Amsterdam has so much to offer. It’s the Dutch capital; a world-renowned city; setting of the Rijksmuseum and its famous Nachtwacht painting; and home to the Amsterdam Forest, making it one of the greenest cities in the world. The Amsterdam Forest is six times the size of the most famous park in the world, New York’s Central Park. The Forest boasts lush grasslands, a wide biodiversity of mammals, insects and birds, close-covered forest areas and the Bosbaan – the oldest artificial rowing course in the world. The Amsterdam Forest stretches from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol into the centre of the city.
Here, on the borders of the airport and the forest lies the four-star deluxe Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam. Rooms at the front of the hotel overlook the airport – from which planes depart every three minutes – while rooms at the back overlook the Amsterdam Forest. The hotel is located in a non-flying zone and equipped with triple glazing soundproof windows, meaning guests can enjoy the tranquility of the airport and the forest at the same time. It’s also easy to discover the forest by bike or on foot, and the hotel even rents out bikes to its guests.
Fully equipped
The contemporary hotel boasts 440 well-appointed rooms as well as four restaurants and bars. These include the Italian restaurant Nadar and the typically Amsterdam-styled Sports & Mediabar, a private terrace, and the impressively equipped Lifestyle Club & Active Spa.
As you step into the Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam an enormous, open lobby greets you. Floor-to-ceiling windows bring natural light and the verdant greens of the Amsterdam Forest into the hotel. You know you’re at the airport, but that’s not how it feels.
You get the same feeling as you enter the hotel rooms; they are spacious, open, light and contain everything you might need – as a business traveller or leisure guest. All the rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, soundproof windows that can be opened, free wi-fi, black-out curtains, free coffee and tea facilities, safe and a separate working desk.
It’s easy being green
The Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam is one of the most sustainable hotels in the world. Almost every light has been replaced by LED, it offers 50 percent discount on parking fees for hybrid cars, and electric cars even park for free, while making use of charging points in the parking garage. The hotel also boasts 40 ‘Green & Fair Trade’ rooms, equipped with sustainable linen and recyclable materials, which result in a CO2 footprint of zero.
Amsterdam city centre is only 15 minutes away from the Airport via public transport. In the Netherlands public transportation is one of the most convenient ways to travel: it’s frequent, cheap and widely available. Even in the country’s smallest towns there is a departure at least once or twice an hour. From the Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam there is a shuttle twice per hour to the airport and back. Every hotel guest can make use of this shuttle service, free of charge. In just eight minutes one can travel from the hotel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, hop on a train and arrive only 15 minutes later in the heart of Amsterdam. Where else in the world is that possible?
Further information:
steigenberger.com/Amsterdam_Airport
