Rotterdam
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Rotterdam.
Hotel guides
Spectacular Hotel Views is the defintive guide to the world's best hotel views. It has over 600 destination rankings with hotels ranked by view quality, uniqueness, and breadth of availability across the property, has a searchable database of 2,500+ hotels with exceptional views and also allows you to browse by view type.
Their Rotterdam ranking provides a useful guide for finding hotels in Rotterdam with the best hotel views.
Read the guide at spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/rotterdam.
spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/rotterdam
Secretplaces is a curated accommodation site focused on small, stylish, and authentic places to stay.
This page appears to cover boutique hotels, luxury hotels, villas, and holiday homes in Rotterdam, with property examples including Supernova Hotel and Morgan & Mees Rotterdam.
Guide to the most beautiful luxury and boutique hotels, villas and holiday homes in Rotterdam
secretplaces.com/netherlands/south-holland/rotterdam/best-boutique-hotels-holiday-homes
Travel videos
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Creative Travel Guide is a YouTube travel channel from a British couple sharing vlogs, advice, and destination guides.
This Rotterdam vacation guide video is a practical primer on things to know before visiting, with coverage of attractions, transport, landmarks, modern architecture, cultural spots, and planning tips.
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Wolters World is a YouTube travel channel offering first-hand travel advice, destination tips, and visitor dos and don'ts.
This Rotterdam travel video turns visitor mistakes into useful planning advice while also touching on the city's modern architecture, statues, maritime museum, and remaining historic buildings.
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vagabrothers is a YouTube travel channel from Alex and Marko Ayling, focused on cultural and culinary discovery.
This Rotterdam vlog follows Alex and Marko as they explore the city's past and present, with a floating jacuzzi boat experience and several local locations adding a distinctive travel angle.
Travel articles & blogs
Lonely Planet is a professionally edited travel-publishing brand offering destination guides, travel articles, guidebooks, and planning resources. This Rotterdam guide gives visitors a well-rounded introduction to the city's architecture, port, food markets, timing, places to visit, and expert advice.
Explore Rotterdam holidays and discover the best time and places to visit.
lonelyplanet.com/destinations/the-netherlands/rotterdam
Nomadic Matt is a long-running budget-travel advice site focused on cheaper, longer, and more practical travel planning. Its Rotterdam budget travel guide is a practical tool for planning sights, costs, accommodation, transportation, money-saving tips, and the wider trip.
A comprehensive budget travel guide to Rotterdam with tips on things to see, costs, ways to save, accommodation, transportation, and more!
nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/the-netherlands-travel-tips/rotterdam/
ViaTravelers is a travel media and planning site focused on structured destination guides and practical trip-planning tools. This Rotterdam guide is helpful for understanding the city's modern architecture, cultural scene, postwar rebuilding, Cube Houses, Erasmus Bridge, and Markthal.
Rotterdam travel guide — Markthal, cube houses, Erasmus Bridge, and the Dutch city that rebuilt itself into Europe's most experimental architectural playground.
viatravelers.com/destinations/rotterdam/
Inside The Travel Lab is a journalism-led travel site focused on cultural context, sustainable travel, and thoughtful destination guides. This one-day Rotterdam itinerary is a good fit for travelers who want a focused way to see the city within a 24-hour visit.
See Rotterdam in one day with this itinerary for 24 hours in one of the most exciting cities in the Netherlands.
insidethetravellab.com/things-to-do-in-rotterdam-utrecht-hague/
Along Dusty Roads is an independent travel blog by Andrew and Emily focused on curated, photography-led destination guides. Their Rotterdam things-to-do guide offers a curated, photography-led look at the city as an appealing alternative Netherlands city break.
The new capital of cool in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is now firmly established as one of Europe’s best alternative city breaks. Here are the best things to do in Rotterdam!
alongdustyroads.com/posts/things-to-do-rotterdam
Y Travel Blog is a long-running travel blog by Caroline and Craig Makepeace, covering destination guides and practical trip inspiration. Their Rotterdam activity guide is useful for pairing things to see and do with ideas on where to stay, eat, and explore.
Get insider travel tips on what to do in Rotterdam from a local. Learn about the best things to see and do and where to stay, eat, sleep, and explore.
ytravelblog.com/what-to-do-in-rotterdam/
The Travel Hack is Monica Stott's travel blog focused on weekend breaks, short trips, and practical travel planning. Her Rotterdam city guide gives short-trip planners a practical, personal route into the city's main things to do.
I fell in love with this cool, creative and completely underrated city as there are so many things to do in Rotterdam.
thetravelhack.com/holland/things-to-do-in-rotterdam/
Love and Road is a travel blog by Nat and Rob, covering destination guides, planning resources, adventure, food, and couple travel. Their Rotterdam guide gives travelers a strong water-focused angle on the city, covering boat tours, water activities, World Port Days, and useful riverside stay context.
Discover Rotterdam by water. The best Rotterdam boat tours, water activities and the incredible World Port Days.Plus where to stay in Rotterdam by the river
loveandroad.com/maritime-museum-rotterdam-boat-tours/
Dreams in Heels is a travel and lifestyle blog with destination articles and culturally focused travel coverage. Their Rotterdam landmarks article is a helpful fit for architecture-focused planning, highlighting modern structures alongside historical and cultural points of interest around the city.
The city of Rotterdam is filled with modern masterpieces combined with some historical hidden gems giving this city a place on your bucket list. This city offers a lot of variety from taking a walk
dreamsinheels.com/rotterdam-landmarks-modern-architecture-stunning-structures-in-rotterdam/
Finding the Universe is a travel and photography blog publishing destination guides, travel stories, and planning-focused articles. Their Rotterdam markets guide offers a useful local-shopping focus, strengthened by guest-post context from a writer living in Rotterdam.
Today I’m delighted to be hosting a guest post by Tom, author of travel blog Active Backpacker. Tom’s an Australian who has spent a good number of months backpacking around Europe and Asia. He is currently living with his girlfriend Trudy in Rotterdam, which is the subject of today’s post. Enjoy! The city of Rotterdam […]
findingtheuniverse.com/rotterdam-markets/
Wanderlust Chloe is a UK travel blog by Chloe Gunning, covering polished travel guides, food, hotels, and memorable experiences. Her Rotterdam photo guide gives the city an inviting visual frame, connecting street art, nightlife, food, and futuristic architecture into a lively reason to explore.
Cool street art, nightlife, a buzzing foodie scene and futuristic architecture - it's time to reveal the best photo spots in Rotterdam.
wanderlustchloe.com/15-photos-that-will-make-you-want-to-visit-rotterdam/
Travel To Blank is a travel site focused on destination guides, walking routes, and practical trip-planning content. Their one-day Rotterdam itinerary is a practical option for short visits, linking Kinderdijk Windmills, SkyView, Cube Houses, Luchtsingel Bridge, and Markthal into a focused sightseeing plan.
Rotterdam is one of a kind city in Europe, as it was completely destroyed in World War II and has since been rebuilt with primarily modern architecture. It is a vibrant, bold and modern city
traveltoblank.com/the-best-things-to-do-in-rotterdam-in-one-day/