Hotel Thermal

“Right near the action”

Stayed here for a few nights for work during the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival. I liked this hotel although it was pretty hard to judge it properly as the entire place was PACKED due to the film festival with all areas and many floors of the hotel being used by companies and displays. It is a bit… more

Stayed here for a few nights for work during the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival. I liked this hotel although it was pretty hard to judge it properly as the entire place was PACKED due to the film festival with all areas and many floors of the hotel being used by companies and displays. It is a bit of an oddity in Karlovy Vary as it's a modern 15 floor tower / conference centre in a town full of Czech old world buildings (I can only imagine the uproar when they planned it). So it's a hotel that also has Spa / Medical Treatment / Swimming pool, thermal pool / pool party / conference centre and restaurants. It seems to be modern by local standards - I was in a superior room with a balcony on the 13th floor with great views. The room had all the mod cons available in most decent hotels, good wi-fi, USB Power outlets, nice firm bed, good regular housekeeping. One thing I noticed was that the beds didn't have a separate sheet, only a fitted sheet and then a throw over dooner - no big deal, just different. Downstairs restaurant doing breakfast / lunch / dinner with a lot of options and really good wait staff. There's a large separate building (accessed by hill climbing elevator) that has an outdoor heated pool, thermal pool, saunas, change facilities - there was also a Pool Party with DJ, bar etc on the weekend days / nights (I assume that's just in summer or just during the film festival). I believe you get complimentary access to the pools /saunas for a couple of hours every day of your stay - I used it every morning for laps, it was great. In the pool complex there's also a decent restaurant with amazing views. As I said, the place was packed and the staff all seemed to handle it well. Everything you could want outside the hotel is a short walk away and there's SO many restaurants / bars etc to choose from. Karlovy Vary wasn't on my list of places to visit, but now that I've been there I'd consider going back.

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“Efficient Hotel in city center.”

Hotel situated right in the city center, one cannot really miss it. It is at around 20min walk from Karlovy Vary bus terminal, easy reachable on foot as for many of the other accommodations in the city. From the outside, the Hotel does not stand put for its beauty. Architecture seems old, a tall c… more

Hotel situated right in the city center, one cannot really miss it. It is at around 20min walk from Karlovy Vary bus terminal, easy reachable on foot as for many of the other accommodations in the city. From the outside, the Hotel does not stand put for its beauty. Architecture seems old, a tall concrete block which clashed with the nice architecture of the city. Reception personnel kind and professional, fluently speaking in English and cordial. The room assigned was located at the sixth floor with balcon. The interior was essential and clean, although might not have been very new (considering also the overall renovation works ongoing in the hotel). The bathroom lacked a proper shower (only bathtub) which however did what it was supposed to so. Beds a bit too harsh for personal teste. The small balcony provided a wonderful scenery of the city and its surroundings wood's, which transimmeted a peaceful sensation. This was definitely the perk of the room. In terms of services. Underground pool and saunas (Finnish and Steam) for guests of the Hotel was satisfactory, open most of the day (1PM to 9PM weekdays and earlier during the weekend). Never crowded and a relaxing way to spend a few hours. In addition to the private pool and small saunas, the Hotel provides a 3h access to Saunia which is located on the hill right above the hotel, and is accessible via elevator from the 1st floor. Outside pool very charming, and sauna words worth visiting. Final note restaurant, which provided a good enough variety of choices, for breakfast as well. Overall nice Hotel and nice services.

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“Mixed review”

The outdoor pools were nice, especially the smaller, hot one. The saunas were in a maze, in fact the whole place is a maze. There were no water fountains or taps anywhere, even near the saunas which I thought was shocking and dangerous. Getting into the place from the hotel reception was very confu… more

The outdoor pools were nice, especially the smaller, hot one. The saunas were in a maze, in fact the whole place is a maze. There were no water fountains or taps anywhere, even near the saunas which I thought was shocking and dangerous. Getting into the place from the hotel reception was very confusing. The lift had no signs on the buttons. We were not giving any instructions how to use the lockers or where to change and were not told you HAD to strip naked for the saunas. The best part for us was the hot outdoor pool and as we went at night, the views over the town were beautiful.

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