Truly Amazing - Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

Advantages: Shopping, other activities
Disadvantages: Distance from one gate to another in some cases

...Schiphol airport in Amsterdam is truly an amazing airport. I travel regularly with KLM and the three reasons why I do is firstly the airline is great, secondly because of their Frequent Flier Programme (Flying Dutchman) is probably the best in the world and thirdly because of the great pleasure I have of stopping over in Schiphol airport. This is one airport you wouldn’t mind being in if your flight was delayed. I usually take the international flights to Africa or Asia and make sure that I get into Schiphol airport at least two hours before my onward connecting flight, so that I have as much time as possible there. Many may find this airport huge and confusing but to me everything is very simple and easy to understand and finding your gate is not at all difficult. The signs and directions are easy to understand but...

vinodgm 10.06.2001 · Read review
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Another Faceless Airport Hotel

Advantages: Convenient and predictable
Disadvantages: Souless

...Business trips can be tedious at the best of times but the tedium is exacerbated when overnight hotel accommodation offers little more than a bed for the night in a faceless establishment. Unfortunately, the Hilton at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is just one of those faceless hotels. Convenience is the key to this hotel's success. It is linked to the airport by a covered walkway and so provides a superb base from which to operate when doing business in and around the Schiphol business area. If your business is in Amsterdam centre it will still only take about 30 minutes to get into the main town, however, I would suggest that there are plenty of better hotels in the city centre. When one stays in chain hotels, particularly those aimed at the business community, one can often predict with hideous accuracy the standard...

CareBear 09.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam

So much less awful than I feared

Advantages: SO much better than I feared
Disadvantages: It's not an area you'd choose if you didn't need the airport

...on the price to the receptionist who said my company had certainly done well to get such a good rate. Before we left I sent Karin downstairs to check out the outrageously glamorous bright pink ladies toilets. Not something you could live with long term, but impressive for a few minutes. We both left the hotel feeling much more impressed than we'd expected and I'd certainly consider staying here again. The airport was a five minute drive from the hotel and served by a shuttle bus. Compared to other Schiphol airport hotels, this one beat all the others that I've tried including the Hilton, the Mercure and the Ibis....

koshkha 11.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Van der Valk Hotel Schiphol A4, Schiphol

One of the best

Advantages: Location, good range of connecting flights
Disadvantages: Smoking area very small

...I have been to Amsterdam Schiphol airport several times, both on trips to Holland and as a venue for a connecting flight to the US. It is a large, well laid-out airport which is easy to navigate and the staff are courteous and friendly. Strange though it may seem, there is a casino within the airport (I've never seen one in any others - has anyone else?) and the largest number of moving walkways I've ever seen (I managed to 'play' on them for around 3 hours while trying to keep myself awake early one morning while on my own - I had a great time, but I've no idea what those around me thought!). There is only one smoking area which is not very large, but is easy to spot as it is so crowded and lots of snack/coffee vendors throughout the airport. The shopping is reasonable, with more than one store selling electrical wares, books...

Saltire 19.01.2001 · Read review
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Not bad for a massive airport

Advantages: shopping, plenty to do
Disadvantages: huge, distance to some gates

...This last year I have regularly travelled back and forth to Holland via Schiphol Airport. I had heard alot of negative stories about the place, so I was pretty apprehensive the first time around.... No need, the staff there are helpful and even friendly in the shops (shocking, I know!) and there is plenty of places to shop and eat all over. Shopping: Before and after passport control there is plenty of shopping possibilities, shops like Body shop, Mexx before customes and all the See, buy, fly shops after. I have also found some pretty good sales after you go through passport control, and bought quite a few cds at ?2.50! Food: There is plenty of snack type palces to eat at before passport control, and after there are bars and restaurants too, but once you go through, the atmosphere is different and I find alot quieter than out...

lebel 19.03.2005 · Read review
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Stress Free and shoppers paradise

Advantages: Worlwide connections and excellent shopping facilities
Disadvantages: Luggage Delays

...I have only been to Shciphol airport twice but both times have been a heavenly experience. This aiport is massive and it offers connections to virtually anywhere in the world with all major European and International airlines flying to and from Schiphol Airport. With Schiphol being such a large airport surprisingly the only problem that occured was the lack of information being displayed relating to my my luggage I had no idea which belt it would be arriving on, which had me in a state of panic for and hour but then finally the information was displayed and my luggage safely returned. But be warned make sure you check in early to avoid long queues, check in at least 2 hours prior to departure for european destinations. At Schiphol Airport the passport and security control takes place at one central point per departure hall...

Lisa1471 18.04.2004 · Read review
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Schipol a hikers paradise

Advantages: Excellent International Hub
Disadvantages: Could walk miles

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Dalesman 13.07.2001 · Read review
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Show me the way to Schipol Airport...

Advantages: Superb facilities, Generally friendly, Only one terminal
Disadvantages: It seems to go on for miles, Some prices are horrific!

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death2mullets 27.10.2005 · Read review
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A user friendly Airport

Advantages: High turnover of passengers, but doesnot feel as stress out as London or Paris airports
Disadvantages: Lots of missing baggage lieing somewhere

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bazza1603 15.03.2001 · Read review
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Clogged Up

Advantages: good train connections
Disadvantages: Badly located security/passport checks delay getting to boarding gates

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Pinotage 20.04.2001 · Read review
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