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Historic site · Roterdã, Holanda Meridional
Hotel New York
Former headquarters of the shipping company Holland-Amerika Lijn, now a hotel and restaurant at the tip of the Wilhelminapier. From there millions of emigrants departed for New York.
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About Hotel New York
The brick building with two small towers at the tip of the Wilhelminapier was built between 1901 and 1917 to serve as the headquarters of the Holland-Amerika Lijn, the company that carried passengers and emigrants from Roterdã to North America. By 1900 about half a million people had already crossed with it, and the number grew greatly in the following decades.
The company's last ship left the pier in 1971. The building, which is a national monument, became a hotel in 1993 when the area was still neglected. The restaurant occupies the former office halls, and you can enter to eat or have coffee without staying overnight.
Around it, Kop van Zuid became a neighbourhood of glass towers and offices linked to the centre by the Erasmusbrug. On the Wilhelminapier are buildings such as De Rotterdam by Rem Koolhaas, and the cruise terminal. On the other side of the Rijnhaven, the peninsula of Katendrecht, called De Kaap, houses the Fenix museum and a square full of restaurants.
A small water taxi (watertaxi) connects the hotel to various points on the river, and Wilhelminaplein metro is a few minutes on foot.
Before you go
Practical information
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How much time to set aside
30 minutes to 1 hour, or longer if you have a meal.
Best time
Late afternoon for a coffee looking over the river, and at night to see the Erasmusbrug lit up from the south side.
How to get there
Metro to Wilhelminaplein and a 10-minute walk along the pier, or on foot via the Erasmusbrug from the centre. You can also arrive by watertaxi.
Tip
Ask for a table by the restaurant windows, facing the river. From there, the Rijnhavenbrug pedestrian bridge takes you in a few minutes to Katendrecht and the Fenix.
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Hotel New York
Do you need to be staying at the Hotel New York to enter?
No. The restaurant and café are open to the public.
Why is the hotel called New York?
The building was the headquarters of the Holland-Amerika Lijn, whose ships departed from here for Nova York.
What's near the Hotel New York?
The Erasmusbrug, the skyscrapers of the Wilhelminapier and, across the Rijnhaven, Katendrecht and the Fenix museum.