Business Travel The Mainport is not called ‘Manhattan on the Maas’ for nothing and you will want for nothing. The continent theme is carried through into the menus with the Restaurant Down Under serving a superb array of dishes from East to West; from sashimi to Argentinean steak. I am a huge fan of Argentinean beef and this was some of the very best l have ever tasted. We made great use of the Cocktail Bar on the Rocks and yes, you’ve guessed it – it is riverside and, as the weather was fabulous, it was truly a beautiful experience. And all my family can attest to the quality of the cocktails and the speed with which people vanished when the bill arrived!
OKURA HOTEL
“Huge rooms and huge bathrooms with sumptuous beds and a room service order form for pillows. I didn’t even know there were eleven types of pillow!” Any post-cocktail suffering was remedied with a visit to Spa Heaven. This sanctuary on the 8th floor offers a Finnish panorama sauna, a sultry Turkish steam room, a Hamam mecca and two treatments rooms. If you have never been stark naked in a Finnish sauna with wall to wall windows, l suggest you try it but possibly leave the love balls in the room! I was going to try the pool but the siren call of the cocktail bar got the better of me. To cap it off, the hotel has conference and meeting rooms for up to 400 delegates and l cannot think of a better place to host that next meeting.
MAINPORT HOTEL
Holland is a captivating, picturesque country populated by friendly and welcoming people and l would heartily recommend both these superb world class hotels. Interestingly, l was asked on more than one occasion what l thought about Brexit. During the discussions, l couldn’t avoid what l determined was a slight look of envy on their faces.
OKURA HOTEL, Amsterdam Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, 1072 LH Amsterdam. Tel: +31 (0) 20 678 7111 Web: www.okura.nl/en
MAINPORT HOTEL, Rotterdam Leuvehaven 77, 3011 EA Rotterdam Tel : +31 (0)10 217 57 57 F: +31 (0)10 413 32 22 Email : info@mainporthotel.com
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