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The 'Pearl' on Pearl St is typical of the slinky, appealing designer hotels that
have sprung up all over central Prague. Here the designer has picked a - surprise, sur-
prise - pearl motif that extends from the giant pearls that form the reception desk to
the silky, lustrous bedspreads and huge screen prints on the bedroom walls. The
rooms are on the small side, but the decor is sleek and modern with muted colours
offset by bright-red lacquered chairs and glossy black-tiled bathrooms.
PENSION
U ZELENÉHO VĚNCE €€
Located on a quiet side street, but only a few minutes' stroll from the Old Town
Square, the 'Green Garland' is a surprisingly rustic retreat right in the heart of the
city. Set in a restored 14th-century building, it takes its name from the house-sign
above the door. The bedrooms vary in size - some cramped and some spacious - but
all are spotlessly clean and simply but appealingly decorated, with exposed medieval
roof beams in the attic rooms. The English-speaking owner is unfailingly polite and
helpful.
HHOSTEL
STEL
OLD PRAGUE HOSTEL €
1000/1200Kč; ; Náměstí Republiky)
Cheerful and welcoming, with colourful
homemade murals brightening the walls, this is one of Prague's most sociable hostels,
with a good mix of people from backpackers to families. Facilities are good, with
lockers in the dorms, luggage storage and 24-hour reception, though the mattresses on
the bunks are a bit on the thin side. The staff are very helpful and the location could
hardly be more central, just five minutes' walk east of the Old Town Square.
Nové Město
HHOTEL
TEL, HO
, HOSTEL
STEL
MOSAIC HOUSE €€
300Kč; ; Karlovo Náměstí)
A blend of four-star hotel and boutique hostel, Mo-
saic House is a cornucopia of designer detail, from the original 1930s mosaic in the
entrance hall to the silver spray-painted tree brances used as clothes-hanging racks.
