Hotel u České Koruny

I stayed at U Ceske Koruny for one night. The receptionist was nice, I have no complaints to make. She greeted me warmly, showed me around the ground floor and briefly explained the check-out process. I was pleasantly surprised to find out there were free water and coffee dispensers for guests at the lobby. I was given room number 9. While the room itself was fine, quite spacious and had all the basic amenities, unfortunately it had no view, so the two medium-sized windows were useless at that point. In front of them, terribly close, was a bleak wall. The TV had plenty of channels to choose from, in Czech and Polish. The Wi-fi was very fast! The breakfast (served from 7:30 until 9:30 if I'm not mistaken) was downstairs in the basement. There was nobody at the entrance, just a table on which was placed a list of rooms and, next to each, space for a signature. The selection of products was rather dissatisfying, but the breakfast was NOT bad - my cereals with milk and a bun with honey and butter were delicious, in fact. I simply am of the opinion that it lacked in variety, there could be a bit more to choose from (+ I suggest adding more lactose-free and vegan products). If you enjoy a fancy breakfast, just visit one of the many amazing cafeterias nearby instead. Overall, I enjoyed my stay, so if I ever return to Hradec Kralove, I'll probably visit U Ceske Koruny again.

A Room in Hradec Kralove This is not a hotel--not between 7 pm and 9 am. It is an essentially empty building with rooms in it. I was traveling through the area and Hradec Kralove was a good stopping point. This looked like a nice enough small hotel from the website. But when when I got there, there is no one there. I got an email the night before informing me of the dismal office hours and with instructions on how to access the room. I got a code to punch in. This was much more like an airbnb-type place, only not really furnished and nothing but a bed, a tiny fridge and a small shower room. Plus side: the wifi worked great. The website says that parking is available. Yeah, right. Public parking a good 10 minutes walk away. It was snowy and icy. Beware! if you have walking/balance issues. You CANNOT park on the street or you will get towed. They knew I was driving and needed to park, but they didn't arrange anything. Once I got there and discovered the parking situation, I called a number hanging on a wall and though the young lady was literally just 50 yards away in a different building, she couldn't come to give me a parking pass for the night on the street. I had to drive to the public parking garage and then walk back. At least I didn't get towed while figuring it out. At least the room was very clean - 100% wood floors. Think Spartan. The heating is old radiator style. Not efficient. No breakfast. I left early and checkout was simply leaving the room door closed. I will go elsewhere next time.