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Bitter & Sweet

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Bitter & Sweet

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  • Location: Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

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    December 7, 2025

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    The building, with the name Bitter en Zoet inscribed in the center of its facade, was built in 1893 based on a design by W.C. Metzelaar; it is both functionally and visually strongly connected to the Toewijding residence and the Plichtgevoel apothecary's residence. The three buildings are connected at the rear and form the Bitter en Zoet hotel-restaurant.
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    The hotel (with restaurant) is the (former) health cluster from 1893. This is where the medical center of the Colony of Benevolence from the time of Johannes van den Bosch was formerly located. The complex from 1893 consisted of:
    * The old hospital (now our restaurant and atmospheric hotel rooms)
    * The pharmacy and the pharmacist's residence
    * The stately house of the physician


    Veenhuizen was a completely closed village until 1980. Only residents, staff, and inmates had access to this special enclave in the Drenthe landscape. This decades-long isolation has ensured that time seems to have stood still here.
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    May 5, 2018

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    In the restaurant you can strengthen yourself in a relaxed atmosphere. The food is delicious and above all fresh. If you want to stay longer, you can stay in the hotel.
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