Pachtuv Palace - Prague, Czech Republic     

Having visited quite a few luxurious hotels around the globe, I was astonished that only 1000km of the front door of my residence there is a hotel that could amaze me once more. By far this must be the most romantic hotel I've ever visited, with a very professional and friendly staff present. Everything went smoothly from the time I arrived at the airport, where the hotel had foreseen my transfer at a very competetive price compared with other taxis (950CZK = appr 35 euro), over check-in and residing there for four nights, until their limo dropped me off again at the airfield. The room, junior-suite deluxe with a superb overview of Charles Bridge and the Vltava river, was very stylish, being old-fashioned as it should be in a baroque residence but with a well-equipped modern bathroom and seperate toilet. The location is ideal - close to Pragues' best restaurants - near the city center but just far away enough to avoid the continuous crowdiness and noise. A walk to the centre only took me 6 minutes to be exact. Charles Bridge is only two minutes on foot! During my stay, the hotel was fully booked (all 50 rooms), yet I had the distinct impression that only 10 or 12 guest where residing there. It is the first hotel I ever encountered where you hear absolutely nothing at all of the other residents, not when they are in their rooms, not when they are walking down the corridors... Probably due to the thick walls and massive wooden doors, yet all these elements combined give you an enormous feeling of rest and privacy. Only downside is the lack of airconditioning, and normally this would cost points when I write a review, but I'm willing to make an exception in this case; to my humble opinion, by installing central airconditioning a great deal of charm of this building would be destroyed, and again for those who doubt it, the hotel overall is AT LEAST 5 stars worth, the level of service and courtesy of the staff can only be found in 5 1/2 star hotels. Since 2007, the MaMaison Pachtuv Palace is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, and this is a membership-title they well deserve.

Wonderful hotel offering a excellent service , multilingual reception staff (english and french) , helpful , friendly , outstanding service. We slept in suite 401 with excellent view on the river, Charles Bridge and on castle. To be recommended. Room is romantic , warm atmosphere. Hotel looks like a "Charming House" , table d'hôte. Excellent transfer service organized by the hotel , comfortable car.