Mainport

If you stay in Rotterdam and appreciate some Luxury, comfort and design the Mainport hotel is one of the few options. Located at the Leuvehaven, a small harbor which looks like a museum. It is actually located next to the maritime museum and also offers a view over the Erasmus bridge that crosses the Maas River to the other side of town. Well located also for shopping and sight seeing. Even though the hotel claims to be five stars, I still have a four star feeling, or okay… four star plus. If you follow the book, yes, they might be five star with a great Spa, swimming pool, bar, restaurant etc. The rooms offer all you need, but are not really spacious. We had a spa room with sauna and whirlpool, very ok and the view is great. The room offers all amenities you might require, most of them for a price by the way, like a love kit (aka condom) or a fifty shades kit ;-). Everything is being thought of, which I like, but… It all comes with a price. They state it nicely, like ‘would you like to take one home, we offer a brand new one at the reception’ or ‘opening is buying’. Very foolproof. Feels a bit like a room full of boobytraps. Even the mineral water, which I expect being complimentary at a five star hotel costs you 4,95 euro, but well, we are in the Netherlands and the tap water here is the best drinking water you can get around the world, so why bother.
Then the service, and maybe that makes some of the 4 versus 5 stars experience happen. A lot of young people, probably still hotel school students. Not always very attentive or even giving you a welcome feeling. They just do their chores, not making real eye contact, etc. There was one very friendly housekeeping lady who gave me a totally different experience. She knows how to make quests feel like guests, always greeting and wishing us a good trip back home when we were walking towards the elevator with our suitcases. I hope the manager notices she is one of the few people working there who understands what hospitality means. Not that the others are rude, but they are just doing their job, not more. And the ‘more’ is what makes a five star experience.
Breakfast is great by the way. With real honey from a honeycomb. But… also here, due to the setting, type of tables and service, for me the experience is not really five star. But I am terribly spoilt.

Alors là… Le meilleur hôtel de ma vie. Rien que ça. Le Mainport c’est vraiment un petit bijou de style, de confort et surtout de service! L’hôtel est super bien situé et les chambres avec vue sur le port sont absolument magnifiques, sans compter que le port offre une vue incroyable le soir avec ses illuminations.
Et le petit déj… que dire du petit déj! Tout ce que vous rêvez de voir dans un buffet de petit-​déjeuner s’y trouve! Et en plus, point extrêmement important pour moi, ils le servent jusque MIDI! C’est pas le paradis ça?
Le service est aussi irréprochable, j’ai rarement vu autant de gens souriants et efficaces, cet hôtel a tout compris. Foncez-​y, les yeux fermés, sans hésiter.

A really great hotel. Its very modern and has a Sauna and spa bath in the room. The hotel lobby had a great bar downstairs and one of the bartenders is a specialist in cocktails. Had one of the best Vodka Martinis in the world here. Has a very decent selection of scotch too.
The breakfast buffet is very good with custom order eggs or pancakes if you want it. The subway just outside is very convenient too. Getting to Rotterdam Centraal is a breeze as its just 2 stops away.
The rooms were very tidy and maintenance was second to none. My only criticism is they don’t offer water (except if you buy the absurdly priced one from the minibar). If I get back to Rotterdam, this is definitely the place I will stay.

It’s called the Mainport Design Hotel and thats exactly what it is. Very well designed inside and very spacious… personell is very polite and well dressed. It’s expensive but not too expensive.

Ma cousine m’a gentiment recommandé cet hôtel, et je l’en remercie !
Un 5 étoiles du tonnerre, et pour le prix ça change des prestations Françaises ! Ici tu né payes qu’une centaine d’euros et tu es vraiment mais vraiment bien reçu (bon certes faut parler un minimum Anglais sinon tu es perdu).
Mon compagnon et moi même avons opté pour la chambre lit King Size avec une vue sur le port. Chambre propre, un lit absolument merveilleux (d’ailleurs en voyant le mieux maintenant je pleure…), une salle de bain avec baignoire spa, une vue superbe sur la ville et le port (surtout le nuit)
Idéalement situé près du centre, vous pourrez faire tout Rotterdam à pieds sans problèmes !

This hotel is the real deal. Excellent rooms that comes with built in jacuzzis, TV’s on the wall above the sink in the bathroom, very fancy fridge with drinks and snacks provided although they don’t come for free and the rest of the hotel is just; wow. Swimming pool, TWO gyms, TWO saunas, relaxing spa, steam room, plenty of showers and locker spaces, fantastic breakfast buffet, and just excellent service really serves this place well. For any foreigners visiting, best recommendation I could give on where to stay. Yes it’s pricey for a 5 star hotel, but if you want to live your life to the fullest on your vacation to Rotterdam, why not stop here?