The Aria Hotel, situated near Prague Castle, is a short walk to Old Town via the beautiful Charles Bridge. Nestled on a quiet street near the American Embassy, the staff bend over backwards to make your stay as flawless as possible. These people feel like friends by the end of the weekend. Room service staff is very prompt, maid service complete and efficient, restaurant pricier than local haunts but food outstanding. Our elegant Duke Ellington room on the 5th floor was so quiet we slept until 10 am! Would definitely return--Prague is a magnificient city, especially this time of year!

Our room The Chopin suite was deceptively large and very well appointed with lots of extras such as iPod & DVD player, PC, free wifi etc. not to mention my favourite toiletry brand Molton Brown which was heaven to wallow in after a very tiring but inspiring day of sightseeing and walkingBecause our driver and Mercedes ordered from the hotel to collect us from the airport was late, we were brought a complimentary bottle of wine! Downstairs in the Winter Garden area free mulled wine and biscuits are on tap and help to keep the cold of outside where it belongs. A really nice and generous touch. Nothing is too much trouble and service is impeccable. Complimentary breakfast delicious and substantial. Highly recommend, close to Charles bridge and the Castle so brilliant location without being right in the midst of the mayhem that is the Old Town. Also very close to our favourite and casual restaurant Carmelita Italian Restaurant.

We stayed at the Aria Hotel in August 2012 for three days while our son was in the last week a summer program in Prague. We chose this hotel primarily because of its location just down the block from the apartment he rented through Air BnB. As it turned out the location was ideal for access to many of the city's major attractions. The Charles Bridge less than a five minute stroll, a bit further one can reach Old Town and Wenceslas Sq. Prague castle about 10 minutes in the opposite direction; the hotel is on a relatively quiet street a few doors from the US and German embassies.

One amenity that the hotel offered that I wish more establishments would provide was free WiFi; Aria raised the bar by providing each room with its own hotspot and unique password by installing an Apple AirPort router in each room connected to what was likely the original wired network. This was for us a winning amenity, no separate charges for each device thus causing guests to pay up three different fees each time one would connect a different device.

The staff was extremely friendly and attentive, There is a small garage in the basement, be sure to call ahead to reserve a spot if you plan to drive, parking cost was about 60.00 Crowns/day, on street parking is very difficult to find. We needed parking as we flew into Munich and flew out of Dusseldorf, and decided to rent a car as opposed to using the rail.