Prague, Czech Republic Hotels and Apartments

I stayed at the Hotel Petr from May 10th to May 17th. I had contacted the hotel ahead of time and they sent a driver to pick me and my wife up for about 600kc or roughly $30 US. The driver was friendly and holding a sign with my name on it. He loaded our luggage and drove to the hotel telling us interesting facts and tidbits about Prague. Upon arriving, we found out our room was ready before checkin time and we were shown to our room which was larger than I anticpated for a small hotel in Europe. There was a bed, TV stand, couch and a desk with a chair, a large bathroom with shower only and a small entrance area with several closets and a safe.

The lobby was clean, and since the hotel does allow smoking almost everywhere in the hotel it did smell like cigarettes, but I found that in Prague most places have smoking everywhere so it is common.

The front desk sold a variety of crystal, maps, beer, wine, and other convenience items and offered to book concerts tours etc.

The staff was very helpful and polite and spoke good english.

There is also a small bar area to have a drink in, but it is not a full service bar, you just pay the front desk and drink. In the bar area there is a computer that you can use to check your email.

They set up a breakfast buffet in the morning I believe from 7am to 10am. There is juice, coffee, water, cold cuts, cheese, fresh bread, cereal and fruit. It is not an American style breakfast with eggs and cooked meat etc. The food was tasty and a good start to the day.

The hotel is staffed 24 hours a day and you have to be buzzed in by the front desk to get into the hotel.

The hotel is located in the Smichov district which appeared to be a working class neighborhood. The closest hotel I saw was Kinsky Gardens. Other than that there are small local shops and plenty of bars and pubs as well as a huge shopping mall with a Tesco (like a walmart) that is convenient for picking up things you forgot to bring.

It was about a 5 minute tram ride or a 10 minute walk to get to the touristy areas, and it appeared to be a safe area as well.

C\'est le genre d\'hôtel dont on devrait dire le plus grand mal, afin de garder l\'adresse pour soi et de dissuader les autres de le prendre d\'assaut. Mais voilà... vérité oblige, nous avons vécu à l\'hôtel Petr un séjour parfait. Sa situation idéale au pied du mont Petrin et à un jet de pierre de Mala Strana (certainement le plus romantique quartier de Prague), son calme et son charme un peu désuet, la qualité de son accueil et ses petits déjeuners délicieux en font une adresse incontournable. En outre son rapport qualité prix nous a semblé le meilleur de tooutes les offres que nous avions consultés. Nul doute que lorsque nous retournerons à Prague, ce sera à l\'hôtel Petr.

C\'était une première visite à Prague. ville magique et séjour enchanteur. un petit bémol toutefois quant à la fréquentation touristique en ce mois d\' aout.. nous y retournerons certainement mais au mois d\' avril afin de ne pas y être bousculé.. n\' hésitez pas à sortir de la vieille ville de Prague il y a tant de belles choses à voir dans les quartiers moins populaires..