page_title: Crosier Monastery, Maastricht
section_title: Current destination: Kruisherenhotel
hierarchical_section_title: Crosier Monastery, Maastricht / History / Current destination: Kruisherenhotel
caption_attribution_description: English: Left: Commemorative plaque of the start of the restoration of Kruisherenklooster inside Kruisherenkerk, Maastricht, the Netherlands. The plaque features the names of the director of the Dutch heritage organization (Monumentenzorg) and those of the three children of the owner of the building, hotel entrepreneur Camille Oostwegel. In the centre the red-white cross of the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (Ordo Sanctae Crucis). Right: Commemorative plaque of "Monumentenprijs 2015" inside the church. The prize was given for the successful restoration and adaptation of the building to its new use. The prize is named after Victor de Stuers, native of Maastricht, and founder of the Dutch heritage organization (Monumentenzorg). The Gothic church and monastery of the Croziers (or Crutched Friars) dates from the 15th century and was converted into a luxury hotel (Kruisherenhotel) in 2003-05.
context_page_description: The Crosier Monastery or Monastery of the Crutched Friars is a former monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross in Maastricht, Netherlands. The well-preserved convent buildings house a five-star hotel, the Kruisherenhotel. It is a rare example of a Gothic monastery in the Netherlands, having survived more or less in its entirety. The buildings from the 15th and 16th century constitute three listed buildings. The more or less intact monastery archive is unique in the Netherlands.
context_section_description: In 2000 the city of Maastricht sold the complex to local entrepreneur Camille Oostwegel, who already owned several luxury hotels and restaurants in the South Limburg region. In 2003-05 the buildings were renovated and re-purposed to house a luxury design hotel with 60 rooms. The renovations were led by Rob Brouwers of SATIJNplus architects. As the building is a rijksmonument, all constructive elements such as the two mezzanines in the church, as well as the entrances, walkways, glass elevators, reception areas and toilets had to be reversible ('box in box' principle). Rob Brouwers added a modern COR-TEN steel pavilion on the south side. German designer Ingo Maurer added a copper tunnel entrance on the north side. Maurer also designed several light sculptures for the cloister yard and the church interior.
  At the opening ceremony of the Kruisherenhotel on 1 September 2005, the superior general of the Crosier Order, Rein Vaanhold, said in his speech that the new purpose of the building was consistent with its historical function: making guests feel welcome. The hotel received the bi-annual Monument Prize of the Municipality of Maastricht (the Victor de Stuers medal) in 2005. Also in 2005, interior designer Henk Vos received the European Design Award for his daring design of the hotel interior. In 2011 it was named "hotel of the year" in the Dutch edition of the Gault Millau guide. In 2017 the hotel was officially recognized as a five-star hotel by European Hotel Classification, the only one in Maastricht and Limburg.
caption: Plaque commemorating the start of the restoration campaign (2003). Right: the Victor de Stuers medal (2005)
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