Hotel New York is located at the top of the Kop van Zuid district in Rotterdam , the second largest city in the Netherlands, on the site of the formerly Holland America Line headquarters. Built in 1901, the building was the center of the Dutch-America Line, which brought about 1 million East European Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution to New York in the early 20th century.
Ships once departed from Wilhelmina Harbor here and sailed back and forth to New York for a hundred years. Tens of thousands of people were traveling from here to America, the ‘land of opportunity’, in hopes of finding a better life.
Hotel New York
Hotel New York is located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which impresses with its modern buildings. The three-floor hotel is located at the tip of Wilhelminakade, a piece of land stretching out towards the water, in the Kop van Kuid area, surrounded by contemporary buildings. In the mid-1970s, sea travel declined as air travel became popular. Regular scheduled cruise lines carrying around 4 million passengers a year were terminated and the office was closed in 1982.
After the last ship to leave Rotterdam left port in 1971, The Holland America Line closed in 1982. The building remained empty until 1993 when it became the Hotel New York. Today people come here to sleep, eat, drink, marry, meet or celebrate.
In addition to being a hotel, Hotel New York also serves as a restaurant, bar, cafe, newsagent and bookstore. As soon as you enter the building, you can feel the sense of nostalgia everywhere. A beautiful mix of old and new makes this a unique place. The building is an iconic landmark of the Wilhelmina pier in contemporary Rotterdam.
A lot of effort has been made to preserve its original architecture and interior design. It is impossible not to be impressed by the incredible Jugendstil decorations and the atmosphere the building exudes. After a long tour of Rotterdam on foot, it was very difficult to leave the cafe of the hotel I entered to relieve my tiredness.
You know, it’s the perfect place to pull up a chair, start the day with breakfast, then continue with coffee, and be an incredibly enjoyable weekend place to read newspapers and books. Stop by and order a coffee from the menu and enjoy being at Hotel New York.
Offering a nostalgic atmosphere, Hotel New York has 72 rooms, 7 meeting rooms, and a cafe restaurant for 350 people. It meets the expectations of a 4-star hotel. It is useful to make a reservation to find a place in the restaurant, which serves until 01:00 at night. Hotel New York Rotterdam Address: Koninginnenhoofd 1, 3072 AD Rotterdam, +31(0) 10 439 05 25, hotelnewyork.com . Hotelscombined.com/hotelnewyork for Hotel Reservation .
Wander around Wilhelmina harbor and admire Rotterdam’s skyline from the Erasmus Bridge across the river and the Maastoren, the tallest building in the Benelux.
You can visit the Dutch Museum of Photography (Fotomuseum) or take a water taxi from Hotel New York to Veerhaven, a very lively area on the other side of the river. If you want to stop by the barber shop in the basement of Hotel New York. New York Barbershop , which serves only men , has been serving as a family business since 1884.
Turkish Airlines organizes regular flights every day of the week to Rotterdam, which is a metropolis with its impressive architecture, magnificent shops, numerous festivals and events, and museums.
