Noodopvang Zwijndrecht (Veerweg)
Hotel Ara at Veerweg 8-10 in Zwijndrecht has been used by the COA as an asylum reception location since April 2024, under an agreement of up to three years. About six months after opening the location was expanded from 230 to 300 residents. Early reporting indicated neighbours had experienced no significant nuisance.
Occupancy
257
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€17m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Veerweg, Zwijndrecht. 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
2024
Early experiences of AZC Ara Zwijndrecht
Local paper reports on the first months of the Hotel Ara asylum location at the Veerweg, including its expansion and largely uneventful start for neighbouring residents.
Weekblad De Brug · 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
Apr 2024
Hotel Ara opens as asylum reception
COA begins housing asylum seekers at the Veerweg location for a maximum of three years.
2024
Capacity expanded to 300
Roughly six months after opening, the location is increased from 230 to 300 residents.
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 257 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €17m 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.