Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol — Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Exterior of the hotel displaying the brand name on a background of white and glass tiles, giving a pixelated look
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For travellers, airport hotels have long been about as inspiring as airline food. However, with the opening of the Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, both the airport and the hotel group have set out to up the ante.

Iconic was the brief, and with its reptile-like white and grey panelled façade, diamond shaped windows and irregular orientation, Dutch architects Mecanoo have succeeded in creating a structure that’s instantly recognisable to all passing by. Inside, a soaring 42 meter internal atrium forms the centrepiece of the twelve level, 433 room property, leading upwards to clear sky views by day, which slowly fade to an almost nightclub-esque illumination at night. 

London-based interior design studio The Gallery HBA have given the site a ‘Dutch touch’ at every turn, with patterns and imagery inspired by local lace, Delftware and cartography applied to tiles, carpets, wall panels and the vivid, Escher-inspired hand-laid timber flooring of the hotel’s Diamond Suite.

Working with lighting company Frandsen Project, lead designer Constantina Tsoutsikou customised an array of the hotel’s  fixtures, including desk lamps, copper pendants, a rope-chandelier installation and corridor and in-room wall sconces, the latter of which is being brought to market next year. Indeed, the airport hotel ante has been upped.

Centre of the hotel with a large lounge area at the bottom of the many-storey building

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Twin bedroom with wooden desk and chair, abstract artwork, and a dark, patterned carpet

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Double bedroom in grey tones, with a bronze headboard with geometric detailing, grey chaise longue and plates hanging on the wall

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Three grey loungers with striped pillow and towels, in front of a wall decorated with grey mosaic tiles

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Grey seating area featuring wingback chairs, wooden coffee table with chess set, and geometric floor tiles

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Grey lounge area featuring sofa and chair, hexagonal coffee table, and art deco lighting

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