Van der Valk Hotel, Amsterdam Building Development, Dutch Architecture, Images
Van der Valk Hotel in Amsterdam
New Accommodation Building Development in The Netherlands ? design by Wiel Arets Architects
12 Feb 2018
Van der Valk Hotel
Design: Wiel Arets Architects (WAA)
Location: Stationsplein 9, 1012 AB Amsterdam, the Netherlands
WWA begin construction on the Van der Valk Hotel in Amsterdam?s Zuidas District

With origins as a highway-centric motel chain for travelers by automobile; Van der Valk is an international company, whose roots are Dutch, and whose hotels are almost always sited adjacent to highways, providing standard lodging and dining for those traveling long distances by car. Seeking to reposition itself in the Dutch market, while spurring a renewal of its image; the chain, long known for its hotels sited in-between major Dutch cities, will add a new location to their portfolio of properties, with a 26.000 m2 hotel in Amsterdam. Situated along the southern edge of the ring highway that encircles the city?the A10?the new hotel encompasses circa 240 rooms, several cafés and restaurants, a meeting center, congress hall, spa and wellness center, and a plethora of terraces offering views out over Amsterdam. Because the hotel is steps away from the city?s convention center?between the business district and ?Old South? neighborhood of the city, constructed just before the 1929 Olympic Games?the hotel is connected to the city through numerous bus, metro, and tram lin...