The Icon was a great trendy hotel near the National Museum. The breakfast, which was included in the room rate, was really good, and the staff was very friendly. The only slightly negative aspect was the location, which was a solid 15 minute walk from the Old Town Square, the heart of Prague. (Perhaps not so bad if it wasn't raining during our visit.) I would guess there would be cheaper hotels closer to the square that would also be a nice experience, although they likely won't be as clean and stylish as the Icon.

I have stayed in many design/boutique hotels for both pleasure and work.

On this occassion I was working and this hotel was definitely up to scratch with a much more personal and intimate atmosphere than say the Prague Hilton (more on that later..)

Free Wifi internet is becoming the norm so it still annoys me that hotels still charge for it. Fortunately the Icon offered not only FREE wifi, an ethernet connection but also an ipod connector to play music through the lcd tv and a dvd player.

The first couple of nights I stayed in room 101 but then I moved to a quieter room 305 since my previous room was adjacent to a "cabaret" club which played thumping hpuse all night. If you are looking for some peace and quiet I would definitely recommend a room at the back of the hotel on a higher floor. Even though I changed room at 1am , this was done with the minimum of fuss by the front desk and they even showed me the room first to make sure I was going to be happy.

The bathrooms were spacious and there was plenty of space to put toiletries, a common problem in some design hotels with form over function.

I have to agree with another reviewer that I didn't get on too well with the pillows but the bed was comfortable enough.

Breakfast was lovely and staff were very attentive, asking if you had enough of their freshly cooked pancakes and regularly making fresh (decaf) coffee for me.

The location of the hotel is within easy walking distance of the centre and the JetSet bar is good to get a few not too expensive cocktails in before hitting the town.

I must make a last mention to the Zen Thai Massage attached to the hotel. This is well worth going to if you want to experience a professional massage at reasonable prices compared to London. The masseuses really don't hold back !

I have traveled to Europe at least 20 times over the last ten years, and, for the money, the Icon Hotel is one of the best hotels I've ever stayed in. I reserved a standard room and was expecting a tiny room with a tiny bathroom, but both were large and extremely comfortable. I am pretty picky about noise, but my room which faced the street was really quiet. The breakfast is unbelievable--typical of hotels that charge 15-20 euros for! And the free internet in the room is another plus.

The staff goes out of their way to help you. I'm a pretty undemanding guest, but did make two requests that required the staff to go out of their way, which they did without hesitation.

Away from the grafitti of Wenceslas Square, I found Prague to be a charming city. I stumbled upon the best restaurant I've ever experienced in Europe--John and George Cafe located in Mala Strana on the south side of Charles Bridge. Fablous salads, entrees, dessert and a bottle of wine for about $60 US for two.

There is no doubt that I would stay at the Icon Hotel again. It's location is ideal, on a side street and only 10 minutes from all the major sites.

We've just come back to a trip to Prague and would definitely return to the Icon hotel. The staff were very efficent and made sure that we were very comfortable, inlcuding the loan of an umbrella!

My only complaint would be that the walls seem to be made of tracing paper as we could hear the rooms next door when they had a shower! Also, the pillows weren't to my comfort levels but this is more a personal taste thing rather than anything else.