Hotel Constans is situated in a tranquil part of the Lesser Town (Malá Strana) under Prague Castle (within reach of public transport and approximately a 5 minute walk from Lesser Town Square) in the historical heart of Prague. Surely, each of our guests values the unforgettable, romantic views of the entire Malá Strana, not to mention the St. Nicholas Cathedral or the Schwarzenberg Palace.
The hotel offers spacious and stylishly furnished guest rooms equipped with all modern amenities. Due to its location and larger than standard rooms, it is the ideal place not only for business clientele, who especially appreciate the quiet environment in the centre, but also for those, who wish to spend unforgettable moments in historic Prague’s romantic environment.
Hotel surroundings:
You can take a pleasant walk and visit the river island of Kampa known as the Prague Venice, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, St. Nicholas Church in the Lesser Town, or the Premonstratensian Monastery at Strahov, as well as a number of other historical sights and places of interest.
The hotel offers:
- 31 luxuriously and stylishly furnished guest rooms (including 7 junior suites and 2 suites)
- Breakfast in the form of warm and cold buffet served in the winter garden conservatory
- In-house garage parking
- Internet access via WiFi covering all the hotel premises
- Conference room with natural daylight, air-conditioning and a capacity of 54 persons
- Conference equipment
- Restaurant with a capacity of 45 seats
- Lobby bar offering a large variety of beverages
- Foreign exchange services
- Secretarial services
- Luggage room
- Hotel taxi services
- Sightseeing tours and trips, tickets to various cultural events
Hotel history:
The present-day hotel building comprises three 16th century houses that were joined together. Throughout centuries, historical personages and renowned artists resided at the houses, of which we would especially like to mention one of the most beautiful women of her time whose name is closely tied to our hotel – the wife of painter Václav Hranický, Constans.
The first of the three houses was originally a Renaissance burgher house. It was later rebuilt in Baroque style and it underwent several renovations in Classicist style, during which the courtyard gallery was built. The house foundations were laid by Patrik Urban Czensay, a court pasty maker, in 1617. In 1622, the house was bought by burgher Pettman who enlarged it and named it “The Seven Candlesticks” house. In 1690, the house was acquired by a well-known European painter with strong regional influence, Václav Hranický, and his wife Constans. She later endowed the house to her second, younger husband – a well known Italian painter with Jewish roots, Isaac Gudini (known as Godini). In 1815, the house was raised to three floors and rebuilt to its present-day appearance by Zachariáš Fiegert upon the order of the Lauchtenschlager family. The interiors acquired its current appearance after a fire that had broken out inside the house in 1834.
The foundations of the second of the three houses were built in 1602 by Jakub Teyfl who subsequently sold it to the historically significant noble family of Kinsky. In 1804 the building was acquired by the family of builder Alois Palliardi and his wife Magdalena. Due to its quite convenient location under the castle, the building was continuously enlarged by its owners, and a part of it has been preserved to our time.
