Virtually the only hotel in the SoNa neighbourhood, the Elite is a modern take on Prague's traditional design and architecture. The subtle blend of the new and the antique is discreetly apparent throughout the hotel from the lobby to the bathrooms. Comfortable and quiet with a lively little bar/grill, it's one of our favourite hotels.
Telephone: +420 224 932 250
Price: 3,800–6,500kc
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One of the few hotels in the trendy SoNa area of Prague, Elite was renovated and reopened in 2000, although the original building dates back more than 500 years. Today it’s a charming place set in a lively and interesting part of town that eschews the prevalent SoNa accent of modern and contemporary for a more traditional voice that soothes with easy-going affability.
The hotel works with many of its original features – ornate stuccowork, painted ceilings and simple beams – and is kitted out with correspondingly heavyweight wooden furniture. There are 77 uniquely decorated rooms, all containing pieces of original antique furniture, engravings of 17th-century Prague and private bathrooms.
Modern features also grace the rooms, including pay TV, satellite, PC connections, WiFi and minibars; business travellers may want to request one of the rooms with a writing desk. The two main suites are spacious, and one of them comes with a 17th-century Renaissance ceiling.
A courtyard provides a great summer breakfast area as well as an ambient, tranquil location for an evening drink, and the hotel is also connected to Ultramarin (see Drink) – a lively bar, restaurant and nightclub accessed through a separate entrance down the street.
