About how much should a taxi from the airport to the Marriott cost?<BR>Is there any special protocol to getting a taxi at the airport?<BR>Thanks.

About 25 to 30 euro. Ignore the taxi touts offering taxis in the arrivals hall as you leave customs, just follow the signs to "Taxis" and there will be taxis waiting for you.

Not a direct reply to the question, just an alternative to be found in the KLM shuttle, which drops off 1-2 blocks from the Marriott (if it is located by Leidseplein) for about $9-11 pp. Can be boarded just out front of the terminal.

I took the KLM shuttle to the Marriott also. Was very easy to find outside the airport. They do NOT stop in front of the Marriott but next door at that hotel (can't remember its name). This was worrying me (alone with 3 pieces of luggage). To my amazement, that hotel doorman(fancy uniform and all) left his post and carried my luggage inside the lobby of the Marriott right up to the front desk. He sure got a big tip from me. You'd think that the Marriott would keep a eye out for tourists arriving on this shuttle (yes, they have a strict schedule)and aid their lodgers.<BR>P.S. I loved the location of the Marriott. Quiet area but across the street from canal boats, an entertaining square with great places to eat and shop. And only a few blocks from the park, the museums, etc. Definitely enjoyed my 4 days there before embarking on my cruise.

To The Top--for you Anne!

I used a hotel shuttle bus last month. It was 10euro one-way or 18.50 if you bought a round-trip ticket. It stopped at the various hotels, the bus driver made a list as we got on. Not all, but MANY hotels were posted on the route sign just outside the airport a bit to the right on the plaza.

We also took the KLM shuttle form the airport to the MArriott. Shuttle stops at NH Amsterdam Central hotel next door to the MArriott. Couldn't have been more convenient.