Grand Hotel Europa — Hotel in Prague

Likely the most beautiful hotel facade in the whole of Prague; and if you’ve been to Prague you’ll know that the competition for that claim is fierce! Originally build in 1889, it was rebuilt in Art Nouveau style between 1903 and 1905. A historic landmark that sadly seems to have now been closed for a number of years. As of Sept 2022 the writing “Grand Hotel Europa” has been removed. I sincerely hope this is for preservation reasons rather than because the hotel is going to be renamed as part of some “restructuring/rebranding” or acquisition. It would be an absolute crime against the architectural history of this city (unless it was to reacquire its original name “U Archivevody”). I look forward to the day when this iconic hotel will start welcoming...

The Grand Hotel Europa stands out in the sea of buildings on Wenceslas Square because of its bright orange facade. Likely to be one of the oldest in the city, it’s almost 130 years old today. If you feel like you’ve seen this before, well, apart from it being a pretty famous listed Art Deco building in Prague, the hotel is also the HQ of weapons-dealer Max, where Ethan Hunt visited to make a deal with her. Yup, that all happened in the first Mission:...

Stayed there for 5 nights, in February 1980, on a student study tour when I was studying in München. Amazing lobby area, had nice big airy rooms. The window kedges doubled as our food refrigerator. 😎

Would be fascinated to see the renovated hotel and how it has changed in 45 years. Alas, while I'm coincidentally in Prague now for a few days, my timing is off yet again WRT the...