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)
Milaan	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	35
Melbourne 1+2	203	—	—	112	—	—	—	245
Hofwerk	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Escher	75	40	60	50	75	32	30	112
Istanbul	45	32	32	24	40	—	22	56
De Buitenplaats	—	—	—	—	50-350	—	—	null
Panorama 1	20	15	20	25	30	14	19	54
Euphorbia	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Balcony (Marriage Chamber)	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—
Flores – Lombok (combined)	150	90	—	120	—	42	35	170
Zaal 18	36	16	18	24	—	16	16	48
Quartz	18	14	16	12	30	12	14	40.5
Meeting Room 3	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
Restaurantverdieping	—	—	104	—	150	—	—	null
Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86
Haarlem 13 + 14	160	32	80	100	100	—	—	200
Exhibition Space	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	172
Jordaan 1 & 2	56	36	30	30	40	24	—	48
Verbeelding+Passie	72	34	64	50	—	38	34	122
Eindhoven 1 + 2	60	36	35	48	60	40	32	71
Domtoren 2	60	25	—	30	—	—	22	83
Blue Room	64	25	—	50	—	30	25	90
Panorama 2	30	20	20	30	30	16	20	67.5
Melbourne 4	210	—	—	116	—	68	48	235
Meeting Room 2	121	23	60	40	100	30	26	102
Sterreschans	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Haarlem 14 + 15	160	32	80	100	100	—	—	200
Zaal 14	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
The Gallery	150	—	150	—	300	—	—	231.2
Foyer I	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	22
Van Walsum Room	64	25	—	50	—	30	25	90
Private terrace	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	236
Oud West	34	15	10	10	15	12	—	24
Board Meeting Room I	80	40	—	40	—	34	28	85
Wenen	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	35
Eindhoven 2 + 3	60	36	35	48	60	40	32	72
Talent	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	35
Stockholm	35	24	16	24	30	—	16	56
Artistiek	76	39	60	53	50	24	24	114
Saffron	33	23	32	24	50	16	20	62.5
Domtoren 3	60	25	—	30	—	—	22	83
Flores – Timor (combined)	100	54	—	72	—	26	28	120
Galanthus	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Skybar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46
Break-out rooms	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	15
Shanghai	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90
Domtoren 4	50	25	—	30	—	—	20	75
Eindhoven 1 + 2 + 3	90	54	50	72	90	60	48	107
Lilium	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Hoogevecht	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Panorama 3	30	20	20	30	30	16	20	67.5
Haarlem 15 + 16	160	32	80	100	100	—	—	200
Athene	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	35
Zaal 15	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
Scarlet	20	14	16	12	30	12	14	38.9
Ontwikkeling	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	35
Board Meeting Room II	80	40	—	40	—	34	28	85
Van der Veeken Room	64	25	—	50	—	30	25	90
Oost	45	21	20	20	25	18	—	34
The Great Room	—	—	120	—	120	—	—	297.6
Foyer II	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	21
Melbourne 3	111	—	—	60	—	44	28	160
Meeting Room 17+18	80	—	—	50	—	28	20	100
Holsetkamer	—	—	—	12	—	12	—	27
Zaal 16	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
Presentation room	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40
Beweging	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	35
Domtoren 5	50	25	—	30	—	—	20	75
Haarlem 11	120	24	120	60	150	—	30	253
Penn Room I	56	30	40	40	—	27	25	72
Plaza	—	—	—	—	65	—	—	55
Malva	16	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Melbourne 2	98	—	—	56	—	44	28	130
Panorama 4	22	20	20	25	30	14	18	56
Meeting Room 22	72	18	64	24	—	20	22	93
Noord	34	15	10	10	15	12	—	25
Parijs	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47
Queekhoven	40	20	30	30	40	28	24	55
Sepia	21	14	10	10	25	12	12	37.9
Amsterdam Lounge	—	—	50	—	120	—	—	80
Sienna	21	14	10	10	25	12	12	33.7
Haarlem 10	150	36	104	84	120	—	40	198
Rupelmonde	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	54
Melbourne 1	82	—	—	48	—	44	26	115
Groei	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	35
Panorama 5	22	15	20	25	25	14	18	56
De Neude	50	—	—	30	—	—	16	75
De Wallen	24	12	10	10	15	12	—	22
Zaal 17	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	33
Meeting room 1	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	38
Penn Room II	56	30	40	40	—	27	25	70
Rome	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45
Meeting Room 9+10	65	16	—	24	—	24	18	85
Parnassia	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Scilla	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	20
Rust	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	35
Harteveld	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	45
Tangerine	48	27	32	24	60	20	22	72.6
Denver	40	—	—	35	—	27	22	70
Vondelpark	30	12	20	20	20	18	—	29