Matty's Caddy Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 Hi all. I'm planning to take in the Feyenoord friendly in July but I've never been. Any tips would be gratefully received ie best place for a few beers after the game, hotels etc Many thanks
Window Cleaner Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 Hi all. I'm planning to take in the Feyenoord friendly in July but I've never been. Any tips would be gratefully received ie best place for a few beers after the game, hotels etc Many thanks All I can tell ou is that if you're looking at booking hotels you need to do it quickly because of the festival occuring in the city at the time of our game with them. Had to go for one on the high side myself, then again I was a bit lazy and didn't search much..
Matty's Caddy Posted 10 June, 2015 Author Posted 10 June, 2015 So what is the main drag district called?
Big Dick Last Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 I think if you google Rotterdam it will give you all the info you need.
pluto Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 Train down from amsterdam airport to rotterdam about £24 return.
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 Stena ferries from Harwich to the Hook are very comfortable. It's not far by train (or car) to Rotterdam.
Miltonaggro Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 So what is the main drag district called? Pompeypoofen...
vince Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 Tips from the last time I went when Saints played there.....locals seemed (mostly) friendly, we swapped shirts with a couple. If you wander into a pub at 2am on your way back to the hotel, whilst still wearing the Feyenoord shirt you obtained earlier in the evening, and it happens to be right next the the Sparta Rotterdam stadium with a few Sparta fans still in it, you will survive, so long as they recognise you as English straight away although for a few seconds, there will be silence and tumbleweed......Don't wear the Feyenoord shirt in Amsterdam. I must say, the shirt then was made by Kappa and is the most comfortable replica shirt I own and I wear it a lot (and have done to St Marys in the past)
The9 Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 Decided to stay in Amsterdam until Saturday evening's flight back and pretend it's a Citybreak for the wife.
saint_roffa Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 The new "markthal" is nice for lunch. The open air market is on tuesday and saturday. The building with the yellow pipes is accesible (it's a library); the stranded UFO is an underground \ train station.
Dr Who? Posted 10 June, 2015 Posted 10 June, 2015 The road network is nuts. I was at the zoo there a couple of weeks ago!
BlakeySFC Posted 11 June, 2015 Posted 11 June, 2015 Hi all. I'm planning to take in the Feyenoord friendly in July but I've never been. Any tips would be gratefully received ie best place for a few beers after the game, hotels etc Many thanks http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rotterdam+hotels+and+bars
andoru Posted 11 June, 2015 Posted 11 June, 2015 All I can tell ou is that if you're looking at booking hotels you need to do it quickly because of the festival occuring in the city at the time of our game with them. Had to go for one on the high side myself, then again I was a bit lazy and didn't search much.. It's worth looking at hotels elsewhere in Holland as well though. The Randstad is similar to the London metro area in size, so it's only a short train ride from the likes of Amsterdam, de Haag, Delft, Utrecht, etc to Rotterdam.
SaintRichmond Posted 11 June, 2015 Posted 11 June, 2015 Hi all. I'm planning to take in the Feyenoord friendly in July but I've never been. Any tips would be gratefully received ie best place for a few beers after the game, hotels etc Many thanks Hotel ??? ..................... Trivago
Matty's Caddy Posted 11 June, 2015 Author Posted 11 June, 2015 I think if you google Rotterdam it will give you all the info you need. Already done that but very difficult to separate the good and bad places as every hotel says they are the best hotel in the best area. I was looking for info from somebody who knows the city well. Very helpful Big **** btw
Big Dick Last Posted 11 June, 2015 Posted 11 June, 2015 Anyone going to the Gronigen game? Yes. We are doing all three games.
saintnicoolas Posted 12 June, 2015 Posted 12 June, 2015 driving to Hull- Ferry to hook- up north to Gronigan- next game?!?- rotterdam...dont plan on staying in Rotterdam...Amsterdams a lot nicer. Always book with Airbnb- get a nice dutch pad overlooking a canal with a coffee shop around the corner
View From The Top Posted 12 June, 2015 Posted 12 June, 2015 Anyone going to the Gronigen game? My lad and I are doing one or the other. We will either fly into Eindhoven for either game or Bremen for the Groningen game. We will decide over the weekend and book the flights.
stu0x Posted 12 June, 2015 Posted 12 June, 2015 Is there a list somewhere of our preseason games? Keen to go to one and have been looking at Feyenoord but might be a bit of a nightmare logistically, so would like to look at all the options
Soloistic Posted 13 June, 2015 Posted 13 June, 2015 As a feyenoord fan and living in the Netherlands, I can recommend using airbnb. Its much cheaper, and most of the times cleaner aswell. Everything between Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht and the hague isn't more than an hour by train. If you do get some feyenoord gear leave it in the hotel when you're going Into Amsterdam. I live in utrecht so if anyone is staying there and wants the see the city or have a beer feel free to ask. I hope I can get a day of work to see the match
The9 Posted 13 June, 2015 Posted 13 June, 2015 I just had a quick look on airbnb and our hotel in Amsterdam is cheaper than pretty much anything on there for 2 miles around Centraal Station. Still an option worth considering for future trips though, hadn't thought to look before. As I'm going to Salzburg and Feyenoord I think I'm giving Groningen a miss - the flight to Bremen looked reasonable but transport links to Groningen seemed to take far too long given the proximity?
View From The Top Posted 13 June, 2015 Posted 13 June, 2015 I just had a quick look on airbnb and our hotel in Amsterdam is cheaper than pretty much anything on there for 2 miles around Centraal Station. Still an option worth considering for future trips though, hadn't thought to look before. As I'm going to Salzburg and Feyenoord I think I'm giving Groningen a miss - the flight to Bremen looked reasonable but transport links to Groningen seemed to take far too long given the proximity? 2.5hrs on the train from Bremen. Hardly a long time.
saintnicoolas Posted 13 June, 2015 Posted 13 June, 2015 I just had a quick look on airbnb and our hotel in Amsterdam is cheaper than pretty much anything on there for 2 miles around Centraal Station. Still an option worth considering for future trips though, hadn't thought to look before. As I'm going to Salzburg and Feyenoord I think I'm giving Groningen a miss - the flight to Bremen looked reasonable but transport links to Groningen seemed to take far too long given the proximity? Problems with hotel is you have to eat out all the time and the prices for food in the centre of Amsterdam are ridiculous (same as being in the middle of any major city)-if you have a flat and eat there for breakfast and lunch it works out better for me. Most apartments come with a bike (or you can rent one for £5 a day) and as we all know the place is as flat as a pancake so getting anywhere on a bike is a doodle
The9 Posted 13 June, 2015 Posted 13 June, 2015 2.5hrs on the train from Bremen. Hardly a long time. I think the options I saw were something like 4 hours, which is why I was asking why it seemed so long. Then again, more faffing this end to fly to Bremen in the first place, Rotterdam and Salzburg are a lot easier.
The9 Posted 13 June, 2015 Posted 13 June, 2015 Problems with hotel is you have to eat out all the time and the prices for food in the centre of Amsterdam are ridiculous (same as being in the middle of any major city)-if you have a flat and eat there for breakfast and lunch it works out better for me. Most apartments come with a bike (or you can rent one for £5 a day) and as we all know the place is as flat as a pancake so getting anywhere on a bike is a doodle Yeah, true about food, but then I quite enjoy NOT cooking when away, and breakfast is usually provided. As I said, it's a useful option to consider. Last time I went to Amsterdam I lived on beer and waffles anyway.
DaveyR Posted 15 June, 2015 Posted 15 June, 2015 Much interest in the Salzburg tournament from users on here?
The9 Posted 15 June, 2015 Posted 15 June, 2015 (edited) Much interest in the Salzburg tournament from users on here? I'm going and so is the wife. Though she's not on here, thank fook. Up to Gatwick the night before, fly to Munich in the morning of the tournament, hour or so on the train to Salzburg, tournament (45 mins v Valencia and then 45 mins v Werder or RB Salzburg, night in Salzburg, train back to Munich on the Sunday afternoon, spend Monday in Munich and home that night). Edited 22 June, 2015 by The9
DaveyR Posted 15 June, 2015 Posted 15 June, 2015 Flying out on the day from Stansted to Salzburg, overnight back on Sunday. Hope to get a few beers in
stu0x Posted 17 June, 2015 Posted 17 June, 2015 Flights and hotel booked, just need the tickets to come out now! Flying into Amsterdam on the morning of the 23rd, day there, train to Rotterdam for the match, post match drinks and sleep. Flights back late on the 24th
Big Dick Last Posted 17 June, 2015 Posted 17 June, 2015 Flights and hotel booked, just need the tickets to come out now! Flying into Amsterdam on the morning of the 23rd, day there, train to Rotterdam for the match, post match drinks and sleep. Flights back late on the 24th I cannot imagine tickets for the game will be a problem. I would be very surprised if anywhere near 100 decided to go to this game as we have a Europa cup game a week or two later. I have never bought tickets for pre seasons early only on the day at the ground.
andoru Posted 18 June, 2015 Posted 18 June, 2015 Much interest in the Salzburg tournament from users on here? Fully intend to go, although I haven't looked into tickets. I'm going to be in Salzburg then anyway, so the pre-season games are bonus.
JRM Posted 18 June, 2015 Posted 18 June, 2015 I cannot imagine tickets for the game will be a problem. I would be very surprised if anywhere near 100 decided to go to this game as we have a Europa cup game a week or two later. I have never bought tickets for pre seasons early only on the day at the ground. The Feyenoord pre season game in 2001 was the only time I've known the club to sell tickets in advance for a foreign pre season game, there's plenty to go round. Last time the travel club ran a trip but nothing mentioned so far, being a Thursday night instead of a weekend I agree we'll have 100-200 there with people waiting for Europa league the following week. Anyone heard any news on who the home friendly will be against on August 2nd?
stu0x Posted 18 June, 2015 Posted 18 June, 2015 The Feyenoord pre season game in 2001 was the only time I've known the club to sell tickets in advance for a foreign pre season game, there's plenty to go round. Last time the travel club ran a trip but nothing mentioned so far, being a Thursday night instead of a weekend I agree we'll have 100-200 there with people waiting for Europa league the following week. Anyone heard any news on who the home friendly will be against on August 2nd? Thought about waiting for the Europe League match, but if you look at the pool of potential opponents it's very likely to be against a team you've never heard of and somewhere that is going to be an absolute pain to get to.
Griffo Posted 18 June, 2015 Posted 18 June, 2015 Have booked up for Feyenoord. Hope we sell tickets in advance and have an 'away end' as such.
mikee Posted 22 June, 2015 Posted 22 June, 2015 nothing about the game or ticketing arrangements that I can see on the website. anyone have any info on tickets?
copr Posted 25 June, 2015 Posted 25 June, 2015 At this moment there is no ticket info available. For the feyenoord fans this game will be the "opening game" of the season and also the "say goodby to Koeman en Pelle" game. Season tickets holders will have free entrance so there will be at least about 35.000 spectators for this game. there is a possibility that the game will be sold out. The "main" street in Rotterdam is the "Coolsingel" with several bars in the neighbourhood. a cheap hotel in the city center(about 60 eur double room) is the easyHotel Rotterdam City Centre. 5 min walk to the bar district and 30 minutes walk tot the stadium(or 10 min with public transport.
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