Tribute Portfolio, one of Marriott International’s new brands, welcomes The Slaak Rotterdam, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel within its European portfolio, following an impressive transformation of the emblematic building ‘Het Slaakhuys’, originally designed by the Dutch architect Jo Vegter in 1952.
In Tedance HotellerieThe Slaak Rotterdam, the former headquarters of a famous Dutch newspaper, revisits the 1950s in a new way. A new member for Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio brand.
In Voyages D'AffairesThe Slaak Rotterdam, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel opened earlier this month.The property is located within an architectural landmark that once housed a Dutch newspaper.
In Global Travel USAAlready when entering the lobby you can’t believe what you see. The hero of the retro series was made to fit into the vintage ambience of The Slaak Hotel, part of the Marriott Group.
In Geo SaisonThis new design hotel, part of Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio, is fashioned from a former newspaper press room in Rotterdam. The aesthetic has a heavy hipster edge: expect arched brass floor lamps and graffiti wall art in the loft-style rooms.
In The TelegraphAnother interpretation of the design of the fifties, is the brand new hotel The Slaak, located in the dynamic district of Kralingen-West, just a few minutes from the city centre and the old port. This establishment is part of the Marriott Group’s Tribute Portfolio lifestyle collection.
In Forbes FranceA special atmosphere is created in the new hotel The Slaak Rotterdam, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (Marriott) for the independent traveller.
in Hotel & LodgeThere is an old Adler typewriter in the lobby. Record players remind us of the time the building was built for the social democratic newspaper “Het Vrije Volk”. All 74 rooms of the boutique hotel are so spacious that a real wooden writing desk has been placed in it.
in Geo SaisonThe Slaakhuys, which was built during the reconstruction of Rotterdam in the 1950s, originally accommodated the Dutch. Now The Slaak Rotterdam accommodates hotel guests.
in Hospitality designBooking a hotel is not an art, but finding a special hotel is something our travel editors have a vision on. This week: The Slaak in Rotterdam.
in De Volkskrant“I would say, there was a huge hope in 1950 after the war, to rebuild society and create a free future,” Design Makers. “You can tell by the colors and patterns.”
in Architects and ArtisantsThe beautiful printing pressrooms and newsrooms have made way for thedesign. This former headquarters of a Dutch newspaper is just a stone’s throw away from the city centre and the Old Port of Rotterdam.
in le journal de la maisonWhat if you let yourself be tempted by the surprising artistic and architectural richness of Rotterdam?
in L'ExpressAn overnight stay in the city of the modernist skyline, vibrant urban culture and bold and special architecture. This time in the 50’s building ‘Het Slaakhuys’ in The Slaak Rotterdam. A hotel with fifties style wallpaper, carpeting and decoration, complete with the Restaurant & Bar Didot34.
In the Lonely PlanetThe Slaak in Rotterdam is a very nice hotel that is housed in the former editorial and printing office of the newspaper ‘Het Vrije Volk’.
in JAN MagazineRotterdam has a great catering establishment. In the national monument Slaakhuys on the Slaak opened hotel, The Slaak Rotterdam. A stylish boutique hotel on the spot where the editors and printers of the newspaper ‘Het Vrije Volk’ used to live (until 1976). It became a funky hotel with sympathetic references to the past printing business. […]
In ELLE Magazine