Van der Valk Hotel Rotterdam - Blijdorp

Very nice hotel, friendly, clean, easy to reach, good you can use the parking of the zoo next door... looking forward to go there again

Easy check in and out, staff helpful and friendly. Place is not as clean as it was when I visited 6 months ago and the room I had was a bit run down. Breakfast is not a bad selection, but overpriced as it’s quite poor quality. Overall the hotel is quite good value for money though and well located near the airport. Not well located if you need to be near the centre, but the local bus service is not bad.

I had two reservations & extended twice - reception (which again & again had long line ups) didn’t manage to put them together / communicate internally in a way that housekeeping wouldn’t knock on my door for checkout or that restaurant would still have my tab open - annoying. They tried to be friendly but I perceived most receptionists & some restaurant staff as rather slow… Restaurant felt overpriced especially on vegan dishes that were small (& fried stuff on both…). I was there for a workshop, room was nice (just not the view to parking lot & highways to the north…). Other restaurants / cafes were quite far to walk. Environmental concern? I am not sure. Really don’t like paper cups in the bathroom - there could have been glasses.

Very pleased with hotel. Only drawback is that it is not in city center. 10-15 minutes by taxi so no major inconvenience.

The hotel was clean. However, they need to establish an onsite fitness room especially for business traveller like me. They should also get more irons for their guest. I asked for an iron and was told they will send it to my room. I waited for an hour and half and called reception again to check for iron. I was told they do not have an iron and they will get me an iron once one of the guest returns it. i did not get an iron that night. I was hoping when I return back to the next day there would be an iron waiting for me in my room. But nothing. The more bothersome thing was that no one from hotel staff left any message for me explaining what is gong on about my request for the iron.

Bad points: * Breakfast was not inclued the room so ask 16 Euro per person for breakfast that I decided to have my breakfast somewhere outside the hotel * Couldn't increas the room tempreture what ever i done it was back to 19 that felt cold when i go to sleep * shower wouldn't stand on holder and all the time was turning to one side, a bit annoyed as i have to hold it with one hand * u have to have car, need taxi to go to town centre Good Points: * quite and calm place * can hire bick for 7 euro per day and ride around if you want to feel ridding * free parking for you and your visitors