Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling

What Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling does

Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling is a four-star family hotel and restaurant operating continuously in Dwingeloo, Drenthe, Netherlands, since 1662, making it the oldest family hotel in the country. The property sits on the Brink of Dwingeloo between two national parks (Dwingelderveld and Drents-Friese Wold) and offers seven accommodation categories (Single, Basic, Standard, Comfort, Deluxe, Suite/Family, and two apartments at Het Smaakhuis) priced from €115 to €490 per night, alongside a restaurant led by chef Jelmer Dekker serving seasonal regional cuisine, lunch, dinner, and high tea (€25.50 per person). The business is operated across multiple revenue streams including accommodation, restaurant dining, themed stay packages (culinary, golf, cycling, Giethoorn, Christmas), tiered meeting packages ranging from 4 to 56 hours, full-service weddings, off-site catering, a mobile foodtruck called Wesseling on Wheels, gift vouchers, and an own-brand craft beer (Wesseling's 1662 Volmaakt Blond, 7% ABV). Operations are supported by the MEWS property management system and a Cubilis booking engine, with Grand Café de Brink operating as a wholly-owned annex across the street. The company employs approximately 25 staff and transitioned to its 14th generation of family ownership on April 4, 2025, with Fleur Zandhuis-Bergmans and Koen Zandhuis taking over from Mark Bergmans and Annemarie Bergmans-Wesseling. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the multilingual hotel website, phone, and email, supplemented by golf-course partner channels for package distribution; the business targets leisure travelers, wedding and event clients, corporate meeting groups, golf enthusiasts, and off-site catering customers across the Netherlands and nearby European markets.

Name

Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling

Legal name

Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling

Website

https://hotelwesseling.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling is the oldest family hotel in the Netherlands, operating a four-star hotel, restaurant, and event venue in Dwingeloo, Drenthe since 1662, serving leisure travelers, wedding and corporate groups, and golf tourists across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gastronomy & Wine-Focused Boutique Hotels (THAGADAG), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Beverage Services (Bar Catering, Mixology, Beverage Programs) (THAHAKAJ), Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation services
• Restaurant dining services
• Wedding venue services
• Corporate meeting packages
• Off-site catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dwingeloo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation: Overnight stays in various room categories (single, basic, standard, comfort, deluxe rooms, suite, and apartments). Revenue from nightly room rates ranging from €115 to €490 depending on room type and season.
2. Restaurant Dining: Restaurant serving lunch, dinner, and high tea. Chef Jelmer Dekker leads kitchen team. Seasonal dishes using local/regional ingredients. Extensive wine list with 40+ beer varieties. High Tea priced at €25.50 per person.
3. Hotel & Dining Packages: Curated stay packages combining accommodation with meals and activities. Examples: Wesseling arrangement (€108.50+), Culinary arrangement (€130.50+), Dwingeloo arrangement (€188.50+), cycling package (€189.50+), golf packages (€170-177.50), Christmas arrangements (€287-420).
4. Meeting & Conference Services: Meeting packages ranging from 4-hour (€19.00+) to 56-hour (€456.50+) arrangements with catering. Includes use of meeting rooms with audiovisual equipment, coffee breaks, lunches, and optional dinners and overnight stays.
5. Wedding & Event Hosting: Full-service wedding venue with ceremony, reception, dinner, and party services. Combined venue with Grand Café de Brink. Options include outdoor ceremonies in garden with Bedouin tent, various dining styles (dinner, buffet, BBQ, foodtruck, walking dinner), and accommodation for guests.
6. Catering & Foodtruck Services: Off-site catering from Grand Café de Brink kitchen. Wesseling on Wheels foodtruck available for hire with staff for private events. Services range from mustard soup in forest to 6-course dinners at private homes.
7. Gift Vouchers & Merchandise: Gift vouchers available via email or reception (physical or digital with QR code). Own beer (Wesseling's 1662 Volmaakt Blond) sold at €2.50 per bottle, in 4-pack or 16-bottle crate with glassware and coasters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling operates a four-star family hotel and restaurant established in 1662 in Dwingeloo, Drenthe. The company sells overnight accommodation across multiple room categories, restaurant dining (lunch, dinner, high tea), curated stay packages, meeting and conference packages, full-service wedding hosting, off-site catering (including a branded foodtruck), gift vouchers, and its own craft beer brand (Wesseling's 1662 Volmaakt Blond).

Product overview

Hotel & Restaurant Wesseling is a four-star family hotel and restaurant established in 1662, making it the oldest family hotel in the Netherlands. The company operates as a traditional hospitality business with a unified product portfolio centered on accommodation services (seven room categories ranging from Single to apartments), restaurant operations (lunch, dinner, and high tea), and bundled packages. Their offerings include themed stay packages (golf, cycling, Giethoorn, culinary, Christmas), meeting packages (4-hour to 56-hour options), and wedding/event services. The company also operates Grand Café de Brink as a related venue and produces their own beer brand (Wesseling's 1662 Volmaakt Blond). Additional services include a foodtruck (Wesseling on Wheels) and catering. The hotel uses MEWS property management system and Cubilis booking engine for reservations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grand Café de Brink: Brasserie met lunch, borrel, diner, 40+ soorten bier, cocktails en wijnkaart. Gezellige café, ruime lounge met hout gestookte kachel.
• Wesseling on Wheels
• Wesseling's 1662 Volmaakt Blond

Products and services

• Hotel Rooms Overnight accommodation in seven categories — Single, Basic, Standard, Comfort, Deluxe rooms, and Suite/Family Room — with rates from €115 to €240 per night, all featuring private bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, and modern amenities for leisure and business guests.
• Het Smaakhuis Apartments Two self-catering apartments (De Es and De Brink) located on or near the Brink, accommodating 2–4 persons with full kitchens, multiple bedrooms, private terraces, and garden access. Rates from €470 to €490 per night.
• Restaurant Wesseling Full-service à la carte restaurant led by chef Jelmer Dekker, serving seasonal lunch and dinner menus using local/regional sustainable ingredients, an extensive wine list, and professional service in a recently renovated dining room.
• High Tea English-style high tea service featuring an extensive selection of homemade sweet and savory treats with a pot of tea, priced at €25.50 per person, available by reservation.
• Themed Stay Packages Curated hotel packages combining accommodation with meals and regional activities. Variants include Wesseling Arrangement (€108.50+), Culinary Arrangement (€130.50+), Dwingeloo Arrangement (€188.50+), 4-Day Summer (€257.50+), 5-Day Summer (€373.00+), and Christmas arrangements (€287–€420).
• Golf Packages Two golf stay packages partnering with regional courses: Golf Arrangement Havelte (€170+, one green fee at Golf Club Havelte) and Golf Arrangement Gelpenberg (€177.50+, one green fee at Golf Club De Gelpenberg), each including accommodation and dining.
• Cycling Arrangement Two-night cycling package from €189.50 per person including one day of normal bike rental for exploring Dwingelderveld, Holtingerveld, Drents-Friese Wold, and Weerribben-Wieden national parks.
• Giethoorn Arrangement Stay package from €189.50 per person including a boat cruise through Giethoorn (Dutch Venice), combined with hotel accommodation and meals.
• Meeting & Conference Packages Five tiered meeting packages (4-hour from €19.00+, 8-hour from €49.50+, 24-hour from €208.50+, 32-hour from €252.50+, and 56-hour from €456.50+ per person) offering meeting rooms with audiovisual equipment, coffee/tea, breaks, lunches, dinners, and overnight stays for corporate events.
• Wedding Services Full-service wedding venue offering ceremony (indoor, garden, Bedouin tent, or nearby church), reception with cake cutting, and dinners (formal, buffet, BBQ, walking dinner, or foodtruck), combined with Grand Café de Brink and overnight accommodation for guests.
• Wesseling on Wheels Foodtruck Catering Off-site catering service featuring Big Green Eggs for outdoor cooking, beer on tap, and rosé, available with staff for BBQ and walking-dinner events at private homes, corporate functions, and outdoor celebrations.
• Wesseling's 1662 Volmaakt Blond (Own Craft Beer) Proprietary 7% ABV blonde bottle-fermented craft beer originating from Brewery Koning (1662), available on tap at the hotel and bottled for retail at €2.50 per bottle, in 4-packs, or 16-bottle crates with branded glassware and coasters.
• Grand Café de Brink Sister venue across the street operating as a brasserie/café with lunch, drinks, and dinner service, offering 40+ beer varieties, cocktails, and a curated wine list, with a wood-fired stove lounge, outdoor terrace, and annex rooms for Suite/Family Room guests.
• Gift Vouchers Physical and digital gift vouchers for hotel stays, dining, and experiences, available via email or reception, with digital vouchers delivered with unique QR codes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lowest price guarantee for direct bookings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and support.

• Grand Café de BrinkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2025Grand Café de Brink operates as a sister venue under the same family ownership (Zandhuis-Bergmans family). Located across the street from Hotel Wesseling, it serves as annex for suite/family rooms and provides additional bar, café, and lounge capacity with 40+ beer varieties and wood-fired stove. The venues complement each other for wedding events and celebrations.
• Golfclub HaveltecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with golf course located near hunebedden in Holtingerveld area of Drenthe. Hotel offers combined golf and accommodation packages including green fees and overnight stays. Approximately 20 minutes driving distance from hotel.
• Golfclub De GelpenbergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with golf course offering packaged golfing experiences with hotel accommodation. Golfers enjoy combination of nature and golf in Drentse landscape. Approximately 30 minutes driving distance from hotel.
• MEWSsupportTechnology or IntegrationMEWS property management and reservation system used at hotel reception for managing bookings, guest check-in/check-out, and reservation operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hampshire Hotels: Hampshire is a Dutch collection of boutique and full-service hotels, many in regional locations with restaurants and meeting facilities — directly comparable as a curated Dutch hotel brand operating similar full-service properties.
• Fletcher Hotels: Fletcher is the largest Dutch hotel chain with a portfolio of 100+ hotels, many of which combine accommodation with restaurants and meeting facilities in regional locations — directly comparable to Wesseling's small-town full-service hotel model.
• Pillows Hotels: Pillows is a Dutch boutique hotel brand focused on historic properties with refined dining experiences — directly comparable as a small-format Dutch boutique hotel emphasizing heritage character and gastronomy.

Emerging players

• Landal GreenParks: Landal operates holiday parks in nature areas across the Netherlands with bungalows, restaurants, and activity packages — comparable as a nature-based leisure hospitality operator in the same regional tourism ecosystem.
• Center Parcs: Center Parcs operates holiday parks across the Netherlands and Europe in nature settings, combining accommodation with restaurants, activities, and family packages — comparable as a nature-based leisure stay operator targeting similar Dutch family travelers.

Broad incumbents

• Van der Valk Hotels: Van der Valk is a large family-owned Dutch hospitality group with hotels across the country that pair lodging with restaurants, event venues, and meeting facilities — a broader incumbent operating the same integrated hotel-restaurant-event format.
• NH Hotel Group: NH is a major European hotel group with significant Dutch presence operating city and resort hotels with restaurants and meeting facilities — comparable as an established player offering similar full-service accommodation in the Netherlands.
• Bilderberg Hotels: Bilderberg is a Dutch hotel group operating upscale full-service hotels with restaurants, meeting rooms, and event spaces — comparable as a Dutch incumbent offering a similar hospitality portfolio.
• Golden Tulip Hotels: Golden Tulip is an established Dutch-origin hotel brand with properties across the Netherlands combining lodging, dining, and event facilities — comparable as an incumbent offering similar integrated hospitality services.

Others

• Relais & Châteaux: Relais & Châteaux is an international association of historic, family-owned boutique hotels with strong gastronomy and wine programs — comparable as a peer cohort sharing the same heritage-boutique-gastronomy positioning Wesseling uses for premium pricing.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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