Lake House Rotterdam

What Lake House Rotterdam does

Lake House Rotterdam B.V. is a privately held Dutch full-service restaurant and event venue founded in 2018, operating from Bergsebosdreef 6, Bergschenhoek, in the Lage Bergse Bos nature reserve on the Bergse Plas, between Rotterdam, Den Haag, and Gouda. The business combines a ~150-cover à la carte restaurant (lunch, dinner, sushi, sashimi, bar bites, and a wine list reaching €499/bottle) with three dedicated event spaces: a 38 m² Private Dining Room, a 112 m² Business Room, and a Party Room accommodating up to 150 guests, plus ~150 free parking spaces and an outdoor terrace.

Revenue is generated across five streams: food and beverage sales (transactional à la carte), event venue hire with minimum-spend rules (Private Room from €250/half-day weekday, Business Room €165/hour or €965/6+ hours, Party Room wedding hire from €965), ticketed signature events such as the annual White Party (€85 party-only, €150 dinner+party), five structured corporate meeting packages priced from €19.50 to €117 per person, and on-site Lake House gift vouchers (€30+, two-year validity). The customer base spans individual diners, SMB and corporate clients in South Holland, wedding couples, and private celebration hosts, served through a hybrid direct-to-consumer and field-sales motion via the FRANK reservation system, Google, The Fork, and a dedicated in-house sales team.

The venue has been operating continuously for over seven years, celebrated its 7th anniversary in 2025, and has extended into a second operational site under the related 'Nossa Nesselande' brand. Commercial partnerships span 14+ curated wedding and event vendors (photographers, florists, stylists, tent hire, cake suppliers, vintage cars), making the venue a regional hub for wedding services in South Holland. The company operates with no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed AI capabilities, and no external institutional funding.

Name

Lake House Rotterdam

Legal name

Lake House Rotterdam B.V.

Website

https://lakehouserotterdam.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Wedding venue hosting
• Corporate event services
• Private dining rooms
• Event catering packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergschenhoek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food & Beverage Sales: The primary revenue stream is from food and beverage sales through the à la carte restaurant, offering lunch, dinner, and all-day dining. The menu includes premium items such as Wagyu A5 (€87.50), Tomahawk sharing steak (€125.00), a full sushi and sashimi selection, and an extensive wine list. Lunch dishes range from €14.75 to €24.50; main courses from €22.50 to €87.50; bar bites from €5.50 to €33.25. A separate wine program features premium options including Billecart-Salmon Rosé (€265.00 bottle) and Miraval Magnum (€499.00).
2. Event Venue Hire & Private Bookings: Revenue is generated through hiring out dedicated event spaces: the Private Room (private dining, babyshowers, small meetings), the Party Room / Business Room (weddings, corporate events, parties), and full venue buyouts. Pricing includes minimum spend requirements (e.g., €500 per session for Private Room on weekends), room hire flat rates (Business Room from €165/hour or €965 for 6+ hours), and wedding hall rental starting from €965 for the Party Room.
3. Ticketed Events: The restaurant organizes and sells tickets to signature public events, such as the annual White Party. Ticket tiers include Dinner + Party (€150 per person) and Party Only (€85 per person). These include dining and entertainment components.
4. Gift Vouchers: Lake House sells its own branded gift vouchers (Lake House Cadeaubon), available in denominations of €30 or more, valid for two years. Revenue is realized upon purchase and recognized upon redemption.
5. Meeting & Conference Packages: Five meeting arrangement packages are offered with per-person pricing: Bergse Bos (from €19.50, half-day no lunch), Rottemeren (from €50.00, half-day with lunch), Lansingerland (from €74.50, half-day with dinner), Lake House (from €68.50, full day with lunch), and Lake House Deluxe (from €117.00, full day with lunch and 3-course dinner).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lake House Rotterdam operates a full-service restaurant and event venue located in a nature reserve in Bergschenhoek, Netherlands. The venue offers all-day dining (breakfast, lunch, dinner with a full à la carte menu, sushi, and wine program), hosts weddings, corporate meetings, and private celebrations across three dedicated event spaces (Private Dining Room, Business Room, Party Room), and produces signature ticketed public events such as the annual White Party.

Product overview

Lake House Rotterdam is a multi-faceted hospitality venue operating as a unified restaurant and events platform. The core offering centers on full-service dining (breakfast, lunch, dinner) with an extensive menu and wine selection. The venue provides dedicated spaces for various event types: Private Dining Room (meetings, small events), Business Room (larger corporate events), and Party Room (celebrations up to 150 guests). Event services include wedding hosting, corporate events, babyshowers, and signature annual events like White Party. Five meeting packages (Bergse Bos, Rottemeren, Lansingerland, Lake House, Lake House Deluxe) complement the meeting room rentals. All spaces feature AV equipment including 55 inch 4K displays and professional sound systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining Full-service restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, and an extensive wine list with à la carte menu featuring seafood, sushi, steaks (Wagyu A5 €87.50, Tomahawk sharing €125), vegetarian options, and international cuisine. Located in the Lage Bergse Bos with terrace seating and indoor dining room. Open seven days a week.
• Wedding Venue & Planning Services Complete wedding venue and planning services including ceremony (in partnership with Gemeente Lansingerland for civil marriages), reception, dinner, and party all on a single site in the Party Room accommodating up to 150 guests (ceremony) or 120 seated (celebration). Wedding hall hire starts from €965. Includes a curated network of 14+ vendor partners (photographers, florists, cake makers, tent suppliers, car services, styling).
• Corporate Meeting & Event Services Business event hosting with two dedicated event spaces (Private Dining Room at 38 m² and Business Room at 112 m²) and five structured meeting packages (Bergse Bos from €19.50/pp, Rottemeren from €50/pp, Lansingerland from €74.50/pp, Lake House from €68.50/pp, Lake House Deluxe from €117/pp). Both spaces feature 55" 4K LED screens, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, professional sound systems, and include unlimited coffee/tea/water. Suitable for meetings, presentations, networking drinks, company parties, and team outings.
• Private Celebrations (Babyshowers, Parties, High Teas) Private event hosting in the Private Room (up to 40 seated or 65 standing) and Party Room (up to 150 guests) for babyshowers, birthday parties, class reunions, retirement parties, surprise parties, high teas, gender reveals, anniversaries, and team outings. Includes High Tea package from €32.50 per person (minimum 8 persons), customizable catering (à la carte, canapés, sharing boards, borrelplateau), and drinks arrangements. No outside catering permitted; own cake allowed with €1.90/person plate fee.
• White Party Signature Events Annual signature ticketed party event featuring DJ entertainment, multi-course dinners, and themed celebrations. The 2026 edition features DJ La Fuente. Two ticket tiers: Dinner + Party at €150 per person (includes 3-course dinner, Heineken, house wine, soft drinks, entry from 18:00) and Party Only at €85 per person (entry from 20:00). Tickets sold directly through the venue's website.
• Lake House Cadeaubon Gift Vouchers Lake House branded gift vouchers (Lake House Cadeaubon) sold at the hostess desk in denominations of €30 or more, valid for two years. Can be redeemed for restaurant dining and event services at the venue.

Quantifiable outcome

• The venue has been operating for at least 7 years (celebrated 7th anniversary in 2025), indicating sustained business viability and brand strength in a competitive hospitality market.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unplugged Wedding PhotographycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUnplugged Wedding Photography is listed as a preferred wedding partner on the Lake House Rotterdam website. They specialize in unobtrusive, documentary-style wedding photography and are recommended to couples planning weddings at the venue.
• Banket van de VrandecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBanket van de Vrande is a wedding cake and pastry supplier featured as a preferred partner of Lake House Rotterdam, recommended to couples for wedding cakes and desserts.
• Gemeente LansingerlandminorOthersThe municipality of Lansingerland is listed as a partner, likely related to civil marriage registrations conducted at Lake House Rotterdam, as Dutch municipalities officiate legal marriages.
• Creative & Co (Event Styling)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCreative & Co is listed as a preferred event styling partner, providing decorative design services for weddings and events hosted at Lake House.
• TentforceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTentforce provides tent and temporary structure hire, enabling outdoor extensions of events at Lake House, particularly relevant for large weddings requiring additional covered space.
• Gallery Groene TuinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGallery Groene Tuin is listed as a floristry and garden styling partner for Lake House events, providing floral arrangements and garden-based decorations.
• MEER FlowersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMEER Flowers is listed as a flower supplier partner for events at Lake House Rotterdam.
• Loopers Ice CreamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLoopers Ice Cream provides ice cream cart and rolling dessert services for events, adding a unique experiential element to weddings and celebrations at the venue.
• MEB Rotterdam (Events & Production)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMEB Rotterdam is listed as an event production partner, likely providing audio, lighting, or event production services beyond the venue's in-house AV.
• Enjoy CakesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnjoy Cakes supplies celebration cakes for events at Lake House Rotterdam.
• Wonderful WeddingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWonderful Wedding is a wedding planning and coordination service featured as a preferred partner, helping couples organize their Lake House wedding from start to finish.
• Jarnoo (Photography)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerJarnoo is a photography partner listed on the Lake House Rotterdam weddings page.
• Laura de Kwan PhotographyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaura de Kwan Photography is a wedding photography partner recommended to Lake House clients.
• We Love OldtimersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWe Love Oldtimers provides vintage car transportation services for weddings, listed as a preferred partner on the Lake House weddings page.
• FRANK (Reservation System)coreTechnology or IntegrationFRANK is the third-party reservation and ticketing platform used by Lake House Rotterdam. The restaurant accepts online reservations through FRANK for groups up to 8 persons, and event tickets (e.g., White Party) are sold via FRANK ticket links embedded on the website.
• Diora.mila.decorations (Babyshower Decorations)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiora.mila.decorations is recommended by Lake House as a preferred decoration supplier for babyshowers and private events, with contact via Instagram.
• styledbysophia.events (Babyshower Styling)minorGTM or Marketing Partnerstyledbysophia.events is a second recommended babyshower styling partner, referred to clients via Lake House's babyshower FAQ.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hilton Rotterdam: Major Rotterdam hotel operating restaurants, bars, meeting rooms and event spaces. Comparable on the meeting/conference and event offerings, broader and centrally located, but does not replicate Lake House's nature-reserve setting.
• The Harbour Club: Dutch upscale restaurant and event-venue group with multiple locations across the Randstad. Comparable on the restaurant-and-large-event model and premium positioning, but larger and multi-site — a broad incumbent rather than a direct one-to-one competitor.

Direct peers

• Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg: Historic estate venue offering restaurant dining, weddings, corporate events, and meeting packages. Comparable to Lake House on the wedding + corporate + restaurant combination, though in a different (Kennemerland) region.
• Kasteel Oud Poelgeest: Castle estate in South Holland offering restaurant dining, weddings and corporate events with curated vendor partnerships. Directly comparable to Lake House on the wedding-venue-plus-dining and vendor-ecosystem model.
• Landgoed de Horst: Dutch estate combining a restaurant with extensive meeting and event facilities, including weddings and corporate bookings. Closely analogous to Lake House's full-service hospitality offering in a non-urban setting.
• Baut Zuid: Upscale Rotterdam restaurant with private dining and event hosting. Comparable on premium à la carte dining and private-event capacity in the South Holland market, though without Lake House's dedicated wedding and ticketed-event franchises.
• Parkheuvel: Two-Michelin-star fine-dining restaurant in Rotterdam with private dining and event hosting. Direct peer for the premium à la carte and high-end guest experience, though more upscale-leaning than Lake House.
• Lommerrijk: Premium Dutch estate venue combining a full-service restaurant with a dedicated ballroom and wedding/event hosting, located on the Reeuwijkse Plassen close to Gouda. Closest comparable to Lake House Rotterdam in model, geographic position (waterfront South Holland) and service mix.
• Euromast Rotterdam: Iconic Rotterdam tower with on-site restaurant, brasserie, event spaces and wedding hosting. Comparable as a destination restaurant/event venue pairing in the Rotterdam region with similar F&B-plus-events business model.

Regional players

• De Kuip Congrescentrum: Rotterdam-based conference and event venue with on-site catering and meeting facilities. Comparable to Lake House's Business Room and meeting packages on the corporate/Rotterdam market, though not restaurant-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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