Ok, well, it's not exactly right in the middle, but it's so close you could toss a stone and have it land somewhere on the edge of the Old town square...and the view...well, we were lucky and got a gorgeous suite with a balcony that opened straight out onto surely what was one of the best views in Prague...straight down the charming narrow street leading directly onto the square...sitting there, sipping wine, watching the world go by below, wonderful stuff. The suite was very large, very comfortable, bathroom, bed, wardrobe space, robes, slippers, complimentary goodies, everything good. The staff were extremely discrete and highly professional, the breakfast superb, you'd be hard pressed to find a fault here.

We were only going to be in Prague for a 2.5 days (2 nights) and we wanted to stay right in the Old Town Square / Staroměstské náměstí. The Ventana Hotel is right next to the Tyn Church / Týnský chrám on the square, walking distance from all the historic sites.

Our hotel rooms were large. I was expecting smaller rooms typical of many European hotels. Luxurious; nicer than expected! Big bathrooms. The hotel staff was friendly and eager to please. The included breakfast was good; we were seated with a nice view of the Tyn Church. In the late afternoon, the hotel had a tea service; very pleasant. The rooms have good high speed internet, but Wifi wasn't so good in one of our rooms; the lobby was best for Wifi.

In our brief stay, we saw the following: Palác Kinských / Kinský Palace, Pražský orloj / Prague Astronomical Clock, Dům U Kamenného zvonu / The Stone Bell House, Celetná ulice / Celetna street, Old Jewish Cemetery / Starý židovský hřbitov, Spanish Synagogue / Španělská synagoga, Municipal House / Obecní dům, Prague Castle, Pražský hrad, Katedrála sv. Víta / St. Vitus Cathedral, Lesser Town / Malá Strana, Kostel svatého Mikuláše / St Nicholas Church, and Karlův most / Charles Bridge. If you visit, you'll discover these sites on your own and if you are like me you want to write them down -- to remember your trip.

We ate the nearby restaurants; we really like Czech food and the restaurant were welcoming! Our hotel is formally on Celetná ulice / Celetna street. This is a big shopping area with lots of touristy and high end stores. The first floor of the hotel is Swarovski Crystal; the premium crystal store in Czech, Moser, was next door. This is a great place for food and shopping, as we tourists are known to do!

Both the Old Town Square and the Prague Castle, when lit at night looked like a scene from a imaginary fairy tale -- just beautiful.

We stayed at the Ventana for 2 nights a few days before Christmas 2010 and it was everything I hoped it would be. It's well located off the main square and the main Christmas markets and room we paid for (the attic loft deluxe) was probably the best hotel room I've ever stayed in. The included breakfast was good enough and the mini bar in the room not overly priced. The overall decor and feel of the hotel was great and it served as an excellent base to explore Prague at Christmas time.

It must also be said the Ventana was the perfect accompanyment to our trip away as my then girlfriend, now fiance, was suitably impressed enough by the experience that she agreed to marry me when I proposed to her by the Charles Bridge on the second night! Thanks also to the small group of people who clapped and cheered when they saw me on bended knee.

We stayed between Xmas and New Year 2011 for 3 nights in this wonderful hotel.The location is absolutely brilliant being only 300 yards from the Old Town Square.

We were lucky to get a 'free' room up grade to one of the superb loft conversion - two level room with the four poster beds -Nice ! .

All the staff were very helpful.

The breakfasts were excellent with a wide selection of hot and cold offerings. The added complimentary cold sparkling wine (Champagne) was a bonus morning enlivener !

Generally eating and drinking out was very cheap compared to many Euro Zone countries !

We had a fantastic meal out with a huge Czech meat feast with dumplings and several Czech beers for about £13.50 each... wonderful !!


Overall a great find and a great stay...highly recommended !!