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)
5. Lobel	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	51
Zaal 4 / Waalsprong 4	80	42	64	51	80	36	31	112
Dromen	24	17	32	25	—	15	13	48
Maxima I & II	100	60	80	72	110	40	48	160
Dick Bruna Boardroom	20	10	—	—	—	—	14	27
P.C. Hooft	32	18	20	—	—	18	—	52
Rooftop	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	156
Zaal 27	100	40	50	50	100	30	27	100
Wintergarden + Emerald + Grand Ballroom	—	—	840	—	1500	—	—	1187
Mississippi	30	16	30	22	35	20	16	45
Brussel 2	70	—	70	50	—	40	26	90
Boardrooms	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	26
Royal Boardroom	—	—	10	—	—	10	—	50
Prestige - Boardroom	—	—	20	—	—	20	—	70
Salon 4	50	18	40	40	50	24	18	60
De Hercules	30	12	24	20	—	—	16	47
Rembrandt 1	80	24	54	—	100	28	27	90
Aero	—	—	8	—	—	8	—	45.5
IJssel Vecht Dinkel	—	—	—	—	—	10-14	8-13	null
Van Gogh 2	50	24	40	24	60	28	20	70
St. Cecilia Chamber	50	27	40	21	60	32	24	60
Salon 5	50	18	40	40	50	24	18	60
Blue	56	16	32	—	60	24	22	61
Zaal 28	100	40	50	50	100	30	27	100
Mees Room II	126	60	90	75	—	47	35	144
Durven	36	17	32	25	—	19	14	61
Oudegracht 1-2	180	64	—	80	—	—	—	200
Uytwijck	30	20	—	25	—	18	16	65
Zaal 5	35	24	25	30	50	24	16	50
Rosa 5+6	110	60	90	57	120	—	26	132
Jan Jansen & Spyker Boardrooms	20	10	—	—	—	—	14	27
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	24
Wasabi + Cumin	45	18	—	24	90	—	—	125
Zaal 8 / De Bongerd	70	37	48	46	70	32	27	84
Starlight	—	—	24	—	—	24	—	—
Meeting room 8	86	30	60	40	—	20	20	103
Sky Room	70	30	50	—	70	33	27	130
Zaal 8	30	16	12	—	30	14	13	36
Bondsdag	40	20	—	24	—	24	20	58
Westerpark 1	50	24	—	32	—	28	24	63
Dali	30	20	20	20	30	20	16	68
Roest	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	14
Batavia	28	18	14	15	—	18	15	39
Boardroom 2 (13th floor)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	38
Foyer	—	—	42	—	80	—	—	113
Posbank 1	60	—	—	40	—	24	23	92
Zaal 2	20	16	16	16	—	14	—	32
Terrace	—	—	60	—	47	—	—	138
Hub 3	25	12	16	16	45	16	—	30
Keizerzaal	400	220	300	220	400	60	65	400
Holland Hall	500	175	330	272	750	120	90	520
Zaan 1	50	20	30	30	—	—	20	75
Kleyne	55	40	40	32	75	32	—	96
The Forum & The Exchange	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	105
Het Nest	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Doornburg 3	60	22	30	30	60	26	22	64
Amstelpark (P1)	50	24	40	28	60	22	24	67
Watt	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Berlijn	50	32	56	40	—	—	24	90
Eschbergzaal	40	24	—	28	—	20	16	56
Clubroom Kievit	—	—	20	—	—	20	—	32
Panorama 4	35	18	20	—	50	18	16	47
Singel 1, 2 & 3	106	75	60	42	90	36	36	96
Darling	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	41
Amber 1	120	54	70	56	90	42	42	130
Eiland van Dordrecht 1	60	—	50	40	—	32	24	95
Zaal 2+3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	184
Restaurant	—	—	110	—	—	—	—	240
De Gouden Leeuw 2	118	44	50	50	100	36	30	97
Zaal 2	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	59
Plaza Suites 1+2	80	48	50	48	—	40	36	81
Zaal 6	50	24	32	32	—	24	18	72
nhow 4	150	42	36	70	150	45	39	148
Amsterdam 2	200	40	120	95	150	—	40	236
De Zwaan	40	30	40	30	40	20	20	79
Meeting Room 11	50	24	30	36	—	30	—	67
Meeting Rooms 12, 14, 15, 16	24	12	20	16	35	16	15	36
Wenen + Praag	230	100	180	136	200	—	—	289
Geneva	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	36
Rembrandt 1	80	24	54	—	100	28	27	90
Inzicht	40	18	30	30	50	22	18	65
Ravensloot	40	21	24	27	24	16	12	47
London 1	70	38	50	28	70	20	24	90
Boardroom 8	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
Meeting Room 21+22	140	30	123	101	—	—	20	—
Buitenlocatie (outdoor location)	150	—	100	—	150	—	—	—
Sydney 1	135	—	—	80	—	52	40	170
Jan Steen	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	23
Bovenzaal	—	—	—	—	—	14	12	null
Roots	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	30
University of Amsterdam 1	56	30	—	36	—	20	24	68.4
Familie 2 + 3 + 4	100	36	64	50	90	44	36	—
Studio 3	25	12	10	8	20	15	15	30
San Francisco 1	70	—	—	50	—	30	25	80
Amber 2	48	24	20	16	30	16	21	45
Olof's	298	168	200	168	400	60	54	353
Bell	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Tappenbeck Foyer	—	—	—	—	600	—	—	500
Studio 4	35	21	40	24	40	21	18	55
Gold	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	25