Best May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
~A$165/day
2 days is about right
Rotterdam
Flattened in 1940 and rebuilt as an argument about architecture. Nothing is old, which in the Netherlands makes it the interesting one.
Ideal stay
2 days
Typical spend
~A$165/day
Rough mid-range estimate
Landmarks
6 listed
Sourced stays
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Things to do
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Where to stay
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If you only have
Rotterdam in a day, two days, three
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Landmarks
Landmarks in Rotterdam
Cube houses✓
Delfshaven✓
Erasmusbrug✓
Euromast✓
Markthal✓
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen✓
Names and UNESCO status only. Ticks are yours and stay on this device.
From the airport
When to go to Rotterdam: May or Jun or Jul or Aug or Sep
Guides about here
Itineraries
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Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026
With kids
Amsterdam with kids
Amsterdam charges the steepest accommodation tax in Europe, which lands hardest on families. Works from about four, with the canal rule and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026
Where to stay
Where to stay in Amsterdam, and the two things the listing will not tell you
Amsterdam charges Europe's highest tourist tax at 12.5% of the room price, and its canal houses have staircases you would not believe. The areas that work.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026