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First Guests Seem to Worship Prague's New Buddha Bar Hotel

Where: Jakubska 8, Prague, Czech Republic, 11000

We caught wind of the Buddha Bar Hotel planned for Prague last August and, last we checked, they were travelin' full steam ahead for a pre-2009 opening. Unlike many deadline-missing hotels, the Buddha Bar got its soft opening in just before the calendar turned, officially opened on January 2, and since then has been impressing the hell out of guests — at least if the first guest reviews are anything to go by.

The staff and the service they provide get a ton of compliments, as do the ultra-luxury rooms. The "amazing" bathrooms get plenty of thumbs-ups too — they also include a TV, but one guest warns us that the remote control is only splashproof, not waterproof, so we shouldn't drop it in the bath tub (good tip).

The center of Prague — the Old Town Square — is just a short stroll from the Buddha Bar Hotel, and the famous Charles Bridge is not much further, so you definitely can't complain about the location. There's also a spa on site and the hotel even includes our favorite must-have amenity: free WiFi.

A hotel this good can't be cheap, so don't expect to get away from it without spending a fair swag. The cheapest guest room goes for €444 ($580) a night and the especially gorgeous suites start from €1,225 ($1,590) a night.