Dům U Velké Boty

Cosy bed and breakfast beneath the castle

Noteworthy for: The hotel, whose name means "House of the Big Boot", is located in a building returned to the Rippl family in 1989 after being nationalised under communism.
Word to the wise: As the hotel has no sign and is small, taxi drivers may not have heard of Dům U Velké Boty, so be sure to arrive armed with the address.

Intimate, friendly and pretty affordable, this bed and breakfast in the streets below Prague Castle has a low-key but unmistakable charm. Run by the Rippl family, the tall narrow renaissance-style house feels genuinely old, an atmosphere that the old, art nouveau-ish furniture in the rooms contributes to.
Comfortable enough, the hotel isn't fancy - bathrooms, for example, are functional rather than flash. Nonetheless, the calm, central location and genuine commitment staff show to making guests feel at home makes the place a real winner.