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    Aspire Lounge 26

    2.3 (39 reviews)
    ModerateAirport Lounges
    Open 6:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    One of a few bar areas in the space
    Susan C.

    Pros: spaced out, comfortable lounge and table seating. Pretty quiet. Plenty of drinks (coffee/tea/wine/beer/sodas) from the three different drink stations in the room. Plenty of outlets. Clean bathrooms. Proficient and courteous staff that come around to pick up used plates/glasses. Cons: not much in terms of food options, when I was there, they basically had some small danishes and a kinda sad looking fruit salad. No full service bar. Didn't see any separate enclosed work spaces or resting/shower facilities. Ok for a short 1-2 hour layover where you want to get some work done and stay hydrated. Otherwise would recommend roaming the airport for more entertainment/shopping/food.

    Austin G.

    If you're a Priority Pass holder, there are two Aspire Lounges at Schiphol Airport. Unlike #42 where there is a wait at times, I've always walked right into #26 in Terminal One. Here's my experience: 1) Food: For breakfast, they have meats, cheeses, vegetables, a soup, rolls, and several pastries. The mini chocolate croissants are surprisingly warm and tasty. 2) Drinks: They have soda fountains, water, wine and beer, and several espresso machines throughout the lounge. 3) Space: It's one large room with all types of seating from high top tables to booths to tables. Outlets are everywhere and the wifi is easy to access and strong. 4) Service: Staff are pleasant and frequently roam the room cleaning up dirty dishes.

    Expect a largely vegetarian spread.
    Kay K.

    I've been here twice and it was mediocre and below average both times. The food offerings are lackluster and bland - entree type food wasn't offered, not even warm appetizers. It's usually a small spread of sliced bread or pastries and vegetables. There's a wider assortment of beverages - alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Despite a line at check in, it moves pretty fast and finding a place to sit inside wasn't a problem. Just have lower expectations, especially when compared to other international lounges, this one is unfortunately a little subpar.

    Mixers for your alcohol
    Sarah T.

    What this lounge has going for it is a place to sit with fewer people, clean bathroom, and tea. Hot cocoa. Alcohol if you want that -- bitter lemon tonic or tomato juice you can use to make a mixed drink, or straight if you prefer, or pull your own beer. That was slightly entertaining. I'm desperate. Food is lame. Pasta looks gross and I'm having that in the plane anyway. Apple is tasteless and only fruit option. Vegetables: cucumbers and olives Then we have potato salad with mayo: not risking that. Sliced ham. Sliced cheese. Bread. Mini muffins. Soup that looks dairy based. Chips. Found space for 2 fairly easily -- but near bathroom and housekeeping has left it's maintenance door open so there is a security beep every 5 seconds. The tables available were dirty.

    Croky Chips
    Mary S.

    The lounge it's pretty difficult to find. They have a self service bar with wine, beers and hard liquor. It was pretty messy a lot of the seating had dirty dishes sitting at them. The food was okay. The view is pretty.

    Limited food
    Jason C.

    Worst lounge I've been to in Europe so far. Limited food. Bad layout. This place is before passport control in lounge area. Fresh squeezed juice isn't fresh squeezed. Heineken on tap is about only good thing here. Can't recommend especially since you still need to get through long line through passport control. On side note it was nice to have corn soup.

    Benjamin S.

    Nothing. Literally nothing worth coming here. Crowded, with the ambience of a US United lounge. Food: hard pan cooked eggs, a fruit salad, turkey and cheese. Alcohol: vodka, wine , Heineken. No outlets in allot of seating area makes this a mess. Literally barely worth the time to write this. Also note it's about a ten minute brush walk from Lufthansa gate B area. No boarding time announcements. Go elsewhere!

    Hu K.

    This lounge is for Star Alliance gold members and located in upper level next to the passport control. As most star alliance (austrian, swiss and lufthansa) depart from the gates about 10 min walk away so it is quite far. The offerings are quite limited with salad and one warm dish (cous cous in sept 2017). No shower.

    Classy glass/bottled water and beer you pour yourself ITS BOUT TO BE A PARTY IN HURR CUZ FREE BEER NO EUROS BAYBEEEE #savemoney
    Annie A.

    Not quite sure why everyone is poo pooing on this lounge but for someone who travels domestically a lot more than internationally, this is way better than the shi-t hole united lounges across America. Sure, it's not as wondrous as the magical ANA lounge in Japan or as blissful as the luxurious Korean Air lounge in Seoul, but for me, right now in Amsterdam waiting for my long journey back to the states, this lounge works. Because if I have to eat one more slab of gaddamn tilamok cheese on a pepperidge farm cracker I am going to barf my intestines out. Do United lounges have self serve hard liquor and wine? No. Do they have self-serve beer on tap that you can pour yourself? No. Do they have bottled waters, soups, olives, potato salad, chips, cream cheese, toast and much more? No. I rest my case your honor. Submitted.

    Soup and fruits
    Amanda S.

    Decent lounge, lots of seats. Had breakfast here with tasty soup which had no label but we drank anyways. There's tea and coffee and some cold drinks. Yogurt, fruits, croissants and pancakes were available. They also have bottles of liquid sitting out for people if they want to party early haha. Cleaning people come around for plates and dishes all the time which is nice. Bathroom did have a weird smell but decent lounge with WiFi.

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    Overcrowded, so no seats. Only good if you're looking to get drunk standing up, i.e. there's booze and limited snacks.

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    The attendants continue to wake up people sleeping in this lounge on purpose. What an absurd rule. Don't waste your money here.

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    Review Highlights - Aspire Lounge 26

    far cleaner and less worn than many of united's (star alliance) clubs, coffee, tea, wine, beer, selected liquors along with light food to hold you over.

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    KLM Crown Lounge 52

    KLM Crown Lounge 52

    3.7(122 reviews)
    0.7 km

    Always a nice place to sit out the chaos and mayhem of the airport tho today the rest of the…read moreairport was actually quiet and calm Check out your status first: some things hv changed so some aren't able to enter where they used to be.

    I've been visiting KLM Crown Lounge 52 since it first opened its doors years ago, and I remember…read morebeing so impressed by the design and the "wow" factor back then. Unfortunately, as time has gone on, the experience has really started to slide. It's the flagship lounge for KLM's home hub, but honestly, it's becoming a bit embarrassing for the brand. The biggest issue is the overcrowding. It feels more like a busy train station than an exclusive retreat. What's most frustrating is that they have that expensive "Blue" pay-to-eat restaurant taking up a massive chunk of the upper level. It's usually half-empty while everyone else is downstairs cramped together. If they just integrated that space back into the regular lounge area, it would breathe so much life back into the place. As for the food, it's just aggressively average. You'd think a flagship lounge would showcase some high-quality dining, but it feels very "mass production" and lacks any real flavor or variety. Then there's the cleanliness/pest issue. On my last visit, I actually saw a mouse zip across the floor. I know Schiphol has a well-known reputation for a mouse problem because of its location and age, but seeing one in what is supposed to be a "premium" lounge is still a major turn-off. KLM really needs to step it up. Between the crowds, the average snacks, and the uninvited furry guests, it's just not the world-class experience it used to be. They could--and should--do a lot better than this.

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    KLM Lounge 3

    KLM Lounge 3

    3.9(21 reviews)
    0.8 km

    I had the opportunity to visit the KLM lounge while in transit through Amsterdam. It is a very…read morelarge lounge, with plenty of space to get comfortable. Crew were standing at the top of the escalators to direct guests and answer questions. In addition, there were kiosks available if you needed flight assistance. The lounge was extremely clean and there are lockers available if you have a longer lay-over, I suppose. The food that I tried was delicious and I was able to refill my water bottle. Nice break on a layover between international flights!

    Okay, I am not going to lie. There were 2 phases of my experience:…read more1) Before boarding the plane: that was ok, but not splendid. The food offerings were rather mediocre, the lounge was too crowded. The seating opportunities were not all that comfortable. 2) After de-planing after more than 90 minutes waiting in the plane before they declared a non-fixable technical issue: Ok there was a small relief that they found it before taking off. But that's all. After that minimoment, there was only the frustration about losing a whole day in a shitty hotel but that there was an absolute chaos and poor management, poor communication. As business class traveler, I was directed back to the lounge, but within the lounge, there was a lack of proactive information/communication. Taken both together, it was a memorable experience that I would like to forget as quickly as possible.

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    Privium Lounge

    Privium Lounge

    4.0(9 reviews)
    0.8 km
    €€

    Opens at 6 am at Schiphol so if you are an overnight traveller you won't find the lounge open rest…read morethe foods okay and the beverages are okay as well. No sleeping pods or some here to get a shut eye.

    This is a paid for airport lounge at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol…read more This lounge is situated between departure area 1 and 2. The interior is modern and perhaps a bit futuristic, a lot of white shiny surfaces but still warm and inviting due to brown fabrics, fake fireplace, etc... The lounge provides an excellent way to relax before a flight. The Food and Beverage offerings change through the day to match with people's needs for the particular time of day. Their is usually soup, warm savoury snacks, cheeses, fresh olives, two types of salads, fresh bread buns, cheese, meat, etc. At certain times of the day there are also nice sweet offerings, like macaroons, chocolate cake, etc. The products on offer are always of good quality and are tasty. The fizzy drinks are nicely presented in small bottles (no no 'post mix' taps) in fridges and I have never seen an empty fridge. I'm not much of a wine drinker so I can't comment on the choice of wines nor about their quality. There is a good WIFI connection, downloading a tv show from iTunes doesn't take very long (though the speed will obviously vary). Toilets are clean, one very spacious near the end of the lounge and smaller ones near the entrance. A nice enough selection of magazines and international newspapers. The lounge offers speedy border passage with their dedicated security lanes (they can be a lifesaver) for both Schengen countries as non-Schengen countries (iris scan). All in all, if you travel regularly through Schiphol this lounge offers good value! There are extra services for car owners who want to park as close to the runway as possible. As I don't have a car I can't comment on those...

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    Schiphol Amsterdam Airport - AMS - Heineken bar

    Schiphol Amsterdam Airport - AMS

    3.9(1k reviews)
    0.4 km

    This was our first time in Amsterdam and it was fairly easy to go thru customs and claim your bags…read more This airport is the 3rd busiest in Europe and it is connected to the main train station. As of April 2026 they use the new EES system making international travel easier and faster. There are plenty of shops and restaurants in the airport which is a plus especially if you arrive early or have a long layover.

    Nearly an hour-and-a-half to get through passport control at Schiphol Airport. The layout of the…read moreairport is incredibly confusing: At pretty much any other modern airport, arriving international passengers are directed straight to immigration, but at Schiphol, they're set free to wander the terminal, shop at duty-free, have a meal, stop at the business class lounge -- whatever. It's chaotic. Then there's the gridlocked passport section itself, with biometric gates only for EU countries, so e-passports from the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, etc., get lumped in with all the rest -- unlike at most airports. With only three windows open, it doesn't help that the officials are so darn chatty, either. The place looks rundown, with lots of strange noises akin to someone rolling giant bowling balls upstairs. The climate control is terrible, too. (That might be connected to the weird noises.) Schiphol actually makes Los Angeles International Airport seem not so shambolic -- that's how bad it is.

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