Seminars and company events
Kaap Doorn is a conference center in Doorn, in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug national park, that hosts business meetings only. Since 1994 it has specialized in training sessions, courses, meetings, congresses, multi-day gatherings and hybrid meetings for groups from 2 to 250 people. Weddings and parties are not accepted, which keeps the center focused on business guests. It describes itself as the only training location with hotel rooms in the Netherlands that serves business guests exclusively.
Several meeting packages are available, and technical support, basic equipment and wifi are included. Culinary training days and team activities, indoors or in the surrounding forest, can be added. Examples include a GPS tour, a painting workshop and fencing.
Rooms and capacities
The center has 20 modern meeting rooms. The two largest can host a congress. Room 2, the Beukenzaal, and room 3, the Iepenzaal, can be joined for up to 250 people in theater style. Room 1, the Eikenzaal, holds up to 175 people. The other rooms, used as workshop or break-out spaces, hold 2 to 120 people. Floor plans and layouts are published on the center's site.
All rooms have wired internet in addition to free wifi, and the center is wheelchair accessible. Hybrid meetings, with participants online and on site, are also supported.
Accommodation
The center has 70 hotel rooms for guests who stay before or after a meeting, or for multi-day sessions. A fitness room and an infrared sauna are available to guests.
Catering
The center has its own kitchen and restaurant, and the official site stresses the quality of the food. Meeting packages include coffee, tea and mineral water, and soft drinks are included in all meeting rooms. Culinary training formats are offered for groups that want a food-focused day.
History and setting
The center stands on a large private estate in the forest of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, with walking routes from the door and a lookout tower in the Kaapse Bossen about twenty minutes on foot. It holds a Gold Green Key for sustainability. It belongs to YMCA Netherlands, and a large part of its returns funds the YMCA's youth work and holiday camps.
Getting there
The address is Postweg 9, 3941 KA Doorn, in the middle of the Netherlands near Utrecht, Driebergen and Zeist. The site mentions parking and charging points. It does not state the nearest train station.
