NOT LIKE YOU'D THINK

 

I don't know whether you're aware of the fact but Prague is the most visited city in Europe. Reason being it's one of the oldest and genuine medieval cities still left having escaped any damaged during the war. Besides acting as a backdrop for numerous films such as the first Mission Impossible and doubling up as Paris and various other cities as they used to be, the beer and food are fantastic whilst the female types are reckoned to be some of the most stunning in the world. Reckoned is probably wrong since they're nearly all model quality. The other benefit Prague has is that it's about half an hour away from the town of Mlada Boleslav, home of Skoda.

 

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their partnership with VW and with an invitation sent well in advance to the Aged Rocker, Skoda elected to put the old git up at Chateau Mcely for a couple of nights. Most people tend to think the Czech Republic is a bit on the industrial side and in certain areas, it is. The AR for one wouldn't choose to live near to any of the Skoda plants since what tends to surround them are the concrete monstrosities left over from the the days when the Ruskies were in charge. But head out into the countryside especially in the direction of the Saint George's Forest and stroll on, do things look like how you wouldn't think of them.

 

A former hunting lodge Chateau Mcley lies on the outskirts of the village of the same name. Recently refurbished this truly stunning hotel is as authentic as it comes, most of the twenty-three rooms and suites are exactly as they were many years ago, the modern facilities disguised or hidden from view.

 

From the big brass door handle, Belle Epoch lighting, panelled walls, numerous original fixtures and fittings, the multiply award winning restaurant to the extensive grounds, Mcley is Bohemian style and splendour at its best. Add in the luxury spa, staff who move silently yet are on hand in an instant and one of the most relaxed atmospheres you're likely to encounter and this 17th Century transcends modern demands.

 

Genuinely remarkable in almost every way, if Prague is Europe's number one city destination, Chateau Mcley should be the number one place to spend the night.