Welp, Hilton has somehow taken over the best boutique hotel in the city
just like it did in Dublin. Sadly that means the Haven hotel is not really up to NPS standards. Alas.
On the other hand, Rotterdam is well worth a visit. Take a water taxi or seven.
Even if you let a Hilton know exactly when you will be arriving early, they will still NEVER be prepared.
Our room had a view…a long long view.
But even a suite here has such a bad layout that you can’t really nest. I mean, who puts a hot tub directly in the room? Or a sauna just across from the shower?
The sauna was actually fun to use.
And the bed was very comfortable.
But the “suite” was not.
Anyway, we were in Rotterdam, so that was a thing. Lots of amazing food: Zeezout was excellent, River Bar was delicious but not as welcoming. We also scoped out a bunch of little street places with mixed results.
The water is a main attraction.
We had a boat tour of the harbor since it was mandatory. It is a great way to experience the architecture.
The felix is definitely worth a visit.
Sunset at the NY hotel is worth a cocktail visit.
Rotterdam has a door to nowhere.
This is an ice cream cone. LOL.
Four showerheads for the Haven. Not our demographic. We will stay elsewhere when we return to Rotterdam.
The Manhattan Hotel, Rotterdam is Proud of Itself
November 14, 2010
Supposedly the only five star hotel in Rotterdam, the Manhattan Hotel is very proud of itself. They say so in all of their marketing materials which are liberally scattered throughout the room, in the hallways, and on the intarwebs. The hotel is very conveniently located right across the construction zone from the train station, making it easy to find. And checkin was very generic with cute blonds who know absolutely nothing but what their computers tell them. Alas, five star places in Europe still have not figured out that we like Internet for free. I’m paying 35 Euros for two days worth of net…and get this…the wired variety. Personally, I think that deserves a subtraction of at least two of the stars right there.
I am in room 305 which is a generic euro-rectangle room with a nice high end bathroom. After the College Hotel, this place feels like a hamster cage. I guess it’s good to be spoiled.
Here is a picture of the glass shower cube (we approve) taken through the bathroom mirror. THe shower itself is very nice with plentiful hot water and great pressure.
Hopefully the shower will live up to its modern looks. (It does.) Another view from the bathtub.
And I would be remiss not to include a picture of the tub itself. Seems unlikely that I’ll try it out this trip.
We’ll have to give the Manhattan Hotel a four out of five showerheads. It’s a nice place, but simply too generic to rate a five, especially in comparison to the kinds of boutique hotels that this blog is about.
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