Be our guest!

Why not try out this brand new service from Cultural Lodging Utrecht for yourself? Take a personal trip to our wonderful 2000-year-old European city. Meet people who share your cultural passion or profession. Enjoy an insider introduction to Utrecht's creative communities. A memorable short stay in Utrecht. Creative people are always on the lookout for new inspiration, professional contacts, or opportunities to show their work or to jam with fellow musicians. Cultural Lodging Utrecht is a new facility extending a warm welcome to international guests with a cultural profession or passion for a short stay in Utrecht. On this site you will find the addresses that you wouldn't have found on the internet. Look for the perfect match for an unforgettable cultural break in Utrecht.

Some participants at the Utrecht side offer free lodging at their homes as well, but you may want to stay in a hotel or hostel. You plan and pay for the trip and accommodation. The insider introduction is free of charge. All Cultural Lodging Utrecht asks in return is that you leave a testimonial of your visit on our weblog. You can send us an e-mail with a picture or a YouTube video with a caption, a piece of music, a poem or a short description – anything goes. As long as your account of your cultural exchanges and experiences provides information and inspiration for new visitors.

Quiten Peelen

INSIDE UTRECHT WITH QUINTEN (1972)

I have been living in Utrecht for well over 15 years and know the city quite well. I love how Utrecht is as much a town as it is a city, and both at the same time. Utrecht is a lively place, with a lot of young people - mainly students - giving it its vibrancy. There is always something going on. We are well-known for our many festivals and museums, so look for an ‘Uitloper’, telling you where to go. I like Utrecht’s old city heart very much and find Utrecht especially pretty in October, with the orange and yellow leaves hanging over the ‘grachten’ (canals).

MY CULTURAL PASSION

Music – from classical to jazz and from pop to world music. We have some wonderful music festivals in Utrecht and quite a number of good venues for live music, from singer songwriters to the best ensembles of the world. Talent – Utrecht is a city that is full of talent and creativity: talent we discover and talent we nourish and help to develop.

WORK THEMES

I am director of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, a major music competition taking place every three years in the Music Centre Vredenburg in Utrecht. We also organize masterclasses, international selection rounds (in Utrecht but also New York, Shanghai and Moscow), festivals and concerts for our prizewinners (in 25 countries worldwide!). I am also involved with our city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2018, a very exciting and promising process. Utrecht is a real European city where we will make you feel welcome and at home!

LODGING etc.

Happy to assist in finding a place to stay, but also to show you around, introduce you to other people, have coffee with an ‘appelbol’ at Graaf Floris, etc. etc.

WEBSITES AND ADRESSES

Liszt Competition

CONTACT

Quinten Peelen

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