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EHAM/AMS - Amsterdam - Novotel Hoofddorp - June 2026

This Hotel is away from the airport however it does have some views of the airport.

This is a modern 4 star hotel with 13 floors (12/13are executive rooms), its not a cheap hotel so will not apeal to all, there is a Restaurant and bar on site. its a 5 min walk to the bus/train to airport centre and the viewing deck or 10 mins walk to supermarkets/shops for supplies. Car parking in connected car park to a cost of upto EUR20 per night. The hotel is bookable on All Accor/Booking.com/Trivago etc

I am on 10th floor at the end 1032  and as such has 2 windows front/side which means pictures can be taken (400mm) of aircraft departing runway 24. Floor 8-10 I would think is what is required and you need even number rooms. Excellent views of Schiphol if a little distance,  Other than Polderbaan. all the runways can be seen and as long as you are ok with electronic means spotting not an issue  

All aircraft landing on Polderbaan taxy  past as per picture 1 

Aircraft arriving onto 27 or departing off 18L can be seen as per Picture 2 

Departures off 24 or cargo can be seen picture 3 

biz jets can be seen arriving/departing at distance in similar area to picture 2 

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credit Phil Globe.

LEMD/MAD - Madrid - Crowne Plaza - May 2026

This hotel is on the same road as the other "airport" hotels that have sprung up alongside the A-2 Autoroute such as the B&B Zleep hotel.  Rooms 227 to 239 look out over the approach to both 32L and 32R with the window to room 233 opening fully to allow photo's of 32L arrivals from around 11:00.  These rooms have 2 double beds. The hotel also offer at a premium Runway view rooms, room numbers 241 to 247, but these only have 1 king size bed and arrivals on 32R would be below the tree line in the distance.

On the opposite side of the A-2 there are 2 viewing area's (Mirador de pista 32L and Mirador pista Aeropuerto) which are approximately 1.5 miles from the hotel.

If you don't have a car, the hotel runs a shuttle bus which you have to pre-book for $5 each or a Uber or Bolt will get you to the hotel from Terminal 2 for around 10 to 15 Euro's depending on how busy they are.

Attached are a couple photo's from Room 223.

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EPWA/WAW - Warsaw Chopin Airport - May 2026

There are two hotels next to the terminal, both at the top end price wise. I stayed in the Courtyard Marriott, only a few minutes’ walk from the terminal, and found the staff to be obliging re room requests.
I had #543 (king double) which gave great views of runway 29 line up and departures or runway 33 landers. If the runway directions are reversed you would see landers & departures respectively (11 & 15 though you need to be quick for those, FR24 coverage was good).
There are a couple of stands visible to your right but you really need to wait for movements to come to you. There are no views here of the many stands along the terminal and up to maintenance except for an area by the lifts (big windows) that allow a view over part of the Govt ramp and some remote stands.
From the room you can see some biz parking (spread all over the airfield) and remote cargo ramps where LOT 787 would often park up along with Enter 737.
There is an additional outside glass plate panel in front of the bedroom window so you can take posterity shots from the room but they can be overly tinted and a bit ‘wobbly’.
Rooms 541-550 would seem to work, probably on 3^rd and 4^th floor too (*41-*50)..

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