3 Day All-Inclusive Culinary Slow Living Retreat in the Amsterdam Countryside, Netherlands
Culinary Digital-free Weekend Netherlands
The Slow Table is a culinary experience, led entirely by one Amsterdam-based chef, allowing a continuity in taste, rhythm, and intention from morning to evening. The weekend opens with a five-course dinner on Friday night, a moment that sets the tone for everything that follows.
Highlights
- Full weekend of culinary experience
- Tea meditation and Restorative yoga classes
- Guided sound bath sessions
- Guided nature walk
- Evening of poetry and time in nature
- Renowned Amsterdam chef
- 2 nights accommodation
- All daily meals of high culinary and seasonal standard
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
3 days with instruction in English
Average daily hours of activity: 8
Accommodation
Facilities
- Hot tub / Jacuzzi
- Sauna
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lobby
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Free bicycle
- Free parking
- Parking lot
You stay in beautifully designed rooms where natural materials, soft textures, and warm tones create a sense of ease and intimacy. Each room is carefully considered, offering space to rest, slow down, and fully arrive into the rhythm of the weekend. The house features a saltwater pool and a small sauna, allowing moments of restoration between gatherings, meals, and practices. Shared spaces invite connection yet always leave room for privacy, creating a balance between togetherness and retreat.
- Beautifully designed private and shared rooms
- Saltwater pool
- Small sauna
- Quiet natural surroundings
- Intimate, high-end setting
The stay is designed around intimacy and closeness. Most rooms are shared, creating a natural sense of connection throughout the weekend.
Program
The Slow Table invites you to arrive with an open pace, allowing yourself to fully step into the rhythm of the weekend. The Slow Table unfolds over three days moving between food, rest, and daily practice. Each morning begins in stillness, a guided moment of tea meditation and gentle practice, setting the tone for the day. The mornings are held as a quiet anchor offering a return to presence before the day unfolds into food, connection, and rest. The rhythm of the weekend is intentional yet spacious, allowing you to be guided without feeling confined.
Daily schedule
Friday
- Arrival in the afternoon
- Time to settle into the house and surroundings
- Opening tea moment
- Five-course dinner by the chef
- Evening to unwind
Saturday
- Morning tea meditation and gentle practice
- Breakfast at the table
- Time for rest or pool
- Lunch
- Restorative yoga
- Afternoon at leisure
- Dinner by the chef
- Evening with poetry
Sunday
- Morning tea meditation and closing practice
- Breakfast
- Guided nature walk (Shinrin-yoku)
- Closing tea moment
- Lunch
- Departure in the afternoon
Included excursions
Guided nature walk (Shinrin-yoku)
Shinrin-yoku, translated as “forest bathing”, is a Japanese practice of moving slowly through nature with full awareness. Rather than walking with a destination, the experience invites you to soften your pace, open your senses, and receive the environment as it is. Through guided attention to sound, light, texture, and breath, the nervous system begins to settle, and a quiet clarity can emerge. It is not about doing, but about allowing yourself to be in a relationship with the natural world.
- Guided nature walk (Shinrin-yoku)
- Slow, sensory immersion in nature
- Gentle nervous system regulation
- Space for reflection and clarity
Location
The Slow Table takes place in Waterland, a landscape of open fields, winding dykes, and quiet waterways just minutes from the city yet worlds away in pace. This is one of the most serene parts of the Amsterdam countryside, where nature remains untouched and the rhythm of the day is guided by light, weather, and season. You are invited to step outside for slow walks along the water, cycle through nearby villages, or simply sit with the stillness of the land. Despite its seclusion, the location remains easily accessible from Amsterdam, making it a rare balance between retreat and proximity.
- Surrounded by nature and open landscapes
- Quiet walking and cycling routes
- Traditional Dutch countryside setting
- Peaceful, slow-paced environment
Distances
- Amsterdam - 20 minutes
Food
At The Slow Table, food is not an addition; it is the experience. Throughout the entire weekend, all meals are prepared by one Amsterdam-based chef, creating a continuous and deeply considered culinary journey from morning to evening. Each dish is crafted with precision, seasonality, and intuition, allowing flavors, textures, and rhythm to unfold naturally across the days.
Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners are served at a shared table, an invitation to slow down, taste fully, and connect through food. The weekend opens with a five-course dinner on Friday night, setting the tone for everything that follows. Tea is woven into the experience as a quiet thread offering moments of reflection, presence, and subtle insight between meals.
- One chef guiding the entire culinary experience
- Five-course opening dinner on Friday
- Seasonal, refined, and intuitive cooking
- Shared table setting
- Tea rituals and moments of ease
Please inform them of any dietary requirements in advance. All meals are thoughtfully prepared and fully taken care of throughout the weekend.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Organic
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Pescatarian
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Ayurvedic consultation
- One-on-one sound bath or nervous system reset
- Personal fitness training
- Private Restorative yoga session
- Private tea ceremony
Spa treatments
Treatments are offered in a quiet, private setting and can be booked in advance or on-site. A small selection of bodywork and private sessions is available throughout the weekend for those who wish to deepen their experience.
What's included
- Entire culinary experience led by 1 Amsterdam-based chef
- Daily tea meditations
- Restorative yoga sessions
- Sound bath
- Evening with poetry
- Guided nature walk (Shinrin-yoku)
- 2 nights accommodation
- All meals
- 5-course opening dinner on Friday night
- Access to a saltwater pool
- Use of all shared spaces and grounds
- Intimate small-group setting
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Personal expenses
- Additional wines or alcoholic beverages outside of the curated menu
- Optional additional treatments or private sessions
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 52 per person
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
17 km away from your destination
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 14 days before arrival.
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