With the onset of the fall season, the popularity of sightseeing tours to Europe resumed. Among the budget destinations, Prague leads. This city attracts tourists with numerous attractions, a warm atmosphere, delicious and satisfying food and, of course, an incomparable beer. But frugal travelers often think about convenient and cheap accommodation. Where to stay in Prague so as to be closer to its main attractions and not spend money on public transport? You should know that all places of interest to tourists are mainly concentrated in the central part of the city. But luxury hotels are also located there, which not everyone can afford. Although there are exceptions. In Prague, you can settle in the very center of the city at a affordable price if you choose the Prague Center Plaza 3 * hotel . This article will be devoted to his review. An informative base for it was not so much handouts as traveler reviews.
Location
According to tourists, this is one of the main "chips" of the hotel. It was amazing to meet the budget "troika" in one of the central quarters of Prague. All key sights of the Czech capital are within walking distance. The Prague Center Plaza 3 * hotel is located a little southeast of the center of Prague, at the address: Fügnerovo Namesti 1. Wenceslas Square can be reached in leisurely steps in five minutes, and to the main railway station - in ten, even with luggage. If you want to see more remote corners of Prague, you can use public transport. Bus and tram stops are just a two-minute walk away. There is also a metro station (Prospect I.P. Pavlova). And the Prague Congress Center, Charles University and the National Museum can be reached in minutes. Tourists say that if you want, you can not spend money on transport at all. You can get to Vysehrad on your own for twenty-five minutes. Reviews also note the fact that you can find many cafes, pubs and budget fast foods nearby. Budget grocery stores such as Bill and Zet Market are nearby.
Building and Territory
Hotel Prague Center Plaza 3 * occupies a historic six-story building, built in the style of a secession in the second half of the century before last. The atmosphere of antiquity creates a special atmosphere. From the windows of the rooms on the upper floors you can see the endless sea of roofs and the Petřín Lookout Tower. The hotel also has a patio. Those tourists who come in the summer can sit on the open, sunlit terrace. A beautiful staircase with carved railings is complemented by an elevator. The city hotel, which is the Prague Center Plaza, does not have any territory other than a dedicated parking lot near the walls of the building. But in the basement there is an excellent spa center (discussed below), a restaurant, a conference room and a luxuriously decorated reception with a lounge area. Reviews say that in general the hotel makes a very favorable impression. The building has been recently renovated.
Rooms
The hotel has ninety-five rooms for guests. But the only room category in Prague Center Plaza 3 * is Standard. Prague is a city big enough to find luxury boutique hotels with royal suites at sky-high prices. And travelers staying at this hotel are used to saving money, but at the same time not depriving themselves of comfort. The rooms in the Prague Center Plaza Hotel differ from each other only in size and, accordingly, in capacity. Tourists note that there are single rooms. Most guest rooms are designed to accommodate two people. And families can stay in a triple room, in which, by the way, there is the possibility of an extra bed. What rooms do you recommend for your accommodation reviews? At the reception or when booking, you should ask for a room on the top, sixth floor. It offers a wonderful view. And if this is not possible, at least ask for a room overlooking the courtyard. Then the noise from a busy street will not disturb your sleep.
Room facilities at Prague Center Plaza
3 stars in Europe - this is not a "three rubles" in Egypt. Therefore, the rooms of the Prague Center Plaza Hotel have everything you need for a comfortable stay. To begin with, the furniture in the bedrooms is new, and the beds are covered with a soft mattress. If you are accustomed to volumetric large pillows of the old model, they will be delivered to you instead of flat (but more useful for cervical vertebrae). The room has satellite TV, direct dial telephone, safe and minibar. Guest rooms include free Wi-Fi. Reviews emphasize that the bathrooms have only a shower. Of hygiene items - only liquid soap with a dispenser. But what unbelievably pleased budget travelers were tea bags with coffee, coffee, sugar and cream. It was possible, having come from a walk around the city to brew yourself a hot drink. There is also an electric kettle and cups.
Nutrition
Hotel Prague Center Plaza 3 * reviews are characterized as B & B. This abbreviation means that breakfast is already included in the room rate. Morning meals are served buffet style in the hotel restaurant. Tourists leave feedback on the sparing breakfast schedule. Both those who are forced to flee on business before dawn, and dormouse who are accustomed to sleep before ten can eat. Breakfast is continental. This is a standard set of meat and cheese slices, eggs of all kinds (boiled, fried eggs, scrambled eggs) and drinks. Reviews also mention a lot of types of delicious pastries. At the reception you can "buy" half board. Dinner or lunch (if you wish) will then cost only ten euros per person. It is possible to order a full board, but few people used this option in Prague - the city of various restaurants and pubs. Reviews only mention that this extra meal includes a three-course menu. You will have to pay extra for drinks separately. The hotel restaurant serves good and tasty food, the portions are large and its price of ten euros is justified. The hotel also has its own coffee shop with a summer terrace and a lobby bar, which offers great drinks and snacks.
Free service
In the hotel Prague Center Plaza 3 * (Praha), guests can use high-speed Wi-Fi without leaving their rooms. And if you did not bring a laptop with you, it doesn’t matter either. After all, at the reception, in the lounge area there is a computer connected to the Internet. Using it is free for guests. There is also a safe deposit box at the reception. If you leave Prague late and you need to vacate the room, you can check in your luggage in a special storage room. At the reception, which, by the way, works around the clock, there are employees who perfectly speak English and, as the reviews say, a little in Russian. You can exchange currency in the hotel building. There is also a tour desk and car rental.
Paid service
These services include parking. You can leave your car in the open parking lot or in the garage of the neighboring Hotel Prague Center Plaza Superior, which is forty meters away. And in Prague Center Plaza 3 * you will be served breakfast in your room for a fee, and indeed, they will serve you around the clock, if that’s your will and money. The hotel accepts orders for the organization of seminars and business meetings. To do this, she has a conference room that can accommodate sixty people, and a business center with the necessary equipment. The hotel also provides paid concierge and babysitting services. All rooms have minibars. Their contents are paid, and replenished daily as they are used.
SPA-center
Many tourists visited this realm of bathing bliss and were satisfied. It is located in the basement of the building of the hotel Prague Center Plaza 3 *. In addition to banal spa treatments, such as a sauna and a jacuzzi, this center will offer you something exotic. For example, beer baths. Prague is famous for this foamy drink. But Czechs take beer not only inside, but also bathe in it. A bath drink is chosen special, made on the basis of hops, yeast and malt. It does not contain barley, which can cause allergic reactions. When taking baths, you are served individually and in unlimited quantities the unpasteurized Bernard beer. The spa center of the Prague Center Plaza Hotel offers its guests to visit the salt cave. Staying in such a room has a particularly healing effect on patients with asthma. There is a spa and massage services. Reviews claim that after a day of walking on excursions, his visit returns strength. You can order a session of general, sports, honey massage, as well as a procedure where hot stones are used.
Services for children
It is difficult to expect from a three-star city hotel, which is Prague Center Plaza 3 * (Prague), the presence of a mini-club or the possibility of installing a cot in your room. However, the hotel is trying to please even its youngest guests. To attract travelers with children, the hotel has an attractive pricing policy. So, all kids under the age of six can stay at the hotel for free. If the child is not yet twelve, then his parents pay half the price for accommodation (discount - fifty percent for one bed). If a person under the age of sixteen agrees to sleep on an extra bed (folding chair), then a night at the hotel will cost him only ten euros. As for baby food, the reviews claim that at breakfast you can always find enough dishes to feed a child. There are yogurts, rolls, curd cakes, herbal tea.
Service
The staff working at the reception is lit in Russian. Tourists urge you not to be shy and contact the staff if you have any problems in the room or have questions. All employees of Hotel Prague Center Plaza 3 * are very kind. If there is such an opportunity, then they lodge early in the morning, without waiting for the two hours of the day declared in the rules. But the room should be vacated until eleven in the morning, so as not to pay for the service “late check-out”. Baggage can be left free at the reception. The hotel rooms are not air conditioned. They spoil the appearance of a historic building. But in the summer you can ask for a fan at the reception. It, as well as an iron with an ironing board, will be given to you absolutely free. The hotel is often used by tourist groups. If they leave early, then they make an exception for such travelers and open a restaurant not at seven in the morning, but ahead of schedule.
Prague Center Plaza 3 * (Prague): reviews
Most of all, tourists liked the location of the hotel regarding the sights of Prague and the city infrastructure. There were also such travelers who only walked in the Czech capital, and used transport only when they went to watch castles. Hotel Prague Center Plaza 3 * (Prague) is located in the center. And this circumstance has the minus that in rooms with windows facing the street, it can be too noisy. Reviews recommend asking for an attic room. This is a very beautiful and comfortable room on the top floor. Or ask for a room with windows facing the patio.