Hotel Review: YotelAir, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

When you’re passing through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on a long layover or an overnight connection, convenience quickly becomes the deciding factor in where to stay, especially when you have kids in tow and airline lounges are closed for the evening. YOTELAIR Amsterdam Schiphol is designed specifically for transit passengers who want a real bed, a private bathroom, and a quiet place to rest all without ever leaving the terminal.

Located airside within the Schengen departure area, this is a true terminal hotel. There’s no clearing customs (although there is passport control), no shuttle, and no stress about getting back to the airport in the morning. For travelers prioritizing efficiency, YOTELAIR delivers exactly what it promises.

Finding it for the first time can take a little patience. While Schiphol signage does point toward a “hotel” (see the first image, the gray block on bottom says “hotel”) the actual YOTEL hotel information does not show up until you’ve made it through passport control. If you’re tired or unfamiliar with the airport, it’s easy to walk past it once or ten times. You’ll need to clear passport control to go to Lounge 2 but it’s quick and easy. Once you arrive, the convenience quickly outweighs that initial confusion. (Ask me how I know!)

Staying Inside the Terminal at Amsterdam Schiphol

What truly sets YOTELAIR apart is its location. Being able to walk from your gate to your room — and then back again — is invaluable during a short layover or a very early departure. For families in particular, avoiding transportation and additional logistics can make an enormous difference after a long travel day.

This isn’t a hotel you choose for amenities or atmosphere. It’s a hotel you choose because nothing is more convenient when you’re in transit through one of Europe’s busiest airports. On that front, YOTELAIR earns a solid 10 out of 10.

YOTELAIR Schiphol Rooms

YOTELAIR offers 3 room types: Standard for 1 guest, Premium Queen for 2 guests, and Family for up to 4 guests. On our way into Europe, we booked 2 Premium Queen rooms and on our way out of Europe, we booked the family room.

Standard Room

YOTELAIR Amsterdam Schiphol standard room

This room has the space pod-style they were going for. It has a large bunk-style single bed, for 1 guest (although the room description says it CAN hold 2), and limited privacy as the bathroom is part of the room and limited storage space. I have no review on this room and this image is from their website.

Premium Queen

You’re seeing about 90% of the Premium Queen room in this image.

These rooms are more spacious than the standard room with YOTEL’s trademark smart minimalist design to maximise space for up to two guests. You’ll find YOTEL’s signature fully-adjustable SmartBed™, that converts from a lounger to a bed, as well as a separate bathroom and 2 night stands. They can accommodate 2 adults with 1 child under 5 (sharing same bed) but from experience, there’s no way I would’ve been comfortable with my husband and a child in this bed.

The bed is comfortable, the room is quiet, and everything is laid out efficiently. That said, space is limited, and when you’re traveling with multiple suitcases or children, it can feel tight very quickly. The price also becomes harder to justify if you need to book more than one room. You can watch my reel showing the Premium Queen room here!

Family Room / Accessible Room

The family room at YOTELAIR Amsterdam Schiphol

This room is designed to maximise space for families of up to four (2 adults, 2 children under 12) with a queen-size double bed and two single bunk beds. I’m not sure how many family rooms they offer, but we were in Room #1. It was very much an accessible room, with a large bathroom and accessible features like a grab bar and shower seat. That said, it doesn’t look like the image on the website, which makes me think there are several versions available.

View of the bathroom from the bedroom in YOTELAIR’s family room

The family room is a noticeably better fit for parents traveling with kids. It offers more space to move, manage luggage, and settle in for the night. From a value perspective, the family room is the easier choice, especially when compared to the cost of booking two separate 2-person rooms.

Amenties

All room types are well equipped for short stays, with TVs, wireless charging, fast Wi-Fi, a hair dryer, and shower amenities included in each room. There’s also a food and beverage menu available, with the option to order items à la carte or add a continental breakfast to your booking for €9.95 per person — a convenient option if you’re heading out early and don’t want to search the terminal for food.

Is YOTELAIR Schiphol Worth the Price?

Hallway at the YOTELAIR

YOTELAIR Schiphol is undeniably expensive for its size, but the pricing reflects its location rather than its square footage. You’re paying for the ability to stay inside the terminal, save time, and eliminate stress — benefits that matter most during short layovers or very early departures. When staying airside truly impacts how smoothly your travel day goes, the cost can feel justified.

From a budget perspective, the family room is the clear winner when traveling with children, and it’s the option I would book again. The only time I’d consider booking two separate rooms at YOTELAIR is if the layover were extremely short or the departure time so early that having the shortest possible walk to the gate genuinely mattered. In our case, we arrived around 10:00 p.m. and departed once at 8:00 a.m. and once at 6:30 a.m., which made the price difference especially noticeable. The family room was €299, while the premium queen rooms were €204 each — a gap that adds up quickly when more than one room is required.

When It Makes Sense to Stay Elsewhere

Ultimately, YOTELAIR Amsterdam Schiphol does exactly what it’s designed to do: provide transit passengers with the most convenient place possible to sleep inside the airport. If the family room isn’t available, booking multiple cabins at YOTELAIR becomes difficult to justify. In that situation, I’d only stay if flight times truly demanded being inside the terminal. Otherwise, I’d book outside the airport instead. Both the Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center are walkable from the terminal and often provide better overall value for families, with more space and traditional hotel layouts, even though they require leaving the secure area.

If you’re spending time in Amsterdam and looking for a city hotel, we loved our stay at the Hoxton Lloyd Amsterdam. You can read my full Hoxton Lloyd Amsterdam review here.