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Hruba Skala, Turnov, Ceske Budejovice 51101, Czech Republic
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Hotel Stekl
4.0 of 5 stars 6 Reviews
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Dartmouth, Canada
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“Spectacular room, view, restaurant ...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 July 2011
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Reading the "Perfect Stay" review below it is hard to believe that until recently there have been no other reviews of this hotel. This worried us a bit but we made our reservation none-the-less, and very glad we did.

Located just below the Chateau Hluboka the original building of what is now the hotel, previously used as an administrative building of the Chateau was constructed in the same style as the chateau. The result is impressive.

We booked the Summer Dreams package, with an upgrade to a Royal/Kings room. Our (non-smoking) room (304) was huge, with high ceilings, very nice furniture, a comfortable bed, chandeliers, a couple of beautiful writing tables, and an awesome view to the town and countryside below through the large windows. The bathroom was similarly quite large, with double basins and a nice tub with brass fixtures. The Kings room was an additional 800 Czech Krowns / 33 euros. It was simply a beautiful room, with an exceptional view.

The courtyard of the hotel was also wonderful, with the soothing sound of the fountain, a perfect place to relax.

The Summer Dreams package included two four-course meals. Although the menus were pre-set, without choice, all our dishes were extremely well prepared and very tasty. The chef was very accommodating in preparing vegetarian dishes for my wife. My pork tenderloin with wild mushroom sauce and tagliatelle was perhaps my best meal of our two weeks in the Czech Republic. The service in the restaurant was attentive and friendly. The package also included a welcoming drink; an ice-cream sundae and a one-hour horse-drawn carriage ride (hey it is nice to splurge once in a while) to the town of Hluboka below the castle and then along the lakeside just outside of town. Certainly a very nice/romantic way to end our stay.

Breakfast was good, but not exceptional (not that we were hungry after the large meals the nights before).

The free internet in the room was reliable, and while I'm not sure it would be as easy if the hotel were busier but we were able to park right out front with no trouble.

The front desk staff were somewhat less friendly then the restaurant staff, but otherwise this was a perfect stay.

Cesky Krumlov (certainly worth a visit) is an easy drive (< 50 km) from Hluboka. If you take the smaller country roads back the UNESCO village of Holasovice is a nice stop.

My wife summed up our stay at Hotel Stekl best when she said she felt like a 'princess' in her castle. What more can one say.

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  • Stayed June 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“How often do you get to stay next door to a castle?”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 July 2011
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We encountered this place with a bike tour group pre-booking. We biked in and out of this cute town, and ate dinner and breakfast at the hotel. It is next door to the castle called Hluboka Chateau, which we unfortunately did not get to tour. I did see a couple of parts of it, and it's great looking from the outside as well. There also seems to be a nice walking trail next to the castle, though I didn't have a chance to explore it. It was fun just to sit outside the Chateau alone early in the morning, enjoying the gardens and birds.

This smallish hotel is older, the rooms pleasant but a bit dated. The tourists leave when the Chateau closes, and the place becomes blissfully quiet. It's really just the Chateau and the Hotel: nothing else is nearby, as you are about a quarter mile up a hill from town.

Breakfast is varied and tasty. Dinner, which was a set menu for a group, was average. The staff was pleasant. There is no air conditioning. There was a house computer available for use in the lobby.

But for the castle next door, this would be a pretty forgetable place. Still, if your travels take you to this area, this is a perfectly acceptable choice where you will get a good night's sleep and a nice breakfast.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
“Perfect Stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2005
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We spent 4 nights at this hotel at the end of our holiday touring the Czech republic and it was absolutely ideal.

Lovely hotel in a great setting adjoining the wonderful Hluboka Chateau. Plenty of outside seating for a drink and to eat out if the weather had been as good as earlier in our holiday. The restaurant staff were very friendly and attentive (not intrusive!) - a pity that on occasions it was not well patronised - a few small tour groups but that was about all.

Our room was magnificent - a "King's Room" no 204 - huge room with a large window overlooking the lake below, sofas, chairs, writing desk etc all very gracious (even an ironing board if you really want to be home from home!!!) The bathroom was also huge with twin basins and a separate room with toilet.

Breakfast was an extremely plentiful buffet with masses of meats, fish, fruit and cereals etc also hot scrambled eggs, bacon & sausages with the chef coming out regularly to check the quantities to refilling.

Only on one occasion did we find it noisy and that was due to a seminar being held there and some members found it necessary to have very loud conversations at 2-3am in the corridors and then slam their doors! But that was not a fault of the hotel and only happened on that one time.

We stayed from a Sunday to Thursday and I would think that it probably wouldn't be ideal to stay if a wedding was on (if there were any vacancies!)
We were hoping to come earlier because of our stay in the abysmal Hotel Ricc, Brno but there was a wedding on the Saturday and no rooms available.

Again this hotel had been booked in January for the 4 nights and re-confirmed 2 weeks prior to the booking, they had also confirmed that they would give 10% discount for cash payment and this was mentioned immediately on checkout (the same for the lovely Hotel U Pava, Prague and not for the abysmal hotel Ricc, Brno)

There was limited parking for free outside the hotel, but we chose to use the garage, as the parking was very cramped due to the Seminar, the garage was linked directly to the hotel by lift and operated by the hotel room card.

I am really surprised that no one else has chosen to review this hotel because we were very impressed by the setting, housekeeping and staff and would certainly recommend it. Mind do you we would have pleased with anything after the dismal Hotel Ricc, Brno but at least we were able to start with the lovely hotel, U Pava - Prague and end with this lovely hotel.

  • Stayed September 2005
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“il fascino dell'edifico...”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012
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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“お城での滞在の雰囲気を味わえるホテル”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2010
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  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Hruba Skala, Turnov, Ceske Budejovice 51101, Czech Republic
Price range (per night):* INR7,356 - 12,093

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