8	—	—	8	—	30.1
Levendig	60	31	40	32	50	27	23	89
Kracht+Energie	80	48	60	65	80	40	30	130
De Vrede	—	—	14	—	—	—	14	22
London 3	30	18	20	16	30	16	20	42.3
Rotterdam 2	120	60	100	70	130	48	45	160
Studio 5	55	21	40	32	40	18	18	63
Tuinkamer	30	—	28	—	—	18	12	36
Europa	—	—	—	—	—	—	16
Cinnamon	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Patio	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	150
Morse	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55