Czech Republic

Like a vision of Baroque Prague injected with over-the-top Vegas style, this independent hotel of just 46 rooms drops cherubim, silk brocades, carved wood, and...more

Smichov, the none-too-pretty neighborhood south of Malá Strana where Mozart once lived (that house, Bertramka, is now a museum and concert venue), is...more

Opened in 2003 by Henry Kallan of Manhattan's Hotel Gansevoort fame, the music-themed Aria has only gotten stronger since it was sold to Czech investors in...more

Housed in a former bank, the Carlo IV announces itself with a soaring, 19th-century facade and stately neoclassical columns. Its location on a residential...more

This 161-room hotel—composed of Baroque, neo-Renaissance, neoclassical, and modern buildings—sits on the Vltava, practically on top of Charles...more

The rebirth of this onetime eyesore is a beacon for the rest of the city's Communist-era architecture. A Stalinist monstrosity just a few years back, the Jalta...more

The city's highest style quotient—or most self-conscious design statement—belongs to this 2003-vintage place five minutes' walk from Old Town...more

This sensitive reconstruction of a 1348 building just under Prague Castle stands on the main drag of Mala Strana's castle district—the same street that...more

With views over Old Town, the 86-room Hotel Paris (a.k.a. Hotel Pariz) has been a celebrated fixture of the city since its arrival in 1904. It's a sui generis...more

In a city of Gothic spires and Baroque curlicues, the Yasmin is a retro-futuristic option. While there are no fluffy robes or fancy vanities, the 198 rooms...more