Maassilo in Rotterdam hosts company parties, dinners, conferences, product launches and film or photo shoots, for groups from 300 to 5,000 guests. The venue is a former grain silo from 1910 on Maashaven Zuidzijde, renovated with many original features kept.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents Maassilo as a place for staff parties, dinners, conferences, product launches and shoots. It states a total range of 300 to 5,000 people. Meetings are mentioned too, from small gatherings to large ones, but the site gives no list of meeting rooms. Organisers who need a plenary hall with a stage will look first at Platform 3, which has an acoustic ceiling, a large stage, three backstage rooms and a loading area, and which the venue recommends for concerts, presentations, receptions, workshops and company parties.
Rooms and capacities
Five main spaces carry a stated capacity. Platform 1 is the largest, with 1,100 m2 and room for 1,800 guests. It is a large industrial hall where slender steel pillars replaced the original heavy columns to keep sightlines clear. Platform 2 covers 650 m2 and takes 900 guests. It has a concrete floor, large steel emergency doors and a raw urban look. Platform 3 covers 625 m2, also for 900 guests, and is the oldest part of the building, with historic hoists and silo hoppers built into the interior.
Now&Wow sits 40 meters up. It covers 750 m2 and takes 1,500 guests, with a club atmosphere and a void used for entertainment and decoration. The basement holds 350 guests. It has its own bar and shows the flywheels that once lifted grain to the silos on the tenth floor.
Two smaller rooms belong to the tenth-floor club. Area One is styled after a Parisian nightclub, with disco balls and red banquettes, and the venue suggests it for receptions, small company parties and workshops. Area Two has windows on both sides with daylight and a view of the Rotterdam skyline. It can be blacked out for a more private setting.
Production and facilities
The site lists fully equipped dressing rooms, lockers, bars spread across the building and a production setup with sound, lighting and visual equipment. Screens inside or outside and personalized pillars are available for branding. Drinks and services in Maassilo and Now&Wow are paid for with tokens rather than cash. These details matter for a conference or launch, where staging, branding and guest flow decide the format.
Catering
The official pages do not describe a catering policy. Dinners are listed among the events, so ask the business team whether food is supplied in house or by a caterer you choose, and who runs the bars during your event.
History and setting
The building dates from 1910 and was built to store grain. Its heavy structure, hoists and flywheels remain part of the rooms, so the setting is industrial rather than neutral. Maassilo stands on the Maashaven in the south of Rotterdam, at Maashaven Zuidzijde 2, 3081 AE.
Getting there
The site gives the address only and no access or parking information. Check public transport and parking with the team when you plan arrivals for a large group. The business team answers by phone on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:00 and through the quote request on the site.
