Four-star Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Suite Hotel Pincoffs

Seventeen rooms in a customs office of 1879 on the south bank of the Maas, with a water taxi stop at the door and the Erasmus Bridge outside the window.

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Rooms
17 rooms and suites
The building
Customs office of 1879, a national monument
Opened
March 2008
From the airport
About 20 minutes from Rotterdam The Hague, our estimate

The hotel

Two journalists and a customs house.

The building went up in 1879 as a customs office. The merchant Lodewijk Pincoffs used it to settle the trade in goods from the Vrij Entrepot, the free warehouse nearby. By 2002 it stood empty and run down, when the heritage foundation Stadsherstel showed it to Karen Hamerlynck and Edwin van der Meijde, two journalists from the Algemeen Dagblad. The building is now a national monument.

They took it on. WDJ Architects restored the building over fourteen months from 2007, keeping the beams, the high ceilings and the old document lift, and the hotel opened on 1 March 2008 as the city's first boutique hotel, with interiors by Mirjam van der Rijst. After sixteen years the founders handed it on to their manager, Marjolein van Asperen, and Milo Pennings.

  • The water taxi A stop right outside the door; the Wilhelminaplein metro is about five minutes' walk.
  • Corner Suites Two suites with whirlpools and windows on the Erasmus Bridge, the river and the skyline.
  • Small on purpose Seventeen rooms, each one different, with a library, a garden and a bar in the old building.

Rooms & suites

Seventeen rooms, no two alike.

The rooms keep the old structure: beams in the lofts, mezzanines under high ceilings, a fireplace in one suite and river views from the front.

  • Rooms DeLuxe River View 23 to 28 square metres, looking over the river, the harbour and the Erasmus Bridge.
  • Two levels Junior Suite Mezzanine 36 square metres, with a sleeping area above the living room, suited to longer stays.
  • Suites Corner Suites 50 and 55 square metres on the first and second floors, each with a whirlpool and a panoramic view of the skyline.

Recognition

Prizes for a small hotel.

  • Ketelbinkie Award, Rotterdam 2010, for enterprise
  • Henk de Lugt Award 2015, for hoteliers of character
  • Gaia Green Award 2021, for sustainability

Good to know

Before you go.

  • Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11.30 am.
  • Pets Not accepted.
  • Parking Paid parking near the hotel.
  • Dinner The hotel has a bar and breakfast room; for dinner, Fred, with two MICHELIN stars, is close by.

Getting there

Flying to Rotterdam.

Rotterdam The Hague Airport, north of the city, is about 20 minutes by car, our estimate, and private jets use its business aviation terminal, which closes at night. Schiphol, for long-haul flights, is about 50 minutes to an hour away by our estimate.

Approximate flying time by midsize jet to Rotterdam
  • Paris 50 min
  • London 50 min
  • Zurich 1 h 05
  • Milan 1 h 25
  • New York 8 h 00 long-range jet

Questions

What guests ask first.

How many rooms does Suite Hotel Pincoffs have?
Seventeen rooms and suites, each different, from Comfort rooms of 20 square metres to Corner Suites of up to 55.
What was the building before it became a hotel?
A customs office of 1879, used for the trade in goods from the free warehouse nearby. It is now a national monument.
Does Suite Hotel Pincoffs have a MICHELIN Key?
No. The MICHELIN Guide lists the hotel, without a Key.
Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Rotterdam?
Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Rotterdam, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.

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Staying at Suite Hotel Pincoffs?

Book the room, then the flight.

Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Rotterdam, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.

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