Motel One Rotterdam
One hotel in Rotterdam
What our guests say
Very good
Overall rating from 2,119 ratings
Friendliness 9.2 of 10
Cleanliness 9.2 of 10
Reception 9.1 of 10
Lounge & Bar 8.9 of 10
Location 9.5 of 10
Room 8.5 of 10
Bathroom 8.7 of 10
Free WiFi 9.1 of 10
Value for money 8.6 of 10
Breakfast service 8.4 of 10
First of all, the location was top. Near to everything (Metro, tram, Markthal, Chinatown, etc). From check-in to check-out, the size of this location of Motel One, the space of the building and its spaces within, the room (best bed of all four beds we slept on in 4 hotels within a week: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam), great bathroom, though the door gets wet a lot when taking a shower, best breakfast of all (format, presentation, cleanliness, friendliness), though the Lounge&Bar space is designed better for lounging than for having breakfast. The first time I stayed at a Motel One was in Berlin many years ago, but haven't been a regular client. In the future, I'll try to stay at a Motel One location whenever possible. Thank you!
This hotel was perfect for my stay. Right in the centre, very clean and super comfortable beds! Also much better value than many of the hotels in Rotterdam. I particularly like the fact that the bed pillows were actually comfortable, most hotels (even 5 star ones!) have pillows like boulders The staff were very helpful. My only negative is the breakfast, very basic and very little on offer for coeliacs.
This was my second time staying at Motel One Rotterdam and third time at a Motel One hotel. I had a great stay. Room was beautiful, clean and comfortable. Fantastic location and view. Friendly and efficient check in. The bar staff are always so personable. The rooftop bar had a great ambience with a terrific view of the Rotterdam skyline. I intend to stay there again.
Excellent rooms, clean and tidy all over the hotel. Breakfast is fantastic with a wide variety of continental offerings. The staff were very friendly.
Nice staff. Room was so Small that I nearly could not pass between TV and windows- but had to to get to the wardrobe and table.
Great location, clean room. Receptionist wanted to make me pay again after I had paid for three rooms in advance already. Too bad I did not get the water bottle for members. Lady seemed to be a bit bored.
Consistently excellent, great service. Would like hot drink facilities in room. Price was a bit higher than I’ve paid before but still good value.
I had a good stay at Motel One Rotterdam. The room was quiet, but unfortunately it wasn't possible to open the window fully but just a small gap. Yet, I managed to get a good night sleep with fresh air. The room and the bathroom are really tiny but good enough for one or two nights. I enjoyed the breakfast on the top floor with a great view over Rotterdam, although I missed my fried or scrambled egg.
Lovely hotel, very friendly staff and an excellent location in Rotterdam
Everything was good. It would be better to put a water boiler and 2 pcs coffee to rooms.
Everything was great. It was my first motel one experience and it was really great.
pleasant stay, nice location, clean rooms and in general, hotel staff very friendly.. all good overall would definitely recommend :)
Hotel was very nice and quiet. Rooms are small and bathrooms do not have enough amenities for a hotel with this rating. Breakfast had no hot options, which was unexpected.
The bar team was very friendly and helpful. Delicious drinks and amazing views to rotterdam
The hotel itself is fine. But the bar... It works when you want have a drink and chat. It really does not work for breakfast. Not only is there a huge lack of seating where you can have breakfast (who ever thought that it's a good idea to server breakfast in a rocking chair??) but also large lamps hanging low are an amazingly bad idea. Ask my head after running into them three times.
Lovely hotel. Friendly staff. Great location.
The highlight was the breakfast team, very friendly Portuguese employee and the bar team was very helpful and open!
I’ve stayed in this hotel chain before. The Rotterdam hotel was smaller but had a great location. Room fine although I did get bitten whilst in bed and after googling it could have been a bed bug!!!! Bar excellent with great staff. Breakfast very good.
It enjoyed the stay at the hotel. Clean, friendly / warm environment and an efficient check in check out service. Would I come back? yes, definitely.
This was our first time staying at a Motel One. We enjoyed our five-night stay very much. Our “Special One” room was super spacious and bright as well as quiet. The bed was comfortable and everything was clean. The storage space is a bit more limited than some guests might prefer, but we found it fine for our needs as we use packing cubes when we travel. The breakfast was the usual European mixture of fresh breads, cold meats, cheese, boiled eggs and so on. All was very fresh. The breakfast room design is bright and open with the space serving as the bar in the evening. We were even able to sit out on the wonderful terrace the first evening before cooler weather set in. All the staff were friendly and helpful. We will definitely consider staying at a Motel One in the future.
Very nice rooms, lovely breakfast and great location
Very central location. Room had lovely view with enormous windows. I booked 3 months in advance which cost me much more than if I had book the day before. Lovely roof top lounge/bar.
Right in the City - great location!
The room was compact but this was expected. I miniature fridge would have been nice. The only place ice was available was at the bar. Ice should be available in the hotel. We stayed three nights and we didn’t expect daily upkeep.we did ask for the garbage to be removed twice and this was not done.
The hotel was handy, well located, uncomplicated.
Stay was good, comfy beds, but very small room and basic amenities for the price. Location is great, staff very friendly!
Rooftop bar was fabulous. Staff were great and very friendly. Breakfast was value for money. Room was excellent - clean and spacious enough. Unfortunately no bath. Location perfect as near to centre and train station, both of which were easily walkable. Highly recommended.
Unfortunately the chairs in the breakfast lounge are feeling well worn from so many people sitting in them. Time to refill the chairs with new cushions.
This is a very good hotel in an ideal location for the Metro, tram as well as the market, many bars and restaurants. The rooftop bar and lounge is a great place to relax at the end of the day.
Friendly and professional, comfortable room excellent breakfast
All good as always @ Motel One
A very nice hotel ideally located in a busy area of Rotterdam for exploring the area. The rooms are cosy and could do with coffee/tea making facilities but overhaul a terrific hotel with very good staff
Alles super!
The rooms were clean, but a bit small. Location is good, in the center of the city.
Great Hotel in a great location at a great price!
Great location, clean rooms and helpful staff
The bathroom is too small and I Would appreciate a coffe machine in the room or a easy room service. Bicycles for Rent were not available
Everything was fine but the rooms were too small.
Everything was very good, room a bit small to move around but the big windows made up for the feeling of spaciousness. Missed the rooftop terrace but hoping to return next year.
Location was spot on, near to a train station and very central. Room was clean and tidy however it was very small. No kettle or coffee making facilities which is poor for a hotel. On the booking notes I’d put that it was our honeymoon, however there was zero acknowledgment in the form of a nice note or at check in etc. obviously an upgrade would have been fantastic but the lack of any recognition was disappointing. Check in was from 3 and was not available any earlier, but this is normal so not a complaint.
The only suggestion I can make is to make an agreement with the market parking lot, because otherwise it's very expensive. Otherwise, the hotel is very nice and well-kept.
Clean and modern, great location, good value. Staff are excellent and it's pet friendly. The rooftop bar is a great space. Room was small and a bit awkward, and very warm, but comfortable bed and good shower.
Absolutely superb in all aspects
Everything was perfect
Location perfect, we had the larger room which was great for a somewhat longer than average stay. Rooftop terrace very nice, except for the number of weed smokers. Not entirely sure they were guests...
Excellent in everything. Highly recommend it.
This is arguably one of the best hotels I’ve ever stayed in, something which came as a shock considering the cost, around €70 for the night. With most hotels in the area costing over €100 for the night, I wasn’t sure what to expect with MotelOne but what a wonderful surprise it was. For a start, the location is a 14 minute walk from the Train Station and in a nice spot for local restaurants and the various sights Rotterdam has to see. Although it doesn’t look much from the outside, the interior of the lobby is decorated in a modern style whilst still being pleasing to the eye and having its own character. The rooms are spacious, again decorated tastefully with a huge comfy bed and a large bathroom. Air conditioning in the room was a godsend after a day in 32 degree heat, again something that contributed to a relaxing and comfortable nights sleep. There’s also WiFi, a Safe and TV in all rooms (no English channels but I didn’t visit Holland to sit in my room and watch TV!) There’s also a beautiful rooftop bar/ terrace overlooking the local area, which unfortunately I didn’t get to use much during my stay, but there was ample seating both indoors and outdoors - again decorated tastefully with swinging chairs for a casual drink or tables and chairs for breakfast dining or a more formal evenings food and drinks. I didn’t eat at the hotel due to the variety of restaurants in the local area but the menu seemed reasonably priced and had a choice for every taste should I have wished to. The staff themselves were welcoming and helpful at all times with no request seeming too much for them. We were able to securely store our baggage before checking in, which allowed us to make the most of the city without having to watch our bags. Before visiting I signed up to MotelOne, I didn’t realise at the time but this gave me 10% off my stays and a bottle of water on arrival which I found to be a really nice touch. All in all, I would recommend this Hotel to absolutely anyone who visits Rotterdam, business or private! The only downside is that hotels of this value and quality don’t exist in the UK!
All very clean and tidy. Very nice service at the check-in and check-out. All worked very smoothly. Super tasty breakfast buffet. Nice bar.
Clean, modern hotel with friendly staff in as relatively central location. Room was slightly on the small side and at some points, it felt like not the best area of Rotterdam.
Simple but good! Super friendly tall lady and tall blond man. during breakfast service, bar team also very attentive and delicious drinks.🍸
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Rotterdam
The Dutch Berlin
Berlin has a doppelgänger. Rotterdam is confusingly similar to the vibrant metropolis. The modern skyline, the brightly coloured artists’ district and the laid-back attitude make Holland’s second-largest city Berlin’s secret soulmate. But it’s not just from the outside that they appear similar: they also have similar core attributes. Both of them had to make a new start, culturally and architecturally, after the Second World War, as just like Berlin, Rotterdam also had to say goodbye to a huge part of its urban heritage. It reinvented itself, and it shows. It skilfully combines traditional Dutch features such as canals and gabled houses with street art and industrial flair. That’s what earned it the nickname ‘the Dutch Berlin’.Many even go a step further by calling it ‘the Manhattan on the Maas’. And actually, with a little imagination, the skyline on the Nieuwe Maas river does bear a slight resemblance to the Manhattan skyline on the Hudson.
Rotterdam – historic charm with a hint of futurism
New or old? Rotterdam has both. The Dutch city is like a house inhabited by many generations. With an extra dose of passion, a cosmopolitan attitude and a love of contrasts, it unites new and old.Let’s start with a journey through time to the Rotterdam of days gone by: the old port whisks visitors away to the time of seafarers and pirates. In the narrow gabled houses along the canals, they while away the time over poker and rum. Today, students and artists follow in their footsteps. The architectural jewel in the crown of the old port is the Witte Huis (White House). But this White House has precious little to do with the official residence of the US President in Washington DC. The listed office building is much more reminiscent of a Dutch country house. Its claim to fame is that it was the first high-rise building in Rotterdam, inspired by its role models in New York. Back in 1898, the 43-metre-high landmark watched over the port.Let’s wind the clock back even further: St. Lawrence Church, known locally as Laurenskerk, transports medieval times into the here and now. Its most striking feature is that there are no other buildings like it. Did you know that Laurenskerk is the only medieval remnant in the whole of Rotterdam? All of the other buildings from that time fell victim to the Second World War. But the air attacks did leave their mark on the church, and its war damage was fully repaired between 1952 and 1968.Shall we jump back to the 20th century? The Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge) is the architectural focal point of modern Rotterdam, but the asymmetric steel pylon has only been embedded in the futuristic skyline since 1996. Did architect Ben van Berkel already have the nickname ‘the swan’ in mind when designing it? That’s how the 655,000 Rotterdam residents affectionately refer to the abstract landmark.High time you took a selfie? Then a photo stop at the Rotterdam Markthal is an absolute must. After all, this is much more than your average market hall. It is Rotterdam’s biggest source of architectural pride, a cultural melting pot and a culinary meeting point all in one building. Its design mimics that of a horse shoe. It welcomes foodies from far and wide, as do its brightly coloured, large-scale images on the underside of the roof. Be honest, would you have guessed that there are designer loft apartments within this impressive arch?
Motel One Rotterdam – welcome to Amsterdam’s handsome brother
Fancy a relaxed city break to Amsterdam’s handsome brother? Then we’d love to welcome you to Motel One Rotterdam, your affordable design hotel. We promise that if you book one of our affordable designer rooms, you’ll be right in the heart of the action in Holland’s best-kept secret destination. Whether you make your way around on foot, on a roadster or by tram – thanks to the central location at Hoogstraat 177, Rotterdam will roll out the red carpet for you. In just a few minutes, you’ll be able to reach the city’s hotspots.Are you ready for hotspot number one? Just 10 minutes from your hotel is the Rotterdam Stadhuis (town hall), a building from the early 20th century that has a rather turbulent history to speak of. Which other building can claim that it survived an air raid on 14 May 1940?Next, it’s onto hotspot number two: the Cube Houses await. Piet Blom’s architectural highlight is less than 10 minutes away from your affordable design hotel. The residential development is one of a kind, with 50 cube houses lining up next to each other like dominoes. What do they look like inside? Why not find out during a tour? It doesn’t cost much to have a wander round the Show Cube Museum. Ahoy there, is that hotspot number three I see? In seven minutes, you can get from the hotel to Rotterdam’s maritime museum, where over a million artefacts will grant you an insight into the depths of the ocean.
Book Motel One, your affordable design hotel in Rotterdam
Is Rotterdam like a second home to you? Then you’ll feel right at home in our affordable design hotel. Whether it’s the free wifi, large, comfortable beds, modern rooms, extensive breakfast buffet at great value for money or the urban design of the lobby that wins you over – check in, put your bags down and feel like a true Rotterdam resident. After all, isn’t life simply too short to only have one home?
