Samaya Retreat Centre

About our Retreat Centre and Priory Hotel SamayaSamaya: It is a small-scale retreat centre and Priory Hotel with a mission. We reside in the last cloistered priory that was built in the Netherlands following the old rules and regulations of the Catholic Church. However, in contrast to many other monasteries and convent buildings which are dark and gloomy looking, lots of bright daylight and an open design characterize our building.Despite being in a monumental priory building, our centre is non-religious and welcomes guests of all denominations and/or spiritual backgrounds.The word Samaya originates from Sanskrit and means as much as: place of ‘coming together without having-to…’. To meet, without obligation or pressure, in relation with all the visible and invisible around you. The word Samaya is said to be the source of the Dutch word ‘samen’, meaning together.