The elgantly simple U Raka is a revelation, the country farmhouse style main building with flanking outhouses could, and probably should be, miles away from Prague. Family-owned and run, as soon as one enters the main building the warm glow that infuses it spreads through you and keeps you wanting to stay longer.
Telephone: +420 220 511 100
Price: from EUR 150
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Hidden away in a beautiful, unspoiled section of the city (think stuccoed houses and cobblestone streets), this small, romantic hotel looks astonishingly like a country farmstead, complete with wooden timbers, trickling water and various agricultural knick-knacks.
Embellishing the peaceful atmosphere is the fact that there really is very little in the vicinity to distract you. Rooms are rustic, furnished in an elegant but basic manner, with wrought-iron or heavy wooden beds and country furniture with plain, muted colours.
Natural materials such as wood and stone abound, giving the place a Rousseau-esque ‘back to nature’ feel – an ambience heightened by the small but sensitively landscaped garden areas. Popular with honeymooners and the romantically inclined, it has only one downside: the slight trek to Old Town Square and Staré Mesto.
