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Accommodation Prague's popularity as a tourist destination since 1989 has meant that demand for rooms has far outstripped supply, especially during high season. The situation has gradually improved but booking well in advance is advisable. Online reservations (web site: www.HotelsCzech.com) can result in substantial discounts not available by booking directly; the site is also useful for last-minute bookings. Virtually all the top hotels are now foreign-owned and prices are often quoted in US Dollars, Deutschmarks or Austrian Shillings rather than Czech Crowns. The price of a double room with en-suite facilities includes breakfast, 22% VAT and taxes unless stated otherwise; reductions for stays of over ten days are often possible and rates can be 20-25% cheaper from November to March (excluding Christmas, when they will, in fact, be higher). Grand Hotel Bohemia Králodvorská 4, 110 00 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 24 80 41 11. Fax: (02) 232 9545. E-mail: grand-hotel-bohemia@austria-hotels.icom.cz Cost: K?c11,330. Now Austrian-owned, this hotel in the centre of the New Town, has unobtrusive hospitality and service down to a fine art. Even the standard rooms include a fax machine and trouser press. The gourmet restaurant is complemented by a café and bar. Full business facilities are available and the stunning Boccaccio Ballroom can cater to conferences of up to 150 delegates. Hilton Prague Pob?re?zní 1, 186 00 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 24 84 11 11. Fax: (02) 24 84 23 78. E-mail: sales_prague@hilton.com Web site: www.hilton.com/hotels/PRGHITW Cost: K?c9690 (breakfast costs Kc?570). This modern hotel on the banks of the Vltava River and close to the International Business Centre, besides being Prague's largest (788 rooms, suites and apartments), contains the country's largest atrium. The hotel is almost self-contained - even including a putting green and indoor tennis courts - and offers both the tourist and business traveller a wide range of top-quality services. Extensive conference facilities for up to 1500 participants are available, including the assistance of trained planners. Hotel Palace Praha Panská 12, 111 21 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 24 09 31 11. Fax: (02) 24 22 12 40. E-mail: palhoprg@mbox.vol.cz Web site: www.hotel-palace.cz Cost: K?c9500. Just minutes south of Wenceslas Square, the Palace is one of Prague's finest hotels. Built in 1906, this Art Nouveau hotel has always attracted celebrities, from Caruso and Josephine Baker to Steven Spielberg and the Rolling Stones. The 114 rooms and ten suites are all air-conditioned, with voice mail and modem connection; use of the sauna is included. There is disabled access, a non-smoking floor, and rooms on the 'business floor' also include fax machines. The Gourmet Club Restaurant serves fine Czech and international cuisine; the café-restaurant offers a bistro menu, and there is also a piano bar serving snacks. Conference facilities for 30-250 people include a full range of modern audiovisual equipment. Secretarial and interpreting services are available. Hotel Pa?rí?z Praha U Obecního domu 1, 110 00 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 24 22 21 51. Fax: (02) 24 22 54 75. E-mail: prgpariz@mbox.vo.cz Web site: www.hotel-pariz.cz Cost: K?c9060. Adjacent to the newly renovated Obecní du?m, and another of Prague's Art Nouveau landmarks, the Hotel Pa?rí?z was awarded the title of Prague Hotel of the Year 1998. The stunning ambience is complemented by the superb Restaurant Sarah Bernhardt and the Café de Paris Bistro. Photocopying and fax facilities are available for the business traveller and the Salon Violet caters for conferences of up to 55. Radisson SAS Hotel Praha ?St?epánska 40, 110 00 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 22 82 01 11. Fax: (02) 22 82 01 20. E-mail: mc@prhzh.rasas.com Web site: www.radisson.com Cost: Kc?8960-9900. Prague's Art Deco gem was recently restored to its 1930s glory. The 211 rooms and suites are of a very high standard and all include modem connections. With eight meeting rooms, including the spectacular glass-roofed Crystal Ballroom, the hotel makes a splendid conference venue. The business centre offers secretarial and translation facilities. The hotel's excellent web site includes each month's themes for the superb restaurant La Rotonde and the Bebop bar (which also features nightly live jazz); terrace dining usually runs from June to mid-September. Hotel Savoy Keplerova 6, 118 00 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 24 30 24 30. Fax: (02) 24 30 21 28. E-mail: savhoprg@mbox.vol.cz Web site: www.hotel-savoy.cz Cost: K?c8410-9500. Although a large hotel of 55 rooms and six suites in the Castle district, the elegant rooms and library complete with fireplace have the ambience of a private club - making it popular with rock divas like Tina Turner and Cher. Besides a small gym and sauna, a beauty salon and hairdresser are also on the premises. Full business facilities are provided and all rooms are equipped with modems. The Hrad?cany restaurant is highly regarded and Sunday brunches are popular. The Lobby Bar is a fashionable meeting place for the Prague elite. Diplomat Hotel Praha Evropska 15, 160 00 Prague 6 Tel: (02) 24 39 41 11. Fax: (02) 24 39 42 15. E-mail: diphoprg@mbox.vol.cz Web site: www.diplomat-hotel.cz Cost: K?c6760. Very much a business hotel, the 382-room Diplomat is on the edge of the diplomatic quarter at the end of metro line A, convenient for both the airport and the city centre (airport buses stop in front). Full business services and conference planning are available for up to 350 with full state-of-the-art multimedia equipment. For a novel way to unwind, the basement houses Prague's first go-kart track (see the Sense of Adventure section). Romantik Hotel U Raka Cernínska 10, 118 00 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 20 51 11 00. Fax: (02) 20 51 05 11. E-mail: uraka@login.cz Web site: www.romantikhotels.com Cost: K?c6200. Just minutes from the Castle, near the Baroque Loreto Chapel, the Hotel U Raka offers a romantic hideaway ideal for first or second honeymoons. Accommodation (two doubles in the 1739 house, four separate cottages) is limited, so advance booking is essential. The comfortable breakfast room, with an open fire in winter, doubles as café and library. Betlém Club Betlémske nám?estí 9, Prague 1 Tel: (02) 22 22 15 75. Fax: (02) 22 22 05 80. Cost: K?c3800. No credit cards; cash only. Situated on a quiet square opposite the faithful reproduction of Jan Hus's Bethlehem Chapel, the hotel's walls are filled with armour and old prints; the romance of the location is further enhanced with breakfast served in the twelfth-century cellars. The hotel represents excellent value for its location - within easy walking distance of the Charles Bridge in one direction and Wenceslas Square in the other. Renaissance Prague Hotel Street address: V celnici 7, 111 01 Prague 1 Postal address: PO Box 726, 111 01 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 21 82 21 00. Fax: (02) 21 82 22 00. E-mail: ren_prg_business@compuserve.com Web site: www.renaissancehotels.com/PRGRN/ Cost: K?c3650-6400 (not including taxes; breakfast costs K?c395-495). Now part of the Marriott Group, the hotel, comprising 315 rooms (including 12 suites), is only a short walk from nám?estí Republiky and the beginning of the Royal Road. Guests have access to a health club, pool, gym, sauna, local golf course and tennis courts. 11 fully equipped conference rooms accommodate 30-240, and the business centre offers fully equipped office hire, secretarial service, translations, internet services, mobile phone rental and a shipping service. Pension Unitas Bartolom?ejská 9, 110 00 Prague 1 Tel: (02) 232 7700. Fax: (02) 232 7709. E-mail: unitas@cloister-inn.cz Web site: www.cloister-inn.cz/unitas Cost: K?c1200-3400. In the same building and sharing the same reception as the Cloister Inn, the Pension Unitas offers both incredible value and the opportunity to take home stories to confound one's friends. The ground floor is a conventional hostel but the basement has been converted from cells used by the Secret Police. President Havel was held here during the 1980s in cell P6. Smoking and drinking are not permitted, and those returning late must ring for admission. |
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