Brno Travel Guide
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Rooftop UFO's That Are Neither Best Nor Western
You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.
Remember that awesome Killer View we found out the window of a Best Western one time? And we were all like, "oh hey, maybe Best Westerns are a little bit more awesome than we'd originally thought they were?"
Yeah, well, go east and ye shall find a Best Western view that is neither Best nor Western, really: this is a shot out the window of what we believe to be the Best Western Premier Hotel International in Brno, Czech Republic.
Imagine AchimH's surprise when he glanced out the window to find these UFO-esque things protruding from the roof (does anyone know what these are?) — which, though UFO's are usually pretty sweet, obstructed the lovely view of the city. Based on the hotel's location, that view could have possibly included Castle Spilberk and St. Peter and Paul's Cathedrals...but, as with most cases involving UFO's, we'll never really know.
[Photo: AchimH]
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Grand Convenience at Grandhotel Brno
HotelChatter Contributing Editor Tim Leffel moved on from Hungary and has made his way through the Czech Republic where he sends back his take on the country's hotel scene. Enjoy.
If you've got an early train or bus connection to Prague from the second-largest city of Brno, plunk yourself down at Grand Hotel Brno. You could wake up, brush your teeth, and be at either station by just walking across the street. With a stay here and a deluxe Czech Airlines bus to whisk you to the international airport, the whole affair can be a breeze.
This is no bus district dive, however. Part of the Austria Hotels International group, Grandhotel Brno has a façade from 1870, when the original hotel hosted Thomas Edison and Austrian emperor Franz Josef. The interiors are now purely "international business hotel" though, with lots of mirrors, dark leather sofas, and geometric lines. Rooms come in three classes, with the deluxe rooms (pictured here) offering lots of room to spread out. Rates range from $120 to $220, per night double, including a large breakfast buffet.
There's a gym and sauna on hand if you have some time and a rinky-dink casino allows you to lose money on roulette in a foreign currency while plied with free Pilsner Urquell. The location is good for more than a transportation connection: the attractions, bars, and restaurants in the oldest section of Brno are all within walking distance.
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