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

'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! 'We always have a good time together.'

CAREERS

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