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Home » Hyatt » Review: Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport (It’s Not What You Think)
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Review: Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport (It’s Not What You Think)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 8, 2017November 14, 2023 9 Comments

I mentioned it earlier and I’ll mention it again — jettison all thoughts of what a Hyatt Place is. Very different than than the U.S. brand, the Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport feels much more like a nice Hyatt Regency than a simple roadside hotel.

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> Read More: Hyatt Place in Europe: A Whole Different Experience


Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport Shuttle

First thing, I LOVE how Amsterdam Schiphol Airport organizes hotel shuttles. So many airports could learn from this model. You proceed to Arrival Hall 4 and follow the signs to the STA Desk. There you can wait inside a comfortable, warm, waiting room with Wi-Fi. So much better than huddling outside in the cold breathing in second hand smoke.

Presently, a driver pulled up in a Hyatt Place van, came inside, and made an announcement that he was traveling to the Hyatt Place. The shuttles runs every 30 minutes from the hotel to the airport between 6:30 AM – 11:00 PM and from the airport to the hotel between 6:45 AM – 11:15 PM.

On the way back, the shuttle was about 15-minutes late (and I was already cutting it close), but I still made my flights. I’d take a shuttle two hours before your flight…it is only a 10-minute ride, but I ended up arriving later than expected (only about 65 minutes prior to departure).

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Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport Lobby + Market

As you walk into the hotel, you immediately realize this is not any typical Hyatt Place. The lobby is grand, with ample seating and even nice artwork.

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In the U.S., Hyatt Place hotels generally have a menu you can order off with food, coffee, and alcohol. This hotel has a market in the lobby area with a wide selection of hot and cold meals, snacks, and a full bar. If you buy a frozen dinner a microwave is available and there is a huge seating area as well. BTW, the frozen lasagna looks delicious. I regret not ordering it!

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Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport Room

A very cheerful agent checked me in and thanked me multiple times for being a Globalist member of Gold Passport. She beamed with pride as I remarked how nice this hotel looked and informed me that this was a four star property with a full-service restaurant.

I was assigned a room on the fifth floor with views of Schiphol Airport. The room are actually smaller than a Hyatt Place in the USA, with no kitchenette, but still have the signature L-shaped couch.

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Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport – outside elevators

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A welcome note was waiting for me along with a bowl of green apples and two bottles of water. In addition, a robe was left on the bed.

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The bathroom was larger than a Hyatt Place in the USA, with the sink, toilet, and shower all in the same room. The soaps and shampoos were identical.

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Hyatt Place Amsterdam Restaurant + Complimentary Breakfast

In addition to the kitchen, the hotel has a full-service restaurant. You can check out the menu here (.pdf). I’ll save where I had dinner for a future post, but there are some eateries in the neighborhood. The menu looked nice, though — I just did not want to spend 30EUR on dinner.

A smaller room service menu is available in your room.
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Breakfast is also served in Gallery Cafe and it blew me away. Breakfast was a European treat — with delicious cold cuts, breads, pastries, cheese, vegetables, and great hot items like eggs, bacon, and sausage. Even the coffee was great (unlike the Andaz).

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Breakfast was the biggest surprise at the hotel–be sure to take advantage of it.

Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport Fitness Center

A large fitness center on the second floor provided all the equipment necessary for a great workout. I used it at about 5am and there were two other guests using it as well.

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> Read More: Do You Use the Hotel Gym?

CONCLUSION

I should mention the price…only 72EUR thanks to a winter promotion. I see the normal rate is closer to 89EUR on weekends and 119EUR during the week. Still a good deal. I enjoyed this hotel immensely even though I only spent about 12 hours there. While not as convenient as the Sheraton on the airport grounds, I appreciated getting one night closer to my Globalist requirement.

> Read More: It’s A Small World (of Hyatt) After All

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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9 Comments

  1. Garrett Reply
    March 8, 2017 at 4:59 pm

    Nice report. I really liked this hotel too. Finding that weird little room at the airport to wait for the drivers is a little weird. The shuttle kind of had a lot of bugs fluttering around on both rides I took. Would be nice if they cut the wait time down to maybe 15 minutes between shuttles, but whatever. I had a meal in the restaurant thing that was a buffet–very, very decent food.

  2. mark jackosn Reply
    March 8, 2017 at 5:28 pm

    Similar is the Hyatt Place Panama City/Downtown in the country of Panama. Rooftop pool, gym with views, and excellent breakfast spread.

  3. ben Reply
    March 8, 2017 at 7:14 pm

    hyatt place in santiago chile a great find, too

  4. Donald Reply
    March 8, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    I wonder if they take the food from the little market and use it for room service? They seem to have the same things with very similar prices (lasagna, Indonesian dish, assorted soups). Pretty pricy either way, but you can’t beat the convenience.
    Nice property though. If Garuda has a first class sale again and I need to transit through Amsterdam I’ll definitely give this place a shot.

  5. Josh Reply
    March 2, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    @Matthew – you mention that you had a view of the airport. I’m curious, did the hotel have runway views, or were they simply views of the airport itself? Thanks in advance!

    • Matthew Reply
      March 3, 2018 at 11:11 am

      @Josh, there were tarmac views. You can just make it out in the view from the window.

      • Josh Reply
        March 6, 2018 at 10:04 am

        Thanks!

  6. Denise Reply
    March 16, 2018 at 4:35 pm

    Is there air conditioning in this hotel. I have been reading it does not.

    • Matthew Reply
      March 16, 2018 at 4:40 pm

      No, there was not.

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