Whether you have an early departure, a late arrival or a long layover, staying near Schiphol can take real stress out of a trip. The choice comes down to three questions: do you want to sleep inside the terminal, next to it, or a shuttle ride away? This page helps you decide, and lists the hotels our readers ask about most.
Inside the terminal: sleeping behind security or beside the check-in halls
A small number of options sit inside the airport buildings themselves. Their appeal is simple: no shuttle, no taxi, no morning traffic. You walk from your bed to your gate. Capsule style rooms behind security suit transfer passengers who never want to pass border control, while hotels on the land side of the terminal work for anyone starting their journey at Schiphol. Rooms inside the terminal are compact and priced for convenience rather than luxury, and they sell out early on busy travel days. If your flight leaves before seven in the morning, this category is worth the premium: you can sleep until an hour that would be impossible if you still had to travel to the airport.
Next to the airport: hotel towers within walking distance
Just outside the terminal, within a few hundred metres, stand several full service hotels. You get a normal room, restaurants and often a gym, while the terminal stays reachable on foot with a luggage trolley. This is the sweet spot for most travellers: nearly the convenience of sleeping in the terminal at a friendlier price, and a proper night of sleep before a long haul flight.
A shuttle ride away: the hotel ring around Schiphol
The widest choice and the lowest prices sit in the ring of hotels a few kilometres from the airport, in Hoofddorp, Badhoevedorp and along the motorway. Almost all of them run shuttle buses to and from the terminal. Two things to check before booking: the shuttle timetable (some do not run at night, which matters for a red-eye departure) and whether the shuttle is free or paid. Factor the ride into your planning the same way you would a car park shuttle.
Which hotel for which traveller
Very early departure: sleep inside or next to the terminal. Family with children: a full service hotel next to the airport gives you space and breakfast without morning logistics. Short overnight transfer: a capsule room behind security saves you immigration queues in both directions. Budget trip: the shuttle ring, booked with an eye on the shuttle timetable. Arriving late at night: anything within walking distance, so you are not waiting for a shuttle at one in the morning.
Practical tips
Check your flight status before you leave the hotel; the live departures board shows the current state of play. Most hotels near Schiphol offer park, sleep and fly packages that combine a room with up to two weeks of parking, which can undercut booking the two separately; see also our parking guide. And if you land at night and your hotel is in the shuttle ring, confirm the last shuttle time or budget for a taxi; the bus and taxi guide explains the options at the rank.
Hotels frequently asked about
These are the hotel names around Schiphol our readers search for most, in alphabetical order. We deliberately list only names: room counts, facilities and photos change faster than any list can track, so verify details and current photos with the hotel itself or your booking platform.
- Bastion Hotel Schiphol
- Best Western Amsterdam Airport
- citizenM Schiphol Airport
- Courtyard by Marriott Amsterdam Airport
- Crowne Plaza Amsterdam Schiphol
- Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam Schiphol
- Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport
- ibis Amsterdam Airport
- Mercure Schiphol Terminal
- NH Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Park Inn by Radisson Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Radisson Blu Hotel Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel
- Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam
- Tulip Inn Amsterdam Airport
- Yotelair Amsterdam Schiphol (transit hotel airside)
This website is an independent information site about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and is not affiliated with the airport or with any hotel listed here. Prices and facilities change; always check with the hotel before you book.