Prague, Czech Republic Hotels and Apartments

We stayed in this hotel for the New Year for 4 nights. I booked this hotel based on the reveiws here. I must admit to being somewhat disappointed in some ways, maybe its because I expected a bit more. The location was great as reported, and it was very quiet which is one of the main reasons I booked it, but the hotel did not live up to my 4 star expectations. I knew it had no lift, but it also had no lobby as such, you practically fell down three steps when you arrived in the front door to a small narrow reception. I kept reminding myself that we were staying in one of the oldest locations in Prague and the hotel building reflected that. The double bed was literally two beds stuck together as previously mentioned and the furniture was old. The bar/restaurant wasn\'t great either. We only took breakfast one morning and that was enough. The \'hot food\' was cold and it was enough to put you off. It was very near all the attractions though and that was a great bonus.

Prague itself in my opinion is a beautiful city but is a complete rip off. Being from Ireland we are used to paying over the odds for everything, but we found Prague a lot more expensive than home. All the restaurants had set menus for New Years Eve and unbelievably charged 142 euro per person for a three course meal!! Outrageous! We were charged nearly 20euro for two coffees and two small cakes in a cafe near the square! It was 14euro a head for breakfast in O\'Reillys Irish Pub, when you add a coke and juice to that, breakfast for two cost nearly 40euro! We had dinner in \'Hot\' restaurant in Wenseles square and it was very nice and worth the money we paid. We also had dinner in \'La Casa Argentina\", a great spot down Dhoula Street. We tried \'Cowboys\' restaurant and that was very good as well. If you\'re off to Prague bring comfortable shoes, no heels, and a big wallet. Stay in the Archibald but don\'t expect luxury and I think you\'ll be ok.

Stayed at the Archibald for a long weekend, booked hotel through lastminute.com and got the room for £60 per night.

I would rate the hotel room as a above average 3 star but it deserves another star for location. We requested a room overlooking the river and we got this.

The room itself was very spacious, with a large hallway, bedroom with nice furniture and modern bathroom with shower. The tv was a dated portable with only a couple of English channels but this should not be a problem, with so much to see in Prague time spent in the room was spent either sleeping or getting ready to go out.

The hotel facilites are basic, but what are there are very good. A manned 24 hour reception, very nice breakfast room with a good choice, reception will look after yours bags if you are checking out but flying late.

The restaurant/bar which belongs to the hotel is very nice with good staff. The prices maybe slightly more expensive than some other places but if you are a hotel guest you get 10% of the bill, also the food in the restaurant is of a very high quality.

Finally, the hotel location is the best thing. Next to Charles bridge on the castle side. Very quiet location next to a nice park and only 10 mins walk to the Old Square/Wencelas Square.

Will definately return to Prague and the Archibald but in the summer next time.