Prague, Czech Republic Hotels and Apartments

Situe a Malastrana, au pied du chateau, L´alchymist fut une experience inoubliable, pour un habitue des 5 etoiles d´affaires.
Ayant reserve par mon agence de voyage, un peut au hasard dans la liste proposee, imaginez ma surprise détre acceuilli a l´aeroport par un chauffeur qui me transporta a l´hotel dans une Bentley dépoque. Ma suite, d´environ 60 metres carres entierement meublee dépoque donnee sur un charmant patio.
Tout au long de mon sejour: ( 4 jours ), j´ai put aprecier la dilligence et la gentillesse du service de l´hotel, soit pour reserver les restaurants et l´opera, que pour jouir des facilitees internes. massages , piscine, gym. Quel plaisir apres une journee eprouvante de visite de la ville, que de se faire dorloter par des masseuses Balineses.
Pour un premier contact avec Prague ce fut parfait, un seul probleme, ma fiancee m´a deja demande de revenir l´annee prochaine!

I stayed in Alchymist Grand Hotel&Spa from 09.12 to 14.12 and I can say it\'s probably the best place you can find in Prague, if you can afford a pricey stay of course. In fact there isn\'t much to tell as the photos of the hotel tell enough, you\'ll feel like a prince/princess of 1500\'s. I booked my stay online and got a nice price as it was low season, just before christmas and there was a promotion including breakfast for a very tiny price. Still, it was one of the most expensive options I had for Prague but it\'s possible to say that I arranged the stay for a relatively \'understandable\' amount.

My first impressions before the vacation were already good as Czech consulate in Istanbul isn\'t making the life easier for Turks when providing visas. The hotel helped me very fast every time via e-mail when I had to provide different kinds of vouchers to the consulate. I also choosed the transport option of the hotel (from and to airport).

When I landed in Prague, the driver was waiting with an umbrella for us as it was raining and he was very polite all the way telling us about the hotel and the city. The greeting at Alchymist was even better. A receptionist took care of us just as we entered through the doorand very quickly we settled in our room. The hotel\'s decoration doesn\'t need to be told, as it can be seen quality is pouring from every piece. But the most important thing is the atmosphere of Alchymist. It\'s like the hotel is injecting seratonine to it\'s guests. You just can\'t get yourself from being happy there.

I can\'t say we had a large room, nor a great view but the very pretty and luxurious equipment accompanied with the atmosphere I can\'t resist of telling in every occasion, make it a unique experience to stay in Alchymist.

Hotel staff is very polite and educated. They just track you and jump for your help even before asking for it. They also provide you every possible service during your visit. As a Turk, I\'m used to \'extremely warm\' approach in hotels, restaurants etc. of my country and I can\'t say I found same \'family-like treatment\' but after seeing the average Czech people (in fact all non-mediterranean Europeans) I can easily say they\'re trying their best in this too. I\'m not saying ours is the best approach as sometimes when exagerated it can be even annoying but that\'s what we like and this is just the culture difference. The staff deserve very high marks like the hotel for their will to help, knowledge and zero-error-tolerance.

The place of the hotel is also unbeatable, 5 min. walk to famous Charles Bridge and walking distance to nearly all touristic attractions in the old city. Best thing is that, being close to all action, it\'s far from noise. Like a separated jewel in it\'s own case.

Breakfast was excellent with plenty of options and delicious taste. As we don\'t eat pork, I didn\'t try much the meated meals but the rest was just perfect. I can say the same about dinner. Aquarius restaurant, apart from being pricey, is a magnificient option for a calm and romantic dining.

As for their Spa... You get far better massage compared to your every day spa but I have seen better and it\'s strange as it\'s just below the standards Alchymist set itself: Best of the best! My complain would be the music playing during the massage. Why listening to an American pop song when relaxing with a Far Eastearn treatment? There could also be better scents in the room. Anyway, the women know their job and it\'s probably better than 75% of the hotels around. I can easily say that it isn\'t too pricey for a hotel like Alchymist.

To sum up, it\'s hard for me to find words about Alchymist. Main trick of Alchmyist is it\'s atmosphere which can\'t be told but have to be lived. \"It\'s the most magical and exclusive place in Prague\" told us the driver of a \'big and known\' hotel in the city, and he\'s right. If you have enough money, Alchymist is the place to stay with your special one. Only bad side is that it\'s raising the standards so high that it will be difficult to be satisfied with another hotel somewhere else in the future...

Just returned yesterday. Spent Thanksgiving weekend in Prague. Beautiful and romantic property. Everything was 5 star deluxe. The room we had #202 was spacious, baroque beautiful and very comfortable. The service was friendly and first rate. The breakfasts were perfect. Wine and cheese at 5 PM was a very special touch and we got to meet with many of the hotel guests. A short walk to the Charles Bridge concerned us on day one but we not only came to relish the walk, but actually came to love the location. We travel extensively and the Alchymist was more than expected and the most memorable part of our trip. Most definitely would stay there again. And again. Steve Swidler, Ardsley, NY