Prague hotels

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Prague is a hugely popular tourist venue. Some grand hotels have been restored and new ones have been built. Standard of service and upkeep have been improving, but can still be below the western levels. Yet many hotels have raised their room prices steeply, exploiting the city’s tourist potential. Restaurants however, even smart ones, remain modestly priced and good value, as they cater for local people too. A meal for two with wine may be only a quarter of the cost of a B&B, whereas in France it might be twice the B&B price.

Standards outside Prague can still erratic. But I have been told of very few good hotels in Czech countryside or in the famous Bohemian spas. And where are the farm guest houses pleasant country inns?

Some hotels I have visited have no conception of creating an inviting ambiance, despite possessing an attractive building and having spent money on new facilities. Outside Prague, the general quality of food was very poor, but the service was usually friendly and bathrooms were spotlessly clean. I stayed at a large classic hotel in Karlovy Vary with a romantic garden and elegant bedrooms. But its restaurant had no menu: I was offered”meat, fish pr eggs”. I declined and finally dined at the Embassy hotel restaurant, where outdoors on a tiny bridge over the river I enjoyed pheasant with honey sauce.