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nhow is fifth, tied on points with the hotels around it, and about two minutes from the terminal on our walking route. It fills part of De Rotterdam, Rem Koolhaas's stacked towers on the Wilhelminapier, with 274 rooms, Gastrobar Elvy and a rooftop terrace.
NH's own map page lists "Port Rotterdam" at 14.07 km. That's the industrial port — our routing puts the terminal's address about 120 m away.
Parking is the weak spot. Q-Park De Rotterdam or Boston & Seattle charge €40.00 (about US$45) a day at either, per NH — about twice the port's €19 (about US$20) cruise rate at the ss Rotterdam. Use it for the hotel night, not the cruise.
Book it for the view and the two-minute walk. Leave the car at the ss Rotterdam, not the Q-Park, if it's staying the week.
Book it if
- You want to be two minutes from the terminal
- You like a rooftop bar
- You're travelling with a pet under 25 kg
Look elsewhere if
- You're parking for the cruise and €40.00 a day stings.
- You need breakfast priced up front.
- You want a small hotel.
Your night before, from here
The evening at nhow Rotterdam to the morning on the Wilhelminapier, built only from what nhow Rotterdam and the port publish.
Gastrobar Elvy, with a street-food menu and a rooftop terrace, and a gym open around the clock.
NH mentions no shuttle, and on our routing the terminal's address point is about two minutes on foot.
A buffet, per NH; price, hours and whether your rate includes it aren't printed.
NH lists the Wilhelminapier at 0.19 km and "Port Rotterdam" at 14.07 km — the wider port, not the cruise terminal. Our walking route to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam is about 120 m. Two minutes. Leave nhow Rotterdam a few minutes before your check-in time; the walk is short.
Covered parking at Q-Park De Rotterdam or Q-Park Boston & Seattle, €40.00 a day at either, per NH. It's a day rate, not a cruise rate.
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
Our routing puts Schiphol about 38.2 road miles from nhow Rotterdam and Rotterdam The Hague Airport about 5.9 — figures for empty roads, and anything marked unknown below is yours to arrange.
NH lists no airport shuttle.
NH mentions no shuttle, and on our routing the terminal's address point is about two minutes on foot.
NH lists the Wilhelminapier at 0.19 km and "Port Rotterdam" at 14.07 km — the wider port, not the cruise terminal. Our walking route to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam is about 120 m. Two minutes.
From AMS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing Schiphol is about 38.2 road miles from nhow Rotterdam, roughly 54 minutes with no traffic. Train first: the Intercity direct to Rotterdam Centraal, then 38 minutes on foot to nhow Rotterdam by our routing, or the metro. The airport page sets that against Holland America’s €95 (about US$105) cab.
NH puts "Airport Rotterdam" at 6.52 km and lists no shuttle.
NH mentions no shuttle, and on our routing the terminal's address point is about two minutes on foot.
NH lists the Wilhelminapier at 0.19 km and "Port Rotterdam" at 14.07 km — the wider port, not the cruise terminal. Our walking route to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam is about 120 m. Two minutes.
From RTM without a hotel shuttle
Rotterdam The Hague Airport is about 5.9 road miles from nhow Rotterdam by our routing, roughly 16 minutes with no traffic. Bus 33 to Meijersplein and metro E reach the city in about 30 minutes, per the airport.
Covered parking at Q-Park De Rotterdam or Q-Park Boston & Seattle, €40.00 a day at either, per NH. It's a day rate, not a cruise rate.
Parking for your stay: Q-Park De Rotterdam or Q-Park Boston & Seattle, covered, €40.00 a day.
NH mentions no shuttle, and on our routing the terminal's address point is about two minutes on foot.
NH lists the Wilhelminapier at 0.19 km and "Port Rotterdam" at 14.07 km — the wider port, not the cruise terminal. Our walking route to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam is about 120 m. Two minutes.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip nhow Rotterdam and go straight to the terminal — about 39.3 road miles from Schiphol by our routing. The airport page has the train and the taxi quotes.
Which terminal
Cruise Terminal RotterdamCruise Port Rotterdam gives the terminal as Wilhelminakade 699, on the Wilhelminapier; Holland America prints 669 for the same building. From nhow Rotterdam that's about 120 m on foot, a minute or two, by our routing; the Rotterdam cruise guide has the rest.
Source: cruiseportrotterdam.nlDistance
~120 m on foot, our routingNH lists the Wilhelminapier at 0.19 km and "Port Rotterdam" at 14.07 km — the wider port, not the cruise terminal. Our walking route to Cruise Terminal Rotterdam is about 120 m. Two minutes.
Source: nh-hotels.comTo the ship
No shuttle statedNo ride to the ship is published at nhow Rotterdam. Walk it — about 120 m on foot, a minute or two, by our routing.
Source: nh-hotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedCovered parking at Q-Park De Rotterdam or Q-Park Boston & Seattle, €40.00 a day at either, per NH. It's a day rate, not a cruise rate.
Source: nh-hotels.comThe port’s cruise parking
€19 per 24 hours, per the portAgainst Q-Park garages at €40.00 a day at nhow Rotterdam, the port’s own lot beside the ss Rotterdam is the option built for the trip: €19 per 24 hours, no reservations, and a free shuttle to the terminal, per Cruise Port Rotterdam.
Where the car goes while you sail · Rotterdam cruise parking, compared.
Source: cruiseportrotterdam.nlThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteGastrobar Elvy, with a street-food menu and a rooftop terrace, and a gym open around the clock.
Breakfast
Not statedA buffet, per NH; price, hours and whether your rate includes it aren't printed.
Address
Wilhelminapier, in De RotterdamWilhelminakade 137, 3072 AP Rotterdam
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as nhow Rotterdam publishes it. Before you book, ask nhow Rotterdam about whether breakfast is in your rate and room occupancy limits; its pages don’t say.
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
Free
Parking for your stay
Q-Park De Rotterdam or Q-Park Boston & Seattle, covered, €40.00 a day
Breakfast
A buffet; price, hours and inclusion not printed
Pool
No pool; a gym open 24/7
Pets
Dogs and cats up to 25 kg at €35 (about US$40) a night per pet, two at most; guide dogs free, per NH.
Food and drink on site
- Gastrobar ElvyStreet-food menu, rooftop terrace
Rooms
274 rooms: Sunrise, Sunset, Premium Skyline, Horizon Suites and nhow Suites.
Accessibility
Accessible rooms aren’t described on the nhow Rotterdam pages we read; ring the hotel before you count on one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Erasmus Bridge0.12 km
- Wilhelminapier0.19 km
- Wilhelminaplein metro2-minute walk
- Rotterdam Central station2.21 km
- "Port Rotterdam"14.07 km, the wider port
Distances as nhow Rotterdam or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- Air conditioning
- Pets €35 a night, up to 25 kg, two at most
- Lazy Sundays: late check-out to 5 pm on request
- A 4-star, per NH
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Q-Park garages €40.00 a day.
- Pets €35 a night, 25 kg at most.
- Check-in 3 pm, out at noon.
- A 4-star, per NH.
- Budget 6.5% on top for Rotterdam's 2026 tourist tax, per the city — about €13 (about US$15) on a €200 (about US$225) night, our arithmetic. Whether VAT counts in the base, the city's page doesn't say.
- A 4-star hotel, per NH — the brand's own label, not the official Hotelsterren rating, which we didn't read.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is in your rate
- Room occupancy limits
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from nhow Rotterdam’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether breakfast is in your rate.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book nhow Rotterdam: the Rotterdam cruise guide, Rotterdam cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up inside De Rotterdam, two minutes from the terminal.
Send the sail date and the ship, and we’ll ask nhow Rotterdam about that night and line up the run to the ship. No payment on the form.
nhow Rotterdam FAQ
Why does nhow Rotterdam say the port is 14 km away?
NH's map page lists "Port Rotterdam" at 14.07 km, meaning the wider port. Cruise Terminal Rotterdam is on the same pier: about 120 m on foot by our routing.
Where do I park at nhow Rotterdam?
Q-Park De Rotterdam or Q-Park Boston & Seattle, both covered, €40.00 a day, per NH. For a cruise week the port's lot at the ss Rotterdam prints €19 per 24 hours.
Can I bring my dog to nhow Rotterdam?
Dogs and cats up to 25 kg are allowed at €35 a night per pet, two at most; guide dogs are free, per NH.
What building is nhow Rotterdam in?
De Rotterdam, the Rem Koolhaas building on the Wilhelminapier, per Rotterdam's tourist board.
What time is check-out at nhow Rotterdam?
Noon, with check-in from 3 pm, per NH — late enough for a slow breakfast before a short walk.
Booking the cruise too?
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