Greetings fellow travellers,<BR>I am going to visit Cesky Krumlov early this april. Is there anyone amongst you who have stayed in the Ruze(Rose) Hotel. Do you suggest it?

I too have heard good things about this place and some even say it is a bit pricey. We unfortunately could not get a room when we are there in August. They did send us a very nice brochure though.

John,<BR><BR>On our first trip to Cesky Krumlov we stayed at the Hotel Ruze. (This was before its recent total restoration following a lengthy closure.)<BR><BR>We enjoyed the hotel very much. The common rooms were lovely, the restaurant had excellent food and service, and the views from the outdoor dining terrace are memorable.<BR><BR>Prior to the restoration, some of the bedrooms were very small ---ours was quite tiny (monk-sized) and the bathroom had the style of shower that sprayed all over the room (no shower stall).<BR><BR>Two years ago ( while on a second trip), we noticed that the hotel was closed and areas were being gutted. They even had all the massive wood interior doors on the street ---stripping and restaining them. It looked like no expense was being spared to further spruce up the hotel.<BR><BR>I'm sure the current pricing is indicative of those recent expenditures.<BR><BR>If the price is within your budget, it would be worth the money---just make certain of the "size" of the room. Those that look out the back side of the hotel, overlooking the river, are the more expensive rooms---and probably the more spacious.<BR><BR>Although Cesky Krumlov is small, I still like the location of the Ruze (and all the other pension on that street.) The street is "one way" into the medevial town square---there is a lot of foot and car traffic making it a "safer" area to park your rental (if you have one.) The hotel has private parking for a limited number of cars, directly across from the hotel entrance.<BR><BR>You would also be pleased with the pension in that general area<BR>

John, If you can't get in there then try Hotel Zlatky Angel (Golden Angel) which is right next to Ruze. I stayed there last year in a new section for about $38/night for a single room. Oddly enough the room was very scandinavian looking. Nice hotel, great location.

Thank you everybody,<BR>Well the Hotel in question had just sent me a conformation e-mail. Even though it's really pricy we are going to stay in Cesky Krumlov only for one night, so the price doesn't make that much of a difference. I'll let you all know how it was when i'll come back on april 6