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Hotel New York is sixth, on a tie, and it's the one with the story. This was Holland America's head office, and emigrants left for North America from the quay outside; now it's 72 rooms at the tip of the Wilhelminapier, about 0.22 miles on foot from Cruise Terminal Rotterdam by our routing.
Two things keep it off the podium. Breakfast isn't in the room rate, per the hotel's FAQ. And the hotel's own parking closed in October 2023 — drivers go to the World Port Center garage next door, not the front door.
Ask for a Maas-side room. The hotel says those look onto the cruise ships, so you may watch yours come in. The Directie Suites were the line's directors' offices.
Book it if the history matters to you, and budget breakfast on top. The water taxi leaves from right beside it.
Book it if
- The Holland America history matters to you
- You want to watch the cruise ships from your room
- You'd rather walk to the terminal
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast in the rate.
- You're driving and want a garage price before you arrive.
- You need a pet policy in writing.
Your night before, from here
The evening at Hotel New York to the morning on the Wilhelminapier, built only from what Hotel New York and the port publish.
The café-restaurant downstairs, NY Basement for dinner and cocktails, a terrace and afternoon tea — in Holland America's old head office.
No transfer is mentioned. You won't need one — about 5 minutes on foot by our routing.
Not in the room rate, per the hotel: a buffet on the ground floor, 7:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and 7:00 to 11:00 at weekends, with no price printed.
The hotel gives no distance — Cruise Port Rotterdam puts the water-taxi stop beside it two minutes' walk from the terminal. Our route from the hotel's address is about 0.22 miles (0.35 km) — roughly 5 minutes. From Hotel New York you can see the terminal roof before you leave.
There's no parking at the hotel any more, per its FAQ. It sends drivers to the World Port Center garage next door, where booking online is cheaper than driving in, and names three Q-Park garages; none of them is priced on its page.
Night-Before Score: 33 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel or its brand publishes on its own pages, and the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Schiphol is about 38.4 road miles from Hotel New York by our routing, Rotterdam The Hague Airport about 6.1; from Hotel New York the terminal is about 0.22 miles on foot, roughly 5 minutes, by our routing, and anything marked unknown below is yours to arrange.
The hotel mentions no airport transfer.
No transfer is mentioned. You won't need one — about 5 minutes on foot by our routing.
The hotel gives no distance — Cruise Port Rotterdam puts the water-taxi stop beside it two minutes' walk from the terminal. Our route from the hotel's address is about 0.22 miles (0.35 km) — roughly 5 minutes.
From AMS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing Schiphol is about 38.4 road miles from Hotel New York, roughly 54 minutes with no traffic. Holland America puts a Schiphol taxi at about €95 (about US$105); the train to Centraal and a walk of about 2.0 miles costs far less. The airport page has both.
No Rotterdam The Hague Airport transfer is mentioned.
No transfer is mentioned. You won't need one — about 5 minutes on foot by our routing.
The hotel gives no distance — Cruise Port Rotterdam puts the water-taxi stop beside it two minutes' walk from the terminal. Our route from the hotel's address is about 0.22 miles (0.35 km) — roughly 5 minutes.
From RTM without a hotel shuttle
From Rotterdam The Hague Airport it’s about 6.1 road miles to Hotel New York, our routing. Taxis wait beside the terminal building; the airport prints no fares.
There's no parking at the hotel any more, per its FAQ. It sends drivers to the World Port Center garage next door, where booking online is cheaper than driving in, and names three Q-Park garages; none of them is priced on its page.
Parking for your stay: No parking at the hotel; World Port Center garage next door, Q-Park Fenix about 6 minutes, Q-Park De Rotterdam about 5, Boston & Seattle about 10; prices not printed.
No transfer is mentioned. You won't need one — about 5 minutes on foot by our routing.
The hotel gives no distance — Cruise Port Rotterdam puts the water-taxi stop beside it two minutes' walk from the terminal. Our route from the hotel's address is about 0.22 miles (0.35 km) — roughly 5 minutes.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can bypass Hotel New York entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which terminal
Cruise Terminal RotterdamMeasured to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam, the only sea-cruise terminal on the port's 2026–27 schedule, Hotel New York is about 0.22 miles on foot, roughly 5 minutes, by our routing. River boats tie up elsewhere in the city, so check that your documents say Cruise Terminal Rotterdam; the Rotterdam cruise guide explains.
Source: cruiseportrotterdam.nlDistance
~0.22 mi on foot, our routingThe hotel gives no distance — Cruise Port Rotterdam puts the water-taxi stop beside it two minutes' walk from the terminal. Our route from the hotel's address is about 0.22 miles (0.35 km) — roughly 5 minutes.
Source: hotelnewyork.nlTo the ship
No shuttle statedHotel New York publishes no ride to the ship, and on the same pier it hardly matters: about 0.22 miles on foot, roughly 5 minutes, by our routing.
Source: hotelnewyork.nlParking while you sail
Cruise parking
No parking at the hotelThere's no parking at the hotel any more, per its FAQ. It sends drivers to the World Port Center garage next door, where booking online is cheaper than driving in, and names three Q-Park garages; none of them is priced on its page.
Source: hotelnewyork.nlThe port’s cruise parking
€19 (about US$20) per 24 hours, per the portHotel New York offers no parking at the hotel; the World Port Center garage next door. For the cruise itself, Cruise Port Rotterdam’s lot at the ss Rotterdam charges €19 per 24 hours, paid when you collect the car, with a shuttle to the terminal.
Compare Hotel New York with the port’s lot and the city garages, or see the parking math.
Source: cruiseportrotterdam.nlThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThe café-restaurant downstairs, NY Basement for dinner and cocktails, a terrace and afternoon tea — in Holland America's old head office.
Breakfast
Not freeNot in the room rate, per the hotel: a buffet on the ground floor, 7:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and 7:00 to 11:00 at weekends, with no price printed.
Address
The tip of the WilhelminapierKoninginnenhoofd 1, 3072 AD Rotterdam
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Hotel New York publishes it. The gaps here are the breakfast price and the garage rate — a call to Hotel New York settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
Tourist tax 6.5% of the overnight price, Rotterdam’s 2026 rate
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
No parking at the hotel; World Port Center garage next door, Q-Park Fenix about 6 minutes, Q-Park De Rotterdam about 5, Boston & Seattle about 10; prices not printed
Breakfast
Not in the room rate; buffet 7:00–10:00 weekdays, 7:00–11:00 weekends
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
The hotel doesn't print a pet policy; its FAQ says dogs aren't allowed in the restaurant.
Food and drink on site
- Café-RestaurantGround floor
- NY BasementDinner and cocktails, 4 pm to 10 pm
- TerraceOutdoor seating
- Afternoon teaServed
Rooms
72 rooms: Patio rooms facing inward, Tower rooms, Maas-side rooms with views of the cruise ships, a Wilhelminapier Twin with two double beds, and suites including the old directors’ offices.
Accessibility
Accessible rooms aren’t described on the Hotel New York pages we read; ring the hotel before you count on one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Water-taxi stopbeside the hotel; two minutes from the terminal, per the port
- Wilhelminaplein metro and trammetro D and E, trams 3 and 5, per the hotel
Distances as Hotel New York or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- Late check-out €50 (about US$55) if available
- Dogs not allowed in the restaurant
- In MICHELIN’s hotel selection; its Rotterdam listing showed no Key on October 4, 2026
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast isn't in the room rate.
- No parking at the hotel; World Port Center garage next door.
- Late check-out €50 if available.
- Maas-side rooms have "good views of the cruise ships", per the hotel.
- Add Rotterdam's tourist tax: 6.5% of the overnight price in 2026, per the city, which doesn't say whether VAT is in that price. Ask Hotel New York what it charges on.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The breakfast price
- The garage rate
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotel New York’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm a Maas-side room if you want to see the ship.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Hotel New York: the Rotterdam cruise guide, Rotterdam cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up in Holland America's old head office.
Send the sail date and the ship, and we’ll ask Hotel New York about that night and line up the run to the ship. No payment on the form.
Hotel New York FAQ
Was Hotel New York Holland America's headquarters?
Yes — the hotel and the MICHELIN Guide both describe it as the former Holland America Line head office; the Directie Suite was the directors' offices.
Is breakfast included at Hotel New York?
No — the hotel's FAQ says the room price excludes breakfast. The buffet runs 7:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and to 11:00 at weekends; no price is printed.
Can I see the cruise ships from Hotel New York?
From a Maaszijde (Maas-side) room, the hotel says you get a good view of the cruise ships. Patio rooms face inward with no view.
Is there parking at Hotel New York Rotterdam?
Not any more — the hotel points to the World Port Center garage next door, where booking online is cheaper than driving in, and to three Q-Park garages.
How do I get from Hotel New York to the cruise terminal?
Walk — about 0.22 miles by our routing, roughly 5 minutes along the pier. The port puts the water-taxi stop beside the hotel two minutes from the terminal.
Booking the cruise too?
Sailing from Rotterdam? Tell us the ship and date and we'll hold Hotel New York for the night before. No obligation.
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