Prague, Czech Republic Hotels and Apartments

This is simply a lovely hotel, the rooms are very nice although not huge by some people\'s standards. The bathrooms are excellent and all fabrics, paint, carpets etc. throughout the hotel are immaculate and not at all dated as is often the case.

But......the thing that differentiates this hotel is the staff. On arrival you get a very helpful chat with the reception staff about what to see, what tours are good, what restaurants they recommend etc. They will book anything that you want as well. Every hotelier in London should send his staff to this hotel for training, they are that good. The quality of staff extends from the manager to the chambermaids, without any exceptions that I experienced. The are proud of their hotel and rightly so.

The breakfast buffet is the best I have seen, but they will also cook hot food for you. There isn\'t a restauraunt, but light snacks are available in the small bar, or as room service which is 24hrs. Breakfast can also be sent to your room for a small charge.

Be aware that the hotel is about a 20 min walk from the main sites, but is in a nice area and well worth the effort. In my opinion, look no further for a hotel in Prague, if you want 5 star standards at a fair price.

Our family of four has just spent three nights at the Riverside. We found Prague to be beautiful and this hotel to be excellent. We would repeat all the good comments in the preceding reports - well appointed; beautifully kept; very helpful staff; wonderful breakfasts.

And don\'t be put off by the location being slightly away from the centre of town. Transport really is easy (we used the nearby trams, especially no.17). If you want to walk, the distances are not huge. And it is actually pleasant to escape the tourist hordes at the end of the day.

Two excellent restaurants recommended by the hotel: Potrefena husa (Crazy Goose?) - 5 mins walk over the bridge; buzzing and a bit trendy; food good and very reasonable prices. U modre kachnicky (Blue Duck) - further away in Mala Strana and fairly expensive (by Prague standards); but well worth the walk and very good value by English standards; very attractive and food first rate.

We stayed at this hotel for 4 nights on our honeymoon. We stayed in room 605, which was a Jr Suite. It was beautiful! It had a two person jacuzzi tub, huge space to rest.

I would stay here again in a heart beat! Not to mention the huge breakfast buffet, what a hotel!