This hotel is located in the heart of Amsterdam, right behind the Dam Square, Kalverstreet, Central Station and Red Light District. The service was excellent, staff friendly and the rooms were clean and tidy.

Well...after a rather stressed start to our Christmas break in Amsterdam what with flights being cancelled out of Heathrow & Gatwick (including our own) and having to waste most of Xmas Eve at an airport we arrived early evening at the Krasnapolsky on 24/12/07.
Check in was fast and the receptionist plucked room 2002 out of a hat and we headed to the lift. This room is I believe a standard which has windows facing onto the building(s) to the immediate right hand side of the hotel with an alley seperating them. Very impressed with the standard of the room very large bed clean and modern(ish) fixtures and fittings with a minimum amount of "leftovers" from previous, like carpet stains/marks or scuffing around the skirting. Spacious bathroom with power shower in a little cubicle and a bath and large mirrored washbasin area. The only strange thing being that the toilet was seperate from the bathroom in a tiny room of it's own completely tiled in white, not good for the claustraphobics among us!
The main blot on our stay was having some money stolen from our room safe...the room contained a safe with a digital lock which we used to stash our passports & money and travel documentation. I had been using it on a daily basis up until the Thursday evening which is when I discovered it unlocked with our valuables scattered around the inside and 100 Euros missing. Now, AFAIK I had locked it that morning (but of course it is possible I just thought I had and it was in fact left open!) either way money had been stolen. I in no way hold the hotel responsible but the reaction of the staff I reported really could not of been more indifferent (receptionist) or more sceptical (the hotel head of security). I got the distinct impression from the head of security that I was lying which made me almost as annoyed as having money stolen. I had to repeat myself over and over in an effort to convince him that we HAD had money stolen and in the end we were advised to claim on our insurance and that he would "look into the matter". No further communication from the hotel staff followed so this in my mind confirms the apathetic attitude I felt initially. Not wishing to have the theft of our money overshadow a well deserved break we decided to cut our losses (in fact we did visit the local police station TWICE in a effort to fill out a crime report but on both ocassions the two different officers could not find a copy of the relevant form in English...doh!) So in summary, a really nice hotel but given it's location I urge fellow guests to LOOK AFTER THEIR VALUABLES!

On arrival the hotel looked very impressive.
Our first room (Floor 4 from lift 6) was not exactly what I would call 5* albeit manageable for a 2 night stay.
However due to a very noisy party taking place in the main lounge (right outside our window) and several calls to reception later, we were moved in to the Royal Wing to a junior suite.
Now this is where 5* begins!
The rooms were large and airy, with fab views over the canal. The bathroom was spacious with a great shower/cabin.
Also as we were at the very end of the coridoor it was most of all quiet!
The food choice for breakfast was fantastic, if you managed a bit of everything you didn't need to eat again till night!
The reception desk and concierge were very helpful, although a little popular at times (it did take a while to check out even thought we got to keep our fabulous suite untill 5pm on the Sunday)
Overall a lovely hotel in a fantastic location with great staff and good food.

Stayed here Nov 28 for one night. They gave us a decent room near the alleway...but definitely not worth the 200 euros we paid. the only thing that made it bearable is that my company paid the cost.

Everything was ok until about 2am when all hell broke loose. from 2am until 5am, there were constant yelling and laughing coming from the alley way. Couldn't sleep at all!! The central location of the hotel means that you will be hearing all the drunk and stoned people coming out the clubs late at night.

stay somewhere else not near the Red Light district...everything is close in Amsterdam.