Top notch
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 2/26/08
Upon arriving outside the Top Hotel our first impressions were very good, the hotel and its surrounding areas are very well maintained and clean. The reception hall and bar area is amazing; from one end to the other is decorated beautifully with polished gold, elegant paintings and fountains. The receptionists greeted us with friendly smiles and supplied very helpful information about the city of Prague, bus schedule and more. The corridors leading to all the rooms are easy to navigate, the lifts were in good working order and all very clean. The Standard room was surprisingly large and well presented; it had everything we needed including dresser with chair and small TV, two night stands with lamp, wardrobe and shoe rack/table thingy, bathroom with including good strong shower and wide sink, shower gel and hand wash, two tumblers, all of which were very good quality and clean. The only issue was with the bed as it was a little hard, but nothing important. The room did not have an iron, but there is an ironing service available.
The main breakfast hall is very large, well decorated and obviously very clean. The food buffet and is fairly traditional mainly consisting of cheeses, cold meats, bread and butter, yoghurts, cereal, sweet cakes/muffins and also hot foot such as sausage, eggs and bacon. Also there are drinks including, various juices, coffee, hot chocolate, water etc. The waiters and waitresses are very hard working and will speedily clean up dirty tables in a flash. All the food available during breakfast is very good quality and hearty.
There are many services within the hotel such as swimming, fitness, bowling, Internet etc, but obviously all these extras require payment, so don’t be a moron and expect these for free.
If you have paid for evening meals also as we did, you won’t be disappointed, again the food delicious (I recommend the Bolognese as starter, tastes great and loads of it) and again the service is fast and friendly. One issue which caused a little confusion was how some evenings dinner would be served from seemingly random restaurants within the hotel, some night we were eating at the Morovian (waiter service), some nights at the main dining hall (buffet), other nights at the newly refurbished bar hall (buffet), so keep your eye out the arrow signs pointing you in the right direction for dinner.
Below are quick points to remember in and out of the hotel:
* Be friendly if you want a friendly service, the Czech people are respond only to how you treat them. So be respectful and patient.
* Extra services within the hotel require payment; they are not free of charge.
* The food is varied yet fairly traditional; so don’t expect bangers and mash, curry, pizza or any other sort of junk food you may be used to. You are in Prague so don’t be afraid to try some Czech food. I personally prefer their style.
* The beer is fantastic, so try it, its cheaper than cola anyway.
* When using public transport, buy a ticket, which will last you for your whole stay, its better then carrying change around each day you need a ticket.
* Bring an iron, kettle with hot drink stuffs etc if you need them in your room. Also don’t forgot the power outlets are European, so get an adaptor if you need one.
* Don’t be afraid to be lost in the city of Prague, we found some cool places to eat at for lunch by chance because we had wondered down a small street we didn’t mean to, but glad we did. But if you do get lost, don’t stress, because of the size of the city its easy to find your way again.
* Most important, have FUN! Be positive and most problems wont be an issue.