Prague, Czech Republic Hotels and Apartments

We spent two nights in Cesky Krumlov as part of a longer multi-stop trip between Salzburg and Dresden.

Hotel Seneca was booked via the excellent website of Prague-based Athos Travel ([----]), who also arranged the transfers by taxi between Ceske Budejovice and Ceke Krumlov (we were traveling by train).

The latter proved to be the only hiccup of the stay: we were told to wait on the platform to await the pickup, whilst the driver waited at the station entrance. On the return journey, the taxi didn\'t turn up at the requested time (possibly related to language difficulties, which I should have double-checked). However, in both cases, a call to the Athos office sorted the problem and, on the return, some skilled driving by a different driver got us to the Prague train with a couple of minutes to spare - against the odds and my expectations.

In booking the hotel, I had originally requested the Hotel Leonardo. This proved to be full and we were offered the alternative of the Seneca at the same price, by a very efficient return e-mail. All subsequent correspondence was similarly dealt with efficiently.

It turned out that the Seneca operated essentially as an annexe to the Leonardo, just up the road. The key to the front door and our room was left for us at the Leonardo, and it turned out that we had the place to ourselves that first night.. Breakfast was served at the Leonardo - no inconvenience at all.

Everything was as stated on the tin: descriptions on the web-site were an accurate representation, with the hotel being very thoughtfully and tastefully refurbished and clean, and located right in the heart of the old town (but not on one of the busiest streets). Our room was spacious, the only minor quibbles being that the double bed consisted of two imposing singles pushed together, and the room looked out onto an small enclosed courtyard between the closely packed buildings. The latter was not a disadvantage for us, since this also meant that the room was quiet. The bathroom was spacious and excellently refurbished with tiles.

The contact that we did have with staff was entirely friendly and helpful.

Food in Cesky Krumlov is no problem at all - there is a wealth of eating places within a five minute stroll. Being there for only two nights didn\'t allow of an extensive sampling of these, but we were well satisfied with what we did sample in terms of cost, quality and quantity. The town was not particularly crowded whilst we were there - so it was possible to have a restaurant to ourselves.

We would thoroughly recommend the Seneca for a stay in Krumlov.