Originally Posted by
Fabo.sk
There have been no smoking areas in Schiphol for 3 years now, (since 1 April 2020). The only place to smoke is the public square in front of the airport building. Which is, naturally, landside.
And this alone makes Privium worth it. Going out for a quick smoke and back is so much less painful these days, I can be out and back in 15 minutes, even for a NS flight.
Edit: I usually have 2-3hr layovers, so usually I go out and spend some time in the landside lounge in between smokes, to then go back airside shortly before the boarding starts.