Detailed Review
Andel’s Hotel is conveniently located near the historical part of Prague, in the new shopping/business area "Andel City". This has two multiplex cinema centres, and the largest Prague commercial centre (“Obchodni centrum Novy Smichov”) with more than 130 branded shops and restaurants. The interiors of the hotel are designed by the famous British architects and designers Jestico + Whiles. Opened in June 2002, the four-star de luxe design hotel gives everything to the demanding guest: 231 rooms and 8 suites with state-of-the-art equipment, e.g. “plug and play“ high speed internet access and two telephone lines, DVD player, individually adjustable air conditioning, safe, trouser press, separate bath tub and shower, Fitness and Health Club, restaurant "Delight“, bar/brasserie “Oscar’s” and conference centre. All the hotel public areas are equipped for the use of wireless high speed internet access.
Independent Reviews
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“A large, confident business hotel, with a sleek, modern, Stark-peppered design; Andel’s has professional style and substance.”
Andel’s Hotel and Suites
By Angela Moore
Andel’s is a big, modern, business-focussed hotel, but its well-designed rooms mean that leisure travellers will like it too. The location is perhaps not ideal for walking around Prague – you’re in very south of Mala Strana, bordering the former industrial area called Smichov. That said, this area is developing rapidly with high-flying businesses, shopping and bars and there’s a metro station nearby.
Andel’s has a huge white echoing lobby, like an aircraft hangar, dotted with leather and Perspex seating and fabric-covered columns – very dramatic and Philippe Starck. In fact, very much indeed like the lobby of the Sanderson in London. Big, splashy modern art relieves the glass-and-white look. There’s a long reception desk manned by smartly suited young staff, who are very professional – service levels are high.
The bar and brasserie, Oscar’s, takes up one corner of the lobby. On the first floor, a second smart restaurant is encased in a large green glass cube.
The rooms
The rooms are surprisingly appealing for what, on paper, is a corporate hotel. For a start, they are all filled with light from a floor-to-ceiling window, which you can actually open. Even the most basic room categories are spacious. A lot of thought has gone into the design – for example, you can move the desk around to work where it best suits you; there is underfloor heating in the bathrooms which you control; there is plenty of wardrobe space. Most of the spacious bathrooms have a tub and a separate walk-in shower. Décor and colours tend to the simple, smart and masculine, without sacrificing the light and brightness.
One small gripe – while standards and executives hardly differ, executives come with a host of free extras, like use of tea and coffee facilities in the lounge on each floor, a turndown service, free access to the gym – things that really should be free anyway; seems a bit mean.
The Suites section of the hotel is in a connected building, with a separate lift and entry. These are excellent, with smart wooden floors and crisply sexy furniture, as well as huge plasma screens, DVDs and CD players and all the bells and whistles. They all have kitchenettes and lots of space and are an excellent option for longer stays, particularly for families.
The verdict:
Big and businesslike but suprisingly attractive for independent travellers
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