The Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam, colloquially known as Kras'','' is a
five-star luxury hotel
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located on
Dam Square
Dam Square or the Dam () is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country.
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in central
Amsterdam
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,
Netherlands
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. Founded in 1865, the hotel has 402 rooms, a convention center, restaurants, and a pier for boats on the
Oudezijds Voorburgwal
The Oudezijds Voorburgwal, often abbreviated to OZ Voorburgwal, is a street and canal in De Wallen in the center of Amsterdam. It runs from the Grimburgwal in the south to the Zeedijk in the north, where it changes into the Oudezijds Kolk, which ...
canal. The hotel is part of the
Anantara Hotels & Resorts
Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator, and investor headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, with more than 550 hotels in over 55 countries across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and the Americas. Min ...
brand under
Minor Hotels
Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator, and investor headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, with more than 550 hotels in over 55 countries across Asia–Pacific, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and th ...
.
History
The original owner of the hotel,
Adolph Wilhelm Krasnapolsky, purchased the building in 1865 and turned it into a restaurant in 1866. He expanded the property by acquiring adjacent buildings and adding rooms between 1879 and 1880. During the same period, a conservatory with palm trees and a cupola, designed by architect G.B. Salm, was constructed, featuring modern elements such as glass, steel, and electric lighting.
By the
exhibition of 1883, the business evolved into a hotel with 125 rooms, with amenities such as hot water and telephones in each room, a rarity in Amsterdam at the time. After
World War I
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, more buildings were purchased and the hotel was extended to Pijlsteeg.
In 1971, the hotel was sold and in 1974, it became the Golden Tulip Hotel Krasnapolsky. In the 1990s, the owners purchased a series of hotels and restaurants, including the Amsterdam Doelen Hotel, Schiller Hotel, and Caransa Hotel. In 1998, Krasnapolsky Hotels & Restaurants N.V. (KHR) bought the
, and in 2000, it was acquired by
NH Hotel Group
NH Hotel Group is a Spanish hotel chain headquartered in Madrid, Spain that operates over 350 hotels in 35 countries. The group operates under the umbrella of Minor Hotels, following the latter's acquisition of a majority stake in NH Hotel Group ...
. The hotel was rebranded as the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky and later the NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.
In 2018,
Minor Hotels
Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator, and investor headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, with more than 550 hotels in over 55 countries across Asia–Pacific, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and th ...
, the parent company of
Anantara Hotels & Resorts
Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator, and investor headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, with more than 550 hotels in over 55 countries across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and the Americas. Min ...
, acquired a majority stake in NH Hotel Group. The hotel rebranded on April 20, 2022, becoming Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.
The hotel is referred to several times in the Swedish novel ''Socialisten'' by
Ivar Lo-Johansson
Ivar Lo-Johansson (23 February 1901 – 11 April 1990) was a Swedish writer of the Proletarian literature, proletarian school. His autobiographical 1978 memoir, ''Pubertet'' (''Puberty''), won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1979.
Biogr ...
.
See also
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Hotel Polen fire
The Hotel Polen fire occurred on 9 May 1977 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conflagration destroyed the Hotel Polen (''Hotel Poland''), a five-story hotel in the centre of the city which had been built in 1891, as well as the furniture store ...
References
External links
*{{Official website
Minor International
Hotels in Amsterdam
Hotels in the Netherlands
Hotels established in 1866
Hotel buildings completed in 1883
Rijksmonuments in Amsterdam
Dam Square
Burials at Zorgvlied Cemetery