Holland Herald magazine showing the location
Entrance
Protip: the ladies at the entrance reception can be asked for the shower room key.
There are only 4 showerrrooms present for this lounge, so remember to put in a request asap.
They'll scan your boarding pass and request that when you're done, you'll bring the key back so the next passenger can be granted a shower,
Lots of seating areas
Quiet and empty at 04.45 morning
It is a big space but can be at peak times a bit of a scramble for seats
Nothing spectaculair but still a waiting room in functionality
Different types of Dutch design
Buffet station
This machine dispenses soy based beverages
But there are also other machines scattered about that do coffee the more traditional way and with milk that has still seen a cow.
Ready to suit those wishing non-lactose alternatives
Teas and sugars
As you can see from above at 4.45 H morning, you are not missing much as it is clearly a Dutch continental breakfast offering
Because temptation was lurking .....
Nothing in hot food at 4,45 H in the morning
no hot items being yet presented,
yet i was being told that the kitchen was still preparing them and they would pop out after 5.45 H ....
- in their words: to creare delicacies appealing to our British and American friends' taste buds
Cafetaria style seating
Hotdesking and high top seating
Extra drinksstation
Warning.... do not read below the next photo...
Unlimited beer tap,
Although Heineken is absolutely not my taste.
My American colleagues perceive this as the epitome in luxury beer...." o must be doing well"
My fraternity brothers would give me a good smackey bottoms if just even have this at home.
You are still here and reading ..,
Deciding not to heed my warning....
Let's put it this way...
This drinks station at the Heineken tap and juice dispenser had an incredible amount of flies buzzing...
The big and mini ones we all love kill out of despair,....agony .... torment....
Brought this to attention to the staff...
"Oh, it is quite normal in the summer, its beer and juice so they always appear anyway"
Quite interesting to reveal to you all that these flies are at every dailly opening at 4.45 H morning.....
If you are disappointed not to spot Mickey & Minnie, you can always reconnect with the insect realm....
Should / Could / Would I use my proper absolute power of
https://www.nvwa.nl/voedselveiligheid
to wield and act as a concerned citizen ......
Nah, i was causing already a queue because a couple of Danes were already making a round visiting all 3 beer taps of the lounge to sample the delights..... I wouldn't want to wield power at what cost to inconveniance other business class passengers, skyteam elite + members and flying blue status members .....
Vactioning Edna Mills from Seacaucus was already prompted by her girls: "Edna, come over you got to see this, they got free unlimited selfservice beer, no bartender to tip, this is much better than any Dekta SkyClub!'
Wielding the power the power of NVWA could cause some facilities that are being taken joyous by a few , to be become unavailable ....
what would the alternative be ...the beer tap at Aspire lounge Schengen ...or the bottled beer fridge at the . Star Alliance lounge Schengen....?
It's like Vincent de Boule & Simone Verdecci from Jean Paul Satre 's excistential crisis all over again ....
So the warning applies for this machine too
Juices machine, beware the flies again ......
We continued this report, sans insects ...,melodrama
Continué l' opera .....
Condiments
Soda fountain:
Fanta in NL tastes quite different from American Fanta
Whymsical seating
Productivity desks
Actually the lounge is just one big open space
Flying Blue Ultinmate Alert
The ultimate room
fishbowl
Flying Blue Ultimate room
We return back to the general area of the KLM Crown lounge 25 Schengen
KL service desk
Outer edge of the lounge close to the Ultimate room, you'll find ....
Extra coffeemachine station
This one was clean
And we go explore the other side
An extra gents toilets available
No urinals under maintenace
As no heavy duty daily use yet ....
To cater to the lounge volume
Drinks station: Beer & other beverages
Outer edge of the lounge
All selfvservice :
Edna's girls were extatic about not having to tip a bartender to have access to unlimited free flow *premium* Heineken!
Fot the digital nomads
Energy outlets and sockets in the lounge
Main bathroom complex
Main toilet block and shower rooms
Men's side ........
No pictures of the ladies' side...we don't want Edna Mills getting startled like Dracula's shadow
And the showerrroom situation.
Note: 4 showerrrooms are available
4 shower rooms availabe
One must pick up the key with the ladies at the lounge reception desk.
The shower attendants are unable to allow you access when approached as their duty is purely to refresh / clean for the next guest ..... they insist you need to scan your board pass first at the lounge reception desk.
(i guess insurance, registration, occupancy and timelimit reasons)
So let's look inside
Towel is ready to go
Same scent as the Kimpton Amsterdan hotel
https://marie-stella-maris.com
Amenities inclusive
Shower stall without curtains
Mounted shower
All essentilald provided
The shower room is indeed a bit small , .....
My revealation is that the showerrom has no toilet ...
So if you need to go and do number 2 .... better to do it in advance i guess ...,
You have been informed ......
And after returning back to sane with a refreshing shower ....
Even the fab rich are here,
it is a bit brazen though to leave your Louis Vouitton unattended in the lounge.
I know influencers like Ben Taylor who would salviate in delight....and at an influencer opportunity....
I hope you find this useful and informative and that you can use this data to plan a trip to perfection.
We all know and love the Crown lounge with Mickey & Minnie but i didnt spot them this time.
Might be my heavy footsteps of 105 KG+ that scared them away.
It was interesting to visit and experience the crown lounge without the ambiance of a zoo.
The staff were still chirpy and friendly at 4.45 H in the morning.
Yet the buffet only offered a Dutch continental breakfast, i learned that hot items popping out a tad later to co-incide with the long haul arrivals and catering to transfer passengers on an onward journey. If you rank the lounge purely on amenities, i find it quite ghastly to spot a bundle of flies at the 2nd drink station : beertap/juice machine. The first buffet station, the hot drinks machine near the Ultimate room and the larger Heineken beer tap were all clean though. Several FT:Members reported the men's urinals under a continued maintenance, i wanted to play musical doremi by flushing them all at the same time to test the plumbing but i don't want to be that guy, in wasting water and to cause the roof to come plummeting down by aqua rake
