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Layover relief in AMS: Yotel hotel


The sleeping berths of Yotel

When traveling Trans-Atlantic or intra continental eventually you will be stranded in an airport for an interminable length of time. For folks traveling to US-Europe or US-India I have seen plenty of 6-10 hour layovers. Sure many non-travelers have mooned over the chance to slip out the city from the airport; however leaving the secure area to chance a train or taxi is to the jaded business traveler a risk not always worth the trouble. Often all i want is to rest without the restless concern over bags security, lack of privacy, and maybe even sleep soundly in relatively sanitary environs.
StringGirl in the Yotel standard room
FTW (for the win) is Yotel in the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Nestled in the secure area of lounge 2 above terminal D is the dutch interpretation of the "pod" hotels common in the far east. Much larger than a Japanese pod the Yotel rooms provide perhaps the most comfortable 7 square meters you are likely to find.

The Standard room of the Yotel Source: Yotel.com
The room (no view): Source Yotel.com
No too different from having a sleeping cabin on board a European or Asian train, the rooms are highly efficient. All I needed was a clean place to sleep, a bathroom with shower, and a place to open close computer or suitcase. All available in the Yotel.

Effective use of space insures you a private Toilet

A shower as well in the Yotel
Minor down sides:

  • The toilet/shower floor is the same; so using the toilet after your shower will result in a dinsconerting feeling of wet feet/socks
  • Getting the lower berth of the twin bunk system is noisy
  • Location in Lounge 2 means that if you did want to venture out to the city after checking in will result in extra stamps in your passport
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