Family hotel in Drenthe - room for the whole family at Bitter en Zoet in Veenhuizen

Family hotel in Drenthe - room for the whole family

Family hotel in Drenthe - room for the whole family

Travelling through Drenthe with children? Bitter en Zoet is a small family hotel in Veenhuizen with spacious apartments, an orchard of its own and the National Prison Museum around the corner. We are a family business ourselves.

Apartments with room to play

Our family apartments have a separate bedroom, a living room and their own kitchen. Handy when the children go to bed earlier or when you feel like cooking. Extra beds and cots are available on request.

Playing and exploring outdoors

Around the complex you will find the orchard, the kitchen garden and centuries-old trees. In the village you can cycle to the National Prison Museum, where children investigate for themselves. A little further lies the Fochteloerveen with its cranes.

Eating out with children, without the fuss

Our restaurant is informal. There is a child-friendly choice, we are happy to adapt dishes, and the breakfast buffet is included with every stay. Allergies or dietary wishes? Let us know when you book.

Practical notes for families

Free parking at the door, short distances within the village and a team that thinks along. Many families stay two or three nights and combine the museum with cycling through the World Heritage site.

Why families stay with us

Our apartments give a family space: a separate bedroom, a living room and a kitchen for the evenings when the children prefer pancakes. Outside there is the orchard and the kitchen garden to explore.

The village is quiet and easy to navigate, so children can cycle safely. The National Prison Museum keeps adults busy just as long.

  • Family apartments with their own kitchen
  • Cot and extra bed on request
  • Breakfast buffet included, children too
  • National Prison Museum within walking distance

Days out nearby

Cycling through the World Heritage site, spotting cranes in the Fochteloerveen, roaming the Slokkert brook valley or visiting the Maallust brewery for the grown-ups. A long weekend fills itself.

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.

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