Hof te Rhode is a family-run celebration estate in Diest, in Flemish Brabant, where the kitchen and the rooms are managed by one team. Company events, weddings and private parties run here, with a main hall that takes 200 guests in seminar layout and 400 at a standing reception. Three smaller rooms, two hectares of gardens and three guest bedrooms complete the estate. Families have celebrated here since 1976.
Seminars and company events
The business section of the site lists company parties, lunches, meetings, presentations and larger company events, as well as seminars, receptions, walking dinners and team building days. All of them take place on site at Rodestraat 7 in Diest.
The Feestzaal takes 200 guests in a seminar layout, and the Wintertuin takes 80. Projection, sound and microphones are available on site, and the team adapts the service timing to your programme. Dietary requirements are passed on up to seven days before the event.
The process is set out in five steps: a first meeting with a tour of the rooms and gardens, a booking confirmed once the advance invoice is paid, the programme and participant list, a detailed review about a month before, and the day itself. One contact person follows the file, and a final invoice with VAT is issued within 14 days. Participants can cancel free of charge up to seven days before.
Weddings and receptions
The estate hosts weddings with a ceremony outdoors in the gardens, a drinks reception by the pond and a dinner indoors. Other formats include wedding dinners, baby showers, communion and spring parties, anniversaries and farewell coffee tables. The site also offers a tailor-made party format, from a table for twelve to a garden party for two hundred.
Rooms and capacities
The Feestzaal has a central dance floor, an open fireplace and high ceilings. It seats 224 guests at a banquet with table service and 204 with a buffet. It takes 400 for a reception and 200 for a seminar.
The Wintertuin is a modern orangery where indoors and outdoors meet. It seats 96 with table service and 80 with a buffet, takes 160 for a reception and 80 for a seminar.
The Salon has a fireplace and a terrace and suits smaller groups: 48 seated with table service, 40 with a buffet. The Studio is a bright, smaller room for 44 seated with table service or 32 with a buffet. A Rustkamer, a quiet lounge, is set aside for the couple or the host. The gardens cover two hectares with a pond and a fountain.
Accommodation
Three double guest rooms with a boho style stand on the estate, a few steps from the party rooms. They share one bathroom. Breakfast is served the next morning in the Studio, or in the garden in fine weather. For larger groups, ask the team about other accommodation nearby.
Catering
Hof te Rhode is also a caterer. The chefs trained under the master chef Felix Alen and cook with fresh, seasonal produce. Service, reception and clearing are handled by the in-house team. A brochure lists all rooms with their capacities and the available packages.
History and setting
The estate has run as a family celebration complex since 1976. The Feestzaal interior was designed by the architect Vittorio Simoni.
Getting there
The address is Rodestraat 7, 3290 Diest. The site gives no public transport details. Ask the team about parking and transfers for your guest list.
