Hotel Essence Prague

The facade dates to 1921, its lines restored rather than replaced, and the interiors read as a quiet nod to Czech Art Deco rather than a copy of it. Hotel Essence holds 54 rooms behind that front, on Senovážné náměstí in Prague's New Town, a short walk from Wenceslas Square and the Main Train Station. Rooms run from a 20 m² double to a 35 m² suite with a double sofa bed, each with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a minibar. The junior suite, at 29 m², adds a single sofa bed and looks over the street or an inner courtyard. Bathrooms hold a shower or a tub. Guests find a welcome bottle of wine on arrival, one small formality in an otherwise plain, efficient set-up. Two conference rooms, Prague and Hanoi, take sliding walls that let them combine or split, with daylight reaching both and seating for up to 40 in theatre style. There is a sauna, a 24-hour reception and garage parking, along with free luggage storage for early arrivals or late departures. Breakfast runs as a hot buffet each morning. The address favours business travel as much as sightseeing, with the station close enough to walk and the square a few minutes further on foot.