History
In 1669 Jacob Meijnsen had a hotel outsite the city gates of Wageningen. This is the first historical fact of the hotel "De Waerelt". It was a stopping place between Utrecht and Arnhem. The inn appears on a map of Gerard Passevant (thithe map) in 1676. In 1814 the oldest painting of the hotel was made, this painting was commissiond by Gerrit Steuk when he became the owner of the inn. In 1852 a new hotel was built (current building) on the foundations of the old inn. In 1872 a new extension of three storeys was build.
Since 2004 it is again a hotel and restaurant. The in Hotel de Wereld situated restaurant O Mundo is a 1 star restaurant according the Michelin Guide.
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