http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-08T21:47:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/826 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/18/21481/2531 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/PragueOstrichesHotelRoom11.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>You may not be able to pronounce it, but luckily that's not a prerequisite for staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+U+T%26%23345%3B%26%23237%3B+P%26%23154%3Btros%26%23367%3B/local/826"><b>Hotel U T&#345;&#237; P&#154;tros&#367;</b></a> in Prague. For the record, we can't pronounce it either (especially with that pesky "&#345;" sound that Czechs like to challenge visitors to pronounce when drunk), but if it's easier, think of the translation, which means "At the Three Ostriches". The story goes that many moons ago during the reign of Charles IV, a foreign delegation stayed here who'd brought three ostriches as a gift for the big guy. We don't really know why, but at least it makes for an interesting hotel name.</p><p>Anyways, thanks to tipster <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/58145215@N00/">Kim</a> who recently threw some pics amandak 2007-09-19T09:24:19-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/