Our history

In 1932 a  lodging agency was registered at Den Texstraat 16. 36 Years later  this was bought by Johannes Adrianus Bucker, who turned it into ”Pension Butro”. He set up a contract with the Dutch National Railway and rented rooms to immigrants from Turkey and Morocco.

On the 6th of April 1977 Johannes Adrianus Bucker made his dream come true; he opened hotel Asterisk. Later he bought the buildings on number 14 and number 20 in the same street. By building a penthouse, a nice livingplace with some privacy for himself and his family was created. When another building in the street was put up for sale he made adventurous plans once more. Due to a fatal heart attack, he was not able to finish the reconstructions. At the time of his death, the hotel had grown to a size of 28 rooms.

After the decease of J.A. Bucker the hotel was acquired by his daughter Irma Bucker and currently has 42 rooms. Nowadays, her children Lisa and Johan Haagedoorn are full staff members. In 2023, Lisa and Johan became joint owners and together represent the third generation of Asterisk. They both have their unique, complimentary qualities which, with the help of their enthousiastic co-workers, makes the Asterisk Hotel a rock-solid formula.