Hotel New York is one of the most well-known sights in Rotterdam. The former headquarters of the Holland America Line (HAL)is currently a popular hotel and restaurant.

Holland America Line headquarters
Hotel New York was built between 1901 and 1917 and became the HAL headquarters, a shipping and passenger line between Rotterdam and New York. Hundreds of thousands of emigrants from all over Europe boarded one of the ships of the HAL on their way to start a new life in America. Hotel New York was the last building they saw when they left Europe. In 1971 the last HAL ship departed from Rotterdam and the headquarters were closed. At present the HAL is back in Rotterdam and the European headquarters are located in the Montevideo skyscraper next to its former headquarters Hotel New York.

Hotel
In 1993 the old headquarters were transformed into a hotel and restaurant, but you can still feel the atmosphere of the old headquarters. The former boardrooms, which are meeting rooms now, and the hotel rooms still preserve a unique maritime style. It feels like staying on cruise ship in the hotel including the view at the river!