Luxury in Style
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky – Amsterdam Hotel Review
Starting in 1866 as a coffee house, the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky has grown into a sprawling complex of hotel rooms, apartments, suites, and restaurants on Dam Square in the heart of Amsterdam. Whiffs of old world luxury drift through the hotels common areas like expensive cigar smoke. A piano player plays to old money in the lobby. If you can ignore the cackling groups of tee-shirt clad Americans who’ve gotten great deals on rooms through the internet, you’ll know you’ve finally arrived.
The Rooms
My room at the Krasnapolsky was in the Royal Wing. That meant going outside and crossing the street to an elevator. But once I turned the key to the room my chagrin turned to a smile. I stepped into a small outer room with a glass-topped desk upon which was sitting a bottle of red wine and a box of chocolates. To the right was a comfortable reading chair and table, as well as a storage area with a television.
To the left was my bedroom, a rather large space with a huge bed, another televsion, and a whole wall of storage space. A very fluffy robe was draped over the bed. The bathroom was a wonder–kept at a higher temperature than the room, it featured a towel warmer and one of those showers with 7 heads that hits everywhere at once. You could also turn the shower into your own intimate steam room. The Krasnapolski was a place I could live comfortably in for a few weeks.
The room was at the back of the hotel and had a view through its double-paned windows of a canal and the hotel’s docking area. The neighborhood on that side of the hotel represents quintessential Amsterdam–coffee houses, gin joints, herring stands and a bit of red light district. Perfect.
Amenities of the Krasnapolsky
James MartinThere are plenty of places you can eat without leaving the hotel. There’s the “Belle Époque” Restaurant Reflet, the Bedouin Restaurant Shibli, and the Japanese Restaurant Edo/Kyo. But it’s the monumental Winter Garden that is impressive. You can have breakfast there.
The price is a steep 21 Euros, but don’t complain until you’ve eaten the food. The buffet is endless, and contains pretty much all the regional foods you’d want to eat at breakfast (or brunch) and a few that you might have qualms about. Yes, the herring are quite good before noon.
By James Martin
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