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)
Taiko Bar	—	—	18	—	18	—	—	75
Plaza Suites 1+2+3	110	70	80	70	—	50	50	114
St. Gallen	30	30	21	21	—	16	14	34
Amstel 1	270	144	160	112	275	—	54	316
Boardroom 1, 2 or 3 (each)	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	13.5
Mezzanine	90	48	80	48	120	24	27	110
The Office	118	40	—	65	60	—	—	193
Plaza Suites 4+5	110	70	80	70	—	34	40	114
Vanilla	90	32	—	64	100	25	24	174
Amstel 2	210	126	140	88	225	—	45	259
London 4	30	16	30	21	45	10	15	64.8
University of Amsterdam 4	80	40	—	54	—	20	30	84
Bar Maritime Exclusive	—	—	—	—	60	—	—	null
Eigenwijs	60	31	40	32	50	27	23	89
Studio 6	30	18	30	21	30	15	15	48
Carmine	57	29	40	30	70	28	28	77.2
Barcelona	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Energie+Inzicht	80	48	60	65	80	40	32	130
Rotterdam 3	120	70	120	80	150	60	48	170
Washington D.C.	80	40	—	48	—	28	26	81
Ruby	252	90	120	120	175	40	75	210
Monet – Gauguin – Dali	200	125	150	150	250	50	46	330.7
Lausanne	30	30	21	21	—	16	14	39
Olof's & Mezzanine	334	183	280	192	520	60	54	463
Biljartkamer	25	—	20	—	—	12	8	27
The Kitchen	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	33
Hunter	54	24	30	25	40	14	18	59
Amerika	—	—	—	—	—	—	16
Bali – Flores (combined)	250	—	—	—	—	—	—	283
Charcoal	61	33	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
Winterthur	30	30	21	21	—	16	14	36
Celia Amsterdam (restaurant)	—	—	120	—	200	—	—	223
Diamond	333	150	170	152	225	40	78	240
Presidential Suite LF	—	—	—	—	40	12	—	69
Inzicht+Aandacht	120	60	80	90	100	48	40	165
Gauguin – Dali	150	90	90	75	175	50	46	220
Bali – Timor (combined)	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	219
Berlijn	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Fantasie	60	31	40	32	50	27	23	89
Studio 7	80	36	40	40	80	21	21	110
Amsterdam Room	20	10	10	14	25	10	10	34.7
Foyer A	90	42	60	42	100	35	35	108.8
Amstel 3	270	144	160	112	275	—	54	316
Pické 1	250	130	220	170	350	60	52	374
Rotterdam 1 + 2	250	120	170	150	280	120	70	330
The Cinema	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
Theekoepel	—	—	—	—	—	6	—
Erasmus 1 + 2	150	64	—	78	—	—	—	161
Groenekamer	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	27
Oosterbeek	35	16	—	20	—	16	12	45
Parijs	75	26	—	40	—	28	24	69
The Office + The Kitchen + The Cinema	65	—	—	14	—	—	40	229
Energie+Aandacht+Inzicht	160	80	120	120	160	60	56	230
Studios 3+4 (combined)	60	30	50	32	80	26	26	85
Jade	50	—	—	16	50	20	21	40
Celia Private Dining	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	null
Carmine & Charcoal	118	62	80	66	140	—	38	156
Pické 2	250	160	220	180	350	60	52	330
Chili + Wasabi + Cumin	200	—	—	—	235	40	—	257
Bali – Lombok (combined)	150	90	—	120	—	42	35	163
Boekarest	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	70
Foyer I	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	127
Harleskamer	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	27
Levendig+Eigenwijs	120	62	80	64	100	54	46	178
Amstel 1 & 2	500	306	320	210	500	—	96	576
University of Amsterdam 1 + 2	136	66	—	78	—	44	40	152.4
Van Gogh – Monet	100	80	50	50	80	42	40	129.9
Rotterdam 2 + 3	250	120	170	150	280	120	70	330
Foyer B	32	20	20	16	40	10	10	49
Mezzanine (Restaurant)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75
Foyer C	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	59.7
Rotterdam 1 + 2 + 3	330	175	300	220	300	120	90	500
University of Amsterdam 3 + 4	150	72	—	96	—	48	40	168
Von Gorschenkamer	40	—	36	—	—	18	15	36
Noble	50	—	—	20	40	18	21	45
Brussel	75	26	—	40	—	25	23	88
Studios 6+7 (combined)	90	57	90	64	100	33	39	159
Executive Boardroom	40	32	40	36	40	26	24	84
Effectief zalen	120	80	90	80	130	40	35	160
Foyer II	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89
Bali – Komodo (combined)	100	54	—	72	—	26	28	112
Coral	61	33	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
Pické 3	250	130	220	170	350	60	52	374
Levendig+Eigenwijs+Fantasie	180	93	120	96	150	81	—	267
Cannes	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Amstel 2 & 3	500	306	320	210	500	—	96	576
Subzaal 1-10 (each)	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	21
Madrid	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Von der Moselkamer	25	—	24	—	—	12	10	30
Office 1	12	—	8	—	—	8	—	23
Intensief	50	24	40	35	50	26	20	80
Atrium Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	155
Amstel Ballroom 1, 2 & 3	768	468	520	392	800	—	—	900
Pické 1 + 2	500	300	420	300	700	80	100	682
Cyan	57	29	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
University of Amsterdam 2 + 3 + 4	250	120	—	168	—	—	—	252
Vrolijk	36	17	32	25	—	16	14	61
Studios 3–7 (combined)	—	—	160	—	220	—	—	307
Komodo – Lombok (combined)	80	54	—	72	—	26	28	100
Utrecht	65	36	30	36	80	36	30	66