Amsterdam airport Schiphol: Transit hotels

Spending a night at Amsterdam airport before your connecting flight or having an early departure from Schiphol? Book a hotel at Schiphol airport, get some good rest, have a shower, spend some time in privacy and comfort. It will definitely make your trip more enjoyable and hassle free.

Advantages of Schiphol airport transit hotels:

+ No transit Schengen visa is needed for your stay at a transit hotel inside the airport’s secure zone.

+ You can walk to your gate directly from the room, without having to queue and go through security checks and passport control.

Schiphol airport has two transit hotels inside the security zone:

YOTELAIR Amsterdam Schiphol Transit Hotel

YOTELAIR hotel is located behind Security and Passport control in Lounge 2. Its innovative cabins are modelled on the experience of a first class private airline cabin. Children of any age are welcome at YOTELAIR hotel.

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How can I get to YOTELAIR Amsterdam Schiphol Transit Hotel?

Arriving from an inbound flight:

  1. Follow the signs to Lounge 2 (D-gates).
  2. At the IWC Schaffhausen, take the escalator up to the 1st floor.
  3. You will see YOTELAIR hotel to the left, opposite the Sushi & Noodles Bar.

Arriving from outside the airport before 21:00:

  1. Go to Departures 2.
  2. Pass the Security & Passport Control.
  3. Turn right and you will the YOTELAIR transit hotel.

Arriving from outside the airport after 21:00:

  1. Go to Departures 3.
  2. Pass the Security & Passport Control.
  3. Follow the signs to Lounge 2 (D-gates).
  4. At the IWC Schaffhausen, take the escalator up to the 1st floor.
  5. You will see YOTELAIR hotel to the left, opposite the Sushi & Noodles Bar.

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Mercure Hotel Schiphol Terminal

Mercure Hotel Schiphol Terminal is located in Lounge 3 of Schiphol Airport, between boarding gates E and F, opposite the KLM Crown Lounge. Free Wi-Fi, bathrooms with rain shower, climate control and 24 hours room service – they is everything to make your transit comfortable. Children of any age are welcome at Mercure Hotel Schiphol Terminal.

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How can I find Mercure Hotel Schiphol Terminal?

Mercure Hotel Schiphol Terminal is located on the 1st floor in Lounge 3, between gates E and F. Please follow the route:

  1. Proceed to Departures 3 hall.
  2. Pass customs control on the 2nd floor above check-in desks 22 and 23.
  3. After customs turn right and you will see the Mercure transit hotel.

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Transit hotels at Schiphol airport: rules

1. Admission. In order to be admitted as a guest, you need to show:

  • a valid boarding pass or a ticket for a flight departing within the next 24 hours
  • your passport or ID. No transit visa needed.

2. Luggage. Guests cannot check-in at the hotels with hold luggage, because transit hotels are located after the airport security check-point.

Other hotels at Schiphol

There are few more hotels at Schiphol outside the transit zone:

Schiphol airport hotel Hilton

Schiphol airport hotel Sheraton

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Enjoy your overnight stay at Schiphol Airport!

3 comments

  1. Good Day
    I will be arriving at Schiphol airport at 23 hoo on 13 th July ,in transit to to Johannesburg on the 14 th at 10:40. As we do not have Shengen visas is it possible to book a double room for 3 adults & 1 child aged 13 in a transit hotel within the airport?A room with 2 double beds preferably. Kindly respond to my mail.

    • Hello Dr Raeesa Moolla,

      In order to be admitted as a guest to a transit hotel you need:

      – a valid boarding pass or a ticket for a flight departing within the next 24 hours
      – your passport or ID. No transit visa needed.

      When it comes to the types of rooms available, please check YOTELAIR hotel or Mercure Hotel Schiphol Terminal at Booking.com or contact them directly.

  2. I will be transiting through Amsterdam to Lagos on August 13 2022. My wife and I will arrive Schiphol Airport around 9am and depart at 2:30pm. Can we book a room for this period?

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