Fodor's Expert Review Alchymist Grand Hotel and Spa

A baroque fever dream of Prague masterminded by an Italian developer, the Alchymist doesn't go the understated route. With filigreed designs; a front courtyard with a koi pond and a bridge; room after room of intricate, gilded designs stitched together by a 500-year-old staircase; and a UNESCO-protected façade, it's the living definition of de trop. Thankfully, that's what makes it so fun. And little extras just embellish all that glamour, including wood floors and ceilings with painted designs and a small but excellent spa.