The Maybach,
two seats and nothing left to ask for.
The top of the fleet, kept for the arrivals that are being watched. Two passengers, reclining rear seats, €225 to Schiphol and €250 back — and every other journey quoted by a person on WhatsApp.
A car built backwards, from the rear seat outwards.
Every other car in the fleet is a good car with a good back seat. The Maybach is the reverse: a rear compartment with a saloon built around it. There is no bench — two separate seats face the road with a fixed console between them, they recline, and the holders in that console are shaped for champagne flutes rather than coffee cups. Two passengers and two bags is the whole capacity, and that is the point of the car rather than a limitation of it.
It is the car for the moments where the arrival is part of the occasion: a principal stepping out in front of a hotel on the Apollolaan, a bride and her father on the fifteen minutes that matter most, a chairman met at Schiphol by a chauffeur who has been briefed on the name sign, the hall and the silence. Same standard as the rest of the fleet underneath — suited English-speaking chauffeur, water on board, a direct line to dispatch — with a car that is recognised at the door.
Booking works differently here, deliberately. Schiphol runs are published and fixed: €225 from an Amsterdam address to the airport, €250 from the airport into the city. Everything else — an evening by the hour, a day in the country, Brussels and back — is quoted individually on WhatsApp at +31 6 85141194, because the Maybach is assigned to one job at a time: on request, never a first-come booking.
Two, each with their own reclining seat; a third passenger means the S-Class in First Class instead.
Two pieces in the boot — a pair of check-in cases, or one large case and a garment bag.
Fixed from any Amsterdam address; €250 from the airport, met inside the arrivals hall with an hour of free waiting.
Those two fixed prices are the only published Maybach figures. Hourly hire, city rides and long-distance work are quoted per request, per car, taxes included, before anything is confirmed.
The chauffeur is inside the hall before the aircraft is on stand, with a name sign or a blank one, and the Maybach is in the garage nearest that hall. €250 into the city, an hour of waiting included, no meter anywhere in the process.
For the General Aviation Terminal, dispatch works to the handler’s timings rather than a public arrivals board, and the car meets the aircraft side of the day. Quoted on WhatsApp once the slot is known.
Two reclining seats, a long rear door and a chauffeur who holds it for as long as the photographer needs. Timings, waiting and the route between the ceremony and the reception are agreed in advance, not improvised.
One car, one chauffeur, one direct line to dispatch, and no forwarding of the passenger list. The Maybach is conspicuous by design; everything around the booking is not.
Two published prices, and a conversation for everything else. Per car, taxes included.
Free cancellation up to an hour before pickup, and payment by card, Apple Pay, iDEAL or Klarna with nothing added for the card. The car is confirmed by dispatch for your date and your name: on request, never a first-come booking.
The everyday workhorse: sedans for one to three passengers.
Room for groups, families and luggage, with up to seven seats.
Flagship saloons for executives and VIP arrivals.
The class page: how the Ultra class is dispatched and what to send us when you enquire.
The same car across borders, for long-distance and multi-day arrangements quoted per journey.
First Class one step down: three passengers, bookable online, €90 to Schiphol.
Every Mercedes we drive, from the E-Class up to this one, and what separates them.
The two Schiphol transfers are published and fixed at €225 to the airport and €250 back, so those are straightforward. Everything else is quoted by a person on WhatsApp at +31 6 85141194, day or night. Either way dispatch confirms the car and the chauffeur for your date first: on request, never a first-come booking.
Because the rear compartment is two individual reclining seats with a fixed console between them, rather than a bench. Two passengers and two bags is the capacity. A third person, or a third case, means the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in First Class, which carries three of each and is bookable online at €90 to Schiphol.
Two reclining seats, a console between them with holders shaped for champagne flutes, water on board and a charging cable for either kind of phone. The chauffeur is in a suit and speaks English, and the ride can be followed live on the My Ride page by whoever is waiting at the other end.
As early as the date is known. There is nothing automatic about an Ultra booking — the car and the chauffeur are held for one job at a time — so a request for a Friday evening in high season is better sent a week ahead than an hour ahead. Short notice is still worth asking: send the date, the pickup, the timing and we will answer either way.
Yes, and it does. Long-distance and multi-day arrangements are priced individually rather than per kilometre: send the route, the dates and the stops on WhatsApp and you get one all-in figure, door to door, before anything is agreed.
Sometimes, and we will say so. For a working day of meetings between the Zuidas and the centre, the S-Class or the EQS attracts less attention and costs a good deal less by the hour. Keep the Maybach for the arrival that is meant to be seen, or for the two passengers who simply want the best seat in the city.