MEET THE FAMILY

FREEK VAN DER VALK

Get up and move!

For years, Freek van der Valk, director of Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk, couldn't find time for physical exercise. Until one day he decided to turn things around and radically change his life.

FRED AND ARDA VAN DER VALK

Ultimate freedom

Fred and Arda van der Valk love spending time together – preferably in their convertible, on their way to a vineyard, a family member, or a picturesque destination.

Marco and Anne-Sophie Wohrmann

Give your dreams wings

‘We dream of even more hotels in Belgium’

Thalita and Tijmen Puper-Van der Valk

Family time at the beach

The beach and the sea are the perfect big playground!

Britt Polman

Passion for boxing

‘I've ended up with a black eye twice, but it's part of it’

BOB ZEEUW VAN DER LAAN

Love for horses

‘I'm almost always sitting with a big smile on the saddle. The best part is the contact with the animals.’

Toos van der valk

Leading lady of the family

‘The phone rings at my place all day long. I'm always surrounded by one or more children and grandchildren.’

Ineke Gutterswijk-Luiten

Memories for life

Working, going on vacation, and doing fun things together as a family?

ANNE & FOLKERT DEENIK-VAN DER VALK

Love for nature

‘We have a large vegetable garden where we grow all sorts of things for our kitchen.’

DERK LANGEBEEK AND LISA VAN ESCH

Completely at home on Texel

‘Island life has something special. Guests always tell us how special this place is.’

Gert, Max & Tom van der Valk

Passion for kitesurfing

Do they compete with each other on the water? Absolutely! ‘We always have a good time together.’

CAREERS

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The Front Office Staff

''The work is really very varied, no day is the same.''

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The Breakfast Staff

''If you don't do this work with your heart, people will feel it''

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The Sommeliers

“Don't wait for a beautiful moment for a good wine, opening a good wine is a beautiful moment.”

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The bartenders

‘Some people really tell their entire life story.’

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The gardeners

‘There's always enough to do and I never get bored.’

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The service staff

‘The most unusual thing I've ever come across in a room is...’

SPECIAL GUESTS

Special guests

Now or never

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Travel fever

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Happily married for 51 years

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Yes, I do!

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A love story captured

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