I visit Amsterdam frequently and use this site for hotels: http://www.hotels.nl/ I usually stay at De Roode Leeuw (right around the corner from Dam Square) or the Barbizon Palace which is near Centraal station and convenient to Dam Square. Depending on exactly when you plan to be there, those might be a bit above your price range. there are lots of other choices in the area though. You might also check the Park Plaza Victoria which is at the other end of the Damrak from Dam Square. There are a lot of tours that cover Keukenhof, but if you want more time in the garden, take the train to Schiphol or Leiden. You can buy a combined round-trip bus ticket and garden entrance from either place that will allow you the full day if you want. I prefer going from Leiden because there's an earlier bus and you can catch a train back to Amsterdam via Haarlem. That takes you through several bulb fields en route. There's a ticket booth in Leiden station.

A lot of information on the tourist site, also in German http://www.iamsterdam.com/de/visiting/praktischeinformationen/contactatcb 1 30 april is Queens day, the trains to Amsterdam will be crowded. No space for a bicycle and almost no space for people. Be aware that there are a lot of bicycles stolen. So use a place were you can put your bike inside or use a guarded place. on te next site addresses were it's cheap, first 24 hour for free http://www.stallingamsterdam.nl/pub/stalling/locker/index.htm 2 I think its around 33 km. http://www.routenet.nl/route.aspx?stations=543814_6860192___10**_Amsterdam_Amsterdam_NL_3|506164_6838934___216*_Lisse_Lisse_NL_3&options=optimal|STANDARD|bicycle|avoid_highways||2012-03-19%2017%3A00| 3 Their is no train station in Lisse. Here is a map of the Dutch railway, you could go to a place close to Lisse for example Nieuw Vennep For a bike you buy a day ticket, € 6 so its a return ticket for your bike, no matter what the distance is. ticket information and prices on the next site; http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/home 4 around Lisse, Hillegom and Noordwijkerhout. De Keukenhof seems to sell bicycle routes. You could contact them for information. http://www.keukenhof.nl/en/18/brochures.html or asked the tourist information http://www.iamsterdam.com/de/visiting http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/touristinformation/contactatcb Lisse has also a tourist info but the link to English/German doesn't work. 5 I think the tourist information can give you a lot of options. Something special might be Ford Pampus, its lying on a small island close to Amsterdam. A bicycle trip on the dikes next to the ijsselmeer, towards Edam http://www.vvv-edam.nl/index.php?pagina=&type= Marken, Monnickendam, volendam http://www.vvv-volendam.nl/nl/welcome/ might be interesting. http://www.vvv-waterland.nl/welcome.asp?lang=0 The whole coastline towards Hoorn / Enkhuizen is beautiful. The area above Zandvoort, left to Haarlem is also nice. Lots of bycicle tracks through the dunes.

schiphol to amsterdam 8.48 or 9.01 ( every 15 min) one way ticket is 3.60 round trip is 6.20 (euro's) amsterdam to schiphol same only 8,59 and 9.02 but still every 15 min and the price is the same haarlem to amsterdam 8.45 and 9.00 every 15 min and the price is the same as to schiphol going back is 8.40 and 8.57 every 15 min and price is the same schiphol to haarlem is also every 15 min but the price is different 5.10 one way and 9.20 round trip same going back amsterdam to paris goes every 4 hours, prices aren't available online normally they have special deals when you book ahead in time, can safe lots of money the trip only lasts four hours and takes you to Paris Nord hope this was helpfull else go figure it out for your self if you have specific times and dates you want to know about, cause i looked on a saturday and times are different on weekdays and on hollidays/sundays www.ns.nl good luck