Back in the day… Perruque used to be a police station!

With two real cells…

Spending the night in the old police station…

B&B Perruque is housed in the former Koudum police station. Until early 2004, reports were still being filed here and suspects were being questioned. Suspects were ‘held in custody’ in one of the two cells. With a touch of humour, references are made to this historical character throughout your stay
Members of the HO Group / Bureau Koudum.
A photograph from 1981, when the building was still in full use as a police station by the National Police.
A recent photo. It’s fair to say that a lot has changed!

Back when Perruque was a police station rather than a B&B…

Perruque in the media

B&B Perruque on Hart van Nederland (SBS6)

3 September 2023 – B&B Perruque featured on the news programme Hart van Nederland (SBS6), following a news report that running a B&B is a popular choice. At that time, the Netherlands had around 5,500 B&B owners. So what is it really like to run a B&B? Iris from B&B Perruque takes you along for the ride!

B&B Perruque on NPO Radio 1 – Money or Your Life (EO)

26 October 2023 – Iris from B&B Perruque was asked on the NPO Radio 1 programme ‘Geld of je leven’ about her experiences with the over-55s demographic. This followed news that, according to analysts at ABN Amro, the over-55s are set to spend billions of euros more on holidays in the coming years; an increase from seven billion to eleven billion euros. What this means for the travel industry was put to tour guide and senior travel vlogger Jaap Houweling, B&B owner Iris Böhm and Martin de Boer of EuroParcs.

You can find the full interview here.

B&B Perruque on NPO Radio 1 – Spraakmakers (KRO-NCRV)

5 August 2025 – Iris from B&B Perruque was asked on the NPO Radio 1 programme *Spraakmakers* about her experiences as a hotel owner with the booking platform Booking.com. This followed a statement on Stand.nl claiming that "Booking.com’s power is too great". At that time, more than 10,000 European hotels had joined a class action lawsuit against Booking.com (incidentally, B&B Perruque was not among them). They were demanding compensation for the long-standing practice that prevented them from offering cheaper rates on their own websites.

B&B Perruque on ‘Bed and Breakfast’ (Omroep MAX)

19 April 2013 – B&B Perruque has appeared on television on several occasions. For example, the previous owners, Janny and Nico, took part in the popular programme Bed and Breakfast from Omroep MAX. This video shows a summary of the episode.

B&B Perruque on Omrop Fyslân

6 August 2013 – The previous owners also had the chance to showcase their lovely B&B on Frisian television, on Omrop Fyslân. You’ll be given a tour in Frisian!  

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