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18. November 2023
Hotel Van Der Valk in Schiedam is recently opened for business and offers the amenities, routinely found at a Van Der Valk hotel; hotel rooms, a restaurant, a bar, a congress center and a coffee lounge in the lobby. As I live nearby, the chances that I will book a room here are very slim, but I like to go to Van Der Valk for lunch or for coffee. Mostly I choose the establishment in Ridderkerk (good coffee and delicious cake by the way), but since the opening of Van Der Valk in Schiedam, there is opportunity to get coffee and cake closer by home. But after two visits I must conclude that the coffee lounge in Schiedam is not fit for purpose and I will go to Ridderkerk again the next time. I will tell you why. The first visit was just after the opening time of 10.00 am. The staff was not welcoming and acted if they were new in the job and didn't enjoy their job very much. But the coffee and cake were OK, although the bill was rather stiff. The second visit was a disaster. There was not one table free, because all tables were occupied by single persons, working on their lap tops, nursing a cup of coffee. If that is the function of the coffee lounge, then the casual visitor should stay clear and go elsewhere.
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