Romantik Hotel U Raka

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One of Prague's more unusual hotels, this timber cottage with just six low-ceilinged doubles would not look out of place in the Czech mountains. Tucked away in a quiet corner of even quieter Nový Svět, the late-18th-century hideaway boasts timber beams, wood floors, red-brick fireplaces, cosy bedrooms and a farmhouse-kitchen-style breakfast room. Book at least six months ahead.


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