Van der Valk Hotel Uden (noodopvang)
The former Van der Valk hotel in Uden (municipality of Maashorst) was used as emergency reception for asylum seekers from late 2023; the plan met strong local opposition before it opened, and a court later ruled that more asylum seekers could be housed there. In March 2025 the party Forum voor Democratie alleged that rapes, stabbings and other violent crimes were linked to the reception. After verification with the police and the COA, the municipality of Maashorst rejected the allegations, stating that no serious violent crimes, stabbings or rapes had occurred at the reception and that a rape case the party cited had not taken place in Maashorst nor involved a resident; officials reported only minor breaches of house rules, and the mayor said opponents and protesters caused more disruption than the asylum seekers. The reception has since closed.
Occupancy
300
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€20m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Uden, Maashorst, Noord-Brabant. 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
2023
Neighbourhood fears nuisance from Van der Valk hotel full of asylum seekers
Omroep Brabant reported local anxiety ahead of the hotel's use as asylum reception.
Omroep Brabant · source
2023
Court: more asylum seekers to emergency reception in Uden's Van der Valk hotel
A judge ruled in favour of housing additional asylum seekers at the hotel.
Omroep Brabant · source
2024
Officials: reception caused few problems
Reflecting on the period, officials said the reception had caused few problems, with residents involved only in minor breaches of house rules.
Omroep Brabant · source
Mar 2025
Municipality rejects Forum voor Democratie's claims of rapes and stabbings
After verification with police and the COA, Maashorst said the alleged rapes, stabbings and violent crimes were not recognised and had not occurred at the reception; a rape case the party cited had not taken place in the municipality and did not involve a resident.
Kliknieuws Uden · 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
2023
Neighbourhood fears nuisance from hotel reception
Residents near the Van der Valk hotel voiced concern before the asylum reception opened.
2023
Court allows more asylum seekers at the hotel
A judge ruled additional asylum seekers could be accommodated at the Uden site.
Mar 2025
Municipality rejects claims of rapes and stabbings
After checking with police and the COA, Maashorst said the violent crimes alleged by Forum voor Democratie had not occurred at the reception.
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 300 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €20m 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
Gemeente Maashorst · 2023-2026. 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.