I would recommend Top Hotel PrahaPosted: Sat, Jul 19 2008Location:
3Rooms:
3.3Service:
2.3Value:
5I was slightly nervous about staying at this hotel after reading many of the negative reviews, however, I can't say that I encountered any of the problems that were mentioned in them. To be honest, I feel that many of the problems can be down to individual expectations, rather than actual problems with the hotel. We travel quite a bit and always try and get the best value for money. We dont mind a few small inconvienences if we can get a great bargin. We stayed at the Top Hotel Praha for 5 nights and booked through Easyjet holidays. For flights and accommodation the prize was more than reasonable. Our objective for the trip was to see Prague, to have a comfortable bed for the night and above all to have an enjoyable time. I can honestly say that all the boxes were ticked.
If you are looking for a hotel whose staff wait on you hand and foot and which is located right next to all the tourist spots then this hotel may not be for you. It is located a good 20 minutes from the centre of Prague but it is not difficult at all to get there using public transport. The 115 bus stops at the front of the hotel every few minutes and this takes you to Chodov Centrum which is a huge shopping complex and also where the Metro is located. We did eat in the hotel one evening and the food was delicious, however, it was quite expensive, and the other nights we ate at Chodov centrum which offers many types of cuisine at very reasonable prices. You can also walk to from the hotel to Chodov which we did most times and this only takes 15 minutes.
We did encounter one problem on arrival at the hotel - we were given the keys to our room and when we got to them they were already occupied. We returned to reception and were then allocated two new rooms. One of these rooms was fine but the other room was also occupied. On our return to reception we were given a free upgrade to an apartment room which was much bigger than the standard room. There was a large conference on when we arrived and were told that the hotel was fully booked. Apart from this, we had no further problems and all staff we dealt with were courteous and helpful. As most of the reviews state, the reception and foyer area of the hotel are very impressive and all the facilities in the hotel are very good. The breakfast was excellent and there was a very good selection of food - none of us were hungry afterwards, thats for sure!
We enjoyed are stay in the hotel and found it more than adequate for our requrements. Yes, it is a busy hotel and due to its size there are a lot of people in the reception and foyer areas, but not in a bad way. As far as I could see everyone was happy and enjoying themselves as well. Like I said, it all depends what you want and what you expect. There is nothing wrong with the hotel and I would recommend it to others. The corridors were quiet at night and we didnt encounter any unsavoury characters at all! We got what we paid for, and more! To get closer to Prague and a more personal environment you will have to pay ?15 or ?20 a night more. We dont mind walking a little and we can forgive a couple of computer errors for the rooms. I suppose you can be unlucky where ever you go and it is always possible to have a bad experience, but this hotel doesnt deserve all teh bad press it gets from reviewers here and as I said, I would recommend it.