3 hotell i Karlovy Vary - kändistätt, spa eller boutiqehotell

Writer: Helena Bergström

Today we're recommending three hotels in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) in the Czech Republic - one where the celebrities hang out, one for those who want a spa at the hotel and one for those who like nice boutique hotels. Hotel Pupp is also worth checking out, whether you plan to stay there or not!

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3 hotels in Karlovy Vary

During our recent trip to the Czech Republic, we managed to check out three hotels in Karlovy Vary. We took a guided tour of one of them, had lunch at another and stayed at the third. All can be good choices - depending on what you are looking for.

Hotell i Karlovy Vary — View of Karlovy Vary from the Diana Tower

1. Grand Hotel Pupp - the celebrity hotel in Karlovy Vary

Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary is truly the hotel of celebrities - past and present. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, celebrities came here to rest and drink healthy well water. Today's celebrities instead arrive for the film festival held in July every year, since 1946. Outside the entrance to the Pupp Hotel, you can look at stone slabs in the ground and see which celebrities have stayed at the hotel, and in what year. Here is a small, small selection.

Presidential Suite at Hotel Pupp

Our guide proudly showed off the Presidential Suite, so called because this is where the president stays when he visits. Even film stars tend to book in here. In addition, ordinary mortals can choose to book the Presidential Suite, if only you can cough up the cost. Adjacent to the suite there are also rooms for security personnel, if you have such company with you.

Luxurious surroundings at Hotel Pupp

At the Pupp Hotel, you are of course in an exclusive environment, reminiscent of the luxury life of the aristocracy in the 19th century. Or to the James Bond film Casino Royal. Here you can sit at the same table as the lead actor did in the film - or more or less. The hotel avoids saying exactly which seat it is, as there will be a huge queue to sit there.

Buffet breakfast at Hotel Pupp

We didn't stay at the Pupp hotel in Karlovy Vary, but we stopped by during the breakfast buffet and had a chance to check out the luxurious displays. We were most intrigued by the large honeycomb with honey. We've never seen that at a breakfast buffet before. Have you?

Price example: 2 adults one night in June, including breakfast and access to the spa = 152 euros (approx. 1740 SEK).

2. Hotel Prezident - Spa Hotel

One day we had lunch at the spa hotel. Hotel Prezident. Here they served what the Czechs apparently call "Swedish table", i.e. a buffet. The restaurant felt perhaps a little more rigid than cosy, but the food tasted excellent. However, what attracted the most at Hotel Prezident was the modern spa facility available here. In addition to nice pools, there are both regular wellness treatments and traditional Czech spa treatments.

Price example: 2 adults for one night in June, including breakfast and access to the spa = €162 (approximately £1,850).

3. Atlantic Palace - central boutique hotel

We stayed at the boutique hotel Atlantic Palace. This is a nice and cosy little hotel that is very central, right in the middle of the action. I liked our lovely windows, and I also liked that breakfast was served at the top, with really nice views of the city.

Price example: 2 adults one night in June, including breakfast = 108 euros (approx. 1230 SEK).

Are you travelling by motorhome?

Yes, there is a campsite in Karlovy Vary too, and we visited it last time we were in town. The campsite is called Camp Varry and is located on a hill above the city.

Camping Karlovy Vary — FREEDOM camping in Karlovy Vary

Read more about the Karlovy Vary region

The Karlovy Vary region of the Czech Republic is a stunningly beautiful region where the focus is on spa and wellness. There are also plenty of magnificent castles and fortresses, as well as some other interesting sights such as glassworks, the Becherovka liquor museum or the filming locations of one of the James Bond films.

Here you can find out more about the spa region and places to visit from your hotel in Karlovy Vary:

Karlovy Vary or Carlsbad - a health resort in the Czech Republic
Drinking well - in the Czech Republic the tradition lives on
Spa in the Czech Republic - experience the spa triangle
Trying out a hot tub in the Czech Republic - Marianske Lazne
The spa town of Frantiskovy Lazne in the Czech Republic - the yellow city
Beer spa in the Czech Republic - how does it work?
Becherovka in Karlovy Vary - and a Czech meal
Blowing glass - visit to the Moser glassworks in the Czech Republic
Kynžvart Castle in the Czech Republic - among mummies and snake skins
Loket in the Czech Republic - castle with friendly dragon
Journey to Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic by air and bus

Loket i Karlovy Vary — The beautiful city of Loket with its castle and its friendly dragon

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Ama de casa says:

What an incredibly beautiful city! Tucked away in a very beautiful way there in the middle of the nature 🙂

Pupp (giggling a little at the cute name 😉 ) also looked absolutely fantastic, I could imagine hotel camping there 😉 But Anders would probably find another good, but cheaper alternative.
Very funny about the honey on the breakfast buffet - I've never seen anything like it.

Have a nice Whitsun evening!

08 June 2019 - 10:03

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  Helena says:
  
  Karlovy Vary is an amazingly beautiful city! ? Pupp is a funny name, I agree. It is the name of the family that owned the hotel from the beginning.
  
  08 June 2019 - 13:18
  
Ditte says:

Czech Republic has a lot and fun with hotel tips from this nice city... Travelled a lot in old Czechoslovakia but I have never visited Karlovy Vary.

08 June 2019 - 13:07

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  Helena says:
  
  Certainly interesting to travel in the old Czechoslovakia! And Karlovy Vary is worth a visit! ??
  
  08 June 2019 - 13:19
  
BP says:

Hotel Pupp is beautiful to look at, but personally I would not "fit in" there. I really like the spa hotel, much more "my style". Your hotel in the centre of town is perfectly fine too. If you are only there for one or two days, the location is the most important thing, I think.

08 June 2019 - 21:18

Ruth i Virginia says:

Can't believe the prices! Cheap! In Washington you can
hardly a decent room for less than 200 dollars...
Pupps room with breakfast for about 175 bucks - pure theft! 🙂

When Don and I were travelling, all countries behind the Iron Curtain were taboo, unfortunately.
You have shown so many wonderful and interesting sites from there,
Appreciate all your photography and writing.

08 June 2019 - 21:49

Helena - Oh darling, let's be adventurers says:

Sounds like three lovely hotels. Have never been to Karlovy Vary but was keen to go there when I was in the Czech Republic last time.

09 June 2019 - 21:03

Rolle o Carina says:

Nice hotels there are in the Czech Republic, it actually attracts!

Take care.....

09 June 2019 - 21:27

Lena - gott för själen says:

Wow, that hotel Pupp looked really nice! And not expensive either! Where you stayed it didn't look too bad either.

Hug Lena

13 June 2019 - 6:21

3 hotels in Karlovy Vary - celebrity hotel, spa or boutique hotel

Writer: Helena Bergström

3 hotels in Karlovy Vary

1. Grand Hotel Pupp - the celebrity hotel in Karlovy Vary

Presidential Suite at Hotel Pupp

Luxurious surroundings at Hotel Pupp

Buffet breakfast at Hotel Pupp

2. Hotel Prezident - Spa Hotel

3. Atlantic Palace - central boutique hotel

Are you travelling by motorhome?

Read more about the Karlovy Vary region

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