Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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Traveller Comments....

"The Network Bar on the second floor of Schiphol Plaza has plenty of wall sockets, so does Starbucks. If you really want some quiet place to sleep, try the seats at the underground railway at night. There's two trains an hour after 1AM. " - Joey

"I didnt get too much sleep cause it was like a disco!! All the time there was music, lights, people moving around..." (anuska)

"I found that some intelligent person had pushed the armed benches together so that the unarmed portion formed a kind of bed" (A)

"never settle for what you first see and never expect others to take care of you. Instead, seek and you shall find." (?)

"its your own choice if you decide not too pay for a hotel, so you can't complain about chairs or Security for waking you up. And if you are smart, you can ask all employees for the best seats nearby your spot." (Employee)

Recent Review

by individual61
After using my last 20p of prepay cellphone credit to ask a friend via sms to search the web for open wifi networks at AMS, she found one-- and here I sit, hating this place intensely.
If you are going to spend no more than a few minutes here, then this review is not for you. You could be boarding a plane from a Cairo slum, and it would make little difference. You'll soon be in the air anyway, and unless the toilets are never cleaned or the heating is completely shut down, you'll have no cause to furrow your brow.
People who have over an hour to kill-- or 8, as is my case-- will become acutely aware of the following ways in which Schipol gives you the middle finger:
- Wifi is not free. It costs, at the time of writing, 12 euros for an hour or 16 for 24. Wireless internet does not cost that much to maintain. It is extremely low maintenance. This price, therefore, is pure greed. The minimum wage in my country is about 12 euro per working day, to put this price into perspective.
- The seats have armrests that make stretching out impossible.
- There are no carpeted areas where one might lie down. It is all tile.
- The prices, in general, are insane. 6 euro for a crappy triangle sandwich, for example. Best bet is a 2euro raisin bun. Or forego food and go flagellate yourself in the Meditation room.
- There are no wall sockets anywhere.

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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Guide

Airport Lounges

• Menzies Lounge 21 - Terminal 1 (Schengen). Hours: 0600-2030
• Menzies Lounge 41 - Terminals 2 and 3 - (non-Schengen Area). Hours: 0600-2000
• Servisair Lounge - Terminal 1 (Schengen) - Airside. Hours: 0530am - 930pm
• Servisair Lounge - Terminal 3 (non-Schengen) Hours: 0600am - 1100pm
• British Airways Terraces

Airport WiFi / Internet

• Wireless internet Access is available at the Schiphol airport. Turn on your laptop or PDA, open the web browser and follow the instructions on the screen. Rates: Free for one hour. You can pay by credit card using the machines at the KPN Internet Zones or in cash at one of the nearby stores. The KPN Internet Zones are located landside at Schiphol Plaza and airside beyond Passport Control in lounge 1, lounge 2 (1st floor), lounge 3 (Pier G), pier C (at C10), Pier D, and lounge 4 (Pier M).
• According to a reader of the site "The WiFi password near the KLM Lounge is always KLMddmmyy." Thanks Joey!

Airport Hotels

If sleeping in airports does not appeal to you, there are transit hotels inside Schiphol Airport as well as hotels at the airport outside the terminal:

• Mercure Schiphol Terminal - located airside (in transit) on the first floor, in Departure Lounge 3, between Gates E and F
• Yotel - located airside (in transit), Departure Lounge 2, near Pier D
• Sheraton Hotel - direct access, easy access from baggage claim
• Hilton Hotel - access by covered walkway from terminal. Shuttle buses run every 20 minutes between 5:00am and 12:30am
• citizenM hotel - a trendy budget hotel within a 5 minute walk from the terminal

More Airport Sevices, Facilities and Things to Do at the Airport

• Food / Dining
  There are 24 hour food and coffee facilities landside and airside.
  >>>Landside: AH to go • Burger King (open 24 hours - Plaza Schiphol) • Cafe Rembrant • Food Village • Grand Cafe Plaza (open 24 hours - Arrivals 3) • Hello There • Juggle Sandwich Bar (open 24 hours - Arrivals 2) • Multivlaai • Per Tutti! • Pronto Icecream bar • Segafredo Cafe • Starbucks (open 24 hours - Plaza Schiphol) •Vlaamse Frites
  >>>Airside: Bubbles Seafood & Wine Bar • Cafe Amsterdam • Cafe Chocolat • Cafe Ellipse • Cone Bar (open 24 hours - Lounge 2) • Constellation Bar • GrabandFly • Grand Cafe Het Paleis • Haagen Dazs • Juicy Details • Murphy's Irish Pub • Nautilus Bar (open 24 hours - Lounge 3) • Network Bar • New Destinations • PIER01 Food & Drinks • Restaurant in de Bonte Koe • Shirasagi Sushi Bar • Sports Cafe
• Showers
  Rates: EUR 15.00 (including soap, shampoo, shower cap, towels, hair dryer and drink). Location: 1st floor in the Mercure Hotel, Lounge 3. Hours: 24 hours
• Luggage Storage / Lockers
  You can store your bags in the luggage lockers for up to 7 days. Locations: Lounge 1, Lounge 2, Lounge 3, Lounge D - pier, Arrivals 3, Kelderplein. Rates: depends on the size of the locker - from EUR 5.00 per 24 hours to EUR 10.00 per 24 hours.
  
• Massages
  Chair Massages - You keep your clothes and sit comfortably in an ergonomically designed chair while your shoulders, head, neck, back, arms and hands are treated. Rates EUR 16.50 (10 minutes) or EUR 27.50 (20 minutes). Location: Airside, Holland Boulevard. Hours: 8:30 am - 7:00 pm.
  Massage-O-Matic - special unit that includes a shiatsu massage chair and relaxing with music. Duration: 8 minutes. Located: Near the window in Room 2, between Pier D and E (next to the bar). Rate: EUR 4
  
• Panorama Terrace
  The Panorama Terrace offers a great view of the aircraft and tarmac. Located: between Arrivals 1 and 2 and 3. Hours: 9:00am - 17:00pm (Winter) and 7:00am-20:00pm (Summer)
• Get Married at the Airport
  At first I thought this was a joke. However, it is true....you can have your dream wedding at the airport with the tarmac as your stunning backdrop.
• Fitness and Spa
  Sheraton Fitness & Spa - offers a day pass that allows you unlimited use of gym, sauna and rainforest showers, steam room and spa area. LocatedL landside between Schiphol Plaza and the World Trade Centre. Rate: EUR 20. Hours: 24 hours / 7 days a week. * The sauna and steam room are not available between 23:00pm-06:00am.
• City Tours
  There is a tour company located in the terminal that offers tours in between flights. The stopover excursions are 2-3.5 hours in duration.
• Prayer Rooms
  There is a Meditation Centre is that is open to all religions. The facility includes a library with text books of various religions in different languages. Church service is held Sunday at 11:00am. Located: Airside
• Casino
  Why pay for a hotel room, when you can just as easily blow your money at the casino. Only at the casino do you actually have a chance of leaving with more money than you came in with. Located: Room 2, between Gates E and F. Hours: 06:30am-19:30am
• National Museum
  The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol contains a permanent exhibition of ten works of old master from the Golden Age. Located: Airside, on Holland Boulevard, between the E and F Pier. Hours: daily from 07:00am-20.00pm. Rate: free

Airport Hours

open 24 hours

Airport Maps

For a Amsterdam Schiphol Terminal Map.

Airport Transportation: Getting There

• Bus
  Schiphol has a number of bus routes to the surrounding cities and towns
• Trains
  Train service within the Netherlands and abroad are available from the airport's train station. Schiphol train station is located directly below the airport. Buy your tickets at the big yellow machines. The travel time to Amsterdam is 15 minutes.
• Shared Taxis
  If you opt for the combined travel option (shared taxi), the transportation time will not exceed 1.5 times the direct travel time.

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Last Updated: 24 December 2010 | Sources: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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