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)
Alpha	50	—	40	32	50	20	24	70
Kurzaal	600	—	360	280	750	120	80	950
Rotonde	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	102
Sydney	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	805
Saskiazaal	50	24	60	36	100	26	24	60
Grand Ballroom (Salons A–E combined)	350	250	300	192	400	—	—	433
Herengracht	18	12	—	—	25	12	—	28
The Apartment (total of rooms)	81	—	52	—	—	48	—	171
Amstelpark	35	18	20	9	35	20	16	52
Rietveld 1-4	230	98	—	—	225	—	50	221.2
2nd	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	190
Ballroom	216	80	128	120	224	32	44	191
De Zaanwand (combi)	—	—	200	—	350	—	—	344
Rembrandt (Total)	400	200	250	—	500	—	50	555
Summit	200	100	120	150	300	60	54	256
Bali	40	24	—	24	—	16	26	64
Meeting Room 1 t/m 8 incl. Corridor	1200	288	500	300	1200	70	70	1000
Club Conversation	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	400
Ginger	100	36	—	60	95	16	20	127
Scheveningen	140	75	80	100	250	60	42	182
The Apartment (all rooms)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	140
Lobby Event Space	—	—	—	—	350	—	—	370
Panorama Ballroom	250	—	210	—	260	—	56	375
Exchange Hall	—	—	700	—	1100	—	—	—
Paardenwater + Groote Wiel + Merwede	328	124	152	150	220	99	90	330
Entire floor	220	100	200	150	300	—	—	—
The Canal Room	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	23
The Horizon	300	100	200	180	400	—	44	380
Rotterdam 1+2+3	180	—	150	—	240	—	—	330
Grand Ballroom	1015	591	650	480	1600	195	154	—
Calla 1-3 + Rosa 4-6	—	375	500	352	1000	—	—	1000
De Orangerie	—	—	100	—	200	—	—	—
Oranje Nassau zaal	300	—	250	—	500	50	50	316
Skylounge III	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	44
Elisabeth v. Tegelen Salon	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	24
Council Chamber	320	140	200	152	300	—	—	295
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—
Regio 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5	590	206	416	246	720	—	—	612
Meeting Room 1+2+3+4 + Corridor	500	140	310	168	500	60	48	549
Biesbosch 1+2	530	—	280	270	400	—	—	610
Mon Rêve Souterrain	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hundt zaal	38	13	20	20	—	16	17	30
Calla 1+2+3	525	288	330	276	600	—	68	528
Meeting Room 1+2+3	280	132	170	—	—	78	66	312
De Hembrug (combi)	200	100	160	100	—	—	—	244
Nieuwegracht 1-2	500	150	—	250	—	—	—	488
Kanselpoort	60	30	—	40	60	30	20	90
Heian I/II	494	315	330	216	680	126	99	—
Montreal	350	—	350	300	—	80	60	450
De Ooievaar	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	null
The Exchange	—	—	—	—	50	—	—	65
Balans zalen	250	130	250	180	200	60	50	300
Juliana II	60	24	40	20	50	22	22	77
Rhythms Bar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	190
Randolph zaal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100
Panorama Ballroom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Zappeion	64	22	—	32	100	24	20	57
Tituszaal	30	12	30	18	50	18	14	30
Amsterdam 1 & 2	180	80	—	100	—	56	40	233
Panorama 2-3-4-5	180	82	110	—	180	56	52	230
Van Gendt Zaal	35	20	22	22	50	22	18	55
De Gouden Leeuw 1-2-3	340	132	160	200	350	—	—	311
Zaal 5+6+7+8	480	128	230	224	500	160	136	455
Seminar rooms for up to 150 people	189	42	—	80	—	56	40	155
Combination Rembrandt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & corridor	400	200	250	—	500	—	—	505
Wapen B	100	55	60	55	80	36	30	101
Meeting Room A	40	16	24	24	50	16	16	46
Leeds 1	40	20	30	24	40	18	21	53
The Forbidden Garden	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	115
Fongerszaal	75	35	36	50	70	36	26	80
Beatrixpark	50	24	30	12	50	26	22	64
Lange Voorhout	95	32	55	64	100	40	30	112
Club Pampus	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	155
Thorbecke	110	55	80	90	—	40	35	143
Buffetrestaurant	—	—	180	—	—	—	—	324
Zaal 2+3	177	110	100	130	205	65	60	205
Valk Toekan	140	41	120	90	120	44	39	153
Sydney 1+2+3+4	500	—	—	252	—	—	—	570
Zaal 1 + 2 + 3 + 4	128	80	112	80	200	84	—	167
Beerschoten	120	50	120	80	120	44	40	180
Heinekenkamer	60	40	55	20	70	28	24	85
Grote lounge	80	—	60	—	80	28	26	81
Liemers 2	265	—	—	120	—	46	40	325
Chabot	30	12	20	24	—	20	18	52
Desert Inn Pub	—	—	150	—	500	—	—	300
Saxenburg Room	70	35	50	30	80	20	26	null
Schiller Salon	—	—	12	—	—	12	—	33
Ray's Club	60	24	50	31	150	32	25	174
Ferdinand Bol 2	40	24	30	18	50	24	18	43
Meeting room 5+6+7 + Foyer	642	260	360	360	—	—	—	654
10. Salix	60	40	—	39	—	—	20	103
Restaurant FIVE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Speuldbar	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	112
Zaal 1+2	140	80	70	80	150	50	44	180
Galerij	—	—	120	—	350	—	—	228
The Garden Room	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	90
A1 Foyer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	222
Combination Rembrandt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & corridor	400	200	250	—	500	—	—	505
Vechtestein 1 + 2	260	112	150	140	260	—	—	283
Grand Ballroom	160	60	166	90	420	40	32	428