History
History of Kapellerput
The history of Kapellerput
Kapellerput has a rich history dating back to 1955, when the Jesuit fathers had a building designed by Eindhoven architect De Bever. It served as a retreat centre under the name Regina Pacis until 1967. Then the Kapellerput foundation moved in and boarding courses were held there until 1991. The name Kapellerput is derived from an age-old legend.
Since 1992, Kapellerput developed into an independent conference hotel and specialist in facilitating business meetings. In 2003, Rik Hüsken and Jeu Bressers took over the hospitality operation via a Management Buy Out, followed by the purchase of the building and a large part of the estate in 2015. Since 2019, Rik Hüsken has been full owner. Specially, Kapellerput is partly owned by the employees through a unique employee participation model.
Under the leadership of Rik Hüsken and former co-owner Jeu Bressers, Kapellerput has grown into an inspiring and sustainable meeting place, where hospitality can be felt down to the smallest details. A special destination for both business meetings and tourist stays. Rik is an enterprising hotelier with a keen eye for details and innovation and a big heart for sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Guests experience Kapellerput as a warm and contemporary place, surrounded by nature and featuring colourful art and modern design. You will find peace, enjoy refined gastronomy and be surprised by an atmosphere that invites you to meet, reflect and be inspired. Characteristic are the warm hospitality and personal attention.
Kapellerput is a place that touches you and where a stay enriches you. A place you leave with a smile and are always happy to return to. We welcome you with open arms!
The legend of Kapellerput
An age-old legend is attached to the Kapellerput estate. Once there was a chapel here, built by monks, which was spared by the robber knight Narob after a monk found his lost daughter. But when the robber knight discovered that his wife and daughter were secretly going to pray in the chapel, he ignited a rage and plundered this sacred place. At that moment, the earth split open, and both the chapel and the looters disappeared into the depths. What remained was a deep fen, in which the echo of this mystery still seems to reverberate.
To this day, Kapellerput breathes this special history. Take a seat on the terrace of restaurant Cambium, where you look out over the fen and feel the magic of the legend. Or taste a touch of history with a gin-tonic of our private label Euvelwinde gin, a glass of Venka Limoncello, or the sturdy NAROB beer.