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MEET THE FAMILY
FREEDOM FROM THE FALCONS
Get up and move!
For years, Freek van der Valk, director of Van der Valk Hotel Ridderkerk, couldn't find time for exercise. Until one day he decided to flip the switch and radically change his life.
FRED AND ARDA VAN DER VALK
Ultimate freedom
Fred and Arda van der Valk enjoy spending time together – preferably in their convertible, on the way to a vineyard, a relative, or a picturesque destination.
Marco and Anne-Sophie Wohrmann
Give your dreams wings
'We dream of 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 got a black eye twice, but that's part of it"
BOB ZEEUW VAN DER LAAN
Love for horses
'I am almost always sitting with a big smile on the box seat. The best part, I think, is the contact with the animals.'
Toos van der Valk
Leading lady of the family
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The phone rings for me all day long.
I am 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 in which we grow all kinds of things for our kitchen.'
DERK LANGEBEEK AND LISA VAN ESCH
Completely at home on Texel
"The island life has something special. Guests always tell us how special this place is."
Gert, Max & Tom of the Falcon
Passion for kitesurfing
Whether they compete with each other on the water? Absolutely!
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We always have a good time together.
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CAREERS
CAREERS
The Breakfast Employees
"If you don't do this work with your heart, people feel it"
CAREERS
The Sommeliers
"Don't wait for a beautiful moment for a good wine, opening a good wine is a beautiful moment."
careers
The bartenders
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Some people really tell their whole life story.
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careers
The gardeners and -women
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There is always enough to do and I never get bored.
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Careers
The service
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The most extraordinary thing I have ever encountered in a room is...
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Special guests
Special guests
Now or never
Special guests
Travel fever
Special guests
Happily married for 51 years
Special guests
Yes, I do!
Special guests
A love story captured
DISCOVER THE HISTORY
HISTORY
How it all started
HISTORY
Generations of hospitality
HISTORY
Profile Gerrit van der Valk
Family News
Rick and Britt Polman, two generations in Hotel Eindhoven