We decided that at the end of our Paris trip, we would fly to Prague. Neither of us had ever been, but wanted to go. After a week of champagne, while delicious, beer never sounded so good.
I am a Marriott points guy, so we stayed at Carlo IV, its an Autograph property. I am usually not a fan of Autograph properties, but this one was nice. I had set up transportation through the hotel when we arrived in PRG to the hotel and then also returning to the airport. I am a fan of setting up transportation to/from the hotels when on vacation. It saves time and is usually not too expensive. The Carlo offers their chauffeur service for 38 euro one way, so very reasonable. The hotel is a quick 10 minute walk to the town square.
The pool at The Carlo is amazing. Its indoors and in the basement, but its dark and so relaxing. They have a cold plunge, sauna and steam room. We did a couples massage there and it was magical. I would at least recommend spending a couple of hours at the pool to relax.
We had dinner at a great restaurant that was really close to the hotel.. it was called, Portfolio. One of us had the tasting menu, shown below. The food was absolutely delicious. We had a great bottle of wine, which they decanted for us. It should also be noted that the wine was served at the correct temperature. Something hard to find and it shouldn’t be.
Tasting Menu
There are several local breweries and cool bars. The architecture here is absolutely beautiful. A few days here is plenty. We were here for two nights and one more would have been perfect. The one thing that we would have done if we had one more day is to go to Prague Castle. We did stop in the sex toy museum, which is a must. I won’t give any spoilers, just stop in. You will probably learn something.
Overall, we loved Prague. I’m glad that we took the couple of days at the end of the trip.
JD's Passport 