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This is a unique 3-star hotel situated in the cultural heart of Rotterdam. The staff are friendly and helpful. It has 27 rooms, with each floor/rooms having a different cultural theme and furnished in that style, which inludes Middle Eastern, African and Latin American. Another excellent feature is the World Restaurant Bazar which is situated on the ground floor and basement. The atmospheric restaurant serving scrumptious foods from all continents.
The rooms vary in size and prices, it is recommended to check out the website for a virtual tour before booking. Enjoy!
Hotel bazar
Witte de Withstraat 16
3012 BP Rotterdam
Tel: 010-206 5151 www.hotelbazar.nl
The best thing to do in Rotterdam is leave the railway station, get the no.5 tram down to the river where the SPIDO harbour cruises start from, well worth the hour and a half that it'll take. When you come back, go back east a bit along the riverfront and get one of the classic polished wooden watertaxis to the old Holland America Line HQ on the south bank, now the Hotel New York with a busy bar/restaurant. The 30s style boat costs nearly nothing and was the highlight of my trip.
This festival in Rotterdam brings together garage rock bands from all over the world (the Spanish are the wildest). It is held on the third weekend in June at the Waterfront Club. No half hearted bandwagon jumpers, no lame nostalgia geeks, just full on garage rock. Loud, fast, very dumb, but great fun. Tickets cost 70 Euros for the full four nights.
The Waterfront also hosts The Rotterdam Rumble on the first weekend of September, the musical policy is more sleazy rawk'n'roll than garage, 30 Euros for three nights.
Great location, opposite Central Station. Rooms are fantastic. Don't buy breakfast it's expensive. Staff are super friendly.
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