Description: That was my last trip to Rotterdam. I had heard that the Bilderberg Parkhotel in Rotterdam had undergone the necessary renovations and expansions in recent years. So I booked this hotel. It’s a lovely hotel on the Westersingel 70 in about 10 minutes walk from Rotterdam Central Station. Close to several museums and the center of Rotterdam.
The hotel belongs to one of the 20 hotels of the Bilderberg Group. Bilderberg is part of the real estate consortium of Goldman Sachs and Westmont Hospitality Group hotel management company. Bilderberg has 20 hotels in four and five star categories. Bilderberg Parkhotel Rotterdam is a 4 star hotel.
Location
To get there, I followed the directions on their website. The website will give you the exact directions by car, train and bus. A nice central location in the city of Rotterdam, by bus and metro in front of the hotel and within walking distance of the station and the center. The great skyscraper of the hotel is seen from afar. It is a historic site since 1922 in Rotterdam. In 2006 the completely renovated.
Parking
In front of the hotel are about 15 parking spaces and one disabled parking space and a parking garage beneath the hotel. Only hotel visitors can park their car. At the reception you get a coin for parking 17.50 per day. The parking lot is secured with cameras. Ideal course for the center of Rotterdam. When I wanted to go inside the parking lot, a valet was quick on the spot. He showed me the way to a good parking spot and helped me carry the suitcase. This gives immediately the atmosphere of the hotel again. The valet referred me to the reception.
Arrival
You enter via a staircase with a carpet. The door leads you to a large reception area. A beautiful space. There is a reception and the person you received, knows the ropes. He directs you to the room and give you the electronic keycard. It can also operate the lift. The lift (there are several) will bring you quickly up and is nice and spacious. The valet is with you and opens the door.
The room
A large bed with a good light brown bedspread and quilts. A blue carpet and a wooden desk with the TV. Wireless Internet connection. At the reception you have to ask and pay a special code for using the Internet (10 per day). Coffee and tea making facilities. Just an armchair and a straight chair. A small reading table with some magazines. These are placed in the bay. The experience is spacious and cozy.
When choosing the room you can still choose whether or not you want to smoke in the room. Furthermore, public areas (restaurant, reception, etc.) are non smoking. The bathroom with bath and shower, sink and toilet are spacious and clean. A perfect environment. Hairdryer is provided. Besides str the shampoo and shower gel and they smell good. There is air conditioning in the room, you can arrange yourself. After inspection of the room, while drinking a cup of coffee, you look around and think: the room is super.
Restaurant
It’s called restaurant 70, and it had a Japanese-oriented menu. It all looked neat and the served dishes that were good.
The breakfast was served behind the restaurant. In the middle was the buffet for fruit, yogurt, salmon, eel, cheeses, meats and salads. The juices were nicely in the ice. Aside a section for the omelets, boiled eggs, bacon, sausages and fried mushrooms. On the other hand the cereal and then bread and cake and toast. Coffee or tea was served on the spot. And striking was that your empty plate was quickly cleared. Excellent care and a pleasant fast operation. The breakfast costs 15 euro’s per person. A reasonable price for this quality and quantity. There is a separate bar, called Yard. Nice easy chairs. There is a great atmosphere here and the staff very attentive. The coffee that was served, looked perfectly groomed. 10.60 euro’s for 4 cups of cappuccino
Staff
I have only met friendly and helpful staff. All in a neat outfit. The staff exudes something like: we are proud that we can work. The person in the bar / lounge was even kind enough to print driving directions when we asked him a specific location.
Conclusion
It is a hotel to recommend. The prices are reasonable for the quality you get. You always pay for quality. And quality and luxury can be found here enough. I thought it was a great hotel.
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