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 19+20	130	—	60	40	—	—	18	103
Museum	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	30
Van Gogh – Monet	100	80	50	50	80	42	40	129.9
't Twiske 1	40	20	30	25	—	24	20	65
Rotterdam 2 + 3	250	120	170	150	280	120	70	330
Blanco Room	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	12
Montferland	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	50
Oudegracht 1	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
Zaal 7 / De Tuinderij	25	13	—	—	—	16	—	32
Brussel 1	40	—	—	30	—	26	20	60
Museum	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	30
Dahlia 7	50	20	24	—	—	20	22	58
Boardroom (4 on ground floor)	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	38
De Dam 2	70	45	50	50	65	26	27	78
Foyer B	32	20	20	16	40	10	10	49
Meeting room 3	166	36	110	60	—	36	28	189
De Gelderse Poort	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	50
De Dam 1 & 2	150	90	100	90	120	—	51	150
Dahlia 8	50	20	24	—	—	20	22	58
Zaal 8	12	—	—	—	20	6	—	20
Industrie 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	60
Mezzanine (Restaurant)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75
Foyer C	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	59.7
Melbourne	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	640
Private-Dining	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	35
Rotterdam 1 + 2 + 3	330	175	300	220	300	120	90	500
Haarlem 10 t/m 16 + foyer	—	—	500	—	600	—	—	1160
University of Amsterdam 3 + 4	150	72	—	96	—	48	40	168
Goudriaan Room I & II	100	50	60	60	—	40	28	126
nhow 2	50	18	18	30	50	24	18	50.7
't Twiske 2	35	16	20	20	—	20	16	55
Von Gorschenkamer	40	—	36	—	—	18	15	36
Conference Hall 6	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Noble	50	—	—	20	40	18	21	45
Brussel	75	26	—	40	—	25	23	88
Studios 6+7 (combined)	90	57	90	64	100	33	39	159
Scroll Room	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	12
Waterloo	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	17
Zaal 19	50	18	26	26	70	20	19	70
Oudegracht 2	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
Beatrixpark (P4)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Groenevecht 2	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
De Witte	60	30	—	27	—	30	22	59
Grand Duke	30	12	20	14	30	16	12	39
Executive Boardroom	40	32	40	36	40	26	24	84
Zaal 9 / De Grift	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	28
Boardrooms 2, 3, 4, 5	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	16
Effectief zalen	120	80	90	80	130	40	35	160
Foyer II	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89
Bali – Komodo (combined)	100	54	—	72	—	26	28	112
Meeting Room 4	105	30	50	30	100	30	26	102
Meeting Room 8	20	8	10	10	—	14	12	35
Coral	61	33	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
Zaal 3	57	25	—	46	—	28	23	98
Pické 3	250	130	220	170	350	60	52	374
Levendig+Eigenwijs+Fantasie	180	93	120	96	150	81	—	267
Berlijn	90	44	70	56	90	—	32	117
Istanbul	40	—	—	30	—	26	20	60
Souterrain 1+2	414	172	290	230	—	92	52	414
Cannes	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	55
Waterloo	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	17
Latijnse School	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	45
Amstel 2 & 3	500	306	320	210	500	—	96	576
Upper Promenade Deck	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Orchis	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	28
Sarphatipark (P5)	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	40
Subzaal 1-10 (each)	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	21
Zaal 9	12	10	10	—	20	6	—	20
Count	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	38
Madrid	45	—	—	30	—	—	16	54
Von der Moselkamer	25	—	24	—	—	12	10	30
Meeting Room 8	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
IJ 1	20	10	20	12	—	—	10	35
Office 1	12	—	8	—	—	8	—	23
Amsterdam	55	30	60	40	100	—	22	—
Singapore	40	—	—	30	—	26	20	60
Munt	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	15
Intensief	50	24	40	35	50	26	20	80
Zaal 4	57	25	—	46	—	28	23	98
Slate Room	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	12
Munt	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	15
Atrium Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	155
Amstel Ballroom 1, 2 & 3	768	468	520	392	800	—	—	900
Groenevecht 3	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Akte van Seclusie	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	50
Oudegracht 3	90	32	—	40	—	—	30	100
Boardroom 1	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	13
De IJsselkamer	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	36
Pické 1 + 2	500	300	420	300	700	80	100	682
Cyan	57	29	40	30	70	28	28	78.8
University of Amsterdam 2 + 3 + 4	250	120	—	168	—	—	—	252
Vrolijk	36	17	32	25	—	16	14	61
Studios 3–7 (combined)	—	—	160	—	220	—	—	307
Conference Hall 5	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Zaal 23	50	17	28	23	70	15	18	67
Komodo – Lombok (combined)	80	54	—	72	—	26	28	100
Het Haagsche Schouw	60	30	30	27	—	30	22	59
Mokum	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	17
Utrecht	65	36	30	36	80	36	30	66
Zaal 10 / De Oversteek	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	28