Woudschoten Hotel & Conferentiecentrum in Zeist, near Utrecht, hosts conferences, seminars, training courses and company dinners for 6 to 350 people. The estate offers 31 meeting rooms, 139 hotel rooms and 45 hectares of woodland, so a multi-day event can stay on one site.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents the house as a place for congresses, conferences, meetings, courses and team days. For congresses it quotes groups of 100 to 350 people, and it mentions hybrid events as well. Typical formats are an annual general meeting, a seminar, a workshop or a festive dinner.
For large events the venue can reserve a separate wing with plenary rooms, breakout rooms, its own foyer, exhibition space and a cloakroom. Your group then stays together and apart from other guests. A permanent contact person follows the event from planning to the day itself.
Woudzicht is a newer space, the former Sociëteit, now reopened for organisations. It is booked exclusively for one group and has its own coffee corner, bar and forest terrace. The site describes it for meetings, drinks, dinners and team days that move between indoors and outdoors. Outdoor team activities can also be arranged on the grounds.
Rooms and capacities
The meeting rooms are spread over three wings. The Atrium wing has 10 rooms for 12 to 120 people and was restyled in 2023. The Villa has 10 rooms for 6 to 120 people, including the Kapelzaal, a theatre-style room with a balcony renovated in 2017. The Woud wing covers 8 to 350 people and is the base for large congresses. Rooms can be arranged in theatre, cabaret, U-shape, school or carré layouts, and the setup is ready when guests arrive.
The congress areas were restyled in 2022 and use LED lighting designed for working light. A detailed table of layouts per room is available from the venue as a PDF.
Accommodation
The hotel has 139 rooms. The Woud wing has modern rooms, the Villa has comfortable rooms and the Atrium has Superior rooms. Overnight stays can be added to meetings, courses and multi-day trainings, and the site also sells short breaks for individual guests.
Catering
Catering is handled in house, from coffee breaks and lunches to dinners. The Villa has a restaurant for dinners, and the Culinair section of the site covers the food offer. For end-of-year events the venue has set arrangements that combine a meeting in Woudzicht, a three-course dinner, an evening party and an overnight stay with breakfast.
History and setting
Woudschoten stands on a wooded estate of 45 hectares in Zeist, in the province of Utrecht. The grounds allow walking and cycling between sessions. The site holds Green Key Gold certification for sustainable meetings, and the venue publishes its history and its corporate responsibility work on its own pages.
Getting there
The venue is at Woudenbergseweg 54 in Zeist. It is reached from the A28 and A12 motorways and sits in the middle of the Netherlands. Parking is free and includes 14 electric charging points. The official site offers a route description with public transport directions.
