Rotterdam VII retraces Holland America Line’s first cruise back in 1872
As Holland America Line prepares for its 150th Anniversary in 2023, the cruise line is kicking off a year of celebrations with a special transatlantic crossing. Saturday, October 15 the Rotterdam V11 departs Rotterdam and Holland America Line is organizing an official send-off moment on Wilhelminapier for the residents of Rotterdam. No city has such […]
Fair booking site Moonback is live in Rotterdam
In May 2020 Niels Meijssen posted a LinkedIn message about a very well-known booking platform from the Netherlands. The platform applied for state aid but paid out millions to shareholders. He found it outrageous and made plans for a fair booking platform named Beterboeken. The software developer started a crowdfunding campaign and soon they raised […]
Sinfonia Maritime Concert at Kop van Zuid
Sinfonia Rotterdam is a contemporary chamber orchestra that lives of the energy and diversity of this city. The orchestra distinguishes itself by its active way of making music. During performances, Sinfonia Rotterdam, led by the passionate chief conductor Conrad van Alphen, knows how to involve the audience in the musical experience. An intimate, personal atmosphere is created during the concerts, […]
Pleinbioscoop meets LantarenVenster at Wilhelminapier
Just like last year, the big screen of the Pleinbioscoop will be erected on the Kop van Zuid, right in front of Hotel New York. Here you can watch the best films in the open air with a view over the river Maas. From Wednesday, August 11 to Sunday, August 29 for nineteen evenings a […]
The terrace of Hotel New York is transformed by Aperol Spritz
It is one of the best spots to enjoy Rotterdam completely. From the terrace of Hotel New York on the edge of the Kop van Zuid you have a perfect 360° view. The backyard terrace is now covered in orange as Aperol Spritz choose the garden as its flagship for the city. Aperol Spritz has […]
NY Basement
This is a new restaurant with an old soul. NY Basement is a fine dining restaurant in Hotel New York’s souterrain. It’s every bit as hip and historic as the ground floor restaurant, but is smaller, more exclusive and intimate. As guests descend the so-called ‘stairway to history’ they find themselves transported to a previous […]
Out on the terrace
There are small ones, large ones, ones that are highly visible, and ones that are well hidden. They may all be very different but they all have two things in common: amazing drinks and the ultimate summer feeling. After much deliberation, these Rotterdam terraces have made it through our strict selection process and are awaiting […]
Hotel New York: story of pioneers
A city icon full of history Emigrants once left in droves on board the Holland America Line, steaming across the ocean to the other side of the world in search of happiness and a new life. There’s a different sort of pressure these days in the old Holland America Line head office, where management once […]