travel42 Hotel Review: Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam

Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Sofitel's The Grand is located exactly in the middle of central Amsterdam, wedged between two canals, near the famed red-light district. It's just a five-minute walk to Dam Square and Koninklijk Palace or a 10-minute walk to the Opera House. Frequent and quick trams can whisk visitors to all other parts of the city.

The original complex, a registered historic monument, consisted of two large adjacent monasteries dating to the 1400s. Over the centuries, th...