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The rooms at the Hotel Opera don’t live up to the hot-pink neo-Renaissance façade. They are, however, great value, bright and comfortable. Particularly charming are No. 107, with its Mucha prints and pink velvet daybed, and the corner room No. 106, with its large bath.

As classy as the hotels around the corner on Wenceslas Square, the Palace is renowned for its excellent service. The hotel offers several packages, including a two-day honeymoon deal, complete with tours and other extras. Little luxuries include marble-lined bathrooms.

Built in 1904, this Art Nouveau treasure retains all its original charm while incorporating modern conveniences like heated bathroom floors and king-size beds in all rooms. The Royal Tower Suite has a 360-degree view.

The “Hotel Under the Tower” guards the Malá Strana end of Charles Bridge. The rooms are graciously outfitted with period furniture and comfortable reproductions. Hair-stylists, barbers, manicurists and masseuses are on call.

The Communists secluded this wave-shaped modern masterpiece within its own park. The Party would blush to see the bourgeoisie enjoying the hotel’s gourmet restaurant and brasserie, swimming pool and tennis courts. The rooms are as fine as any in town.

This large hotel near Prague Castle resembles an Aztec pyramid. Trams stopping outside whisk guests along a scenic route to the city centre in minutes. There’s a large fitness centre on the premises as well as hairdressers, a florist and a cinema.

The Radegast isn’t the only hotel named after a brand of beer, but it is the nicest, located close to the Bílá Hora battlefield monument and Divoka Šárka wilderness park. The 22 rooms are basic, but comfortable. Nearby buses run to the centre and to Ruzyně airport.

Tucked into the heart of Malá Strana, the modern Sax is close to the Church of St Nicholas, the Church of Our Lady Victorious and Prague Castle. The 19 rooms and three suites surround a bright central atrium.

Built in 1889 as a block of flats, the Sieber has had a rocky history. A US bombing raid damaged it in 1945. Nationalized after World War II, it didn’t return to the Sieber family hands until 1991. Not elegant, but the staff are delightful.

The hotel sits in a picturesque valley on the city’s southern edge, near the confluence of the Berounka and the Vltava. Among the rooms, those in the garret are especially charming.