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)
Zaal 6	27	20	16	—	40	16	—	40
Bali – Flores (combined)	250	—	—	—	—	—	—	283
nhow 6	110	42	36	70	110	45	39	126
Charcoal	61	33	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
Zaal 1	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Rijnkade	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	50
Baron	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	43
Winterthur	30	30	21	21	—	16	14	36
Meeting Rooms (10 rooms)	20	15	—	—	—	15	11	25
De Dam 1	70	45	50	50	65	26	27	72
IJ 3	50	20	40	30	—	—	20	70
Terras ROAM	100	—	—	—	200	—	—	—
Celia Amsterdam (restaurant)	—	—	120	—	200	—	—	223
Diamond	333	150	170	152	225	40	78	240
Berlijn + Dublin	120	60	110	64	140	—	32	—
Zaal 1	61	25	—	46	—	28	19	102
Zeelandia	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	26
Presidential Suite LF	—	—	—	—	40	12	—	69
Zaal 5 / De Lentse Lus	25	13	—	—	—	16	—	32
Zaal 21	70	24	40	41	80	23	24	80
Inzicht+Aandacht	120	60	80	90	100	48	40	165
Gauguin – Dali	150	90	90	75	175	50	46	220
Meeting room 2	166	36	110	60	—	36	28	188
Van Ruysdael	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	37
Meeting Room 12+14	115	30	—	50	—	28	18	115
Bali – Timor (combined)	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	219
Berlijn	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Diamond Room II	—	60	90	90	175	50	36	136
nhow 7	60	24	18	39	60	24	18	67
De Witte Bergen	60	30	30	27	—	30	22	59
Amsterdam 5	60	16	32	30	32	—	18	80
Dahlia 7+8	110	—	—	64	—	—	28	116
Fantasie	60	31	40	32	50	27	23	89
Rembrandt 4	60	18	36	—	50	24	17	67
Studio 7	80	36	40	40	80	21	21	110
Amsterdam Room	20	10	10	14	25	10	10	34.7
Meeting Room 17	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	24
De Mundt van Hollandt	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	45
Duveltjesgracht	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	30
Familie 1	—	—	14	—	—	14	—	48
Groenevecht 2 + 3	70	36	60	50	100	38	30	111
Domtoren 1-2	120	52	—	68	—	—	40	166
Post-it Room	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	15
Boardroom 4	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Foyer A	90	42	60	42	100	35	35	108.8
Ruigenhoek	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	30
New York	30	18	—	25	—	18	16	46
Zaal 10	26	20	20	20	40	18	12	40
Meeting Room 5	28	10	20	20	—	20	15	42
Amstel 3	270	144	160	112	275	—	54	316
Pické 1	250	130	220	170	350	60	52	374
Rotterdam 1 + 2	250	120	170	150	280	120	70	330
The Cinema	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
Theekoepel	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	null
Rembrandt 4	60	18	36	—	50	24	17	67
Erasmus 1 + 2	150	64	—	78	—	—	—	161
Sydney 5	99	—	—	48	—	40	36	115
Manhattan	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	80
Groenekamer	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	27
Oosterbeek	35	16	—	20	—	16	12	45
Zaal 7	—	—	7	—	10	7	—	15
Noordermarkt (M4)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Parijs	75	26	—	40	—	28	24	69
Zaal 22	70	24	40	41	80	23	24	80
Eerste Vrije Staten Vergadering	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	45
The Office + The Kitchen + The Cinema	65	—	—	14	—	—	40	229
Energie+Aandacht+Inzicht	160	80	120	120	160	60	56	230
Studios 3+4 (combined)	60	30	50	32	80	26	26	85
Jade	50	—	—	16	50	20	21	40
Tokyo Room	120	50	—	75	—	44	34	129
Celia Private Dining	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	null
Zaal 7	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	25
Carmine & Charcoal	118	62	80	66	140	—	38	156
Executive Boardrooms	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—
Pické 2	250	160	220	180	350	60	52	330
Industrie 6	30	24	24	24	—	18	18	80
Zaal 2	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Eyckenstein	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Frytom	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	37
Amsterdam + Dublin	90	48	110	—	150	—	34	152
Boardroom 6	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	17
Meeting Room 7	20	8	10	10	—	14	12	35
Chili + Wasabi + Cumin	200	—	—	—	235	40	—	257
Bali – Lombok (combined)	150	90	—	120	—	42	35	163
Boekarest	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	70
Lord	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	42
Bloemenmarkt (M5)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Sydney 3	72	—	—	48	—	40	34	105
Zaal 8	90	27	—	44	—	32	27	100
Foyer I	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	127
Harleskamer	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	27
nhow 8	—	—	16	—	—	16	—	66
Zederik	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	30
Kinderdijk	60	30	29	27	—	30	22	59
Levendig+Eigenwijs	120	62	80	64	100	54	46	178
Amstel 1 & 2	500	306	320	210	500	—	96	576
Groenevecht 1	60	25	40	36	50	30	26	71
University of Amsterdam 1 + 2	136	66	—	78	—	44	40	152.4
Foyer ground floor	—	—	—	—	80	—	—	—
Terras Pub	50	—	—	—	75	—	—	—