We have reservations in May at the Prague Intercontinental for 185EUR and Best Western Kinsky Garden 150EUR/nite. One of these will be cancelled. Any info. you can share about either of these hotels would be greatly appreciated.

Topping for nancie. I want to know also. Is your rate for a river view for the Intercontinental, nancie? Thanks

I don't know, but have sent an E-mail to ask. Thank you

The river view for the Intercontinental is 225EUR.

for the past 20 years I have wondered why travelers want to stay at one-size fits-all chain hotels. These hotels have nothing to do with the culture or environment they are in. Where is the charm, adventure, and sense of place?

I was curious about this hotel as we passed it last year while walking the city. Just checked prices for the 2nd weekend in May and their internet site quotes 149 euros / night. Might want to check on prices again, as you might get a better rate. <BR><BR>Jor, to each is his own. I am with you.

I always wonder about people who make critical comments about where other people choose to stay in a hotel, as it can have no effect on them and isn't their money. I wonder whether you even know what you are talking about? I would guess not because BW hotels are simply local hotels that belong to an international marketing consortium, they are just as Czech and &quot;local&quot; as the next one. Your remark about &quot;one size fits all&quot; implies you think all european Best Western hotels are identical, I gather, which is simply rubbish, they have nothing to do with each other except for belonging to that marketing group. <BR><BR>As for Intercontinental, that might be more true, although I think it really is an issue of being modern and large versus whether it is a hotel group or independently owner or not. I think it does reflect local architecture of its time period (which frankly is not to my taste at all, but it does reflect it--ugly 1970s Communist block style). I don't care for its location, either, but I think some people just want a certain level of hotel and service and aren't looking for the hotel itself to be an experience. I wouldn't care for that style myself, but I don't like modern so much in hotels, whether a chain or not, and don't like very large hotels usually. If I'm on business or something, it's a different story and I may have a reason to stay in a hotel like that.<BR><BR>Lots of folks on Fodors talk about staying in cheap, small, bare basic rooms with no charm and say they don't care because a hotel is unimportant to their trip comfort. In any case, Jor, if you've been wondering this for 20 years, I gather you didn't learn anything about Best Western hotels, in any case, during that period you were wondering.

well i plead guilty to liking intercontinentals<BR>we spent five days at the intercontinental in paris. wel liked location and quality of hotel, traveling with kids, nice rooms, nice service.. we also stayed at intercontinental in rome in december.. great location at top of spanish steps, great service.. while they may say intercontinental on the top of the building in paris, french folks ran, in italy italians ran and next week we are staying at the intercontinental in prague. i suspect that czechs run that hotel.. we know the level of serv ice and like it

I'm not familiar with the Inter-Continental in Prague, but I agree with the previous poster. I-C is a high-end brand and it offers a standard of excellence and accommodation that places it in fine company in the industry.

Jerry- <BR>I have a question about the Intercontinental in Paris...Did you have just one room? My children are 13 and 11. I was wondering if we could fit into one room with a rollaway? It would be me, my husband, and two kids. I'm looking at the Intercontinental in PAris. Any info would be appreciated!

While Prague is a very compact city - I thought the Intercontinental in Prague was a bit far from the main hub of the center. I stayed in the Mala Strana at a small boutique type hotel ($125 a night). I will say the outside of the Intercontinental is UGLY - however, reviews I read have praised the interiors. So I suppose the advantage by staying there is you don't have to look at the exterior. The Intercontinental is on a major street but I still got the impression is was a bit on the edge of everything.

I recently found out that Tauck Tours (voted number 1 by travel and leisure magazine) stays at the Intercontinental Hotel in Prague and also Stanford Alumni Tours stay at this hotel, so it couln't be too bad.

The IC is just down Pariska street from Old Town Square, a five minute walk if you go slow, whilst indeed ugly the quality is excellent. The Kinsky gardens is just outside Mala Stana on the SW side, about a 15 minute walk from Charles Bridge. It is a fairly small hotel but I am told the staff is very friendly and helpful.

just spent four days there this past week,, great location,,on the river 5 minutes walk from about everywhere,,jewish quarter, charles bridge, wensclaw square, old town square, shopping..hotel was run extraordinarily well,, service was terrific, well managed. the only drawback to this hotel is that it was ugly as sin. highly recommend this hotel