Directions
Transfers and Directions
Distances to the Hotel

Schiphol Airport (AMS): 14 km / 8.8 miles north-east, 25 minutes by taxi Rotterdam Airport (RTM): 70 km / 45 miles north-east, 55 minutes by taxi Central Station: 3 km / 1.8 miles south-west, 10 minutes by taxi Schiphol Airport is very close to the centre of Amsterdam. There are trains day and night: seven times an hour through the day and hourly through the night. The journey takes about 15 mins.

Driving Directions

Coming from Schiphol / The Hague

>From the A4 (E10) take the Zaanstad exit
Then exit Osdorp (S106)
At the end of the exit, turn right - continue straight on Pass Surinameplein roundabout and continue straight on Move into the left lane going over Kostverlorenvaart bridge Over the bridge, turn left into Overtoom At the end of Overtoom, turn left Then at the first street, turn right Go over the bridge - at the end of the street, turn right into Marnixstraat Take the second street on the right (straight after the bridge) into Leidsekade At the end, you will find the hotel entrance on your left-hand side Coming from Haarlem

>From the Haarlemmerweg, turn right onto the A10, direction The Hague /
>Utrecht
Exit Osdorp (S106)
At the end of the exit, turn left - continue straight on Pass Surinameplein roundabout and continue straight on Move into the left lane going over Kostverlorenvaart bridge Over the bridge, turn left into Overtoom At the end of Overtoom, turn left Then at the first street, turn right Go over the bridge - at the end of the street, turn right into Marnixstraat Take the second street on the right (straight after the bridge) into Leidsekade At the end, you will find the hotel entrance on your left-hand side Coming from A1 Diemen

Follow signs Centrum, Amsterdam ZO, Schiphol Take exit S112 Centrum At the approach to the Amstel station, follow signs Centrum going into Wibautstraat Follow Wibautstraat until you reach a large crossroads Turn left over the bridge, heading towards Stadhouderskade At the end of the street, turn right over the bridge into Marnixstraat Take the second street on the right (straight after the bridge) into Leidsekade At the end, you will find the hotel entrance on your left-hand side Coming from Utrecht

Follow signs S110 Amsterdam Centrum
Cross Utechtse bridge and turn immediately right, heading toward Amsteldijk Continue straight over the Amsteldijk until you reach a T-crossing Turn left into Stadhouderskade Continue straight on till the Leidseplein traffic lights After the traffic lights, at the first street, turn right Over the bridge - at the end of the street, turn right into Marnixstraat Take the second street on the right (straight after the bridge) into Leidsekade At the end, you will find the hotel entrance on your left-hand side Transport in Amsterdam

There is a free map of all tram and bus routes in Amsterdam, available from tourist offices or the GVB office in front of Central Station. A free city centre area map is also supplied by our Concierge.

Public Transportation
Arriving from Central Station, tram numbers 1, 2, 5 and 11 will all bring you to the Leidseplein where they stop in front of the hotel.

Airport Shuttle Bus
Arriving at Schiphol Airport, you have two options to arrive at Leidseplein directly in front of the hotel: the Connexxion shuttle bus, leaving every 30 minutes at € 11.00 one way, or the public transport bus, Interliner, leaving once every hour and costing approximately € 4.00 one way. Both take about 30 minutes from the airport to the hotel.

Taxi
Arriving at Schiphol Airport, there are many taxis waiting to take you to the centre of Amsterdam in less than half an hour. Costs approximately € 35.00.

For enquiries about public transport in the Netherlands, you can call: 0900 9292 for assistance. This is a public service number and costs a minimum of € 0.50 per minute.



Rooms: The Amsterdam American Hotel offers 174 smoking and non-smoking rooms, of which 122 Superior rooms, 36 Deluxe rooms and 16 Junior Suites.
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Cancellation policy
Your credit card details are required to guarantee your booking up to your arrival at the hotel. Payment will be made exclusively to the hotel. If you cannot take up your booking, you need to cancel no later than 2 day(s) before your date of arrival. Please take into account that the date of arrival starts at 0.00 am (CET.) Any booking not taken up and not cancelled 2 day(s) before arrival will be billed at a cost equivalent to the price of the first night. A different cancellation policy may apply for group bookings. The hotel will contact you within 24 hrs. if this is the case.