Detailed Review
The Golden Wheel is located in the famous Nerudova street, in the heart of Mala Strana the most romantic district of Prague, directly below the Prague Castle and just few steps from the Charles Bridge. We are awaiting your visit to let you breathe the magic atmosphere of the city of “one hundred towers”. This small romantic hotel offers 17 luxuriously furnished guestrooms with warm and pleasant atmosphere. Each of them has its own indistinguishable charm and is situated either in the principal building or in the fascinating Baroque villa in the courtyard. The two wings of the hotel building are connected by two comfortable elevators and there is an enchanting stairway that brings you to a relaxing garden bordering with the old boundaries of the Prague Castle. From the upper floors the guests can enjoy the breathtaking view over the castle or the Petrin Hill and surely on the famous red roofs of Mala Strana. In some of the hotel rooms can be found ceilings of wooden painted beams or Baroque stuccoes ceilings. The apartments are provided by minibar, Tv + SAT, Internet connection and the attic part is also supplied with air-conditioning.
Independent Reviews
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“This intimate boutique hotel on Nerudova Street fuses baroque chic with a contemporary, neutral palette in the heart of the city.”
The Golden Wheel, in our opinion, offers the best value in Prague. The excellent location, the sense of history, the clever contemporary designs and the hard-working staff don’t normally come at these rates.
U Zlateho Kola (The Golden Wheel)
By Angela Moore
The Golden Wheel is just the sort of place to revive and re-inspire boutique hotel-weary travellers. It’s also perfect for Prague, an unpretentious and understated mix of the contemporary and the historical.
The building has stood on this site, under the walls of Prague Castle near the top end of beguiling Nerudova Street, for five hundred years. To look at now, it appears to be an elegant contemporary renovation, like so many in Prague. As you unwrap it, though, you find quiet references to its past – a medieval well, stuccoed Baroque ceilings – that fill it with character.
There are other pleasant discoveries to make, like the garden hidden at the top of the house, surrounded by geraniums in pots, or the little glass balcony look-out point. The lift is a smart glass box and paintings of historical Prague have been hung on the wall behind it, so you get a changing perspective of the city as you go up the floors. Even the stone nook that houses the computer is pretty. The little Café Arcadia downstairs is very chic and contemporary, with long blonde wood tables and suede chairs under vaulted ceilings.
This thoughtful, imaginative ethic is extended to the service. Every morning, guests are given a card detailing the day’s weather, highlighting one of the sights of Prague and also listing a few events – a concert, a special tour – that the staff find interesting. The hotel is run by a young, ambitious team, who are passionate about it and work hard to make you feel the same way.
The rooms
There are just 17 rooms, all different. They are quite spare, low-key and elegant, filled with light. Carefully neutral tones are relieved by splashes of colour in the sofas and armchairs, and by fresh flowers. Floors are polished wood, covered in rugs.
Most rooms have something special about them – painted wooden beams, or a stone archway, or vaulted ceilings, or Baroque stucco-work – which give an added fillip of personality. Room 101, which overlooks the street, has its original painted ceilings. Room 515, a suite, is up in the attic; it’s a split level room with a sunken bed on a raised platform, very appealing. In summer it is worth noting that these rooms, tucked away under the eaves, are the only ones that have air-con. Bathrooms are spacious, smartly tiled in black and white – nothing fussy or fancy but effective and not messed about with, like the rest of the hotel. And isn’t that just what you want?
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