Visiting Rotterdam? Stay at ROOM Hostel

By
Robin S
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Prominently featured at the top of many “Best Of” Rotterdam lists is Hostel ROOM Rotterdam. But what makes this hostel so special? Here are a few things:

Culture

ROOM makes it its business to help guests have the best possible time while staying there. The staff will take you to the park to see live music, host “Dutch Delight” nights in-house, and make sure you’re on top of what’s going on in town, including street art festivals, marathons, and heritage days.

Tours

The hostel has free tours for guests that cover a range of interests and take visitors through town to see local life and hear true Rotterdam stories.

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Rotterdam’s “Maastunnel” was pretty impressive for tourist me. Similar to the one I know from Antwerp but “more Dutch” (hopefully Antwerp people will understand this ‘joke’). Elevators and escalators were working and there were separate tunnels for pedestrians and bicycles. And the bicycle one had two separated lanes. Great way to get to the other side. I think I liked it more than the Erasmus bridge. Also because this older neighborhood, Old-Charlois seemed more attractive to cycle than the industrial part at the end of the bridge. Ja toch? Of course we were on our amazing Bromptons. These guys showed us some of Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Charlerois in a few days time :-). #brompton #foldingbike #maastunnel #rotterdam #rotterdamheritage #rotterdamtourist #vintagebrompton #vintagefoldingbike

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Fun

Touring and culture aside, the hostel caters to a young crowd looking to have some fun! At ROOM you can hang out in their in-house bar, then retire to the guest areas for a quiz night, movie night, or play some beer pong.

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🥳🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ROOM! 🥳🎉 Today we celebrate ROOM's 14th birthday! Yes, 14 years of welcoming backpackers & travelers, explaining the tourist map, telling the house rules, pouring beers, serving breakfast and having fun!! 🧡 Funny fact. When we had no guests due to corona, we started cleaning and organizing ROOM. Suddenly we found an old camera wíth pictures!! What a good memories! Special shout out to all our old staff members! 👏 Thank you so much for the energy you gave to ROOM! ps. Have you visit our new website already? Come on, book that ROOM! www.roomrotterdam.nl #roomrotterdam #hostelroom #hostelroomrotterdam #rotterdam #rotterdamcity #rotterdam010 #rotterdamhotspots #hostelrotterdam #hostel #hostellife #hostelworld #meettheworld #famoushostels

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Facilities

The rooms have great perks even at the most basic priced dormitories. The rooms are pretty and set up with USB plugs, ear plugs, and a great score on cleanliness throughout their reviews. Free lockers, games, and guest storage are also provided for guests.

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NEW 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙥𝙚! Sleep like a Royal 👑 This Family Room for 5/6 persons is now available! The room is very spacious and has two balconies with an amazing view over the Veerhaven (no picture, but trust my words 😜). The bathroom is shared and located on the same floor. www.roomrotterdam.nl or [email protected] #rotterdam #rotterdamcity #loverotterdam #rotterdam010 #weekendsinrotterdam #gersmagazine #rotterdammakeithappen #visitrotterdam #rotterdamhotspots #hostelgeeks #meettheworld #hostelworld #famoushostels #hostel #staycation #stapelbed #familyroom #familiekamer #lekkerwegineigenland #vakantieineigenland #vakantiegevoel #uitmetkinderen #dagjeweg #nachtjeweg #visitholland

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Extras

In addition to the rooms and the in-house bar (with a happy hour), ROOM Hostel also offers bike rentals, games, and a bakery-sourced continental breakfast available until 1 pm every morning.