Hotel New York is situated in the beautiful former head office of the Holland America Line. From here, thousands of emigrants left for North America, hoping for a better life.
Nowadays, people come here to sleep, celebrate, eat, drink and do business in a special atmosphere.
As soon as you enter the building, you can feel it: this is where it all happened.
The sense of nostalgia is everywhere – from the cast-iron hotel staircase and the numerous trunks and pictures of emigrants to the former offices of its past directors.
Welcome to Hotel New York, situated on the Maas, where guests take centre stage.
A stay at Hotel New York is an experience to remember! The service conforms to that expected of a 4-star hotel, but with a special touch: instead of modern key cards there are old-fashioned hotel key tags, and instead of a high-tech mini bar round-the-clock personal room service is provided.
A good start: the extended breakfast buffet contains scrambled eggs with bacon, (sweet) breadrolls, fresh fruit, coffee and a lot more.
A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY
From 1901 the iconic building on the Kop van Zuid shines. Where previously the Holland America Line was housed, now houses the hotel-restaurant Hotel New York. A building with a great history. Try to back in time with memorable moments.
1872. Opening New Waterweg, connection to the North Sea.
1873. In 1873 the Nederlandsch Amerikaanse Stoomvaart Maatschappij company was founded by Antoine Plate and Otto Reuchlin.
1896. Officially renamed ‘Holland America Line’.
1901. This office was built in the Jugendstil style in 1901 by the architects J. Muller and Droogleever Fortuin.
1908. The construction of a warehouse at the back of the head office.
1913. The office was expanded with a 38 meter high tower designed by C.B. Van der Tak.
1917. After building a second tower in 1917, a new facade was added to the shape is now known as Hotel New York.
1971. Due to increasing aviation competition, the Holland America Line’s (HAL) decides to end the timetable on New York and focuses more on the cruise ship from America.
1977. Holland America Line’s (HAL) head office moved to Seattle.
1984. The HAL sells the administration building to a project developer.
1988. In 1988, crackers took possession of the building. A year later, the municipality of Rotterdam decided to buy it for 26 million guilders.
1991. Catering entrepreneurs Daan van der Have, Hans Loos and Dorine de Vos are building the vacant property into hotel restaurant.
1993. On Wednesday, May 5th, Hotel New York is officially opened.
2006. Hotel New York is operated by WestCord Hotels.
2016. On October 7th, KLM celebrated its 97th birthday. Traditionally, they bring out the new Delft Blue KLM cottage. Hotel New York in Rotterdam was chosen as the 97th KLM cottage.
Hotel New York has 72 unique rooms. Two tower rooms, some suites and a roof terrace room with a great view of the Maas.
The rooms are all different in shape, equipment and colour.
The beds and facilities are in all rooms the same.
The centre of Rotterdam is only a short trip by water taxi away.
These tall, quiet rooms are located on the inside of the hotel, without a view of the surroundings. These rooms offer the same facilities as bigger rooms.
These rooms exude the characteristic Hotel New York atmosphere, combining a warm interior design with a personal touch and a maritime twist.
These rooms offer a view of one of Hotel New York’s two watersides. On the Maas side, the view is of the river, while on Rijnhaven side the view is of the Rotterdam water taxi and the ships entering the harbour.
These tall, quiet rooms are located at the back of the building and have a view of the Wilhelmina pier as well as a partial view of the Maas. Some of these rooms have double beds, making them very suitable for families (max. 2 adults and 2 child of 11 years or younger).
These spacious rooms are located on the second floor, at the front of our nostalgic building on the head of Wilhelmina pier. These rooms are provided with a small balcony and offer a beautiful, broad view of the Rotterdam Waterweg and Euromast. A more beautiful view would be hard to find!
These rooms feature light and colourful furnishings, while French balcony doors offer access to the harbour atmosphere outside.
This spacious former office of the board of the Holland America Line is most unusual. The room is located at the front of the building and features many original historical elements, including wooden panelling, Art Deco lamps and a functioning fireplace.
Because of this marvellous mixture of old and new, the eventful history of the Holland America Line is still palpable.
These spacious former offices of the board of the Holland America Line are most unusual. The rooms are located on a corner at the front of the building and feature many original historical elements, including wooden panelling, Art Deco lamps and a functioning fireplace.
Because of this marvellous mixture of old and new, the eventful history of the Holland America Line is still palpable. From the beautiful oval-shaped bathtub at the window you have a marvellous view of the river.
Some of rooms are situated on a corner of one of the two water-facing sides of the hotel, as a result of which they have more windows and offer an even broader view than waterside rooms.
These rooms exude the characteristic Hotel New York atmosphere, combining a warm and robust interior design with a personal touch and a maritime twist.
The Maas suite offers a view of the Maas and is Hotel New York’s largest nostalgic hotel room. Its wooden panelling and authentic fireplace call to mind the adventurous days of the Holland America Line. With its modern furniture, sleek television screen and Delft Blue design, the room presents a beautiful mixture of the old and the new.
A table in the middle of the room can be used for meetings of up to six people. The bed is separated by a dividing wall and the view of the Maas is breathtaking. But be careful: the high chair and telescope/binoculars at the window may tempt you away from your bed all night!
On the roof of Hotel New York you will find a room with a roof terrace.
This very spacious room is extremely quiet. It can be reached by a stairway and offers a great view of the Maas.
It is situated in the former Holland America Line caretaker’s quarters and has separate sleeping and living areas. Because of this marvellous mixture of old and new, the eventful history of the Holland America Line is still palpable.
The two green towers on the roof have been converted into very unusual hotel rooms. The one on Rijnhaven side consists of two floors.
Downstairs you will find a queen-size bed, while the cast-iron stairs in the middle of the room will take you to the beautiful vantage point upstairs, offering a great view of the river and city.
This tower room is provided with a shower.
Would you prefer to combine this view with a spacious bathroom? Then check out the Riverside tower room.
The two green towers on the roof have been converted into very unusual hotel rooms. The one on the Riverside consists of two floors. This tower room features a spacious bathroom including full-length bath.
NY Basement is a trendy restaurant and cocktail bar in the basement of nostalgic building. An exciting contrast between grandeur & basic. Smaller, more intimate and exclusive than Hotel New York. NY Basement has its own soul and character, but also that familiar hospitality.
Exciting cocktails and culinary creations in the atmosphere of pre-war Manhattan. Stylish ornaments and colorful patterns.
An equally hip and historic interior. NY Basement is a trendy restaurant and cocktail bar in the basement of nostalgic and characteristic building on the head of the Wilhelminapier.
MENU
From appetizers to desserts, and from surprise menus to charcoal-grilled specials – NY Basement is happy to serve all who appreciate the finer things in life, great and small.
NY Basement clearly has its own style and presentation to distinguish it from Hotel New York’s regular restaurant. For example, on menu – which often features seasonal ingredients – you will find charcoal-grilled meat dishes.
And then there is the option to let Chef surprise you with four, five or six tasty courses – you decide.
People who like to get creative will also be happy at NY Basement. It is possible to compose your own meal from the various (side-dish sized) dishes on menu. And that’s not all. Delicious appetisers are served to enjoy at the bar as a snack or before your sit-down meal.
Be sure to try superb wines! And how about a dessert accompanied by dessert wine, or perhaps a cup of coffee or tea, or even a delicious cocktail as the finishing touch to your meal?
Hotel New York’s afternoon tea is famous throughout Rotterdam. Every day guests are served various kinds of cakes, chocolates, sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream, and – of course – the most delicious tea.
Birthdays, family reunions, anniversaries – they’re all perfect occasions for an Afternoon Tea.
Small groups are welcome to restaurant, and for larger groups there are have several atmospheric function rooms available. Why not enjoy a sweet treat among the bookshelves, or with a view of the Maas?
Afternoon tea is €18.50 per person and reservations can be made for any time between 15.00 and 17.00h.
15.00h - 17.00h
Bar is the central meeting point for Rotterdam residents and travellers who visit the hotel for a meal, an overnight stay, or simply a nice cold beer.
The bar is popular throughout the day; people drop in to have dinner, enjoy a drink after a business meeting or have a glass of wine before catching a theatre show. Think of it as Rotterdam’s living room.
Thanks to two comfortable tall benches and separate tables for drinks, you will always be able to find a cosy spot. It is not possible to make reservations for the bar.
If you would like to hold a celebration or have drinks with a group in a separate room, please ask Reservations department about the possibilities of the function rooms.
07.00h - 01.00h
Enjoy the bar or the high tables bubbling with friends? Have a look at Bar Bites and enjoy the best snacks.
From sushi, to oysters and from bitter balls to charcuterie.
Breakfast on the Maas river!
Hotel New York’s extensive breakfast buffet offers a good start to the day of anyone staying at the hotel, using one of hotel's function rooms or wanting to visit the restaurant.
The buffet consists of various hot dishes, including scrambled eggs and bacon, various rolls, fresh fruit, muesli, coffee, tea, various fruit juices and much more.
Whether you have a meeting that day, had a short night, or just want to relax with a newspaper – a good breakfast is an essential start to any day.
The breakfast buffet is €18.50 per person (€8.75 for children under 12) and is available between 07.00h and 10.00h. On Saturday and Sunday, the buffet is open until 11.00h. Of course, it is also possible to have an à la carte breakfast. For larger groups, it is possible to reserve a separate function room.
07.00h - 10.00h
Eating and drinking at Hotel New York is always a special experience. The ground floor features a large café-restaurant, where 400 guests can enjoy an extensive or simple a-la-carte meal in any price category from early in the morning until late at night.
High ceilings, colourful lights, sturdy nautical elements and robust tubes and pillars provide a very special atmosphere to the restaurant, where there is always a pleasant buzz going on.
Twice a year, kitchen team updates the menu for café-restaurant. Every six months, evergreen classics are combined with surprising seasonal dishes. For example, guests can enjoy fried squid rings and shrimp croquettes all year through, while summer salads, hearty winter food, mussels, herring and asparagus are featured on the menu during their respective seasons.
For a bright start to your day, breakfast buffet is open from 07.00h while main courses for dinner can be ordered until 23.00h.
Small dishes, such as sandwiches or pasta, can even be ordered until midnight – ideal for after a show at the theatre.
Of course, there are also various dishes for children on the menu, so there is nothing to stop the even smallest sailors and captains at Hotel New York from joining their parents for dinner.
The team is especially prouds of genuine Rotterdam oyster bar, where freshly prepared shellfish are served daily. Specialized oyster bar cooks will be happy to prepare a delicious seafood platter, half a lobster or portion of whelks for you.
For guests with a sweet tooth, Hotel New York’s own patisserie prepares cakes and pies. Every day, pastry chefs prepare Hotel New York’s traditional tompouces, chocolate éclairs and – of course – afternoon tea.
Did you know that Hotel New York has its own patisserie? Every day, the best cakes and pastries are prepared. Enjoy a home-made tompouce or the most delicious home-made cake of the month.
The cake of the month varies each month from bavarois cake with champagne and cranberries to a cake with frangipan (almond), yellow cream, amarene cherries and caramel.
WEDDING CAKES
The patisserie makes every wedding cake as desired. During your wedding day you can choose different wedding cakes from the list.
In consultation with the reservation department and the patisserie, it can be adapted.
HOTEL NEW YORK "STROOPWAFEL"
Recently, Hotel New York has launched its own Stroopwafel in cooperation with Opstroopwafel Rotterdam. The Stroopwafel has different flavors. We have the flavors Orange and Almond / Amaretto. Of course, the “regular” Stroopwafel is also for sale. The Stroopwafel is available in the restaurant, on the terrace and for sale in the Kiosk.
Looking to celebrate your birthday? Feel like dinner before a show? Or maybe you have some important customers you would like to treat to a meal? There is always a pleasant buzz at Hotel New York around dinner time!
Whether it’s an extensive meal you want, or just a quick snack – kitchen team has put together an extensive menu that has something to offer for everyone. The restaurant is an accessible and uniquely designed place where everyone will feel at home.
For seafood lovers, specialist oyster bar cooks prepare fresh shellfish every day in oyster bar. Would you prefer something sweet? Then why not enjoy traditional English Afternoon Tea, with sweets prepared in own patisserie?
Hotel New York has seven atmospheric function rooms where groups can have a meal, ranging from a small business dinner in one of prestigious board rooms to a festive family get-together in the Bibliotheek.
17.00h – 23.00h
NY Basement and live music belong together! That’s why from September to May every 2 weeks on Sunday afternoon the High Wine Live Music event is organized. Musicians will bring you into the world of music. Enjoy this swinging, compelling and atmospheric live music from 14:00 to 17:30.
HIGH WINE
Upon arrival, is served a glass of delicious Cava D’Arciac from Spain.
The first delights already waiting on your table: olives, fresh nuts, Iberico ham and 2 beautiful kind of cheese and almond/fig breads and crostini’s.
Then are served 2 amuses of cold dishes while enjoying two white wine (tasting glasses). The sequel consists of 2 amuses of hot dishes. At these amuses we serve two red wine (tasting glasses).
Do you prefer a vegetarian and / or alcohol-free High Wine? The team would like to take care of that.
Sunday 14.00h - 17.30h
A quick bite to eat before checking in? Or lunch with a friend? Or maybe an important business talk?
Menu has something to offer for everyone: freshly made soups, salads, squid rings, shrimp croquettes and much more.
From an intimate dinner for two to a large group of guests – everybody is welcome to Hotel New York’s large restaurant.
Once, this was where the Holland America Line’s clerks checked to the documents of departing emigrants; nowadays, Rotterdam natives and travellers enjoy lunch here side by side.
Tall ceilings, robust tubes and pillars, and sturdy nautical elements create a real sense of Holland America Line nostalgia.
For true gourmands, oyster bar cooks prepare fresh shellfish every day in oyster bar.
Would you prefer something sweet? Then why not enjoy traditional English Afternoon Tea, with sweets prepared in own patisserie?
12.00h – 17.00h
Cocktail menu contains only personal favorites of NY Basement's team, which alternately regularly change!
From classic cocktails with a unique twist to NY Basement originals. Bartenders will be happy to fix you a delicious cocktail.
Elegant and adventurous. The mysterious colours of these cocktails conceal surprising flavours. Build, stir, shake or blend – the art of the perfect cocktail depends on very specific methods.
Depending on the drinks and other ingredients used, a cocktail is gently poured or stirred, or firmly shaken or blended. Bartenders have mastered all techniques.
The menu was developed by the team of NY Basement led by Daryl Lieuw-On and Wouter Saarloos and features flavours to match any mood, from rich and complex to easy-going. Your personal favorite, if available, is also available. If you can not resist the temptation of professional's choice of course.
At the spot where tickets for the ocean crossing to America used to be sold, you will now find Hotel New York’s authentic oyster bar, inspired on the classic bistros of Paris. The specialized oyster bar cooks in kitchen team prepare fresh shellfish such as oysters, crab and mussels every day.
Some of them are served warm – for example, half a lobster in cream sauce or clams with Pernod.
Beginners may want to start with a half-dozen oysters, while more experienced gourmands can go straight for the seafood platter. A real treat with a glass of Prosecco!
Oyster bar dishes can be ordered every day from noon until 23.00h.
12.00h - 23.00h
Hotel New York is known as a restaurant where it’s always cozy. However, it is also possible to dine with your family, friends or with your colleagues intimate in one of the seven different rooms.
Choose the ambiance of the former Reuchlin and Plate, Board Rooms, or choose for the industrial function rooms on the ground floor.
Whether it’s a grandma’s birthday that’s 80, an exclusive dinner with that one big customer, or do you celebrate your parents’ silver marriage.
For each festive event hotel's team can serve a fitting dinner for you.
In addition to the possibilities offered by Hotel New York for intimate dining, it is also possible to use the NY Basement Private Dining. NY Basement is located in the basement of Hotel New York. NY Basement is a fine dinging restaurant and cocktailbar.
Be surprised by the chef and put together a menu together with maitres.
Enjoy a beautiful view of the Maas! Just imagine: it’s a sunny day, and after ordering a nice salad and a drink, you and a friend or colleague sit and observe the ships passing by from the waterside.
Hotel New York’s terrace is the best spot in Rotterdam when the sun is shining!
A visit to the end of Wilhelmina pier is like taking a miniature holiday.
There’s a great view of the beautiful skies over Holland, Rotterdam’s skyline and the RIBs on the river. From April through September, terrace is open from 10.00h until midnight, weather permitting.
Enjoy the breeze, relax in a beach chair or order something extra special from the menu – lunch, a sweet treat or a platter of oysters will taste even better in the open air.
10.00h - 00.00h
It is an atmospheric room, thanks to chandeliers, wooden floors and tall windows offering a view of the Maas. There is also a giant map painted on the wall, showing the route taken by the Holland America Line’s ships when travelling from Rotterdam to New York.
Hotel New York is a warm and special place to hold your celebrations. Whether it’s a wedding party, birthday, dinner or an Afternoon Tea. Everything is possible in unique function rooms.
The Blauwe zaal is a colourful and intimate room situated on the ground floor, at the back of the hotel. Thanks to its intimate atmosphere, this room is perfect for smaller groups.
The Boardroom Plate is one of the former rooms of the board of the Holland America Line. It was named after Antoine Plate, one of the founders of the company. This room exudes a sense of authenticity thanks to a fireplace, beautiful carpets and wooden panelling.
The Boardroom Reuchlin is one of the former rooms of the board of the Holland America Line. It was named after Otto Reuchlin, one of the founders of the company. It is perfect for smaller, more intimate business meetings and private get-togethers.
In the lobby of Hotel New York you will find unique bookshop, which is named Van Gennep. The bookshop sells informative, funny, special travel, children’s and cookbooks. You will also find postcards and toiletries for forgetful travellers in the lobby.
Hotel New York is the ideal place for a meeting, holding a presentation, brainstorming or giving a workshop. The high ceilings, daylight, the colorful and nostalgic decor of the rooms makes Hotel New York an inspiring setting for business.
New York Barbershop, located in the basement of Hotel New York, is a traditional ‘men’s only ‘ barbershop and a family business since 1884. Besides the perfect cutting sections, master barbers are also given extensive shaving treatments.
The souvenir shop is located at the restaurant entrance. This is the place for a unique memorial to staying at Hotel New York: from linens to tompouce, from postcards to crockery and from T-shirts to toys.
As a former flagship of the Holland-America Line and Cruise Ship, Rotterdam has retained many world seas. Experience the authentic atmosphere while you come to sleep, eat, meet, party, marry or discover.
The Bibliotheek is situated at the back of Hotel New York, facing the Maas. It’s a medium-sized, warm, colourful room with bookcases reaching to the ceiling.
The Tuschinski 1 room is situated at the back of Hotel New York, facing the Rhine harbour. It is named after the famous Polish immigrant Abraham Tuschinski. The room also features a permanent stage, for live music or presentations.
Tuschinski II is Hotel New York’s smallest room. Thanks to its high ceiling, the room feels quite spacious. It is suitable for meetings of about ten people.
With around 50 docks in Rotterdam and surrounding areas, Watertaxi Rotterdam offers easy and reliable water transport. In addition, a water taxi ride is a spectacular experience for who Rotterdam wants to experience from the river.
Say Yes to eachother in one of hotel unique rooms. Whether you choose Boardroom Reuchlin for an intimate atmosphere or the great Balszaal with unique views of the Meuse, be sure it’s a day to never forget.
Spend your wedding night in a special hotel room in Hotel New York! The tower rooms, the Roofterrace room, Balcony rooms and nostalgic former boardrooms with fireplace: all with high ceilings and stunning water views.
Your wedding at the most beautiful location of Rotterdam: Hotel New York. In the past immigrants used to start a new stage in their lives. Nowadays, you can say Yes to your lover.
HOTEL NEW YORK
Koninginnenhoofd 1RotterdamNetherlands