Originally Posted by
danger
How silly would it be to stay at this property for a two-day trip to Amsterdam where I'd be spending my time in the city? Is the train journey to and from expensive or long?
You may well have already completed your stay, but maybe this can be helpful for others. As
IggySD said above, it depends what one's priorities are. I'd add in that it also depends how many times one plans to go in and out of the city center. If the plans are to go into the city at the beginning of the day, spending the full day there, then back at night, I think it's ok. But IMO it's not suitable for multiple trips in and out. During my stay last summer, friends summoned me for an impromptu drink in the city and IME I found the property's location a hindrance.
Originally Posted by
EHAM1
Alternative for the train is bus 397. Busstop for the HP is called “de Hoek”. That bus runs 24/7 and stops at the airport and after that all the way to the Leidseplein in Amsterdam. It depends a bit on your destination in Amsterdam what will be faster to/from the hotel, train or bus.
Wish I knew about this 397 bus!
Originally Posted by
PCLond
[...] I do not know if they would let you have a Globalist free ride on the hotel shuttle just to get into town. [...]
Originally Posted by
kevinjm
Someone briefly asked it above, but is it against policy to use the shuttle for travel into the city? I understand there's a charge for shuttles departing the hotel.
I figured I could catch the airport train into AMS Centraal. Would be nice to have transport to the airport from the hotel
IME, they'll give you a ride to the airport, regardless! They don't ask, but if they did, it's because you need to go to the airport again.
If you make a huge fuss or delay a departure for some reason, they might start asking questions, so don't do that. You're supposed to have a ticket (from reception) to ride the shuttle back to the airport, but I was only asked once.
During the afternoon commute, I once found myself on the shuttle with several employees of a local company which seemingly had an agreement with the hotel to take staff to the airport for them. (Schipol is a major train station.) So the driver should be familiar with a variety of reasons. Tangentially, when I bought my multi-day transportation-pass at a tourist desk in the city, the counter staff nudged me towards a certain type that included trains to the airport once they learned I was staying there. While they weren't affiliated with the hotel, it seemed understood that visitors often stay near the airport, given the ratio of rooms in the city core vs. elsewhere.
Originally Posted by
krazykanuck
[...] As an Ist-Iest, I was given two drink vouchers, redeemable for a bottled Heinekin (shocker) or house wine at the lobby bar. [...]
What's an ist-lest?
Originally Posted by
fangtl
Looking at HP AMS next month for a quick shower and nap. Wheels down at 7am then leaving at 3pm the same day. Anyone have experiences with early check in policy for globalists? Should I just book for the day before? Or state my intentions with the property.
Curious what you ended up doing.