Stayokay Valkenswaard
Stayokay Valkenswaard is situated in the woods, in the middle of a spectacular sports park. The hostel is roomy and designed with comfort and utility in mind. The main hall houses the reception and the bar, where you can get to know other guests. The sleeping wing is set back away from all the activity ...
Valkenswaard is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord-Brabant. The municipality had 30,943 citizens (as of June 1, 2005) and spans an area of 56,50 square kilometers (1,15 of which water). The name Valkenswaard stems from its history of falconers, who caught wild falcons there; valk is Dutch for "falcon". It lay on a route where falcons migrated south each year. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Valkenswaardian falconers were active at many European courts, in which falconing was a beloved pastime. In the 19th and 20th century, a number of large cigar factories was founded in Valkenswaard, the two most renowned of which being Willem II and Hofnar ("court jester"). Valkenswaard's falcon-catching area has now been built over and falcons are no longer caught there.
