Only a few blocks from Wenceslas Square, the 206-room Radisson Blu is at once an art deco period piece and a fully modern accommodation with comfortable rooms (some with views of Prague Castle) and free Wi-Fi. Dine at the Michelin-starred Alcron restaurant. Doubles from $142, Štěpánská 40, 420/2-22-820-000. Photo by João Canziani. This appeared in the October 2012 issue. Read "The New Bohemia."