Rotterdam – For Sem Schuurkes and Pieter van Tilburg, the future of travel is in its opportunities for connections. The two friends founded CityHub in 2015, a new hotel start-up that first opened in Amsterdam’s Oud-West neighbourhood. From 29 April, the new hotel brand opens its second location in Rotterdam as an approaching European expansion is set to introduce four new international locations within the next two years.

In the Rotterdam location, the design by Studio Modijefsky focuses on the brightly coloured Hangout lounge and reception. This area of the hotel introduces visitors to the innovative autonomous hospitality system unique to CityHub. Here, visitors enter a warm space of brightly coloured furniture grounded by a layered application of different woods and accentuated by inlaid directional light sources. Hotel guests are equipped with wristbands which allow them to check-in, pour themselves a beer, relax and mingle with local Rotterdammers.
