On the left bank of the city on the Maas, a start has been made with the realization of the new plans for this area, the "Kop van Zuid". This will be the largest project the center of Rotterdam will experience in the next twenty years. Here, a Rotterdam hotel opened its doors in the spring of 1993: Hotel New York.
A new Rotterdam hotel, housed in a historic Rotterdam building: some hundred years ago, the building which was to serve as head office of the Holland-Amerika Lijn reached completion. In 1984, the building was sold, after which it stood empty for ten years?

Hotel New York is a modern hotel and café-restaurant with 72 rooms and 7 function rooms, situated in one of the most attractive spots in Rotterdam, a location with new town planning developments, international in scale. It is not the intention of HNY to look back nostalgically and capture the grandeur of hotels of yesteryear. Rather, it wants to bring to life the hospitality and the elegance of travel back then, in its own way. This is no less than you would expect from a hotel with the name New York, based in an international harbour city. On the outside, the former head office of the Holland-Amerika Lijn has a cosmopolitan feeling: its façade is symmetrical in design, with balconies, dormer windows, towers and decorations; most grand hotels built around 1880 adhered to that style. In addition, the building is magnificently situated, with views of the city's skyline, the harbour and the river, another precondition for a grand hotel. At night, you can experience the peace and tranquillity of a hotel on the water. From the building's many vantage points, you can watch often spectacular sunsets, while the windows afford views of the clouds and city lights. Extra attractions in nineteenth century hotels included a winter garden and a observation tower, the so-called belvedere. HNY has two towers, both of which are hotel rooms. While 19th century hotels had carriages with a regular coachman, and later a limousine with chauffeur, this hotel offers the serviced of a watertaxi with skipper! This means you will be in the Veerhaven directly opposite the hotel in 5 minutes, or you sail to the Leuvehaven (city center).