The history of the Lauswolt Estate

In the 17th century, the Lauswolt estate consisted of two farms with farmland. The farms were owned by the brothers Pieter and Jan Janssen Lauswolt. The estate was named after these two gentlemen.



The country house was built in 1868 by the Jonkheer Lycklama à Nijeholt family. The estate then consisted of the central part of the current building, a stable and the coach house.

In 1878 they sold the entire estate for 100,000 guilders to Baron van Harinxma thoe Slooten. After the Baron's death, his daughter, who was married to Mr. Jan Bieruma Oosting, took possession of the estate. They were the last residents of Lauswolt.

In 1954 the estate was bought by the Algemene Friesche Levensverzekering Maatschappij. The mansion was turned into a hotel that was officially opened in 1955.

When the Van der Maas family bought the estate in 1986, they started expanding it into one of the most luxurious hotels in the Netherlands.

On April 27, 1990, Landgoed Lauswolt was taken over by the Bilderberg group. In 2000, the restaurant was given its own name. The name “De Heeren van Harinxma” was chosen, which referred to the former noble residents. Since April 15, 2016, Landgoed Lauswolt even has a second restaurant, called 'Bistro Nijeholt'. This is named after the first residents of the estate, the Lycklama à Nijeholt family.

On July 1, 2018, Bilderberg Landgoed Lauswolt was taken over by FB Oranjewoud.

The following year, a major renovation began. The meeting rooms were changed and the exterior of the hotel was completely painted. In 2021, 37 rooms and suites were completely renovated.