Amsterdam RAI B.V. Review

Had a wonderful day at the Dog Event. Parking was fantastic.

In 2013, more than two years after my discharge from de Persgroep, I was there for a meeting of the UWV for older unemployed people, where Lodewijk Asscher made a brief appearance. In 1976, at the beginning of my career at Het Parool, I attended two pop concerts. The first was that of the enchanting Linda Ronstadt (check out her 1976 concert in Offenbach on Youtube!), The second was my first Jackson Browne concert, with a tiny roll for his son Ethan. a fellow generation of Asscher, who would later become a fashion model. Oh, how old I get ...

Huge exhibition area, was there for ISE 2018 and was pleasantly surprised by the area.

Tightly organized and cheaper than Frankfurt Frankfurt trade fair etc. Advertising for the Netherlands

Because of Data presentation here. We were greeted friendly by a parking attendant then there was enough space for our car. Before the show we bought a parking ticket at the bar so that we could go directly to the car after the show. At the exit was a friendly parking guard who took our parking card so we could drive out quickly. N compliment worth

Extremely cheap if you want to explore Amsterdam! Just leave the car here for only 1 all day and then for 2 per person by tram into town and back. If you compare this with the usual 20 daily parking price in Amsterdam this is a bargain!

I am visiting the place since 10 years or more for IBC the best place to meet professional from broadcast and communication

Was there very well arranged for the vt live fair all!

get your timing right , and one can park in amsterdam for a good day rate.

Nice car show. Not to busy. Food in the RAI is very well priced. That could be a bit lower.

It is a shame that when there are big events at the rai there are not enough parking places and you have to take a shuttle bus.

Suite messy when an event occupy all halls. I was at some point exploring a maze

This is a terrible room. We have visited many theaters, but we have never had such a bad view of the stage. And that while we still had expensive places. The height difference of the hall seats is so small that you always look at the heads in front of you. The adults for us also had problems with that. They therefore decided to take booster cushions for children during the break so they could see it better.
That is then an unpleasant surprise if you are behind these smart guys (that did not last long). It is incomprehensible to us that the designers of this space have not even started testing themselves in the auditorium. Then they would have immediately discovered what we also noticed: because you constantly have to look among the heads in front of you, you do not enjoy a moment of the performance: for us that was Cats, undoubtedly fantastic if you see it in any other theater than this Rai hall.
This is one of the largest theaters in Amsterdam, but without doubt the worst. We will never go here again.

P + R is more often closed than open. In addition, you pay the full daily rate if you stand longer than 24 hours (regardless of the duration). Parking bays are also very tight and only suitable if you are driving a Kia Picanto.

Long queue in front of the entrance.
And not normally that paid parking at the Rai

Corona tests were done by the GGD and it was well arranged.

Test center corona easily accessible. Good directions. The woman behind the table could not understand everything, ask everything a few times, do you have an appointment today. Otherwise I wouldn't be there with my kid. Woman behind the table also coughing. And also the test is not fun for the child very painful. They don't say what they are going to do or whether it is sensitive or painful. Child in tears. It's really assembly line work this.

Fairs here are always well organized. Pleasant wardrobe, plenty of toilets that are kept clean and always friendly staff who will help you if you are looking for or need something.

Nice location for conventions and trade shows. Parking and food prices quite high

Large but therefore unclear. With a household grant, all parking spaces were full, so we had to make a detour to still use shuttle buses. And where the route to the shuttle buses was also poorly marked

Had a good conference from Microsoft. It is a pity that with this type of conference the parking rate goes up.

Beautiful auto show can be bigger and nicer. Aar was already very satisfied

Bursting at the seams, as visitors ok, nothing more.

Enjoyed the musical evening with the Pankaj Udhas's live show.

Been to the ibc. Good organization for something so big.

A nice place for all types of events! Parking big enough!

Went to the ISE, great experience, loads of interesting conversations

The centre itself is ok, but you can see it's lacking space. The exhibition I went to needed two additional temporary tents to accommodate the show which made the layout more complex. The real problem though is the public transport links. Everything is too under developed to cater for large events (for example there is just one ticket machine at the metro station).

Great new hotel with 24 floors and a good free tour (day of construction).

Very large place, can be at times unclear where you are and how you need to walk to get somewhere else. Food and drinks complete stupid overpriced and bad quality. 26 euro parking to top it off.

Beautiful Rembrandt exhibition. Easily accessible by public transport.

Top halls with top trade fairs like the Masters of Luxury!

Been a household fair
Always nice to go

Excellent convention center. Very convenient parking and is equipped with columns to recharge electric cars.

Varies but a lot of Halls are long walks and not attractive to get too.

Absolutely massive exhibition venue. If you're there as I was for something using all the space you will get very sore feet walking round it all.

Large market halls, unfortunately with a chaotic distribution of rooms.

Excellent, efficient and coordinated organization. 70,000 people managed smoothly

top location for international fairs. Nice halls, excellent food and drinks, clean, basement parkings ( expensive) on the spot

I was at the RAI for the USE show. The RAI is easy to get to using public transport both from Schipol airport and central Amsterdam. Facilities are good with plenty of places to grab a coffee or a drink and to eat although I am not sure how many of these are permanent or were part of the ISE show so probably best to check.

Nice station, tactical position for the centre and for the airport too, trains and metro usually in time!

One of the best convention centers in the world, very accessible, compact, modern. Good sound technology, nice staff.

Ok, with sunlight in some rooms,which is nice. Seatings in the hallways are missing. People had no place to sit for lunch.

Great place for a conference...staff are great and food is awesome....

Never found a beautiful building.
Radiates nothing
LARGE and only concrete and steel

Parking in Amsterdam for 1$. Sounds fantastic. Buy tickets inside the station. 5$ for 1 or 2 person both ways.

Always nice the housekeeping fair.
The other events in the rai are also well organized.

Your card will be scanned upon arrival.
Do you have a wardrobe and can take a map with you.

There are many toilets in the rai and are also well signposted.

The price is normal. You are always more expensive than in the supermarket, but that is the case everywhere.

If you come by car you will be well guided if it is very busy with parking

I definitely recommend going to the rai for a day!

Musical Cats lived here in the Rai. Beautiful theater.

Every year there is a Horecava, and every year a large one and the next year a small fair, this year was the big fair

The diversity of exhibitions with different topics and new gadgets is always a pleasure to experience, to acquire ideas and to process in your own environment is very beautiful and useful