Meet The Team

Béla started his hotel career after hotel school in 1994 at Kasteel Engelenburg.  He left us for a period of 5 years to become Reservations Manager of the 5 star Grand Hotel Karel V in Utrecht.  After his return to Kasteel Engelenburg Béla appointed as Manager of Sales & Reservations and became responsible for our front office and reservations department. Since 2020 he has become Hotel Manager of Engelenburg Castle.

Arjen studied Hospitality Management and did his Master degree  at the University of North London.  During his traineeship in Scotland he fell in love with Scottish Single Malt Whisky.  But his real passion is wine.  He is  viticulturist of the wine academy and has in 2018 achieved the degree of Magister Vini, the highest degree in wine in the Netherlands. Arjen travels regularly to South Africa to explore new wines and stay in touch with the winemakers.  

Tom has been for 12,5 years our sous-chef. Since 2019 Tom is the Executive Chef of Kasteel Engelenburg. His vision is to use only the freshest local ingredients. Herbs from our own¢ gardens, game from our estate and fish from the Ijssel river and nearby lakes and sea. Working with supliers with whom he sharese a passion for sustainable food is the basis of our cuisine

André is our Financial Manager since 2010. Before joining our team he gained a lot of experience at Bilderberg Hotels and Regardz Hotels.