We stayed at the Andel for 4 nights and for once, the hotel did not live up to our expectations. We have stayed in a number of hotels with executive rooms and those at the Andel do not come up to the standards of others.
When we checked in, we were given a standard room and not a word was said as to why. It only became apparent when we walked in and could not see the amenities that were promised, so we went back to reception to question the room allocation. The gentleman advised that we had requested non smoking rooms and none were available on the executive floor, so we'd been put in a non smoking room elsewhere. I could understand this had we been offered a smoking room on the executive floor but we were not even advised. The gentleman told us that we would have to swap rooms the following day and he would leave a note for his colleagues.
We went to reception the morning after and started to explain what had happened the previous day but before a few words were out, Petr the trainee snatched the booklet from my hand, threw the room key in the box and then told me we were not due to check out for another 3 days! We were amazed at his attitude and then told him what the problem was, so he handed us over to his colleague and fortunately, he was extremely professional and sorted us out in no time at all. (We watched Petr "attend" to another traveller while we were being helped, the gentleman had merely asked for some change and it was slammed into his hand. Once again, not a very professional attitude)
Due to our original incorrect room allocation, we did not receive a welcome drink. We also did not receive a daily newspaper, never saw sight of the turn down service and was disappointed with the late check out availability, all of which are supposed to form part of the club room floor service.
We have stayed at hotels with executive rooms/ floors/ lounges and all were better that the Andel.
Having said all that, our compliments go to the breakfast staff for the excellent food on offer every morning. There was a wide variety of hot and cold food, including cheeses, meat, fish, fruit, yoghurts, cereals, breads, pastries, several juices etc. A very fine selection every morning and a great start to the day.
The hotel location could be criticised but we thought it was ideal, not too near the busy centre but in a safe area. It is only a one minute walk from the Novy Smichov shopping centre, which has 3 floors, a large Tesco, some excellent fast food oulets on the top floor and over 100 shops. There are multi screen cinemas close by, along with several excellent restaurants. The Andel Metro is only a 2 minute walk away and the tram stop is at the end of the road, taking you up to the main areas in about 10 minutes.
The hotel sells transport tickets and we would recommend using this option, otherwise you would need a fair amount of change for the ticket machines. You can also buy tickets from kiosks or information windows on the Metro stations. An 18Kc ticket is good for 20 minutes or 4 Metro stops, a 26Kc ticket is good for 75 minutes and any number of stops, including the funicular railway. A 100Kc ticket allows travel all day and is wise if you'll make 4 or more trips over the course of the day. A 3 day ticket costs 330Kc, so no benefit over buying tickets each day.
The hotel does have its own taxi service which looked very reasonably priced, although we stuck to public transport.
One thing I would advise is the Mastecard rate, if you pay using one of these credit cards you should be able to get 4 nights for the price of 3, so it's worth checking if this is available when you book.
All in all, the hotel was fine but not up to the standard that we had expected. It is a shame that the check in/ room allocation got us off to such a bad start.
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