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Bitter & Fire
A culinary jazz evening around the open fire.
Veenhuizen · since 1893
Here you taste the history and feel the space.
Discover Bitter en Zoet, a unique hotel and restaurant in the historic health complex of UNESCO World Heritage Veenhuizen, where rich history and modern comfort flow seamlessly into one another. Eating with us is fine dining in an approachable way.
Sleep in a monument that shaped Dutch history
Dining
A culinary journey through UNESCO World Heritage
Where the physician and apothecary once worked, you now enjoy a relaxed lunch or an atmospheric drink. In the evening our restaurant becomes the setting for a culinary tribute to Johannes van den Bosch.
Approachable and affordable fine dining focused on organic and local produce: a tasting of the Drenthe landscape in a historic setting. You compose your own evening with a choice of a 3, 4 or 5-course menu.
Sleeping
Staying in a building full of stories
Choose a stay in the old hospital, the former apothecary or the physician's house. Our rooms and apartments breathe character through their historic details, yet are fully equipped with every modern comfort.
After a night in the serene quiet of Veenhuizen, an extensive breakfast buffet awaits you. Step outside and let the wide avenues of this remarkable village surprise you.
Experience
A village that was closed until 1980
That history still hangs tangibly in the air. Walk the landscape with one of our guides, visit the National Prison Museum or explore nature on the border of Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen.
In 2027 a brand-new visitor centre opens in our old hospital. But why wait? The experience begins here, today.
We want you to experience this special heritage right in the heart of UNESCO World Heritage.
Gertjan & Suzan - Owners, family business Bitter & Zoet
Events
What's on
To the full calendarHospitaallaan 16, Veenhuizen
In the heart of the Colony of Benevolence, on the border of Drenthe and Friesland.
Why Bitter en Zoet
Sleep in a monument that shaped Dutch history
Our hotel and restaurant occupy the monumental hospital of Veenhuizen - a place that wrote a century of the Dutch story. You sleep among the original walls, corridors and windows of that story, with every comfort of today.
Living history
A national monument in the unique colony village of Veenhuizen, UNESCO World Heritage.
Food with a story
Kitchen led by Chef Peter and Sous-Chef Jos: local, organic and full of character.
Space and quiet
Green avenues, forests and silence - right outside the monument's door.