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Reviews of Van der Valk Hotel ARA

4 out of 5
Van der Valk Hotel ARA
Veerweg 10, Zwijndrecht

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 112 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 66 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 192 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Zahra

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A must when visiting Netherlands
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 😊
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Ali

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

LES

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Grzegorz

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good standard twin rooms, but would like to have a gap between the two beds, Shared room with work associate
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

jo greenwood

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect hotel for location we needed to be in. Clean, modern building and friendly helpful staff .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good leisure facilities, great bar and restaurant area too. Room spacious and comfortable. Worth getting the view of the river.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay for a work trip
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ali

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Konstantinos

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms Quite place
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mladen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel set in the Dutch countryside
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Long wkd stay
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!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

LES

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always stay here and made to feel part of the family.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

Bruno

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel and bedrooms. But toxic food !
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay away
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!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was very good to excellent. River view is worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service, excellent room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dafydd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Van der Valk brand delivers once again!
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!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Denbigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Arrangements for travel to airport top class
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Darci

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent.
Very nice. Comfortable bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Philip Elwell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business trip to Zwijndrecht
Quiet, scenic location and an amazing breakfast. The mattress is a little thin for a spoiled American, but the room was otherwise great.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jeroen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

LES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay
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.

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth, Niagara Falls Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely resort hotel on the Maas River
I stayed at this hotel, since I had been there 3 years ago to visit my relatives and liked it there.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice stay
I thought that the restaurant food was excellent

8/10 Good

Vanessa, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant location with good views
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.

10/10 Excellent

Els, Calgary, Alberta Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Phantastic Hotel. Everything about this hotel is great. Stayed here many times. Highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Yevhen, Kiev

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place for staying
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.

8/10 Good

Sandra, Stellenbosch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review
We visitors family and were very comfy at the Ara. We will definitely be back. The staff were very friendly with excellent service.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, a real pleasure to stay there
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.

10/10 Excellent

Noams

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Steven, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good enough
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 ^^!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

S.H., U.K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ease of access from U.K
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!!

8/10 Good

Dutch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
middle of nature
well maintained, large rooms.Only negative is the loud noise of slamming (auto closing) doors of guest rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Albert C., Boston, MA USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel off the beaten path
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.