Van der Valk Hotel Schiphol

“Still great service!”

I travel a lot and especially when I travel by plane I book my park sleep and fly package. It’s amazing how Valk Schiphol delivers constant quality. Highly recommendable also for a drink in the bar or to have a nice dinner in their restaurant which I did already many times

“Taste India”

Enjoy a pleasant dinner in the completely renovated hotel and restaurant. We tasted 'India' with its delicious spices. Chicken tandoori and the tikki massala chicken are very tasteful. The staff is friendly and helpful. Nice experience.

“A fright in the night”

I recently purchased a Louis Vuitton lunchbox for my bread and meat and told the PA we needed a trip to test it out. Amsterdam was the selected destination and the PA booked us at this establishment. Upon arrival it was discovered we’d arrived 2hrs before checkin, rather peed off about the prospe... more

I recently purchased a Louis Vuitton lunchbox for my bread and meat and told the PA we needed a trip to test it out. Amsterdam was the selected destination and the PA booked us at this establishment. Upon arrival it was discovered we’d arrived 2hrs before checkin, rather peed off about the prospect of having to wait around I began shouting obscenities at the PA for his poor time management skills. Not long afterwards a room was found and I followed the PA with my Louis Vuitton lunchbox while he carried my 15 piece matching set of Louis Vuitton luggage to the 3rd floor. Upon entering the room I was rather impressed, it was fairly large and appeared to have been recently refurbished. After a long drive the PA needed to abuse so headed straight to the water closet, it then became apparent the door in the bathroom wasn’t much of a door as it didn’t close the entire gap in the wall; so as a result I could hear everything that was going on in there. And to make matters worse when I popped in to use said water closet later on it became clear the PA hadn’t flushed! Feeling parched we headed down to the bar, there were many individuals that I could only describe as “anoraks” perched at the bar, the PA enquired and apparently they were getting their place in the queue for an anorak convention in the morning. We got talking to 2 gentlemen “anoraks” sat next to us who must have been about 12 pints deep, nice fellows who then invited us to join them for dinner. The 3 course meal was lovely however the PA did see his mushroom starter again at 2am. Once it became time for bed I demanded the PA turn lights out; however the room was still lit up like the Blackpool illuminations. After some investigation the thermostat was found to be the culprit, the PA hung one of my cashmere jumpers (high street brand) over it and told me to go to sleep. Several hours later I awoke in a fright thinking there was a ghost in the room, however it was just the light from the thermostat shining through the jumper. Other than that frightening moment I had a very good sleep, the PA on the other hand hadn’t as he was apparently up all night vomiting. When we went to checkout the foyer was absolutely rammed with anoraks arriving their event. Overall I had a pleasant stay and the Louis Vuitton lunchbox worked a treat, would definitely consider staying again.

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