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Hotel Des Indes is the splurge for people who'd rather spend the night before in The Hague than in Rotterdam. Michelin's listing calls it "the Hague's grand dame", with its 19th-century grandeur preserved and 92 rooms whose bedrooms Jacques Garcia designed — and our routing puts Cruise Terminal Rotterdam about 17.4 road miles away, roughly 29 minutes with no traffic.
That drive is the price of the setting. It's short enough for a morning taxi, long enough that you'll want to book it the night before and leave early.
Most of this comes from Michelin's listing, plus a look at the hotel's own site, which names a chef but no restaurant. We didn't confirm the brand, and breakfast and check-in times don't appear on it; parking does, at €45 (about US$50) a day on site, booked ahead.
Book it if The Hague is part of the trip, and ask the hotel for breakfast terms and a taxi to Rotterdam when you reserve.
Book it if
- You want a night in The Hague, not Rotterdam
- You like a grand 19th-century hotel
- You'll book a morning taxi to the ship
Look elsewhere if
- You want to walk to the ship.
- You need prices and policies from the hotel's own site.
- You're driving and want to leave the car for the whole cruise.
What Hotel Des Indes offers, and what it leaves out
What Hotel Des Indes offers, as Michelin lists it: green is there, gold costs extra or has a catch, grey nobody says.
Your night before, from here
A night at Hotel Des Indes before the ship, from Michelin's listing.
Michelin calls it "the Hague's grand dame", with its 19th-century grandeur kept and bedrooms by Jacques Garcia; Michelin's listing names no restaurant or bar, though the hotel's own site shows a dining team led by Chef Wesley Langezaal.
Book a taxi to Rotterdam for your check-in time; it's a drive, not a hop.
Michelin's listing doesn't say whether breakfast is included, so ask the hotel.
About 17.4 road miles to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam by our routing.
Michelin lists parking on site at €45 a day, booked ahead; for the cruise itself, the port's €19 (about US$20) lot at the ss Rotterdam takes no reservations.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Pick where you start; from The Hague, the ship is a drive south down the motorway.
Michelin's listing doesn't mention an airport transfer.
Michelin lists no ride to the ship. It's a taxi or your own car, about 29 minutes on empty roads by our routing — book it the night before.
About 17.4 road mi to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam by our routing.
From AMS without a hotel shuttle
Michelin's listing mentions no airport transfer. By our routing Schiphol is about 27.4 road miles from the hotel and Rotterdam The Hague Airport about 15.1 — the airport page covers both.
Nothing about Rotterdam The Hague Airport on the listing we read.
Michelin lists no ride to the ship. It's a taxi or your own car, about 29 minutes on empty roads by our routing — book it the night before.
About 17.4 road mi to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam by our routing.
From RTM without a hotel shuttle
Michelin's listing mentions no airport transfer. By our routing Schiphol is about 27.4 road miles from the hotel and Rotterdam The Hague Airport about 15.1 — the airport page covers both.
Private parking on site at €45 a day, reserved ahead, per Michelin's listing — a nightly rate, with nothing about leaving a car while you sail.
Parking for your stay: €45 a day on site, reservation needed, per Michelin.
Michelin lists no ride to the ship. It's a taxi or your own car, about 29 minutes on empty roads by our routing — book it the night before.
About 17.4 road mi to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam by our routing.
Flying in on sail day and skipping Hotel Des Indes? The airport page times the train and the taxi against your boarding slot.
Distance
~17.4 road mi, our routingMichelin's listing gives no cruise figure. Our routing from the Lange Voorhout to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam is about 17.4 road miles (28.0 km), roughly 29 minutes with no traffic.
Source: guide.michelin.comTo the ship
Shuttle not statedMichelin lists no ride to the ship. It's a taxi or your own car, about 29 minutes on empty roads by our routing — book it the night before.
Source: guide.michelin.comParking while you sail
At the hotel
Cruise parking unconfirmedPrivate parking on site at €45 a day, reserved ahead, per Michelin's listing — a nightly rate, with nothing about leaving a car while you sail.
Source: guide.michelin.comParking for the cruise
The port's lot: €19 / 24 hDriving on to the ship? The port's own lot sits by the ss Rotterdam at €19 per 24 hours, with a free shuttle to the terminal — Rotterdam cruise parking has the details.
Source: cruiseportrotterdam.nlDriving down from The Hague? Rotterdam cruise parking covers the port's lot and the city garages, and our Rotterdam cruise guide covers the terminal.
The night you’re paying for
The evening
Michelin calls it "the Hague's grand dame", with its 19th-century grandeur kept and bedrooms by Jacques Garcia; Michelin's listing names no restaurant or bar, though the hotel's own site shows a dining team led by Chef Wesley Langezaal.
Source: guide.michelin.comBreakfast
Not statedMichelin's listing doesn't say whether breakfast is included, so ask the hotel.
Address
Lange Voorhout, The HagueLange Voorhout 54-56, The Hague
Hotel or listing page
Ratings
The Hague's grand dameMichelin lists it in its hotel selection; the listing we read on October 4, 2026 showed no Key beside it. We didn't check Forbes.
Source: guide.michelin.comThe fine print, in one place
Details from Michelin's listing, and a blank means it doesn't say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
Tourist tax not researched (The Hague sets its own)
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
€45 a day on site, reservation needed, per Michelin
For the cruise itself, see Parking.
Breakfast
Not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
No pet policy appears on Des Indes's Michelin listing.
Rooms
92 rooms, with bedrooms designed by Jacques Garcia, per Michelin.
Accessibility
Hotel Des Indes’s pages we read say nothing on accessible rooms — ask before you book.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- On the Lange Voorhout in The Hague, per Michelin
- Booking.com showed us only its review page, not a booking page
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Known to us from the MICHELIN Guide's listing.
- About 17.4 road miles to the ship, our routing.
- Parking on site €45 a day, reserve ahead, per Michelin.
- The Hague sets its own tourist tax, which we didn't research.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Breakfast
- Whether the €45 parking runs for a cruise week
- Check-in and check-out times
The hotel's details as Michelin listed them on October 4, 2026 — confirm anything you're counting on with the hotel.
The other splurges in Rotterdam
A grand night in The Hague, then the drive to the ship.
Send us your sail date and we'll ask Des Indes about the night and set up the morning taxi to Rotterdam. No payment on the form.
Hotel Des Indes FAQ
How far is Hotel Des Indes from the Rotterdam cruise terminal?
About 17.4 road miles (28.0 km) by our routing, roughly 29 minutes with no traffic.
Is Hotel Des Indes in the MICHELIN Guide?
It's in Michelin's hotel selection. The listing we read on October 4, 2026 showed no Key beside it.
How many rooms does Hotel Des Indes have?
92, with bedrooms designed by Jacques Garcia, per Michelin.
Why isn't Hotel Des Indes in your Rotterdam ranking?
It's in another city, about 17.4 road miles from the ship, and we know it only from Michelin's listing, which prints a €45 parking rate but no breakfast terms or ride to the ship.
How far is Hotel Des Indes from Schiphol?
About 27.4 road miles by our routing, roughly 36 minutes with no traffic.
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