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Gerard can't pick a hotel. There are so many. The nearest are Hotel New York and SS Rotterdam. Yes, a cruise ship hotel.
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Weekend trip to the Dutch Pinball Museum 22-2-2019 to 24-2-2019
- Thread starter Big Phil
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The Pinball Museum is about a 30 minute walk maximum from most of the City Centre and the Innhotel Rotterdam @Spadge mentioned is about halfway between the museum and the City Centre (so about 15 mins). Public transport tends to be very good for getting around with a metro and trams, but distances to walk aren't huge anyway.
Probably best to aim for places between the museum and the City Centre or near the 'Old Harbour' (range of bars).
I was looking at arranging a group trip to Rotterdam about 12 months ago (which didn't happen) and last stayed in the Centre about 2 years ago in an Airbnb 'cube house' (totally unique to Rotterdam) . I'll try and dig out details of the places I researched and post them in the next couple of days or so, with a mix of budget levels.
Just finishing packing for holiday and then travelling much of tomorrow, but 'watch this space'?
Probably best to aim for places between the museum and the City Centre or near the 'Old Harbour' (range of bars).
I was looking at arranging a group trip to Rotterdam about 12 months ago (which didn't happen) and last stayed in the Centre about 2 years ago in an Airbnb 'cube house' (totally unique to Rotterdam) . I'll try and dig out details of the places I researched and post them in the next couple of days or so, with a mix of budget levels.
Just finishing packing for holiday and then travelling much of tomorrow, but 'watch this space'?
Group rate for hotels?
Who's good at negotiating that sort of thing?
Who's good at negotiating that sort of thing?
how about the Ibis waterfront hotel - decent reviews. decent price. In the middle probs water taxi across if needed ???
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That seems ok, Kev. I'm looking at Airbnb at the moment.
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Just looking at a few: -
Good reviews. Communal wash area - https://cityhub.com/rotterdam/
Cheap hotel - https://www.easyhotel.com/hotels/netherlands/rotterdam/101945
Cheap hotel - http://info.hotelrotterdamcity.nl/
The others go a little too far out.
I'd be happy enough at The Easy Hotel. After all, you just sleep there.
Good reviews. Communal wash area - https://cityhub.com/rotterdam/
Cheap hotel - https://www.easyhotel.com/hotels/netherlands/rotterdam/101945
Cheap hotel - http://info.hotelrotterdamcity.nl/
The others go a little too far out.
I'd be happy enough at The Easy Hotel. After all, you just sleep there.
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Right, that's me and the family/friends booked into easyhotel. I used hotels.com
We're staying for 3 nights. Me, the Mrs. My daughter and her partner. Graeme and his Mrs. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Have to do a bit of sightseeing on the Sunday.....and drinking!
We're staying for 3 nights. Me, the Mrs. My daughter and her partner. Graeme and his Mrs. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Have to do a bit of sightseeing on the Sunday.....and drinking!
I live nearby (about 30km) in a small village.
If some are interested in buying Bridge Board, I can come over and take them with me.
Just let me know .....
Price is 35 euro per Bridge Board.
Peter
www.inkochnito.nl
If some are interested in buying Bridge Board, I can come over and take them with me.
Just let me know .....
Price is 35 euro per Bridge Board.
Peter
www.inkochnito.nl
I'm booked !! Pushed the boat out a little and booked the Inntel Hotel and got a panorama river view room. It's got a bar(most important) pool and sauna etc
Really looking forward to this, I've just booked Hotel New York
Ooh er, not another holiday bromance 
Apologies, a little slow pulling this together as travelling much of yesterday and the broadband speed in Greece not being the fastest !?
Some Rotterdam accommodation option info & comparative cost - all costs based on looking direct website booking on/around dates 22nd-24th Feb, obviously these may change as time moves on.
StayOKay Hostel Rotterdam
https://www.stayokay.com/en/hostel/rotterdam
Hostel based in Rotterdam’s Cube Houses (a very unusual place to stay)
Cost (booking direct on their site) circa £65 per night, for double room, including breakfast or £120 per night for four person room including breakfasts
Interesting place to stay, right by Market Hall (spectacular place for food) and enormous Saturday Market. Also close to Old Harbour bars & Restaurants & close to main City Centre
City Hub Capsule Hotel
Double-bed size capsules(!).
https://cityhub.com/rotterdam/
About £45 per night for double bedded capsule + breakfast
Close to City Centre, probably about 25 mins walk to Pinball Museum
Interesting website - not sure the young lady shown on the website doing the bed ‘bounce test’ is on the hotel staff…
EasyHotel Rotterdam
https://ibe.easyhotelbenelux.com
Budget hotel,close to city centre and waterfront. About 20 mins walk from Pinbqll Museum
Circa £55 per night for twin/double room. breakfast Extra
Ibis City Centre Rotterdam
https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-8188-ibis-rotterdam-city-centre/index.shtml
Close to City Centre & Market Hall & Waterfront. circa £65 per night for train or double room + breakfast. About 25 minute walk to Pinball Museum
Inntel Hotel (Waterfront)
https://www.inntelhotelsrotterdamcentre.nl/en/
Right on Rivers edge, about 15 minute walk from Pinball Museum & about 10-15 minute walk tomCity Centre or Market Hall
Cost circa £90-£95 per night for twin/double room, breakfast extra & you can upgrade to a private sauna in your own room if you want…
Design Hotel Mainport (Waterfront)
https://www.mainporthotel.com/en/
Right on rivers edge, adjacent Inntel hotel. about 15 minute walk from Pinball Museum & about 10-15 minute walk to City Centre or Market Hall
Cost circa £140 per night for twin/double room, breakfast extra & you can upgrade to a jacuzzi in your own room if you want…
As people will be staying in different places, a suggestion of one place to meet for breakfast on the Saturday morning (and as the museum opens at 12 noon) could be the very modern Market Hall that @Spadge mentioned in an earlier post. Apart from being a stunning piece of architecture with 11000sqm of digital orient on the underside of its arched roof that might give you a sense of what it might be like to be trapped inside a pinball machine, it has a great market based food court with loads of options and is adjacent to Rotterdam’s huge outdoor market.
https://www.cityguiderotterdam.com/shopping/shopping-areas/market-hall-rotterdam/
Some Rotterdam accommodation option info & comparative cost - all costs based on looking direct website booking on/around dates 22nd-24th Feb, obviously these may change as time moves on.
StayOKay Hostel Rotterdam
https://www.stayokay.com/en/hostel/rotterdam
Hostel based in Rotterdam’s Cube Houses (a very unusual place to stay)
Cost (booking direct on their site) circa £65 per night, for double room, including breakfast or £120 per night for four person room including breakfasts
Interesting place to stay, right by Market Hall (spectacular place for food) and enormous Saturday Market. Also close to Old Harbour bars & Restaurants & close to main City Centre
City Hub Capsule Hotel
Double-bed size capsules(!).
https://cityhub.com/rotterdam/
About £45 per night for double bedded capsule + breakfast
Close to City Centre, probably about 25 mins walk to Pinball Museum
Interesting website - not sure the young lady shown on the website doing the bed ‘bounce test’ is on the hotel staff…
EasyHotel Rotterdam
https://ibe.easyhotelbenelux.com
Budget hotel,close to city centre and waterfront. About 20 mins walk from Pinbqll Museum
Circa £55 per night for twin/double room. breakfast Extra
Ibis City Centre Rotterdam
https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-8188-ibis-rotterdam-city-centre/index.shtml
Close to City Centre & Market Hall & Waterfront. circa £65 per night for train or double room + breakfast. About 25 minute walk to Pinball Museum
Inntel Hotel (Waterfront)
https://www.inntelhotelsrotterdamcentre.nl/en/
Right on Rivers edge, about 15 minute walk from Pinball Museum & about 10-15 minute walk tomCity Centre or Market Hall
Cost circa £90-£95 per night for twin/double room, breakfast extra & you can upgrade to a private sauna in your own room if you want…
Design Hotel Mainport (Waterfront)
https://www.mainporthotel.com/en/
Right on rivers edge, adjacent Inntel hotel. about 15 minute walk from Pinball Museum & about 10-15 minute walk to City Centre or Market Hall
Cost circa £140 per night for twin/double room, breakfast extra & you can upgrade to a jacuzzi in your own room if you want…
As people will be staying in different places, a suggestion of one place to meet for breakfast on the Saturday morning (and as the museum opens at 12 noon) could be the very modern Market Hall that @Spadge mentioned in an earlier post. Apart from being a stunning piece of architecture with 11000sqm of digital orient on the underside of its arched roof that might give you a sense of what it might be like to be trapped inside a pinball machine, it has a great market based food court with loads of options and is adjacent to Rotterdam’s huge outdoor market.
https://www.cityguiderotterdam.com/shopping/shopping-areas/market-hall-rotterdam/
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The Market Hall sounds like a cracking meeting place for breakfast 
But don't jump the gun, we haven't even sorted Friday nights drinking yet!
But don't jump the gun, we haven't even sorted Friday nights drinking yet!
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Looks like we're living in the market hall all weekend! I'll ask Gerard if he can set up some machines in there.
Flights booked
Me too, flying KLM from Humberside airport.
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Get in! All coming together
Luton has some good Easyjet deals (to AMS, friday morning to sunday night), but it's an extra hour's drive for me.
Get in! All coming together
Colin and I just back from hols today - will look at booking this tonight - great idea [emoji255]
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Cheeky bump and a reminder. Have we had any more book yet?
I am yet to book... Busy time right now but I'll get around to it soon.
Flights booked - played 'chicken' with Flybe for a while on flight costs (and lost?).