Family weekend
Family weekend
in Drenthe
A whole house for your family weekend: 17 bedrooms with private bathrooms, a large kitchen and an enclosed garden with a playground and bouncy castle. For families of 12 to 36 people, from the youngest grandchildren to grandma and grandad.
- Generations under one roof
- 3
- Rooms with a private bathroom
- 17
- Rooms without stairs
- 6
- Per person per weekend, 25 people
- € 163
Family weekend
Three generations under one roof
Ruurd Doorten
Owner, Orvelter Hof
A family weekend is when the whole family spends a few days together. Not an afternoon in a restaurant, but breakfast together, dinner together and a long evening at the table. For that you need a house where everyone fits, and where everyone can also get away for a while.
Orvelter Hof is that kind of house. You rent the former Drenthe farmhouse in Witteveen in full: 17 twin rooms with private bathrooms, a large hall, a professional kitchen, a bar and an enclosed garden. There are no other guests.
What makes it different for families is the combination. The grandchildren play in the playground next to the terrace while the adults stay at the table. The grandparents sleep downstairs, with no stairs. And at the end of the evening nobody has to drive.
For every age
Something for everyone at the table
A weekend with three generations works when nobody has to fit in around the others. This is what that looks like here.
- 01
The youngest
A playground with a bouncy castle right next to the terrace, within earshot. The yard is car-free, and a cot can be added for € 7.50.
- 02
Children and teenagers
The games attic with a table tennis table and bean bags, a volleyball court in the garden, and the Orvelte museum village and Zoo Bizar within cycling distance.
- 03
Parents
A professional kitchen to cook in together, a bar with draught system and a south-facing terrace. Or you have the food taken care of.
- 04
Grandparents
Six rooms on the ground floor, one of them adapted with a wheelchair-accessible bathroom. A private bathroom, and peace and quiet whenever they want it.
Sample programme
A family weekend from Friday to Sunday
This is how a weekend with the whole family might go. You can fill it in however you like; the items with a price can be booked with us as extras.
Friday
- 17:00
- Arrival. The children discover the playground, the adults share out the rooms.
- 18:30
- Cook together in the large kitchen, or have a buffet ready and waiting, such as the stew buffet.
- 20:00
- The youngest go to bed; the rest stay at the table or head to the bar.
Saturday
- 09:00
- Breakfast buffet for € 14.50 per person, or set out a breakfast yourselves.
- 10:30
- To Orvelte, the museum village with workshops and a cheese dairy, within cycling distance. Or to Wildlands in Emmen, a twenty-minute drive.
- 13:00
- Lunch in the garden.
- 15:00
- Volleyball across three generations, or table tennis in the games attic.
- 18:00
- Barbecue on the terrace; gas and cleaning cost € 35. We can arrange the meat and salads on request.
Sunday
- 09:30
- A leisurely breakfast.
- 11:00
- A walk through woods and heathland; the routes start a five-minute walk away.
- 14:00
- Packing up, one last photo in the yard and home. We do the final cleaning.
What it costs
A family weekend with 25 people
You rent the whole house for one price, however many family members come. A few items per person are added on top. With 25 people, a low-season weekend in 2027 looks like this.
In high season the rent for the same weekend is € 3,600. A three-night long weekend costs € 3,050 in rent in low season: one extra night, so nobody has to pack straight after breakfast on Sunday.
Would you like to come during the school holidays? Midweeks in the holidays have their own rate; you will find it on the rates page.
All rates and periodsExample calculation · 25 people
- Rent: weekend (2 nights), low season 2027
- € 2,950.00
- Final cleaning
- € 425.00
- Bed linen, 25 × € 14.50
- € 362.50
- Energy, 25 × 2 nights × € 3.95
- € 197.50
- Tourist tax, 25 × 2 nights × € 2.95
- € 147.50
- Total
- € 4,082.50
€ 163
Per person, 2 nights
€ 82
Per person per night
Including 21% VAT and wifi. Not included: the € 350 deposit (returned after departure) and optional extras such as towels, a kitchen pack or catering.
Food
Cook yourselves or have it cooked
With a large family, cooking together is often the best part of the day. The kitchen is professionally equipped, with a large cooker and dishwashers. A kitchen pack can be added as an option.
Would you rather not spend all day on it? Then we provide the breakfast buffet and buffets from local partners: Dutch, stew, Italian, Indonesian or a barbecue. Buffet prices are available on request.
Let us know about dietary requirements when you enquire. Vegetarian, gluten-free or an allergy is no problem, as long as we know well in advance.
- Professional kitchen
- Breakfast buffet € 14.50 p.p.
- Buffets from local partners
- Barbecue on the terrace
Frequently asked questions
About a family weekend at Orvelter Hof
Up to 36 people, in 17 twin rooms with private bathrooms. Four rooms on the ground floor can also be used as family rooms. With a smaller family you rent the same house and have rooms to spare.
A two-night weekend in 2027 costs from € 2,950 in rent for the whole house. With 25 people, a low-season weekend comes to € 4,083 including all compulsory charges, about € 163 per person.
Yes. One twin room on the ground floor is adapted, with a wheelchair-accessible bathroom. There are five more rooms downstairs, so anyone who would rather avoid the stairs does not have to use them.
A playground with a bouncy castle next to the terrace, a games attic with a table tennis table, games and a craft corner, and a volleyball court. Orvelte, Zoo Bizar and Wildlands Adventure Zoo are nearby.
On a family weekend you stay at least two nights and everyone sleeps in the house. A family day without an overnight stay is only possible on weekdays and by arrangement; you can read more about it on the family day page.
No. For reasons of hygiene and the allergies of later guests, pets are not allowed.
Your family, one weekend
Check the booking module to see which weekends are free, or let us know when you would like to come and how many of you there will be. You will receive a proposal covering the rent, the additional costs and, if you wish, the food.