All lounges at Amsterdam Airport are numbered for easy reference. Aspire Lounge number 26 is a paid lounge open to all passengers within the Schengen area.

If you are travelling outside the Schengen area, you can use Aspire Lounge number 41.

I visited Aspire Lounge 26 for the first time in 2025 while travelling with KLM and spent less than 3 hours there.

Lounge opening hours and location

Aspire Lounge (26) is located in Terminal 1. Generally, however, Amsterdam Airport does not use numerical terminal designations. The Aspire Lounge 26 is accessible to all passengers departing from departure gates A, B or C, i.e. all flights to the Schengen area, with the exception of flights with easyJet, which use a completely different part of the airport.

The lounge is located on the 2nd floor near passport control in the direction of the non-Schengen gates and less than 3 minutes walk from security.

Walking distances to the different parts of the airport are roughly as follows:

• A-gates approx. 20-25 minutes
• B-gates approx. 15-20 minutes
• C-gates approx. 5-10 minutes

You can check the exact location of the lounge on the airport map: schiphol.nl/en/airport-maps.

Opening hours are 6:00-21:00.

Entrance - who has access to the lounge

The Aspire Lounge is a paid lounge open to passengers on all flights.

• Paid entry - 30 eur
  • Lounge stay limited to 3 hours.
• Free entry for holders of the following cards - Priority Pass, Lounge Key, Dragon Pass, Revolut with Ultra plan (get Revolut here)
  • Lounge stay limited to 3 hours
• Free entry for premium class passengers of the following airlines - AirBaltic, Bulgaria Air, Finnair, Iberia, KM Malta Airlines
  • unlimited lounge time

If you wish to pay for lounge access, it is definitely advisable to book online via the official website. In the event of full lounge occupancy, priority access is always given to airline customers and cardholders such as Revolut, Priroty Pass, etc.

Find out which lounges you have access to if you're flying business class, first class or holders of higher airline frequent flyer statuses in our Amsterdam Airport Guide.

Official lounge website: executivelounges.com/amsterdam-schiphol-airport-aspire-lounge-26.

Lounge size and overall ambience

Aspire number 26 is a relatively spacious and well-maintained lounge with a large variety of seats.

Unlike some other lounges, visitors have the option of sitting in comfortable armchairs, at dining tables, and there are private work cubicles for one person or a large communal work table.

There are comfortable seats by the windows overlooking the outdoor observation deck, but only passengers from the public area of the airport have access to this area.

However, at busy times (especially in the morning between 6:00 and 8:00 am and in the afternoon between 4:00 and 6:00 pm) the lounge can get quite crowded and may even stop accepting new visitors.

Food and drink on offer

Compared to lounges dedicated to premium class passengers or those with higher frequent flyer status, the refreshment offer is significantly poorer, which is usually the case in paid lounges for the general public.

Food is served in the form of a single buffet located just to the left of the entrance.

There are mainly different types of pastries, vegetables, salads, legumes and also a plateau with always 2 types of ham and 2 types of cheese.

The food looks fresh and is regularly replenished.

The choice of hot food is very limited and there is usually only one type of soup and small but absolutely fabulous pastries.

There are usually only two choices of savoury pastries filled with cheese or meat, but to be honest I haven't eaten such a great one in a long time!

The selection of non-alcoholic drinks is rather weak. You can use the classic postmix with Fanta, Sprite or Coca Cola type sodas or the unhealthy very sweet juices with low fruit juice content.

There are no bottled or canned drinks on offer.

Alcoholic drinks are mainly concentrated on a few wines, Heineken beer in a bottle and a very limited range of spirits.

You will find a few stations with coffee, fruit, fruit juice (very sweet and chemical tasting) and a limited selection of beer and wine.

Lounge facilities

Aspire Lounge 26 has virtually no services other than food and drink.

Showers

Showers are not available here.

Wi-fi

Internet access is available via free wi-fi.

The internet speed is very good suitable for playing and downloading videos.

Charging plugs

Plugs for charging electronics are available for most chairs and all work surfaces.

All plugs are "European" type F only.

Desktops with computer and printer

There are quite a few comfortable places to work with a laptop in Aspire Lounge 26, but there is no printer.

Children's corners

There are no play areas or toys for children in Aspire Lounge 26.

Conclusion and my review

I would classify Aspire Lounge 26 in the Schengen section of Amsterdam Airport as a below average paying lounge.

There are certainly much worse lounges at similarly sized airports around the world (typically in the US), but also incomparably better (especially in Asia).

The absolute biggest drawback is the lack of showers and, in fact, any other extra services.

The food and drink offer is also very poor, on the other hand the snacks offered are of good quality and tasty.

As the biggest positive I would mention the spaciousness of the lounge and the variety of seating from comfortable chairs to work surfaces.