Ronaldo was criticised by both the press and Blancos fans for going ahead with plans to celebrate his 30th birthday just hours after Carlo Ancelotti's men were routed 4-0 at the Vicente Calderon by city rivals Atletico.
Kroos says he knew that the party was a bad idea and thus decided against attending, but he added that Ronaldo's dedication to the game cannot be questioned.
"Cristiano is crazy for football," he is quoted as saying by AS. "If he could just chose better timing for his parties that would be great!
"I didn’t go. I was invited a few days before and mentioned to him that we had the derby against Atletico and it wouldn’t be easy.
"As you know, we lost 4-0. I’m not of the opinion that it should have been cancelled. It would have been a logistical nightmare to cancel a part with 200 invitees in just two hours.
"I decided not to go as it didn’t feel right at the time.
"But Cristiano works so hard on a day-to-day basis, he's determined to improve. He loves scoring goals.
"Only he can achieve what he is achieving. His hard work is all combined with his great natural talent."
Ronaldo, who has won the last two Ballon d'Or awards, has scored 301 goals in just 290 games in all competitions since joining Madrid from Manchester United in 2009.
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