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De Echoput
Hoog Soeren (Apeldoorn), The Netherlands
A three-generation gastronomic hotel in the royal forests of Kroondomein Het Loo, where game cuisine and wine-food pairing theory shape every detail of the stay.
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Uniqueness
De Echoput sits inside Kroondomein Het Loo, 11,000 hectares of royal forest, heathland, and sand dunes near Apeldoorn. The architecture follows Frank Lloyd Wright's principles, designed from the inside out so the building dissolves into beech and oak woodland. Low rooflines, natural materials, and Japanese-inspired restraint make the hotel feel like a clearing in the Veluwe rather than a structure imposed upon it.
Gastronomy is not a part of the stay, but the heart of the house. Jaap Klosse founded De Echoput in 1955 as a simple teahouse and earned one of the Netherlands' first Michelin stars. His son Peter Klosse became a 'taste professor,' pioneering wine-food pairing theory and founding the Academy for Gastronomy. Now Lodewijk Klosse leads the third generation. The Klosse philosophy continues to resonate, and wild remains not a product, but a philosophy.
activities at de echoput
Nature literally starts right at the doorstep. Forest lanes and walking routes lead directly from the hotel into Kroondomein Het Loo. Beech canopies, open heathland, and sand drifts alternate along the trails. The hotel team recommends routes suited to the season and your pace.
Cycling paths cross the Veluwe in every direction. Riders pass through one of the largest contiguous nature reserves in the Netherlands without leaving the woodland. Paleis Het Loo, the recently renovated royal palace, sits a short ride away. De Echoput also arranges a dedicated Paleis Het Loo package for guests who want to combine forest and culture.
Walking
Cycling
Hiking
Wildlife Watching
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Gastronomy
Wild Atelier is the fine-dining heart of De Echoput, led by master chef Jonathan Zandbergen. Everything that lives freely in forest, land, and water forms the starting point. Dishes and wines are carefully matched using the taste theory Peter Klosse developed over decades. Klosse Wines, the family's own import house since the 1970s, supplies bottles selected for character and elegance.
Grand Bistro Echo opens seven days a week. The menu runs from shrimp cocktail and crispy fried sweetbreads to multi-course gastronomic dinners. Lunch, high tea, and cocktails fill the afternoon. In good weather, the terrace garden opens into the woods. International star chefs once came to Hoog Soeren to study how De Echoput handled game. That tradition now lives in Zandbergen's kitchen.
Chef-centric
Fine Dining
Foraged & Wild
Seasonal
Local Cuisine
Recognition
Wellness
The Echoput Body Spa focuses on hands-on treatments rather than spectacle. Anti-stress and relaxation massages target the upper body and face. Sports massage and manual lymph drainage address deeper tension. Pregnancy massage is available from the second trimester. Foot reflexology rounds out the menu.
Treatments are available by appointment for hotel guests and visitors alike. Guests can combine a Body Spa session with lunch, high tea, or dinner. Additional relaxation facilities complement the treatment rooms, though the Veluwe forest outside the window may be the most effective form of stillness.
Massage
Spa
Treatments
Relaxation
Sustainability at De Echoput
Sustainability at De Echoput is not a separate ambition, but a way of working. Since 1955, the kitchen has drawn from the surrounding forest. Game, foraged ingredients, and local seasonal products anchor the menu. The Klosse family views this approach as inseparable from their gastronomic tradition.
De Echoput holds Green Key Gold certification. Solar panels supply part of the hotel's energy. Building materials and design choices follow the same principle as the cooking, using what the Veluwe provides and leaving as light a footprint as the architecture suggests.
Sustainability
Rooms
De Echoput offers 7 accommodation types.
Grand Echoput Room
A more spacious version of the Echoput Room with a beautiful window section and forest view, combining tranquil appearance with practical luxury.
Tower Room
An intimate suite located in the hotel tower with views over the forest at the rear of the hotel, offering extra peace and seclusion. Ideal for a romantic overnight stay.
Tower Suite
The most exclusive suite in the hotel, a Veluwe penthouse high in the hotel tower with panoramic forest views, separate living room, lockable bedroom, and a bathroom with jacuzzi.
Echoput Room
A stylish and comfortable room with views of surrounding beech and oak trees. Features a loggia on the 1st floor or balcony on the 2nd floor, natural materials, and a spacious natural stone bathroom.
Echoput Suite
A spacious suite with a separate sitting area and bay window with French balcony or private terrace by the water garden, designed as a full-fledged retreat in the Veluwe.
Disabled Room
Royal Room or Suite
Reserve
Stay in the royal forests of the Veluwe, where three generations of the Klosse family have built gastronomy into the landscape itself.
www.echoput.nl/en/hotel
Amersfoortseweg 86, 7346 AA Hoog Soeren (Apeldoorn), The Netherlands
reserveringen@echoput.nl
+31 55 519 12 48
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