Sleeping - Prague and the Czech Republic - page 118

a 14 percent discount if you lock in a reservation with no cancella-
tion option, check online for lower rates, Internet access, Haštalská
14, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.maximilianhotel.com,
[e-mail]).
$$$ Residence Retezova is on a central but delightfully
quiet cobbled lane. Its medieval shell has been remodeled into nine
elegant, plush, and spacious apartments—each one is unique. Stay
away from ground-f loor apartments in the summer—they tend
to get stuffy (Db-3,400-5,200 Kč, large apartment-9,900 Kč for
up to 6 people; free Internet access, Řetězová 9, tel. [phone],
fax [phone], www.residenceretezova.com, info@residence
retezova.com).
$$ Pension u Medvídků has 31 comfortably renovated rooms
in a big, rustic, medieval shell with dark wood furniture. Upstairs,
you'll find lots of beams—or, if you're not careful, they'll find you
(Sb-2,300 Kč, Db-3,500 Kč, Tb-4,500 Kč, extra bed-500 Kč,
“historical” rooms 10 percent more, apartment for 20 percent more,
manager Vladimír promises readers of this topic a 10 percent dis-
count with cash if you book direct, Internet access, Na Perštýně
7, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.umedvidku.cz, info
@umedvidku.cz). The pension runs a popular beer-hall restaurant
with live music most Fridays and Saturdays until 23:00—request
an inside room for maximum peace.
$$ Green Garland Pension (U Zeleného Věnce), on the
same quiet pedestrian street as Residence Retezova, has a warm
and personal feel rare in the Old Town. Located in a thick 14th-
century building with open beams, it has a blond-hardwood charm
decorated with a woman's touch. Its nine rooms are clean and sim-
ply furnished (big Sb-2,900 Kč, Db-3,400 Kč, bigger Db-3,700 Kč,
Tb-4,400 Kč, 10 percent discount with cash, family suite, Internet
access in lobby, Řetězová 10, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.uzv.cz, [e-mail]).
$ Hotel u Klenotníka (At the Jeweler), with 11 modern, com-
fortable rooms in a plain building, is three blocks off the Old Town
Square (Sb-2,000 Kč, small double-bed Db-2,750 Kč, bigger twin-
bed Db-3,300 Kč, Tb-3,750 Kč, Marie and Helena promise 10
percent of when booking direct with this topic, Wi-Fi, Rytířská
3, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.uklenotnika.cz, info
@uklenotnika.cz).
$ Hotel Haštal is next to Hotel Maximilian (listed above)
on the same quiet, hidden square in the Old Town. A popular
hotel back in the 1920s, it has been tactfully renovated to comple-
ment the neighborhood's vibrant circa-1900 architecture. Its 24
rooms are comfortable, but the walls are a bit thin (Sb-2,400 Kč,
Db-2,800 Kč, extra bed-550 Kč, flexible online pricing based on
occupancy—check for deals, air-con, Wi-Fi, Haštalská 16, tel.