This is my first trip to Amsterdam this year. This time I decided to stay at Sofitel Amsterdam, one of the better hotels around Schiphol Airport. The hotel is not cheap! EUR 230 per night including breakfast. That’s approx RM1083 which I can get a nice suite in Malaysia! Here are two pictures of the room.
My flight arrived at 5.40am, so after check-in, I took a nap while waiting for the shops in the city to open at 10~11am. The easiest and cheapest way to get to the city is by train. So from the hotel, I took the hotel shuttle bus to Schiphol Airport which takes around 10 mins and at the airport there is a train station. The tickets cost EUR6.50 roundtrip.
I love the trains in Holland. They are clean, not crowded and double decker! There is a train every 6 mins from the Airport to the city centre. Travel time is only 15 mins. Oh, I forgot to mention the trains doors don’t open automatically. You need to press a button at the side of the door.
Amsterdam city is very much the same. Kalverstraat (the shopping street) is as busy as ever. I did not walk around much this time as it was raining. After picking up some stuff, I headed back to the hotel.
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