Mandarin Oriental Prague

Mandarin Oriental Prague occupies a beautifully restored 14th-century Dominican monastery in Malá Strana, the picturesque little quarter under the Prague Castle. With just 99 rooms and suites the hotel keeps the calm of the original monastery intact, and the spa is built around the original Renaissance chapel — an unusual room to step into for an aromatherapy treatment or a Thai massage. The sauna at Mandarin Oriental Prague would be a calm room in any setting, and the historic stone gives it a particular meditative quality that's hard to replicate. The spa floor adds body wraps, couples treatments, and yoga classes — a wellness sequence that fits the contemplative architecture rather than fighting it. Mandarin Oriental Prague is the right Malá Strana choice for travelers who want a sauna inside one of central Europe's most architecturally distinct hotels, with restaurant Monastiq serving local Czech cooking with a modern twist. Charles Bridge, the Prague Castle, the Lennon Wall, and the photogenic streets of Malá Strana are all just outside the door.