Hotel New YorkThe former head office of the Holland
Amerikalijn has been the home of Hotel New York since
1992. The HAL
commisioned the construction of its head office in 1901. The
architects Müllerand Drooglever Fortuyn designed During the refurbishment of the
building into
Hotel New York attention was given to the buildings maritime
roots. All hotel rooms are different. Also the main
restaurant and the bar are worth a look inside. In front of the hotel is a
large outdoor café called Maaskant, with excellent
views of the river. In the hotel's basement is a second,
more upscale, restaurant called NY Basement Next to the hotel is the jetty
for the Watertaxi, connecting
the Hotel with the Leuvenhaven and Veerhaven docks on the
north bank and 50 other access points along the river. Hotel New York, Koninginnehoofd 1. Kitchen open daily 7.00-23.00 uur. Watertaxi:
Two scheduled services: Veerhaven-Wilhelminakade v.v. and
Leuvehaven-Wilhelminakde v.v. Sailings: daily every 10
minutes from 8.00 (weekend 9.00) thru
midnight. All other destinations on demand (phone 010-403
03 03) |
the first part of the building that would be enlarged no
less than three times.The building has been decorated with
Jugendstil elements. The face holds four placques, each with
two
male figures representing different continents.