Noodopvang Heerhugowaard (Gildestraat)
Since late September 2022 asylum seekers have been housed at Hotel Heer Hugo on the Gildestraat in Heerhugowaard (Dijk en Waard), with room for a maximum of fifty people, mainly families and couples. In early 2026 the municipality extended the arrangement until 8 May 2027, saying the reception runs well and that no notable complaints had been received; the COA pays the costs.
Occupancy
318
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€21m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Gildestraat, Heerhugowaard. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Mar 2026
Emergency reception in Hotel Heer Hugo extended to May 2027
The municipality of Dijk en Waard extended the reception of up to fifty asylum seekers at Hotel Heer Hugo on the Gildestraat by a year, until 8 May 2027. It reported the accommodation runs well with no notable complaints, mainly housing families and couples, with costs paid by the COA.
Rodi · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Sep 2022
Reception opens at Hotel Heer Hugo
Up to fifty asylum seekers, mainly families and couples, housed at Hotel Heer Hugo on the Gildestraat as part of the national response to the reception shortage.
Mar 2026
Reception extended to May 2027
Dijk en Waard issues a new permit extending the arrangement until 8 May 2027; the council says it runs well with no notable complaints and that the COA bears the cost.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 318 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €21m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.