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The Island Fortress

Nine historic rooms. 52 beds. One private island.

EVERYONE

Sleeps on the island

Historic rooms, lodge suites, fort cabins. No shuttles at midnight — your people stay.
Every room carries a name from the fortress’s military history. 52 guests sleep across historic rooms, lodges, 
and outdoor camping — with additional capacity available on request.

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ALL GUESTS STAY ON THE FORTRESS ISLAND

STAY ON THE ISLAND

60 BEDS

ONE ISLAND

Every room carries a name from the fortress's military history. The island comfortably sleeps 60 guests across historic rooms, lodges, and outdoor glamping — with extra places on our camping area on request. No one has to leave during your wedding week(end)

Rooms marked  can accommodate extra beds on request. 

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STAY ON THE ISLAND




13 ACCOMODATIONS

ONE ISLAND

Every room carries a name from the fortress's military history. The island comfortably sleeps 60 guests across historic rooms, lodges, and outdoor camping — with up to 20 additional beds available on request. No one has to leave. Ever.

Rooms marked  can accommodate extra beds on request.
 

INSIDE THE FORT




01

Lodge Suite ★

OFFICIER

The Officer
1 × double bed 
2 guests  | 45 m2



02

Apartment ★

STILLE POST

Silent Post
1 × double bed
2 guests  | 70 m2


03

For Groups ★

ARCHIEF

The Archive
1× double bed 
6 guests  | 45m2


04

Lodge Suite ★

KRUITKAMER

Vault room
1 × double bed
2 guests  | 30 m2



05

Fort Cabin ★

SOLDATEN

Soldiers
4 × bunk beds
8 guests  | 35 m2



06

Lodge Suite ★

KONING

The King
3 × double bed
6 guests  | 150 m2



07

Lodge Suite ★

KEIZER

The King
2 × double bed 
4 guests  | 100 m2



08

Lodge Suite ★

ADMIRAAL

The King
2 × double bed
4 guests  | 120 m2




GLAMPING ON THE FORTRESS ISLAND



9

Dome + Pipo Wagon

DIJKWACHTER

Breathtaking Nature 
2 x double bed
4 guests | 40m2  

10

Safari tent

LISTER

Sleep under Canvas
1 x double bed, 1 pers. bed, high sleeper
5 guests | 35 m2



11

Glamping tent 

PENTA

Riverside wilderness
1 x double bed
2 guests  | 35m2


13

Glamping tent

KROMHOUT

Under the dutch stars
1 x double bed
2 guests  | 35m2



CAMPING ON THE FORTRESS ISLAND

Sleep under the stars 

WAKE UP ON YOUR PRIVATE ISLAND

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WAALDIJK 29 VUREN - THE NETHERLANDS

A PRIVATE WEDDING ISLAND

Not your usual venue

Water on all sides. UNESCO World Heritage, built 1845.

Getting Here 


 

EXTRA COSY

A STYLISH LIVING ROOM

Step away from the dance floor into a space that feels like the best living room you've ever been in

Design lounge chairs, warm candlelight, an open fireplace — and a bar that doesn't close. 

This is where the real conversations happen. Where the night slows down just enough to savour it.

FESTIVAL VIBE

GLAMPING THE LUXE

Your people. Your island. Your own little world.

Spread across the grounds of the fortress, cosy glamping accommodations for you and your crew. No taxi home. No hotel check-in. 

Just your friends, the island, and a festival weekend that doesn't have to end. Wake up together. 

Do it all over again.

SPLASHING EXPERIENCE

BATHING UNDER THE STARS

Because a festival wedding deserves a moment like this.

Hot water, cold drinks, your eighteen favourite people, the stars above the Waal river. 

There's a moment on every great wedding weekend where everything slows down and nobody wants it to end. 

Soaking in our Alvius baths is that moment.

LOCATIONS FOR THE

Ceremony


The Tower holds you close — forty people, thick stone walls, warm candlelight. De Berenkuil adds drama and atmosphere. The waterfront gives you sky, river and a view that takes your breath away. You choose the moment. We take care of the rest.


Tailored Solutions

Evening

Dinner

INTIMATE 
HISTORIC







THE TOWER

  • An intimate ceremony in the heart of the fortress

  • Step through the arched entrance into a vaulted brick room that has been waiting 180 years for this moment. Low rounded arches, warm candlelight, cobblestone floors. Intimate without being small. Historic without being cold. When you say your vows here, the acoustics carry them perfectly — as if the fort itself is listening.

Theatrical
All weather







THE BERENKUIL

  • A TENT THAT FEELS LIKE A THEATRE

  • Crystal chandeliers. Wooden beams. White draped fabric. De Berenkuil is a permanent tent that feels simultaneously intimate and theatrical. Rain or shine — the chandeliers are always lit, and it never loses its magic. Make your entrance in an unforgettable way!

OPEN AIR
PANORAMIC







THE CEREMONY FIELD

  • THE RIVER - THE BREEZE -THE MOMENT

  • The Waal stretching in both directions, Slot Loevestein on the opposite bank, the wind in the reeds. A ceremony on the open ramparts is the kind of moment that photographs itself — and stays with your guests forever. This is also the perfect location for a Long table dinner under the trees of the Island.

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