I think the walk is exaggerated - I was there a couple of weeks ago and the chap monitoring the entrance in the terminal told me it was a 15 min walk - I made it in under 6 minutes. Bear in mind how much of a trek getting through the terminal is I don't think it's a huge effort - and if you've ever used easyjet through AMS the walk is doubled

Definitely an improvement on the old lounge IMHO