Nice and trendy location with a variaty of restaurants: Japanese, French trendy, Dutch café,…read moreEtheopian etc. Even in de winter this is a food location to sit because of the roof of glass. Most of the restaurant have a food quality of food. Especially Rosso. Maybe a bit more expensive but give it a try.

Nice concert halls here, but my complaint as someone who performs here regularly is that it's very…read morestrange and annoying that there's no separate backstage area. If all the halls are busy, sometimes you get put in a change room that's actually next to where the public enters and exits the hall. It's not very private and also not super safe for your valuables. That being said, I've only played here and never actually attended a concert, which I'm sure is a very different experience.

From the owner: De Doelen is een veelgeroemd concertgebouw en een state-of-the-art congresgebouw…read more In de Doelen vinden jaarlijks ruim 1.200 evenementen plaats, waaronder zo'n 600 concerten in alle genres: van klassiek tot wereldmuziek en jazz. De Doelen ontvangt jaarlijks 650.000 bezoekers, waarvan 450.000 voor de culturele functie. De zeer brede programmering, van grote publiekstrekkers tot specialistische concerten voor de doorgewinterde muziekkenner, van kinderconcerten tot concerten met muziek uit diverse herkomstlanden, maakt de Doelen een echt muziekhuis voor iedereen. De Doelen is tevens een geliefde locatie voor spraakmakende internationale evenementen, waaronder het International Film Festival Rotterdam en het Gergiev Festival. Het monumentale gebouw staat letterlijk midden in de stad, naast het Centraal Station, en midden in het bloeiende stadscentrum met openbare gebouwen, kunstinstellingen, uitgaansgebieden en winkelstraten. Dit alles maakt de Doelen tot een factor van betekenis in het culturele en zakelijke leven, niet alleen in Rotterdam maar ook daarbuiten.

Note: Annabel in the summer and Annabel in the winter are two completely different experiences. In…read morethe winter, you're going to Annabel to drink and dance in a club. In the summer, Annabel transforms into a beer garden where everyone drinks and talks. I've been to both. Club Annabel is a nice club, nothing too special. In this review, I'm talking about Annabel in the summer. I've been here a few times now, feeling compelled to write about it. The name is quite clever because when people talk about the place the name Annabel gives it a familiar, informal vibe. Because Annabel is one of the only beer gardens in Rotterdam in the summer, this place is heavily crowded on warm days. On a good summer night, being able to sit outside with a cold drink in your hand is amazing (no matter where you are). Other than providing places to sit outside, an okay house DJ (maybe I'm wrong and I just had bad luck on the few times I've been here, but with the great artists coming to Rotterdam I'm spoiled), the drinks are quite expensive. Think 3,50 euro for a beer, over 4 euros for anything else. Of course, you're not paying for just the drink, you're paying rent for a seat and a chance to sit outside. Still, I have a feeling Annabel could be more than what it is now on regular evenings. All in all a good place to meet up with friends, but as with most of the nightlife in Northwest-Europe, don't arrive sober unless you don't mind paying through the nose to drink.

Looking for a little for a lot? In the business of paying €3.50 to piss out that royal urine? Like…read moreto get strip searched on your way into the club? Well then Annabel is the place for you. If I could give half a start I would. I have been to many a club and have had many a dance but I must say this was my least enjoyable. I have only ever felt moved enough to write a review once before and that was for the most godly and tastefully garnished kebab to have ever touched my royal lips. And now here I am. When i asked for a glass of tap water the barkeep refused and when i asked why she leaned in close to me and whispered "this is the season", carved a pentagram into the beer mat and then no one would acknowledge i was there?? 2/10 would not bang Annabel again.

Warm and friendly greeting when we checked in. Terrific bed last night! Also had a nice hot bath,…read morewhich was needed after long walks in France and Italy. They provided a bath bomb for the bath too! Spacious room and huge bathroom. It was clean and when we walked in, there were robes and slippers and mints on the bed to welcome us. WiFi wasn't the best (but the bathtub was more important to us ). Close to everything and a short distance from the train station.