Van der Valk

Van der Valk Wassenaar embraces sustainability

It is possible to escape the hotel business in the Van der Valk family. “Indeed,” says Alex Luiten, director of Van der Valk The Hague-Wassenaar, “my parents said: ‘Go and do something else in particular.’ My brother, for example, is a chef in France.” Luiten himself made zigzag moves: he...

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Hotel Pistache

9 x hotels in The Hague you'll want to stay at

1. Hotel Pistache In the middle of Zeeheldenkwartier sits Hotel Pistache. A boutique hotel with nine suites, all with a work corner and often a small kitchenette. No lobby or restaurant, but you won't miss that. Get breakfast at Café Blossom and then walk straight to the...

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White Castle

Kasteel de Wittenburg is livelier than ever

“The façade bears the date 1899, but it wasn't actually completed until 1901,” he explains in the conservatory overlooking the water feature at Wassenaar Castle. “When I first came to work here as a student, it was a private gentlemen's club. Now we're working on...

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Kasteel de Wittenburg

De Wittenburg most versatile castle in the Netherlands

The memo board in his office does not leave a millimetre of blank space. The number of thank-you cards hanging from the clips is seemingly endless. Jim Boctor (30) removes the kraft paper around a porcelain plate painted with a chef who could have been Auguste Gusteau from 'Ratatouille'....

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