It is on the corner of the Damrak and Prins Hendrikkade, close to Amsterdam Centraal station.

During the years it has attracted well-known clientele, including Billy Graham, Louis Armstrong, Zarah Leander, Fats Domino, Glenda Jackson and more recently Katy Perry, Anastacia, Marilyn Manson and Iron Maiden.

45 - 47 Prins Hendrikkade, that the hotel was unable to purchase owing to high prices.

[3] This idiosyncrasy was explored in the book and subsequent film Publieke werken (Public Works).

On 13 July 2001, the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed selected the Victoria hotel as a National heritage site.