The Corinthia Prague is a luxury hotel that sits on a hill overlooking Prague. There are views all the way to Prague Castle and it's just two metro stops from the centre. The metro stop Vyšehrad is just a few steps from the hotel entrance. Here's a painting of the hotel and surroundings courtesy of … Continue reading Party at the Corinthia Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Hotels
Crispin Glover’s Chateau (Zámek), Konárovice, Czech Republic
Crispin Glover is an American actor known for playing eccentric roles such as George McFly in Back to the Future and the Thin Man in Charlie's Angels. Here is a classic scene from Back to the Future where George tries to tell Lorraine that he is her destiny. I found Crispin's chateau (zámek in Czech) on … Continue reading Crispin Glover’s Chateau (Zámek), Konárovice, Czech Republic
Apartment Holiday, Třebíč, Czech Republic
We were invited to a friend's birthday party and the venue was the garden of the Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou chateau about 15km from Třebíč. Our friend recommended we stay in Třebíč. Třebíč has some UNESCO World Heritage historical monuments; Basilica of St. Procopius, the Jewish Quarter and the Jewish cemetery. I did a quick search on hotels … Continue reading Apartment Holiday, Třebíč, Czech Republic
Grandhotel Pupp, Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic
The Grandhotel Pupp is a luxury hotel famous for hosting the annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and featuring in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale (as Hotel Splendide in Montenegro). We were staying March 21/22 which is still considered out of season. We were using a voucher that had been given to my … Continue reading Grandhotel Pupp, Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic
Jested Hotel and Restaurant, Liberec, Czech Republic
Note that I didn't see any bugs on this trip 🙂 The hotel sits atop a mountain and looks like a 60s sci-fi spaceship or James Bond villain’s lair (see On Her Majesty's Secret Service). We imagined that hidden beneath us, within the mountain, were an army of blue-jump-suited henchmen all helping to construct a … Continue reading Jested Hotel and Restaurant, Liberec, Czech Republic
