Kasteel Steenenburg in Nieuwkuijk combines meeting salons, hotel rooms and a restaurant in one castle. Organizers book it for meetings, strategy days, multi-day conferences with an overnight stay, drinks receptions and weddings. The six salons seat from 6 to 60 guests. The castle stands on the Steenenburg estate in North Brabant, close to Heusden, 's-Hertogenbosch and the Loonse en Drunense Duinen national park.
Seminars and company events
The castle presents itself as a venue for business events of several kinds: meetings, strategy sessions (heisessies), conferences, company drinks and year-end receptions. The meeting salons sit in the heart of the castle and are equipped with audiovisual equipment and fast Wi-Fi. The castle carries the YOIN excellent meeting places quality label, an independent certification for conference and event venues in the Netherlands.
Events can be combined with an overnight stay. A group can work in the salons during the day and sleep in the hotel on the estate, next to the castle.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held in the castle and in its gardens. The Grand Salon works as a wedding hall for up to about 60 guests. The Orangerie Steenenburg, its terrace and the castle garden make a second setting for a reception. A bridal suite offers a separate bedroom, a living room with a kitchenette and a bathroom with a bath. Guests can sleep in the hotel rooms.
Rooms and capacities
Each meeting salon is named after a person from the castle's history.
Salon 1, Floris van Schagen, is 28 square meters, faces the terrace and seats 1 to 8 guests.
Salon 2, Johan van Wassenaar, is 28 square meters, faces the terrace and seats 1 to 10 guests.
Salon 3, Paul van Haestrecht, is 17 square meters, faces the park and seats 1 to 6 guests.
Salon 4, Hertogin Johanna van Brabant, is 25 square meters, faces the park and seats 1 to 10 guests.
Salon 5, Dirk van Altena, is 26 square meters, faces the park and seats 1 to 10 guests.
The Grand Salon is named after Jean Francois d'Oultremont. It covers 65 square meters, looks over the park and the terrace, and seats 1 to 60 guests.
Accommodation
The hotel offers Deluxe rooms with a king-size bed, Twin rooms, Junior Suites with a seating area and a kitchenette, and Senior Suites with a separate bedroom and two bathrooms. Some rooms have connecting doors and can sleep up to four people. Some rooms are fully wheelchair accessible and some face the castle. The website does not state the total number of rooms.
Catering
The castle has its own restaurant. The website also describes meeting and event packages, and combined stay packages. It does not give menu formats for groups, so ask the team about lunch and dinner options.
History and setting
The history of Steenenburg goes back to 1230, when Dirk van Altena handed his possessions in the Heusden area to the Duke of Brabant. The Van Haestrecht family lived here for six generations, and a charter of 1559 recognized the castle as a place of justice. In 1707 it passed to the Belgian d'Oultremont family. A fire in 1795 destroyed much of the castle. In 1875 Adriaan d'Oultremont had it rebuilt in neo-Gothic style. The estate later housed the Land van Ooit theme park, and the castle now works as a hotel and event venue.
Getting there
The castle is at Gravin 38, 5253 CJ Nieuwkuijk. The nearest city is 's-Hertogenbosch, and Heusden is close by.
