This hotel is absolutely fabulous, as other reviewers have also commented, I read the reviews before we went and they are well deserved. We went for 3 days last Friday, on arrival we were offered a free upgrade to the Mozart Suite which was richly decorated and beautiful, including a small kitchen area. Everywhere was sumptuously decorated, no expense spared, it was like staying in a wonderful stately home owned by "friends", as the staff were also wonderful, very friendly and helpful. We wish to remember Peter who collected us in the hotel car from the airport, Adela who greeted us, the Restuarant manager, sorry we didn't get his name, Mark from reception, all so willing to help and so friendly and proud of their work. Not forgetting Edi who served our breakfast and with whom we had such interesting conversations! As other reviewers have commented the hotel is perfectly situated in a quiet district near the Charles Bridge, perfect in that it is quiet off the beaten track, but only a few minutes walk away from the centre. We would most definately stay here again we had no complaints whatsoever, this Hotel owner has certainly hit the nail on the head and got everything just right. I could continue but would just be repeating what has already been said on the excellent reviews on Tripadvisor of this Residence. Thank you so much to the staff for helping to make our stay such a happy one Linda Costello & Mike Davies Mozart Suite

I stayed in this hotel with my husband to celebrate our wedding anniversary. It was absolutely fantastic: clean, spacious and well appointed. Glasses of wine to welcome us was a lovely gesture and any request was met with swift attention from the staff. The hotel is situated on a quiet cobbled street just a few minutes walk from a tram stop, a park and restaurants in one direction and the centre of Prague in the other.

I had reserved a Junior Suite at the Residence Nosticova and was shown to a very glamourous, and quite opulent room, complete with gold wall and huge chandelier. It was also slightly creepy as a single occupant, with historic portraits staring from the walls and creaking floorboards!
For those who expect a junior suite to comprise multiple rooms, this isn't always the case at the Residence Nosticova - this was one room with a separate area with a wardrobe and space for a case between the bedroom and bathroom.
I changed room to another on a higher floor which had a second set of doors between the entrance and the sleeping area - this made it nice and quiet in the room. There was also a small 'kitchenette' area with hob (but no utensils or anything required to prepare a snack), fridge and kettle. Again there was a door on this room so you didn't hear the fridge whirring overnight.

Staff were incredibly welcoming and helpful - moving rooms was no problem to them, and they showed me a number of options. During my stay they provided recommendations for local eateries (including the casual pub 'Olympia' nearby, serving excellent Czech food) and were happy to help with any request.

The restaurant within this restaurant is also excellent - fabulous food, attentive staff (speaking many languages) and a very atmospheric mirrored dining room!

The one slightly disappointing aspect to this stay was breakfast - perhaps partly due to the hotel not being full, but the 'buffet' was pretty uninspiring - a small bowl of fruit salad was reduced to a few browning bits and pieces on the second morning of my stay, there's a lack of variety in the bread department (a shame as I ate some delicious breads with dinner), and the pastries / cold meats and cheeses just looked a bit insipid. There is an 'a la carte' hot menu, but this seems to lack the impact of the dinner menu - scrambled eggs is just that (2 scrambled eggs in the middle of the plate, not served with toast), the french toast is one slice of standard white loaf bread etc.

Potentially my thoughts are based on (i) my love of a good brunch that sets you up for the day, and (ii) measured against other 5 star hotels, but this wasn't a patch on other boutique hotel breakfasts, or even the standard spread offered by a chain hotel.

Despite this one aspect, the staff were wonderful, and I really did enjoy my stay there - I would go back again if I were in Prague. The location is excellent (nice quiet area, close to the Hellichova tram stop), I loved the decor including the suit of armour, and had a relaxing and enjoyable stay.
One last note - I've never before stayed in a hotel which has such fine bedlinen - embroidered with the 'Residence Nosticova' coat of arms - utterly fabulous :-D

Stayed at the Alchymist for 3 nights as part of our honeymoon, didn't really like the Gothic room, it was very close to the main entrance and it was a small room, the feeling it gave us was simply awkward.

Once informed the reception desk about that, they kindly agreed to give us a free of charge upgrade to the Junior Suite which was amazing and a complementary bottle of champagne.
Since the building is very old, you often hear cracking sounds from the ceiling, but they didn't disturb us that much.

The hotel staff were amazingly nice, with a big cheerful smile on their faces all the time.

Best thing is that the hotel is located in the old city, making for a great walking experience to most of the attractions.