Domina Hotel & Conference Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Novotel - Brainpark - Rotterdam

Advantages: Away from the city center
Disadvantages: Not good for night life

If you are looking for somewhere to stay in the centre of Rotterdam then stop reading now. Approx cost per night EURO -95 to 135 for a standard room per night - breakfast is extra at approx EUR 16. Rotterdam is located approx 1 hr by train away from Skipol Airport with a 10 minute taxi ride from Rotterdam station to the hotel. Novotel have more than one hotel in Rotterdam, this on is situated in the midlle of a business park (Brainpark) which is next to a motorway. The hotel itself is modern and the 1st impression we had upon arrival was of welcome and comfort. The main receiption areain the hotel is just to the left of the entrance but you cannot miss it. It is located between the elevators to which are available to take you to the correct end of your floor rather than having to walk the full length ...

Julieshobs 14.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Novotel Rotterdam Brainpark, Rotterdam

Rotterdam - Avoid Mondays!!

Advantages: The Dutch beers!
Disadvantages: Closed on Mondays, the weather

I visited Rotterdam on a P and O minibreak last week. The P and O mini cruises are fantastic value for money because at this time of year (February) two people travel for the price of one. Having previously visited Amsterdam and Bruges with P and O we decided to try Rotterdam. We purposefully avoided travelling on a Sunday because we thought everything would be closed, how we wished we had researched in it properly before booking! In Rotterdam Sunday is not a day of rest, unfortunately for us Monday is. We found that the only things open were The Euromast (quite an experience with a great cafe/restaurant half way up) and the Spido boat which took us on a tour of the harbour. Unfortunately the Genever distillery in Schiedam, the Pancake boat, the markets, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (which has work by Dali, Picasso etc ...

jenza88 19.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

A great conference venue but not ideal as a hotel

Advantages: Good rooms, well organised conference facilities
Disadvantages: If you aren't there for a conference, you could feel very 'left out'.

I'm a member of an industry association that holds a two day meeting every year in spring and we move the venue around between different hotels, typically in the Midlands. Last year we were in Rugby at the Dunchurch Park which had excellent conference rooms but dreadful accommodation. This year, the organisers found a new place for us to use - Ettington Chase near Stratford upon Avon. I travelled down from the North West on the day of the conference and my sat nav had no problems finding the hotel. When I pulled off the road into the car park I found a very beautiful old building that looked like a Victorian vicarage but was completely swamped by the size of the new wing. As so often happens, the website shows lots of pictures of the old building and not so many of the rather characterless red-brick block that provides most ...

koshkha 25.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ettington Chase Hotel and Conference Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon