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)
Margriet Salon	70	30	90	40	100	20	30	180
Salon A	95	63	60	48	100	36	36	92
Focus 1	70	49	50	66	80	37	33	91
Park Suite 2	50	24	40	24	—	14	20	68
Beaufort I	30	—	—	16	—	16	12	45
Council Chamber I	200	72	110	88	175	48	36	177
Meeting room 1st floor	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	15
Millingerzaal	60	—	—	50	—	40	26	136
Ruby Luuk meeting rooms (various)	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Dom	150	72	80	90	180	54	42	165
Great Room 1+2+3	225	120	152	—	350	—	—	—
Pearl 2	189	125	130	88	240	28	—	225
Amsterdam 1 t/m 4	587	122	376	300	450	—	—	718
Zaal 3+4+5	220	104	120	112	300	70	60	296
Rotterdam 1+2	120	—	100	—	160	—	—	220
Machine Room 3+4	100	48	—	48	—	44	30	128
Senator	70	30	48	30	150	30	30	110
Chocolate	50	18	40	30	50	—	20	57
Cocagne II	240	—	—	150	—	—	36	234
Cannes	40	18	20	31	—	18	19	62
Groote Wiel + Merwede	226	88	112	132	210	70	56	234
Ballroom A	350	120	170	144	380	—	54	281
Matterhorn II	150	96	63	63	—	—	36	139
New York 1+2	500	240	450	256	500	—	110	590
Sydney 1	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—
Amsterdam 2	40	25	30	30	50	20	18	47
Beta	50	—	40	32	50	20	24	70
Balzaal (Ballroom)	80	—	60	—	100	34	26	79
Coriander	30	18	—	24	60	12	16	73
Mesdag Ballroom I	150	80	90	—	200	48	34	132
Meeting Room 2	45	16	—	24	40	20	16	48
Amsterdam	125	50	200	120	—	30	30	350
Rotterdam	300	150	180	160	350	80	72	288
Mercurius Hall	—	—	500	—	800	—	—	—
Rietveld 3-4	130	60	64	—	140	—	36	141.7
Zaal 2+3+4+5	370	130	—	230	325	102	96	400
The Cornelis Room	30	—	—	—	30	26	20	50
Morettipaviljoen II	175	85	125	90	—	44	40	165
Cornell	20	8	—	—	—	12	—	24.5
SKYY Bar Amsterdam	—	—	—	—	125	—	—
Oranje	60	30	50	32	75	32	—	82.5
Groot Auditorium incl. Tuinzaal	—	—	160	—	—	—	—	null
VD7 Vrouw Aaltje	270	80	145	110	190	—	70	322
Skylounge II	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	26
The Conference Room 2	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	31.6
Boardroom	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	18
Emerson II	80	36	56	40	70	29	28	82
Noorderpark	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Vermeer 1 + 2	220	96	180	96	220	80	—	300
Regio 1 + 2	420	130	310	186	550	85	72	423
Salon 4 + 5 + 6	150	36	120	120	150	—	45	180
Keizersgracht	27	12	—	—	30	12	12	34
Opal 2	220	110	120	96	150	30	42	181
Dining Room + Pantry	68	—	48	—	—	—	—	121
Houtzaagmolen 2	35	15	20	22	—	20	16	50
Koningzaal II	35	20	24	25	45	20	18	55
Living Room	45	—	—	—	50	30	—	42.5
LOFT 2	120	60	150	90	250	42	38	285
Zaal 2-3-4 / Waalsprong 2-3-4	280	154	224	176	300	76	51	368
Zaal 24 t/m 28	500	200	250	250	500	—	—	500
The Record Club	35	—	—	—	40	—	30	150
Tuschinski I	60	32	56	—	80	22	—	95
Koepelzaal	375	200	270	200	400	—	54	450
Rotterdam Room I & II	120	60	96	—	120	—	48	134
Komodo	36	24	—	24	—	12	20	49
Theatre	120	—	—	—	—	—	—	185
Harmony Room	30	—	22	—	35	20	—	36
Amstel 1+2	300	100	170	160	—	—	—	320
Meeting Room 3	30	12	—	16	25	12	12	38
Dudok 1-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	116.7
La Fontaine Room	350	176	300	144	350	60	54	410
Meeting Room B	32	12	—	—	40	8	12	34
Tuinzaal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	null
Park Suites 1+2	100	48	80	48	—	28	36	135
Ferdinand Bol 3	40	24	30	18	50	24	18	43
Skylounge I	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Council Chamber (Beraadzaal)	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	88
Combination Rembrandt 1, 2, 3 & corridor	280	127	—	—	360	—	—	335
Juliana I & II	120	60	80	64	100	40	48	144
Brasserie Mme Coco	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Salon 1 + 2	120	42	90	80	120	52	45	150
Bibliotheek	60	32	56	—	80	24	—	84
LOFT 3	100	60	100	70	150	46	36	258
The Gallery	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	20
Sky Bar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
De Molenhoek 2-3	240	104	180	150	200	—	—	278
Zaal 5+6+7	360	96	180	168	375	120	102	340
Metternich I	26	13	20	16	—	12	11	30
Dalempoort	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	45
Parool Theatre	120	—	—	—	250	—	—	144
Cappuccino	50	18	40	30	50	—	20	57
The Conference Room 1	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	31.6
Meeting room 5+6+7	430	180	270	230	—	—	—	421
Regio 3 + 4 + 5	120	—	—	—	—	50	60	—
Hideout	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	15
Council Chamber II	120	45	90	64	125	32	23	122
Europa 1 + 2	350	—	—	—	—	—	50	300
Opal 1 & 2	440	200	200	120	250	50	75	312
Governor	60	35	40	36	150	30	30	110
Koningzaal III	140	50	80	90	175	40	46	140