Van der Valk Hotel ARA

We loved the location, right on the water with great walking paths!!! A super place for a quiet get a way!!! Thanks plus breakfast at vanderValk is always excellent

Altijd weer prettig daar te verblijven. Vaste stek. Alles werkelijk perfect.

Op zich een prima hotel. We hadden misschien wat pech met de kamer. Tapijt wat oprolde waardoor je er in de nacht over valt, in bed lig je in een kuil, afvoer verstopt l, douches die lekken en thermostaatkraan die niet echt werkt en tv uit het jaar 0. Verder waren we prima tevreden. Personeel heel vriendelijk. Ontbijt meer dan redelijk. Zwembad heeft onze zoon enorm van genoten en was netjes en schoon.

Always return to the same hotel when staying in Netherlands. Such a beautiful location away from noise. Hotel is clean and staff are always attentive and friendly! A room with a balcony is beautiful, especially in warm weather. Hotels pool is clean and open until late which is great! See you soon 😊

Wij vonden het een hartstikke leuke lokatie en met het zicht op de oude maas, gezeten op het balkon zijn wij helemaal tot rust gekomen. Het enige wat ons tegenviel was de airco. De 18graden die hij aangaf is het nooit geweest naar ons gevoel. Het was ons te warm. Dat heeft ons verblijf in de ruime kamer echter niet ontsiert. Heerlijk toeven daar!

It is a beautiful hotel and it was .y second time that i booked this property as i liked it very much last time. This time, my checkin was with difficulties as they didn't give me the room that i had originally booked. They eventually gave us an extra bed and expedia agent tried to help. Overall it went well

We had a very large and comfortable room, with an extra child bed. The hotel was very clean, the staff helpful, and the breakfast was very good. We would reserve again

Roomservice QR did not work. It was too loud noise

One of the best hotels we have visited. Great room, great area. Great food. Only negative is that we stayed for one night. Next time we will for sure stay longer :)

Hotel was clean, quiet, and comfortable. The WiFi was fast and air conditioning worked decently well. There is plenty of free parking in front of hotel.

Erg netjes hotel en kamer. Kamer was schoon en ruim.

Paar prima dagen gehad in dit rustig gelegen hotel. Prima kamers en vriendelijk personeel. Uitstekende ontbijt en genoten van een heerlijk diner. Lekker kunnen fietsen en een dagje met de bus naar het ABNAmro tennistoernooi. Kortweg dit doen we vast nog een keer!

Toilet spoelt lastig door, kamer 206. Verder prima.

Good standard twin rooms, but would like to have a gap between the two beds, Shared room with work associate

Perfect hotel for location we needed to be in. Clean, modern building and friendly helpful staff .

Dejlig hotel rent stort værelser. Gratis parkering på overnatningssted. Dejlig morgenmad fantastisk oplevelse.

Very good leisure facilities, great bar and restaurant area too. Room spacious and comfortable. Worth getting the view of the river.

My wife and I found this hotel to be spectacular and a very good price. We did not sign up for the breakfast, so cannot comment on that. Would definitely stay there again if the opportunity arises.

Super hotel. Chambre spacieuse. La piscine et le sauna sont bien. Je recommande

Mooie plek, helaas geen tijd gehad om rond te wandelen, echter jammer dat het zwembad tijdelijk dicht was ivb met storing, zeker met kleinzoon van 10, voor de rest prima plek,

The reception team were very friendly and helpful. The bedroom was nice and the bed was comfortable. There was no water in the bedroom or biscuits on the tea and coffee selection tray. I stayed for two nights and nothing was replenished on the tea tray. I’m sure if I had asked I could’ve had extra things. The size of the bedroom and bathroom was huge and the bath was lovely.

Clean rooms Quite place

Modern clean friendly hotel with great facilities like a decent sized pool, gym and sauna. Excellent restaurant and bar too. Hotel is set in quiet and peaceful countryside, overlooking a large river.

Nice large room with view of the river, and best part was the sauna in the room. Room service and food was great! Look forward to my next stay!

kamer was netjes, wel wat gedateerd, lift werkte niet en bediening in restaurant traag.

Always stay here and made to feel part of the family.

Nice hotel and bedrooms. But toxic food !

leuke hotel, prettig personeel

Literie confortable,petit déjeuner copieux Pas de douche froide possible pour après les sèances de sauna.

Mooie locatie, goede accommodatie.

Schone kamer, prachtig uitzicht

Really clean and nice hotel located in a quiet area near the river and a great walking path. We were there during COVID so the restarurant was only doing pick up but it was very well organized, the food was great and the staff were super helpful and courteous. We love this chain!

Je voelt je hier welkom & gast! Heerlijk gedineerd, luxe kamer met prachtig uitzicht op natuur en water. Kom hier graag terug.

Das Hotel war gut, entsprach aber nicht gänzlich meinen Erwartungen. Die Zimmer sind recht hellhörig und kühlen im Winter schnell aus, sofern die Klimaanlage nicht läuft. Es war leider kein richtiger Schreibtisch vorhanden.WLAN war stabil und die Bandbreite für VPN und Netflix ausreichend.

Everything was very good to excellent. River view is worth it.

Good service, excellent room

Alles war tip top, bis auf die Betten. Wenn man nicht aufgepasst hat, ist man nachts aus dem Bett gefallen, da sich die Matratzen verschoben haben, hinzu kam, dass das Wasser in den Waschbecken und Duschen nicht abgelaufen ist. Das Frühstück hatte alles was man benötigt, allerdings war der Aufschnitt eine Katastrophe. Das Abendessen sah gut aus, war aber geschmacklich unterirdisch für ein 4 Sterne Hotel. Vielleicht sollte der Chefkoch überlegen diesbezüglich einiges zu verändern!

Bel posto, tranquillo e pieno di servizi

Et hotel hvor alt er i orden, service , værelse og sidst og ikke mindst maden. En rimelig pris, fantastisk service. Kan kun anbefales.

Hier stimmte einfach alles!!

A friendly welcome, helpful staff, a delicious and well priced evening meal in the restaurant, and a great breakfast. Couple all of that with fabulous facilities - pool, fitness centre etc - and a small town within easy reach by ferry and it all adds up to a great stay. The Van der Valk brand is brand you can trust. Thank you hotel ARA!

Week-end di viaggio, hotel piacevole vicino a Rotterdam

Arrangements for travel to airport top class

Dejligt stort familie værelse, med kæmpe badeværelse. Skøn udsigt. God restaurant til aften og en fin morgenmadsbuffet.

La personne qui nous a reçu était très sympa à 3h20 du matin. La chambre était au tarif de 139€ sur votre site et j’ai payé 169€. Pas de prise usb dans les chambres La douche est bizarre elle n’est pas dans la baignoire mais à côté. Petit déjeuner indigne de cette chaîne d’hotellerie. Le checking est effectué par une jeune femme qui a oublié ce que sourire veut dire.

Leuk enkel spijtig dag we niet op het terras van de kamer mogen roken

Locatie is afgelegen. Niet duidelijk aangegeven vanaf de snelweg. De inrichting van het hotel en kamer was uitstekend. Aan het warm eten in het restaurant mag aandacht worden besteed, zie mosterdsoep! Ontbijt zoals altijd,uitstekend. Algemeen: Prima hotel.

prima service

Very nice. Comfortable bed.

Parken konnte man quasi gratis direkt vor der Eingangstür. Einchecken ging schnell und effizient auf Englisch. Hotelzimmer war gut, nur Leider kein Blick auf den Fluss mit den ganzen Schiffen. Konnte man aber gut beim reichhaltigen Frühstück geniessen. Ich würde wieder kommen

Habe schon einige Male in Ihrem Hause logiert. Hat alles wie immer super geklappt. Gerne jederzeit wieder. Besten Dank.

Quiet, scenic location and an amazing breakfast. The mattress is a little thin for a spoiled American, but the room was otherwise great.

The hotel staff could not be more helpful.The reception organised taxis and even a phone charger. The bar managers were great,friendly people and i always try and stay here. My 7th visit and second this month. If you have any problems you only need to mention it at reception and it is sorted. Lestherep.

I stayed at this hotel, since I had been there 3 years ago to visit my relatives and liked it there.

I thought that the restaurant food was excellent

We stayed at Van der Valk with a Dutch friend and his wife and found the area very interesting and the hotel very pleasant. The staff were excellent, very skilled at their jobs, knowledgeable, polite and informative. The bedrooms and bathrooms were large and the dining room was well laid out, giving excellent views of the river. The food was great; almost anything you can think of for breakfast and a varied menu in the evening.

Phantastic Hotel. Everything about this hotel is great. Stayed here many times. Highly recommend.

I took the Junior Suite and it was even better than on photos. Large apartment, perfect view at the river (a lot of traffic there but without any noise). Silence, nature around.

We visitors family and were very comfy at the Ara. We will definitely be back. The staff were very friendly with excellent service.

My stay at this hotel was exceptional. The staff were extremely helpful, the room was clean and tidy and the quality of the hotel was great.

Fairly priced room, but no a/c! The hotel is nice ... just wasn't to our liking as the area was so boringly quiet. Still, if quiet is what you want, then it's very good. I wouldn't stay there again though as I've seen more action in a morgue! The no smoking policy is rather draconian and I'm not even sure it's facilitated on the room balconies as there aren't the usual 'wall-mounted' ash-trays ... despite there bring a cigarette vending machine in the foyer! ... unless you want to risk the €200 fine ^^!

All the staff were very attentive and nothing was too much trouble .Very easy going and relaxing atmosphere. Would really like to keep it a secret!!

well maintained, large rooms.Only negative is the loud noise of slamming (auto closing) doors of guest rooms.

Although off the beaten path, this hotel is a gem! Wonderfully located adjacent to the river "Oude Maas", but yet very close to the city of Rotterdam.Fantastic room and bed (very comfortable) and wonderful service from the Front Desk to the restaurant, bar and room service staff.

Had a riverview room which was very nice watching all the river navigational traffic go by your window. A bit out of town, so restaurant had a captive audience. Lovely property.

better than expected - very nice all around with great terrace and canal views - food okay and service good

Hotel is great but location a bit out of the way. The surroundings are flat and featureless but its next to the main river and if you like barges then your in your element

We arrived late and the hotel was a bit tricky to find in the dark but the hotel receptionist provided helpful navigation hints over the phone. The kitchen was due to close at 10pm but the staff stayed on another half an hour to make sure we were fed and cooked us a terrific mixed grill with all the accoutrements. The waiting /bar staff were also wonderfully welcoming and happy despite us being the last in the bar. The en-suite room was well equipped, clean and extremely spacious. Really the only criticism I can make is the pillow being too fat and springy. Extremely good value for money all round.

Great hotel Great staff Great bar & food Great rooms Great views Great is all I can say

Great location for biking, hiking etc, very welcoming, pool - gym bar all good. overall really top class hotel. Close to where i was working. I would recomend this hotel to anyone, rooms are palatial.

Very good Hotel and the surrounding is amazing, stayed there several times and will go back again.

This is most probably the best four star hotel we have ever stayed in! The staff were all brilliant at looking after our every request! Nice quiet location next to a river! There was also free Internet in reception ! Would recommend this hotel to anyone!

An excellent hotel, regarding the quality compared to the costs. We like to come back

We did not book Dinner in advance and the resturant was very busy but the staff were really helpful and arranged a table for us without any fuss. As it was Mother's Day in Holland (May 13, 2012) every lady in the resturant was given a long stemmed red rose, a lovely touch. We would have no reservation about staying in this Hotel in future.

Great room and view, but the location is not so well. It is suitable for the traveler with car.