Het Veerhuis Oeffelt

What Het Veerhuis Oeffelt does

Het Veerhuis Oeffelt operates a Grand Café hospitality business on the banks of the Maas river in Oeffelt, Netherlands, within the Maasheggen area — the only UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Netherlands. The venue reopened in summer 2018 in a renovated building with historical roots as a medieval inn at the Oeffelt-Gennep ferry crossing. The business serves a mix of regional diners, tourists, hikers, and cyclists visiting the Maasheggen area, offering breakfast (Friday-Sunday), lunch, and dinner (Wednesday-Sunday) on an indoor dining floor and a terrace with direct river views.

The revenue model is multi-stream and entirely transaction-based. The core restaurant and terrace operation is the primary revenue engine, supported by four guest rooms above the restaurant (starting at €145 per night, weekend minimum two-night stays), the adjacent Boothuis event venue for private celebrations and meetings, and ticketed cultural programming including the monthly Deining live music series (€17.90-€29.90), the annual Snarenplukkers Festival, and the B-Kant x Het Veerhuis disco/house events (€10-€22). Tea services (Maasheggen High Tea at €27.90 per person, Afternoon Tea at €19.90 per person) form a complementary sub-product. Distribution is direct-to-consumer: walk-ins, online reservations via the Guestplan system, the company website, and telephone bookings — with no third-party resellers or intermediaries.

The business operates with a small team of approximately 6 employees, has no disclosed external funding or institutional ownership, and is privately held. Marketing is concentrated on a Facebook presence, the company website, email, and the cultural event programming itself, with word-of-mouth from the hiking and cycling community serving as a key demand driver. The technology stack is minimal — limited to a reservation system and basic e-commerce — and the competitive position rests on a non-replicable riverfront UNESCO location, an integrated F&B/accommodation/event product stack, and a recurring cultural calendar.

Name

Het Veerhuis Oeffelt

Legal name

Het Veerhuis Oeffelt

Website

https://hetveerhuisoeffelt.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services (Restaurant, Accommodation, and Event Venue)

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC), Rooftop Bars & Outdoor Nightlife Venues (MPAGAIAF)

Keywords

• Grand café dining
• Riverside restaurant
• Guest accommodation
• Event venue rental
• Live music events

Headquarters

HQ city

Oeffelt

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant and terrace dining: Food and beverage sales from the restaurant and terrace overlooking the Maas river. Menu includes breakfast (Fri-Sat-Sun from 9:00), lunch, dinner (Wed-Sun), high tea, afternoon tea, and children's menu. Open every day with varying hours.
2. Accommodation (4 rooms): Four guest rooms above the restaurant offering overnight stays with views of the Maas. Rooms feature double beds, air conditioning, pantry with mini fridge, coffee maker, and kettle. Weekend bookings require minimum 2 nights.
3. Boothuis venue rentals: Private event venue adjacent to the main building used for parties, celebrations, meetings, and coffee tables. Can accommodate both small and large groups.
4. Event ticketing: Ticket sales for Deining cultural events (€17.90-€29.90) featuring live music performances, and B-Kant x Het Veerhuis events (€10.00-€22.00) with disco and house music.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Het Veerhuis Oeffelt runs a Grand Café on the banks of the Maas river in Oeffelt, Netherlands, serving breakfast (Fri–Sun), lunch, dinner (Wed–Sun), high tea, afternoon tea, and a children's menu. The venue also offers four guest rooms for overnight stays above the restaurant and the adjacent Boothuis for private events, meetings, and celebrations. Cultural programming includes monthly Deining live music evenings, the annual Snarenplukkers Festival, and B-Kant x Het Veerhuis music events.

Product overview

Het Veerhuis Oeffelt operates as a unified hospitality offering centered around Grand Café Het Veerhuis, a restaurant with terrace views of the Maas river that reopened in summer 2018. The portfolio consists of the core restaurant service (offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus), four guest accommodations above the restaurant, and the adjacent Boothuis event venue for private gatherings. Event programming includes the monthly Deining live music series, the annual Snarenplukkers Festival, and B-Kant music events. Dining add-ons include High Tea and Afternoon Tea services. The business operates seven days a week with extended hours on weekends.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boothuis: Event space for parties, meetings, and coffee tables adjacent to the main restaurant.
• Deining
• Snarenplukkers Festival
• B-Kant x Het Veerhuis

Products and services

• Grand Café Het Veerhuis Restaurant Daily restaurant and terrace service on the banks of the Maas river offering breakfast (Fri–Sun from 9:00), lunch, dinner (Wed–Sun), à la carte menu, three-course set menu, children's menu, and bar/borrel service for individual guests and small groups.
• Accommodatie Kamers (4 Guest Rooms) Four overnight guest rooms above the restaurant offering river views; rooms feature double beds, air conditioning, a pantry with mini fridge, coffee maker, and kettle. Weekend stays require a minimum of 2 nights, from €145 per night.
• Boothuis Event Venue Private event venue adjacent to the main restaurant, with its own garden, accommodating parties, meetings, memorial gatherings (koffietafels), and corporate events for both small and large groups, with optional catering (barbecue, buffet, drinks).
• Deining: Live in het Boothuis Monthly live music and cultural evening held on the third Thursday of each month in the Boothuis, featuring intimate concerts of americana, blues, and folk music from regional art projects and musical storytellers. Tickets €17.90 (evening) or €29.90 (with meal).
• Snarenplukkers Festival Annual music festival at the Boothuis featuring singer-songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and bands, including an outdoor terrace program with acts such as Theo Sieben, Jankity, Macondo Dust Band, and The Biaritz Boys.
• B-Kant x Het Veerhuis Disco and house music event series at the Boothuis featuring vinyl DJ sets progressing from funky house to 2000s tech house. Available as standalone tickets (€10.00–€22.00) or as combi-tickets including a vegetarian dinner.
• Maasheggen High Tea & Afternoon Tea Reserved tea services: High Tea (minimum 6 persons, €27.90/person, served from 14:30) and Afternoon Tea (minimum 2 persons, €19.90/person, served from 11:00). Both include local Maasheggen teas, soup, savory and sweet treats, scones, and house-made pastries. Reservations require 48 hours' notice.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Camping de MaasvalleiminorOthersNearby camping facility 30 meters from the Maas river in the Maasheggen area. Not owned by the same owners as Het Veerhuis. Owned by Willem and Miggiels since December 2016. Recommended as a combination visit for guests wanting to enjoy both hospitality and camping/nature.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Van der Valk Hotels: Major Dutch hospitality group combining hotels, restaurants, and event/banquet facilities. Overlaps with Het Veerhuis's multi-revenue-stream model but operates at chain scale across many regions.
• Center Parcs: Operator of forest-based holiday villages in the Netherlands offering accommodation, F&B, and programmed events. Shares Het Veerhuis's combination of rural stay + dine + ticketed programming, albeit at much larger scale and within a captive park.
• Fletcher Hotels: Largest Dutch hotel-restaurant chain with locations across rural and semi-rural Netherlands including Limburg. Comparable at the hotel + restaurant + events offering level though operating at vastly greater scale and brand reach.
• Landal GreenParks: Dutch operator of holiday parks with on-site F&B and entertainment programming across rural NL. Comparable to Het Veerhuis only in the sense of pairing nature-based tourism with multi-format on-site revenue including ticketed cultural experiences.

Direct peers

• Hotel-Restaurant De Molenhoek: Hotel with restaurant in the Limburg region offering accommodation, F&B, and event hosting — highly comparable operating model and Limburg rural-tourism target market to Het Veerhuis Oeffelt.
• Café Restaurant Da Vinci (or comparable Dutch grand café): Comparable Dutch grand-café format offering all-day dining and event hosting in a scenic setting — directly overlapping Het Veerhuis's primary restaurant-cum-events offering.
• Landgoed de Horst: Small Dutch countryside hotel-restaurant combining lodging, F&B, and meeting/event space in a rural setting. Closely comparable to Het Veerhuis's integrated overnight stay + restaurant + event venue model on a similar scale.

Others

• Booking.com: Major OTA channel through which Het Veerhuis's 4 rooms could be distributed. Relevant as a dependency / distribution enabler rather than a direct competitor, analogous to Guestplan for the restaurant side.
• Visit Limburg (regional tourism board): Regional destination marketing body promoting Limburg tourism including the Maasheggen UNESCO reserve. Adjacent ecosystem participant that drives top-of-funnel traffic to Het Veerhuis through biosphere-area promotion.

Emerging players

• Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Stiemerheide: Smaller boutique property in Limburg combining curated accommodation with restaurant and event offerings. Useful niche comparable for Het Veerhuis's positioning as an experiential, character-led rural stay.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/veerhuisoeffelt.nl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/het-veerhuis-oeffelt

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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