The Usual Rotterdam

The Usual Rotterdam – sustainable design hotel on Westblaak with 209 rooms and pods and 7 meeting spaces for up to 40 people, in the city centre.

Key charistaristics:

Affiliation:

The Usual

Star rating:

Unrated

Number of hotel rooms:

209

Number of twin rooms:

Distance to Schiphol Airport:

Location:

Rotterdam

Area:

City center

The Usual Rotterdam – interior in the hotel's signature warm, circular-design style

The Usual Rotterdam is one of the properties Holland DMC Partners supports with its DMC Rotterdam services, arranging everything from transfers and group dining to meetings and incentive activities.

The Usual Rotterdam is a design-led hybrid hotel on Westblaak in the city centre, just off Witte de Withstraat. It works as a hotel, cafe and community space at once, and suits younger corporate groups and creative teams more than a formal five-star programme.

Sustainability is built into the fabric rather than bolted on: cork walls, terrazzo made from offcuts, reclaimed furniture, circular Auping mattresses and organic bedding throughout.

The hotel features 209 rooms across several categories — The Studio, The Plus, The Twin Plus, The Triple, The Accessible and the capsule-style Pods with shared bathrooms — an unusually broad range that makes it a flexible option for mixed-budget delegations.

The U Bar is a social bar and restaurant serving local dishes all day, alongside co-working spaces, The Game Room, The Mind Gym, an atelier and a 24-hour staffed reception.

Rotterdam Centraal is 16 minutes on foot and Beurs five minutes by metro. The hotel is approximately 60 kilometres from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and 6 kilometres from Rotterdam The Hague Airport.

The Usual Rotterdam – The Studio, the long-stay room category

The Usual Rotterdam offers 7 meeting spaces alongside flexible social areas — suited to breakouts, workshops and smaller board-level sessions rather than plenary conferences.

The spaces include The Creators Boxes and The Game Room, with the largest meeting room taking up to 27 delegates and The Mind Gym accommodating up to 40 people for group activities and workshops.

Every meeting room includes a screen, USB-C connection, notepads and a standard food and beverage package. Booking 14 days ahead is recommended, and a month ahead for larger events.

Per-room, per-setup capacities are confirmed with the hotel on request.

Number of meeting rooms:

Room / Space	Theatre	Classroom	Banquet (rounds)	Cabaret	Reception (standing)	Boardroom	U-shape	Area (m²)
Meeting room 7	120	54	70	75	—	36	24	128
Rembrandt 5	76	32	54	—	130	28	27	104
Meeting Rooms 24 + 25	50	36	40	32	65	22	21	65
Paul van Vliet lounge	—	—	8	—	—	6	—	25
Zaal 11	24	16	16	—	40	16	15	50
Private dining – Restaurant JAQ	—	—	52	—	75	22	—	84
De Pijp	50	24	—	32	—	28	24	64
2. Aurea	45	30	—	—	—	—	19	52
nhow 5+6	240	84	72	150	240	72	48	—
Rembrandtpark + Vondelpark	110	50	70	21	100	44	40	121
Brussel 1	250	112	144	144	200	—	44	306
IJssel/Vecht	35	25	—	35	—	25	22	56
Red II	14	6	8	—	—	12	10	25
Zurich I & II	300	210	168	168	—	—	56	318
VD9 Jonge Pieter (2)	—	—	18	—	—	17	—	55
Kracht	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
Salon 2	50	18	40	40	50	24	18	62
Plaza Suite 4	60	40	50	32	—	32	32	65
Nieuwegracht 1	250	70	—	125	—	—	45	240
Albert Cuypmarkt (M1)	50	24	40	28	60	22	24	67
Van Gogh 2 + 3	110	48	80	40	120	—	—	140
Alde Heerlickheijt	—	—	100	—	—	—	—	140
King	80	30	—	30	100	26	32	94
Londen 3 (+4)	75	—	80	60	—	30	30	140
Amsterdam 2 + 3 + 4	220	90	150	120	300	88	50	174
Mauritius B	35	26	20	24	—	18	17	60
Zaal 3 / Waalsprong 3	100	57	64	71	100	44	37	120
Smoking Room	65	16	100	—	150	28	18	288
Singel 1 & 2	72	54	40	28	60	24	24	66
Amstel 2	125	40	70	60	—	—	30	125
Van Gogh 3	50	24	40	24	60	28	20	71
Copper Chamber	24	—	24	—	20	14	—	null
Zaal 3	30	16	18	24	—	20	16	46
Singel 1 & 2 & 3	—	—	160	—	240	—	—	218
Leidse	48	22	45	—	90	26	26	92
Leidse	48	22	45	—	90	26	26	92
Van Oldenbarnevelt Room	200	60	120	75	—	60	40	—
Machine Room 2	16	12	—	—	—	12	10	24
Van Herwaarde Lounge	40	30	50	48	100	20	25	136
Queen	80	30	—	30	100	26	32	85
Dappermarkt (M2)	50	24	40	28	60	22	24	67
The Studio & The Exchange	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	130
Hub 2	25	12	16	16	45	16	—	30
Lumière	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	66
Govaert Flinckkamer	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	null
Panorama 5	35	18	20	—	35	24	20	54
Barbounia	—	—	80	—	74	—	—	114
Zaal 3+4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	195
Doornburg 2	70	24	40	32	70	26	22	78
Amsterdam 3 + 4	170	80	90	100	200	68	42	192
Steenwijck	24	20	—	20	—	17	16	65
't Twiske 1+2	70	30	50	45	—	—	—	120
Posbank 2	60	—	—	40	—	24	23	94
Sydney 5+6	198	—	—	96	—	—	—	235
Sky Lounge	100	40	—	60	—	—	32	203
Brussel 2	126	52	90	56	90	—	40	161.5
Zaal 12	24	12	12	—	35	14	13	42
Frans Hals	20	18	20	—	25	18	15	40
Madrid + Milaan	80	—	—	—	—	25	25	100
Louis Davids Lounge	—	—	8	—	—	6	—	25
Breskens	60	36	—	32	—	34	27	—
Meeting Rooms 18 + 20, 19 + 21	50	30	40	32	70	24	26	61
Amstelpark + Beatrixpark + Rembrandtpark + Vondelpark	200	100	150	42	200	86	80	236
Boardroom 1 (13th floor)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	38
De Gouden Leeuw 1	118	44	50	50	100	36	30	114
Boardroom 7	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Zaal 4	35	24	25	30	50	24	16	50
Bristol 2	50	25	40	32	50	24	27	63
VD1 Jonge Pieter (1)	—	—	14	—	—	13	—	36
Steenenhoek	52	23	40	25	24	24	21	72
Studio 2	20	12	10	—	20	15	15	29
Meeting room 8+9	164	64	110	80	—	36	24	206
Meeting Room 7+8 / 8+9	40	16	20	20	—	22	20	70
Schuttebergzaal	50	36	—	36	—	24	20	63
Ambassador Lounge	30	—	50	—	150	—	—	250
Monchy	12	—	—	—	—	10	—	25
Amsterdam 4 + 5	200	40	96	100	160	—	—	244
Energie	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
Living	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	30
Zaal 7	70	32	—	48	—	28	20	89
Meeting Gallery (foyer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	785
Plaza Suite 5	40	32	30	26	—	20	20	42
Platinum	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	67
nhow 6+7	170	66	36	100	170	45	39	—
Chili + Wasabi	130	54	—	84	155	—	—	199
Rosa 4+5	110	54	90	57	120	—	26	132
Westerpark 1 & 2	100	48	—	64	—	40	30	126
Erasmus 2	80	36	—	48	—	20	24	80.5
Basel	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	39
Eiland van Dordrecht 3-4	100	—	70	70	—	—	—	—
Zaal 9	120	32	60	56	125	40	34	125
Penthouse	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	24
Regio 4	35	14	24	16	—	16	18	46
Singel 2 & 3	60	48	30	21	60	24	24	63
De Adelaar	30	12	24	20	—	—	16	47
Meeting Room 22+23	130	33	94	105	—	62	20	155
Zwarte Water	25	15	—	25	—	20	16	45
Orangerie	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	null
Mauritius A	25	24	12	18	—	18	17	39
Gauguin	100	50	40	50	75	32	30	131.1