Jana Masaryka, 11/523, Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic | (888) 616-5829
Some rooms are notably sleek and modern
Some rooms have private balconies
Free breakfast buffet with range of options
Restaurant serves well-reviewed Czech
and international cuisine
Lobby bar with draft beer and
cigars
Massages and body
treatments available
Free Wi-Fi
Located far from main attractions
Some guests complain the beds
are hard
Fee for sauna and tanning
bed
Fee for parking
Ametyst is an upper-middle-range, boutique hotel in a quiet, residential part of Prague. Some of the 84 rooms are sleek and modern, while others
are a bit homier and older in style, but all have well-stocked minibars, free Wi-Fi, and coffee/tea
facilities. The free hot and cold breakfast
buffet has a wide range of options, and there’s also a well-reviewed restaurant on-site that serves international and Czech cuisine. The hotel is located rather far from the main sightseeing attractions, but only a short walk from the tram, which makes the whole city accessible. Guests may want to compare rates with the nearby Anna Hotel, a family-run boutique hotel with friendly staff and comfortable beds.
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Scene
Boutique hotel with art gallery dining area
On a tree-lined,
cobbled street, a row of national flags wave over the entrance of the Hotel
Ametyst, signaling an invitation to international travelers. It’s appropriate that
one of those flags is the German flag, since some of the well-dressed staff is
fluent in German. Inside, the lobby is classic, if a bit dated in style, with an
odd-mirrored cube in the middle. The lobby bar is small and retro, with purple leather barstools and booths. There’s Krušovice beer on tap, and cigars are available
for purchase. The artwork for sale hung throughout the hotel rotates,
including the oil paintings and pastel drawings that decorate the walls of the
restaurant, where breakfast and dinner are served.
Location
Residential area, somewhat far from major attractions, but close to a tram
The hotel
is located in a quiet, residential location, somewhat removed from the city center, but there’s a
tram within a five-minute walk. The town square, with its famous astronomical clock, can be reached in a 15-minute ride on public
transportation, and Prague Castle can be reached in under 20 minutes. The
airport is around a 30-minute drive, and the hotel will arrange an airport
transfer, but the fee is high.
Rooms
Two decor schemes: sleek and modern, or light and homey
Some rooms at the Ametyst have been more
recently renovated than others, but all have desks,
wall-mounted flat-screen TVs with satellite and pay-per-view channels, free
Wi-Fi, well-stocked minibars, and coffee/tea facilities. More recently renovated rooms are notably modern, with sleek city murals, gray accent walls and bedding, and a shock of yellow running over the beds. Bathrooms are particularly chic with natural stone tile walls, rain showers, and basin sinks. Older rooms are homey, with parquet wood floors and matching autumn-colored bed runners and curtains. Marble bathrooms have either showers stalls or shower/tub combinations. All rooms come with fresh fruit. Some guests complain of the beds being too hard.
Features
Free breakfast buffet, restaurant and bar, small spa
The free breakfast buffet offers
a variety of hot and cold foods that changes regularly. The hotel has a small
lobby bar and a reasonably priced restaurant that serves a limited menu of international
and Czech cuisine. There’s a small spa area in the basement, but fees are
levied for everything -- not just massages or facial treatments, but also using the
tanning bed and sauna. The hotel has a treadmill and some weights, and an Internet corner with
one computer. A meeting room is available for private events, and parking is available
for a fee.
