Spend the night on board of the famous museum steamship SS Rotterdam.
Spending a night on board the Steamship Rotterdam of the Holland-America Line feels like being a a cruise passenger on the way to a tropical destination! On board the ss Rotterdam there’s more than just the hotel: the ship is an monumental attraction in itself. So if you have some time off, do participate in a guided tour on the ship to see the wheelhouse and the engine room. From the ship’s deck you have a beautiful view on the Rotterdam skyline and the Erasmus Bridge.
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If you really want to experience what’s it must have been like to stay an old school cruise ship you can spend the night in the hotel on the ss Rotterdam. There are 257 modern theme rooms that make you feel like you are on a cruise around the world in the 1950s! The cabins are decorated in different themes; you can choose from Original, Bahamas and Manhattan.
The ss Rotterdams offers some fine restaurants. The Club Room and the Lido are great to have lunch and dinner. The Ocean Bar is an authentic place to have a drink (or two). On a sunny day, you can sit on the passenger deck and enjoy the great view.
Steamship Rotterdam is located at 3e Katendrechtse Hoofd 25 at the Katendrecht peninsula in the South of Rotterdam. From Rotterdam Central Station, get there by metro and stop at Rijnhaven. From there you have to walk a couple of minutes, or alternatively ride bus line 77 and stop at 3e Katendrechtse Hoofd.
If you come by car you can park on the quayside, directly in front of the museum ship on the ss Rotterdam parking lot but you will have to pay.