I booked a single with half board and got 5 treatments included and got a really good rate especially as it was during the film festival.

The room was extremely tired and was probably pretty nice in the 70's, it had basic facilities and I would call it 2* at the most .. I had a balcony and it gave great views of beautiful Karlovy Vary.

The location of the hotel was perfect for me, right between the old and new parts of town, the reception staff were really polite and friendly and the medical treatments were relaxing.

The Hotel's external architecture is pretty brutal, but what can you do about that ! (In fact I quite like it), I just wish it would have a refurb in the rooms and it would be really nice.

My wife and I didn't actually stay at this hotel, we arrived in Karlovy Vary and parked in their parking lot as cars are not allowed in the city centre area.

The parking is $40 Kc per hour and after parking, I headed in and asked for a map of the city. It's a very good map that shows where all the springs are and other places of interest. It's nice and big as well so you don't have to search for things with any difficulty.

The three female staff minding the desk all look unhappy to be there, no smiles and even when I thanked one for the map in the Czech language, there was no response verbally or facially.

We walked around the town and after getting back to pay for parking, there were two people in front of me dealing with staff.

They weren't very pleasant and seemed to have the I-wish-I-were-somewhere-else look. They were quite busy, so I suppose with this type of environment, nobody would be happy.

I asked to pay for parking, the lady was very perfunctory and not friendly. I can see why this hotel ranks so low on TripAdvisor. The environment seems so poisoned with negative vibes.

As well, the hotel allows smoking inside. It reeked of cigarettes. Yuck.

To start with the only positive aspect: the manager of the front desk is a really likable guy.

This hotel pretends to have 4 stars, but provides by no means the quality level. Especially the food is no less than aweful. The beds are Spartan. The sheets dirty.

The hotel gives you the feeling that you're in a dirty environment. It is by far the most ugly hotel in Karlovy Vary. That alone should be enough to avoid this hotel. It is spoiling the view of beautiful Karlovy Vary. Most striking though is the average hotel guest. Old. Smelly. Brutal. Kolchoz-russian.

I arrived on 14th April 2011 after a very long trip to find out that they did not keep my booking. After many hours of arguments I managed to get my room the second day