Lloyd Hotel, Hotel building in Eastern Docklands, Netherlands.
The Lloyd Hotel is a limestone building featuring large windows and distinctive architectural details designed by Evert Breman in 1921. Today it contains 136 guest rooms along with a restaurant and cocktail bar for visitors.
The building was constructed in 1921 as lodging for people from Eastern Europe emigrating to South America. After decades serving as a prison and juvenile detention facility, it gradually transformed into artist studios during the 1990s.
The name Lloyd references the shipping company that once organized emigrant journeys from this location. Today visitors can sense this past through the design and art scattered throughout, which tells stories of the many people who passed through or lived here.
The hotel sits in the Eastern Docklands with easy access to public transit. Visitors should know that the building spans multiple levels, so exploring all areas may require some walking.
The building went through an unusual transformation: from an emigrant hostel through decades as a prison to artist studios, then reopened as a design hotel in 2004. This unexpected journey shapes how visitors experience the space today.
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