44 Best Hotels in Prague, Czech Republic

Reliable quality and low prices, and a location pretty much across the street from the Municipal House, win the day for this chain hotel. There's some attempt to brighten things up in the public spaces, but the modern rooms are not much to write home about, and lack views. However, this is among the cheapest options in the city center that meets international standards. 

If you're looking for history, the Iron Gate has it in spades—the original building dates to the 14th century, and the architectural details are fascinating (ask to see a room with painted ceiling beams). During the 16th century it underwent a major renovation, adding balconies and terraces. In 2003 it was restored yet again, exposing the original frescoes that had been hidden for years. The sleigh beds, tasteful antique touches, and fluffy terry bathrobes are nice details.

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. Despite the central location, the excellent windows stifle street noise.

Cool, clean, white lines dominate the decor of this ultra-hip modern boutique hotel designed by London-based Czech architect Eva Jiricna. There are no suites, only single and double rooms, so the sizes range from small to smaller, but Jiricna knows how to manipulate space, glass, and color to make even the smallest space breathable. 

True to its name, the Riverside is situated right above the Vltava across from Frank Gehry's Tančící dům (Dancing House). The location, just below Malá Strana in Smíchov, makes for unobstructed views of the Narodní divadlo (National Theater) as well as of Prague Castle itself; courtyard-facing rooms get balconies as a consolation prize. The look here, designed by Frenchman Pascale de Montremy, differs from the strict modern or overstuffed baroque of many Czech hotels, with a theme of preppy stripes on the curtains and headboards, hardwood floors, and organically shaped bathroom fixtures. Breakfast is served in a nook in the basement, and there's often a lively mix of guests gathered in the lobby bar.

This design hotel in the heart of Staré Mĕsto is a tasteful fusion of light, airy modernism, a look that works perfectly in the lobby, with chrome lamps and square armchairs, but is less successful in the blue rooms, which can be a bit gloomy. The location can't be beat, with excellent restaurants nearby and a five-minute walk from Old Town Square or the Námĕstí Republiky Metro station. Guests can even borrow a goldfish to keep them company in their rooms.

Dripping with glamour, this mammoth 19th-century neoclassical palace is now part of the NH Collection. The high-ceilinged lobby space, which was once a post office, sets the tone, and the big beds, chairs, and touches of green velvet maintain the period feel in the rooms. Elsewhere, there are plenty of other baronial touches, including a gorgeous Roman spa with mosaic tile flooring, renovated in 2022. 

Since opening in 2013, this trendy design hotel has been one of Karlín's hippest sleeping options, offering stylish, contemporary rooms with quirky, vintage touches. Guests will particularly enjoy the huge, warehouse-like lobby and common area, complete with a good bar-restaurant and free-to-use pool table and PlayStation corner, as well as the well-equipped fitness center. In addition to attracting the young and fashionable, the hotel is also popular with business travelers, thanks to its choice of six conference rooms.

The family-friendly Pod Věží is perched on the end of the famous Charles Bridge, so close you even get a free ticket to the tower if you stay here. Accordingly, it can be loud and busy, but the staff works hard to make it feel homey, offering upgrades where possible and going out of their way to help guests with transport, tours, and restaurant recommendations. Rooms are large and pleasant, with blue or silver silk throws and cushions over the cotton sheets. Free, fast Wi-Fi included.

This bold, bright, and affordable hotel was favored by former secretary of state Madeleine Albright (there's a framed letter of thanks on the wall). It's an imaginative blast of fresh air amid the cookie-cutter style of some international hotels. The interior design is an explosion, and celebration, of all things excellent during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s—and everything, from the lamps to the barstools, is original. Rooms keep the cheerfully retro vibes going. 

The rooms in this former convent once served as interrogation cells for the communist secret police, and the late president Václav Havel was once even a "guest" here—though, fortunately, the lobby and rooms betray nothing of this gloomy past. Cozy twins, doubles, and suites are airy, light, and modern, and the central location is good. Although it's no longer the great value it was when the Christian charity Unitas ran it as a hostel, the historical pedigree makes up for it.

Surprisingly quiet considering its location just steps from Old Town Square, the Ventana delivers old-school style and charm in spades. Beautiful black-and-white tiles line the lobby of this old grande dame building, and staff go out of their way to make the grown-up, old-fashioned crowd that stays here feel at home. The standard, beige rooms lack a little of the wow factor of the lobby (and the bar, housed in a five-story atrium with a serious chandelier in the middle), although the two-floor loft rooms complete with beams are pretty special, and many rooms offer views of the Prague skyline, picturesque Týn Church, or Old Town Square itself. A good breakfast is included.

Located next to one of the city's best shopping malls, this simple, modernist hotel may be built for business, but it's also where many of the young, up-and-coming, and mostly German-speaking trendsetters stay. Designed by Britain's Jestico + Whiles, the hotel offers airy rooms decorated in a sleek style, glass-walled meeting and conference rooms, and expansive apartments for longer-term stays. There's also a great bar and brasserie, plus a recently renovated fitness center with whirlpool and sauna.