Have you ever been stuck at the airport? That is what happened yesterday when I was venturing back from California to France. I had more than five hours to wait in Amsterdam. Being stuck at the airport isn't the worse thing in the world, but it certainly feels like it when one has traveled from nine in the morning until the wee hours of two in the morning. Fortunately, there was a place where one could take a shower, nap, or watch a movie or connect to the internet.
Though all I wanted was to be in a horizontal position.
The YOTEL, the short-stay hotel located inside the airport at Amsterdan (as well as in London’s Gatwick, and in New York's JFK.) was the place for my dream to come true.
It was a dream come true, I walked in, closed the door, pulled down the heavy curtain, set the alarm clock and slept for four hours before catchng my next flight. Worth every single cent.
Brilliant idea – these should be at every airport. And yikes, I’m impressed – straight from a long-haul flight to a birthday party? Thank God for that yotel power-nap!
Corey, that’s a very useful tip for me when we fly to the Dodecanese islands (end of this month). We’ll be stuck at a German airport for a few hours …
I shall use your link right now !
Many MANY thanks !
Bet you were a good birthday presie for Valérie !!!
Best wishes !
Wish I would have known about the yotel!! We were at Amsterdam’s airport for hours in March waiting for a flight to Germany!!! Next time I will know. Glad you are back safely!!!
Great info. Will be flying through Amsterdam next month on my way to Nice. Will definitely look up this great place if my flight is delayed. Merci Corey. Veronique aka French Girl in Seattle.
I agree, worth every cent. Amsterdam is my favorite airport in the world (so far). They have everything! I even had to use their emergency medical facilities for an IV (looong story) and it was even quite nice.
Remind me to fly through New York the next time I make the very long trip from Japan to the US! But, do you think they’d let me in with four kiddos? ;o)
Delightful! 🙂
One more reason to like Schiphol airport!
Did you discover Café Chocolat? I would take a stopover in Amsterdam just to get another cup of cappuccino at what I would call the world’s best airport coffee house.
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