NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam

Due to my job I'm about 15 times a year in Amsterdam. Up to now I have been in about 10 hotels there - it's amazing, but apparently due to rather low capacity of beds and mayby also other reason I never managed it until now to get a reservation at my next visit in the same hotel where I have been the last time. Anyway! However, according to my experience I can recommend the Krasnapolsky as the best hotel in town. It is in the opposite of the so-called 'Dam' (famous church and large place) and it's very close to the Amsterdam Stock Exchange and about 10 minutes by foot away from the central ... more

I have stayed several times in the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam and I always thought it's a nice affordable 5-star hotel. The location is unbeatable, it lies just opposite the royal palace on Damrak Square. It's only one or two stops from the central station, if you are travelling light, you can even walk which will take you about 10 minutes. The downside of the location is that Damrak Square is full of drug dealers - they sell not the ones that are legal in the Netherlands, but the serious stuff. The hotel itself consists of a whole block of buildings which historically were merged ... more