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Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Secret Bookcase with Bath

These are the most hidden rooms of the hotel. Find your door behind a wall of books and dream about Rotterdam in your own secret bookcase room! This suite comes with a double bed, shower and jacuzzi . What looks like a collection of antique books, is in fact merely the façade for our most mysterious rooms. After you find the door (this can be complicated, even when sober), you can stretch out on the bed and take a good look around.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Vertical Swimming Pool

Immerse yourself in the perfect room for all swimmers, dippers*, and flippers and you’ll make quite a splash. The exterior is for doing laps and practicing your strokes. Inside you’ll find a comforting shower and a water-resistant double bed to enjoy that bubbly after-swim buzz. So dive into the blankets and use your best crawl to speedo towards an aquatic dream. *No skinny dipping outside your room.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Castle Not Castle

While we are all for ‘power to the people’, we also understand that everyone likes to be king of the castle every now and again. That’s why we built our very own! Handmade from (clean) slate, the CNC was one of the most labor intensive structures in the hotel. With its medieval exterior and 21st century interior, this fortress offers everything for a comfortable conquest of the city of Rotterdam.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Red Canvas Room Medium

This room is still work in process. Leaving its content to be decided, we thought we’d let our guests be part of the creative process and share some of their ideas for this ‘vacant’ lot. Staying in this room means letting ideas flow onto the canvas. There are no boundaries to what your imagination can conceive. Creativity lies within us all.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Cuckoo Clock Downstairs

The Cuckoo Clock is a powerful expression of some of the artist’s personal passions. Yes, this is a pretty sizable rendition of a classic cuckoo clock. However, the trademark Coenen details probably have little to do with the traditional timepiece he once bought in the Czech Republic, which inspired the work.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Cuckoo Clock Upstairs

The Cuckoo Clock is a powerful expression of some of the artist’s personal passions. Yes, this is a pretty sizable rendition of a classic cuckoo clock. However, the trademark Coenen details probably have little to do with the traditional timepiece he once bought in the Czech Republic, which inspired the work.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Invisible Room

Now you see me, now you don’t. The Invisible Room is nothing and everything at the same time. It’s constantly reflecting all of the hotel’s light and color, making it both full of life and practically invisible. Be careful not to bump into it on your way into or out of the hotel.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Wish You a Nice Stay Medium

Legend has it that if you throw a coin into the fountain any wish you make will come true. Two coins will bring you a perfect breakfast in the morning and three will make you sleep like a baby. Believing in the power of the fountain will definitely make you return to Rotterdam.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Wish You a Nice Stay Small

Legend has it that if you throw a coin into the fountain any wish you make will come true. Two coins will bring you a perfect breakfast in the morning and three will make you sleep like a baby. Believing in the power of the fountain will definitely make you return to Rotterdam.

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Eclectic Madness with Bath

Houses are usually quite hard, due to them being made of unforgiving materials such as brick, stone, steel, and glass. Soft dreams is the opposite. It’s huggable and soft, with a façade fully covered in lush carpet. Here, hitting a wall is actually not that bad!

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Eclectic Madness Landscape

Houses are usually quite hard, due to them being made of unforgiving materials such as brick, stone, steel, and glass. Soft dreams is the opposite. It’s huggable and soft, with a façade fully covered in lush carpet. Here, hitting a wall is actually not that bad!

Hotel Not Hotel R'dam: Secret Book Case

What looks like a collection of books, is in fact merely the façade for our most mysterious rooms. After you find the door (this can be complicated, even when sober), you can stretch out on the bed and take a good look around.