Corendon Village Hotel Amsterdam The Largest Hotel in the Benelux

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We stayed at Corendon Village Hotel Amsterdam for a week last Summer in July. There was so much to do and we loved our stay so much that we returned for a week in August. Most restrictions were lifted, however a few were still in place in July and August. So the hotel was not in full practice, but we could try out most of the facilities.

This is not a sponsored post, we stayed here at our own expense. So all opinions are, as always, our own.

Location of Corendon Village Hotel Amsterdam

Corendon Village Hotel Schiphol is located in Badhoevedorp in the province of Noord-Holland. Badhoevedorop is in between the city of Amsterdam and Schiphol airport. The city is in the West of the Netherlands. It’s the largest hotel in the Benelux (Benelux consists of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg).

The Plaza Building, the main building of the Corendon Hotel, as seen from the side, during the day. With a clouded sky — The Plaza Building, the main building of the Corendon Hotel

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is 7 minutes driving. The city of Amsterdam is 15 minutes, Haarlem is 20 minutes and the town of Volendam is 33 minutes away by car.

Address of Corendon Village Hotel Amsterdam:

Schipholweg 275

1171 PK Badhoevedorp

How to Reach the Hotel

The hotel can be reached by car or public transport. By car the hotel can be easily reached through the A4 or A10.

With public transport you can take bus line 194 or 195 and get out at stop Schuilhoeve. This stop is about 2 minutes on foot from the hotel. The bus takes 10 minutes from Schiphol to the hotel. You can also use the free shuttle service from the hotel to get from Schiphol to the hotel or vice versa. The airport shuttle rides between 5am and 11.15pm.

Sunset at Badhoevedorp, as seen from the Apartments building, the airport shuttle is waiting, a full parking lot, the Plaza building on the left, part of the Apartments building on the right — Sunset at Badhoevedorp

From Schiphol train station you can take bus line 194 and get out at stop Badhoevedorp Oost. Which is 8 minutes walking distance from the hotel.

From Amsterdam Centraal Station with a combination of metro and bus lines you can get to Badhoevedorp, which takes 30 minutes, however from the center of Badhoevedorp it’s 14 minutes walking to the hotel or take bus line 192, 194 or 195 to stop Schuilhoeve.

The Rooms

There are 680 rooms and apartments in total, divided over 3 buildings and 15 different types of rooms and apartments. All rooms and apartments are modernly furbished and offer free high-speed Wi-Fi (which is available in the whole hotel), a 42”flat screen smart television, a mini-fridge, climate control, private bathroom, toilet and tea and coffee facilities. All the suites offer a living area and all apartments have a kitchen and a lounge area.

42"flat screen smart television in an apartment , with in front of it a sofa bed pulled out, in front of that a dining room table with two chairs — 42″flat screen smart television in an apartment

The 3 buildings are the Plaza, which is the main building, Apartments and Urban. The Plaza building has modern rooms and suites. It also houses the front desk, cinema, restaurants, spa, pool, fitness area and the Skybar. The apartments building has fully equipped and serviced apartments. The Urban building has modern and comfortable rooms.

Plaza

There’s a Plaza Twin Room. It has two twin beds, a sitting area, a table with chair and a bathroom with shower. Costs up from €72.00 per room per night.

Second they have a Plaza Triple Room. The room has three twin beds, a table with chair, a small sitting area and a bathroom with shower. Costs up from €99.00 per room per night.

Third there are Plaza Family Rooms. These rooms offer two twin beds, a sofa bed, a desk with chair, a closet, a small sitting area and a bathroom with bath and shower. Costs up from €117.00 per room per night.

They also have a Plaza Double Room. This room offers a queen bed, a desk with chair, a closet, a small sitting area and a bathroom with bath/shower.

Fifth they have a Plaza Junior Suite. The room has two twin beds, a desk with chair in the separate sitting area, a closet and a bathroom with bath/shower. Costs up from €108.00 per room per night.

At last there’s a Plaza Superior Suite. The room has a queen bed, a desk with chair and a bath with a view. Costs up from €126.00 per room per night.

Apartments

There’s an Apartment Twin. It has two twin beds, a closet, a dining table with two chairs and a bathroom with a shower. Costs up from €108.00 per room per night.

Second they have an Apartment Double. The room has a queen bed, a closet, a dining table with two chairs and a bathroom with shower. Costs up from €108.00 per room per night.

Third there are Apartment Twins with sofa bed. There are two twin beds, a sofa bed, a dining table with two chairs and two stools, a closet and a bathroom with shower. Costs up from €126.00 per room per night.

The Apartment with sofa bed, with the sofa bed pulled out in front, behind the separate area with the queen bed — The Apartment Twin with sofa bed

They also have an Apartment Family Room. This room offers a 2 queen beds, a dining table with four chairs, a closet and a bathroom with shower. Costs up from €144.00 per room per night.

At last there’s a Quad Apartment. The room has 4 twin beds, a closet, a dining table with 4 chairs and a bathroom with shower. Costs up from €144.00 per room per night.

Urban

There’s an Urban Single Room. It has a twin bed, a wardrobe, a desk with 2 chairs and a bathroom with shower.

Second they have and Urban Twin Room. The room has two twin beds, a desk with two chairs, a wardrobe and a bathroom with shower.

Third there are Urban Triple Rooms. There are 3 twin beds, a wardrobe, a sitting area and a bathroom with shower.

At last there’s an Urban Family Room. The room has two twin beds, a bunk bed, a sitting area, a wardrobe and a bathroom with shower.

Our Room

During our stays we had the Apartment Twin with sofa bed in the Apartments building. Which is really a spacious apartment. We had plenty of room even with the sofa bed permanently pulled out. The hotel is in a business area, so the view was on business properties the first time, the second time on the Plaza building.

The queen bed in a separate area, the master bedroom, its open, in the back a hallway leading to the walk-in shower — The queen bed in a separate area

The hallway with closet on the left, with in the back the kitchen on the left, on the right the dining table with two chairs — The hallway with closet, with in the back the kitchen

The living room area with the sofa bed, the sofa bed is pulled out. In front of it a small dining table with two chairs on the sides. In the back the flat screen tv on the wall. On the left a large window — The living room area with the sofa bed

The kitchen comes luckily with a dishwasher and a microwave. We loved our stays and the room both times. The toilet is separate from the shower. The shower is a walk-in shower, which we found convenient.

The kitchen with the living area, the kitchen is basic and in the back against the wall, a large window on the right, in front a small dining table with two chairs and in front of that a pulled out sofa bed — The kitchen with the living area

The toilet, as seen from the entrance — The toilet

The walk-in shower on the right and separate sink — The walk-in shower and separate sink

Good to Know

The hotel is in a business area, really close to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Parking costs extra. Pets are not allowed at the hotel, the only exception being service dogs. There’s a 24-hour front desk. Check-in is from 3pm and check-out is till 12pm. You can check-in or a later check-out costs €10.00 per hour. It’s only available when your room is already cleaned or not already booked. With a late check-out after 6pm the full rate of another night is charged. The hotel is 100% non-smoking, including e-cigarettes. There are two smoking cabins at the entrance of the hotel. Smoking in your room, apartment or balcony will cost you €300.00 in cleaning costs.

Included in the room rate is the use of the spa, fitness, pool and airport shuttle service. There’s a free bottle of water in your mini bar upon arrival.

Corendon Village Hotel Restaurant

The hotel features the Village Plaza Restaurant, Village À la Carte Restaurant, Sports Café, Lobby Bar, Skybar 747 and Restaurant Cockpit. The Village À la Carte Restaurant was closed during our two stays. We had breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Village Plaza Restaurant. Once dinner at the Cockpit Restaurant. Drinks at the Sports Café, Lobby Bar and at Skybar 747.

Skybar 747 and the Cockpit Restaurant, as seen from the skybar, and the green around the hotel outside. The word Skybar written on the window — Skybar 747 and the Cockpit Restaurant

Salad Bar, white large bowl with different kinds of salad. STanding on a high presenting table — Salad Bar

More salads at the lunch buffet, white roundish bowl with each a different salad, — More salads at the lunch buffet

Dessert bar at the lunch buffet, trays with cake, all kinds of different ones — Dessert bar at the lunch buffet

There’s a breakfast buffet, a lunch buffet and a dinner buffet offered at the Village Plaza Restaurant. The buffet is All You Can Eat. It’s offered every day and includes beer, wine and soda. Lunch is every day from 12pm till 3pm and dinner from 5pm till 10pm. The dinner buffet costs €29.00 per person from Sunday till Thursday and €35.00 per person on Friday and Saturday. Kids till 12 get a 50% discount. There’s lots of choice in food. There’s a large hot section, cold cut section with meat, fish and cheese, a dessert section, a sushi section and a salad section. At dinner there was also a chocolate fountain and ice cream bar.

Salad bar at the diner buffet, different kinds of bowls with vegetables to combine into a salad — Salad bar at the dinner buffet

The Village Plaza Restaurant with the dinner buffet, people standing in line for the hot section, the kitchen in the back — The Village Plaza Restaurant with the dinner buffet

More salads at the salad bar at the dinner buffet

Even more salads at the salad bar at the dinner buffet

There’s More Than Just a Buffet

At the Village À la Carte Restaurant, you can choose from several dishes on the menu such as lentil soup, caprese salad, spaghetti Bolognese or apple pie. Lunch is served each day from 12pm till 5pm.

The Cockpit Restaurant, as seen from the Skybar through the window — The Cockpit Restaurant

The Cockpit Restaurant is all the way on the 10^th floor, next to the Skybar. You’ll have an excellent view on Amsterdam during dinner. You can order pizza or pasta and pick your toppings.

Right now the lunch buffet and Cockpit Restaurant aren’t mentioned on the site, but they were offered during both our stays. You have to make reservations for all the restaurants, either breakfast, lunch, high tea or dinner.

High Tea

Each Saturday and Sunday you can book a High Tea, between 12pm and 4pm. The high tea has a duration of 2 hours and all you can drink tea during that time. It’s €22.50 per person, kids till 12 get a 50% discount.

The Bars

There are 2 bars and 1 café. The Lobby Bar and Sports Café are down on the first floor of the Plaza building. The Lobby Bar is in the lobby of the hotel behind the service desk. You can get cocktails, drinks and coffee here. They also serve snacks. It’s opened daily from 9am till 12am.

The lobby, above the Lobby Bar, decorationon the ceiling with a large window in the back, rounded — The lobby

Behind the Lobby bar and opposite from the Village Plaza Restaurant is the Sports Café. They serve drinks and small bites. There’s a television in the corner. This café is not mentioned on the site right now, but we sat down here during both our stays.

Skybar 747

Skybar 747 is on the 10^th floor, and can be reached with an experience elevator especially designed for the Skybar. The 10^th floor is the only floor you can reach with this elevator. The elevator is made from glass giving a view on the lobby and Schiphol/Amsterdam. You have to press a special button and it makes it look like you lift off with a plane. Really fun to do. The Skybar is in the Plaza building.

The Skybar elevator, , with a screen up high, light strips on the sides — The Skybar elevator

View from the elevator, Schiphol and lots of green — View from the elevator

The Skybar has a roof terrace with a panoramic view on Schiphol. There are couches and benches to sit down at. An ideal place for plane spotters or just to relax.

The roof terrace, as seen from the entrance at the Skybar, Paul is sitting on a beanch, with several round tables and more benches — The roof terrace

View on the garden of the hotel and the green and Schiphol in the back — View on the garden of the hotel

Schiphol Airport as seen from the roof terrace, a highway in between, with a clouded sky above — Schiphol Airport as seen from the roof terrace

View on Badhoevedorp, grass fields in front, houses in the back. Clouds in the sky. — View on Badhoevedorp

You’ll see Schiphol and Amsterdam from above from the Skybar. They have cocktails, drinks and bites, such as nachos. The cocktails are from their own design and rotate. They also sell mocktails.

Nachos, on a round white plate with melted cheese on the tortilla chips, with 3 small cups with sauce on it — Nachos

Opening times are Thursday till Saturday from 5pm till 1am and Sundays from 6pm till 9pm. On our visits the Skybar opened earlier, but didn’t serve cocktails until 5pm.

Red Alert, in a bowl glass, a large wine glass, with a stick with red fruit strung on it, placed on the rim of the glass, standing on a black high table. People sitting on another high table further back visible in the background — Red Alert

Mocktail, topped with strawberries, lots of crushed ice in the tall glass. Red colored — Mocktail

On Thursday DJ Demi Elisa plays music from 9pm till 11pm. On Friday and Saturday the DJs The Soulboys play music from 8pm till 12am.

What We Ate

A plate full of snacks from the lunch buffet, white round plate — A plate full of snacks from the lunch buffet

A plate full with desserts, as seen from the side, apple pie, chocolate cake, a brownie, and two cake rolls on a white round plate — A plate full with desserts at lunch time

Cheese and salad! from the lunch buffet on a white round plate — Cheese, fish and salad! from the lunch buffet

A plate full of delicious meat and sushi from the dinner buffet on a white round plate — A plate full of delicious meat and sushi from the dinner buffet

Several cakes from the dessert bar at the dinner buffet, on a white round plate — Several cakes from the dessert bar at the dinner buffet

All sorts of deliciousness from the dinner buffet, a white round plate — All sorts of deliciousness from the dinner buffet

Salads, cheese and fish from the dinner buffet, on a white round plate — Salads, cheese and fish from the dinner buffet

We had the dinner buffet twice during our two stays and the lunch buffet twice. We loved the buffet and what they offered both at dinner and lunch time. There was plenty to choose from for us.

Burratta entree, presented beautifully on a white round plate — Burratta entree

Mushroom and chicken pasta, served in a deep plate round and white, topped with Parmesan and greens — Mushroom and chicken pasta

Pizza with anchovy, a pizza not perfectly round, made in a woodoven — Pizza with anchovy

Ice cream with rhubarb, presented on a shining black plate — Ice cream with rhubarb

Paul and I had dinner once at the Cockpit Restaurant. We had a 3-course dinner. As an entrée we both had the burrata dish. As a main I had pasta and Paul pizza. You could pick what to go in or on it yourself. As a dessert we both had ice cream with rhubarb.

Ice tea and a good book at the Skybar, with a view — Ice tea and a good book at the Skybar

Paul with a good book and a Red Alert cocktail, with the windows behind him with a view — Paul with a good book and a Red Alert cocktail

Ice tea and mint tea on the roof terrace placed on a round wooden table — Ice tea and mint tea on the roof terrace

Tacos with 3 different toppings,presented on a long square wooden board — Tacos with 3 different toppings

We sat down at the Skybar many times, both outside on the roof terrace as inside. A few times we had mint tea and ice tea. We ordered tacos and nachos. We also ordered cocktails and mocktails. Paul loved the Red Alert.

We also had drinks twice at the Sports Café and sat down at the Lobby Bar a few times. However the Skybar was by far our favorite.

The Breakfast

Croissants and pain au chocolat at the breakfast buffet, in rvs baskets presented on a round table — Croissants and pain au chocolat at the breakfast buffet

Breakfast!, served on a white round plate — Breakfast!

Fruit in a bowl from the breakfast buffet, a white bowl, strawberries and grapes — Fruit in a bowl from the breakfast buffet

The hotel offers a breakfast buffet at the Village Plaza Restaurant, for a €17.50 charge per person per day. It’s from 8am till 11am. It’s a very elaborate buffet with hot items, a bread and buns section, a section with croissants and pain au chocolat, a fruit section and cold cuts with meat and cheese. There was a coffee/tea and juice bar, which also had milk and chocolate milk. We had the breakfast buffet 3 times during our 2 stays.

Other Facilities

There’s someone at the front desk 24/7. Most times there are 2 to 3 persons at the front desk. The front desk is at the entrance of the Plaza building. There’s also a service desk behind the elevator to the Skybar for concierge services, such as arranging entrance tickets or tours. The hotel has 11 conference rooms and an event location.

They have their own parking lot, with 470 parking spaces. There are 32 Tesla chargers and several non-Tesla charging points. To park on the parking lot you have to pay extra. The first 4 hours are free of charge. After 4 hours they charge €2.50 per hour with a maximum of €17.50 per 24 hours. 48 Hours costs €35.00, 72 hours €52.50 and 96 hours €70.00. 5 Days and up will cost €70.00 and €5.00 extra per 24 hours. Touring cars pay the double price of regular cars.

The hotel has a bike storage facility, as well covered as non-covered. They offer free baggage storage at the hotel.

At the hotel they offer (e-)bike rental.

The hotel has a shop in the lobby of the Plaza building which is opened 24/7. The Bazar is to the left of the main entrance of the Plaza building. They sell cold and hot drinks, snacks, sandwiches and souvenirs.

The standard pillow at the rooms is a medium one. On request you can get a soft pillow.

The hotel offers laundry service from Monday till Saturday. You have to bring it to the front desk before 9am, it will be available again clean after 6pm.

Entertainment at the Hotel

Corendon Cinema is at the hotel in the Plaza building, it’s in the basement. The cinema has 78 seats and you get a box of popcorn with your ticket. They also sell tickets. Each week there’s a new program with just released movies and older ones. We visited the cinema once and loved it. There’s a separate fee for the cinema.

The Hangar, the entrance a factory hall — The Hangar

Pacman, Paul and Yuri playing on it — Pacman

The event area, wooden tables with chairs — The event area

There’s a separate event location, the Hangar, close to the hotel in a factory hall. It has an arcade hall, seating area with a stage and a small bar with coffee, tea, lemonade and sweets. You have to buy coins for the machines at the arcade.

The cabins and the playground, playground is to the right in the background — The cabins and the playground

The grass field, playground and cabins with strings of light, in the evening — The grass field, playground and cabins with strings of light

There’s a garden at the back end side of the Plaza building with a small playground, grass field and cabins where they can hold a market.

747-400

One thing the hotel is known for is, is that they have a Boeing 747-400 standing in the garden. It’s a real plane that has been used as a commercial aircraft. After the plane retired, Corendon bought it and transported it from Schiphol to the hotel.

Cosette in front of the 747, in the evening, wearing a black tshirt and jeans, the plane is lit up with red and blue lights, I'm standing on grass, underneath the plane is pavement, tree on one side — Cosette in front of the 747

747-400, seen from the side and a bit the front. Lit up in the evening with red and blue lights — 747-400

Paul the pilot! Paul sitting in the cockpit of the 747-400 with a pilot hat on — Paul the pilot!

Cosette sitting in the Boeing 747, on the business class seats — Cosette sitting in the Boeing 747

You can walk underneath the plane and guided tours are being held to see the inside of the plane. We did such a tour, and it was really cool. The guide knew a lot about the type of plane and seeing the inside was fun. There’s also a short movie about the transport of the plane from Schiphol to the hotel.

Corendon Village Spa, Fitness & Pool

The hotel has an indoor swimming pool, fitness area and spa. All together in the Plaza building. It’s opened daily from 8am till 9pm. The Spa & Fitness is only for 18 and up. The pool can be used by under 18, but under supervision of someone of 18 or older.

The pool is 27 meters/88.6 feet long and 1.40 meters/4.7 feet deep. There’s a small separate shallow kiddie pool. You’re obligated to wear swimming gear and slippers at the pool and spa. You have to book a time slot at the Spa desk.

Use of the pool, spa and fitness area is included in the room rate. For non-hotel guests it’s €15.00 per person. There are no tickets available for just the pool. The spa has a Turkish steam cabin and a Finnish sauna. The fitness area has various modern fitness equipment.

You can book a massage or facial, there are short treatments of 25 minutes and long treatments of 50 minutes. They offer relaxing massages, pregnancy massages, aroma therapy, hot stone massages, facials, sports massages and anti-stress massages. A 25-minutes treatment costs €39.00 per person and a 50-minute treatment costs €69.00 per person.

All-Inclusive

The hotel offers an all-inclusive rate for guests. For €60.00 extra per day. You have the breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet included. Also included are snacks in the afternoon, which are served at the Lobby Bar. All non-alcoholic drinks are included. Entrance to the Corendon Cinema is inclusive. There are also bingos and shows being organized at the event location for all-inclusive guests. Parking at the hotel is included. The shuttle service to Amsterdam or Zandvoort is for free.

Shuttles

The hotel offered 3 shuttle services when we stayed at the hotel. The Schiphol Airport Service, the Amsterdam City Shuttle and the Zandvoort Shuttle Service. The airport shuttle is free of charge for hotel guests. The other two cost €7.50 per person.

The Amsterdam City Shuttle drops you off at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. The Zandvoort Shuttle at the Corendon beach club in Zandvoort.

747-400 seen from the front, all lit up — 747-400

In the Area

The hotel is located in a business area, close to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and the Amsterdamse Bos. The Amsterdamse Bos has a petting zoo, climbing park and a lake suited for water sports. Amsterdamse Bos is 8 kilometers/5 miles away. Badhoevedorp has a center withing 20 minute walking distance with shops.

Business district Zuidas is 15 minutes away by car. So is the city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam has so much to offer and so many landmarks such as the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum (both on the Museumplein), the Anne Frank House and the Dam. The Dam square has the Royal Palace, Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Madam Tussaud’s and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Amsterdam has so many fun attractions such as Nemo, Hardrock Café and Fabrique des Lumières.

The city of Haarlem is just 20 kilometers/12 miles away, with Teylers Museum and Frans Hals Museum. Zandvoort is a popular beach town and is 27 kilometers/17 miles by car. The world famous Keukenhof is 29 kilometers/18 miles away from the hotel. Volendam is a quaint fishing town and 40 minutes driving and Zaanse Schans with its windmills is 26 minutes away by car.

Aalsmeer is just around the corner, and has FloriWorld Aalsmeer. The largest auction building in the world is located in Aalsmeer. They trade flower bulbs here. Aalsmeer is just 13 kilometers/8 miles away.

Green Key Gold

The Corendon hotel has the Green Key Gold, an international quality mark given to tourist and business accommodations where you can enjoy green (space) with purpose. Companies that have this certificate try to save the environment with using less water, gas and electricity and producing less waste. They do everything they can to reduce their pressure on the environment and nature.

That’s All You Need to Know for a Visit to Corendon Village Hotel Amsterdam

A conveniently located hotel, with so much to do at the resort, a perfect start or end to a Dutch or European road trip.

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