Fodor's Expert Review Jalta Boutique Hotel

The Jalta is arguably the smartest, most interesting hotel on central Wenceslas Square, with a historically protected façade that dates to the 1950s in the socialist realist style first developed in the Soviet Union. Inside, an Andy Warhol screen print of local boy Franz Kafka looks over the lobby, and rooms have been made over with a smart contemporary look, with toiletries from L'Occitane and Egyptian cotton linens. All the rooms have air-conditioning and free Wi-Fi. Try to get a balcony room fronting the square, with a dramatic view of the National Museum. Despite the central location, the excellent windows stifle street noise.