Everything was pretty wonderful at this hotel after spending the previous night at the Bona Serva (see journal entry). The hotel building itself began in the 13th Century when its was an "overnight resting place" called "The White Lion." Emperor Josef II stayed here in the 17th Century and the name of the building was changed to the "City of Vienna." According to the hotel brochure, the hotel became a "notorious establishment" in the late 19th Century; I am guessing that it was then a brothel. The hotel today still has a Baroque white facade embellished with plaster work over the windows.
Hotel Meteor is located near the Powder Tower (Prasna Brana), which is the old city gate. It is very close to the Namesti Republicky subway stop and one of Prague's train stations (Masarykovo nadrazi). Its greatest attribute, however, is that you can walk to Wenceslas Square and the Old Town Square in about five minutes.
The rooms are very modern with air-conditioning and television (CNN and BBC). The restaurant below seems to be very nice. It is an old wine cellar from the 14th Century with a curved stone ceiling. We only were able to have the breakfast, which was included in the price of the room. It was an American style breakfast buffet, containing every type of breakfast food that you could ask for. It was a wonderful break after having the typical breakfast of cheese, meat, and bread for the last ten mornings.
My only complaint about the hotel was the snobby attitude of the woman at the front desk. My wife and I came into the lobby unshowered and looking a bit disheveled after taking a long and hot walk from our previous accomodations. My wife asked if they had any rooms and the lady impatiently replied, "This is an expensive hotel." She was much nicer to us after we checked in and gave her our credit card, but I thought she had a lot of nerve to treat us as if we couldn't afford their hotel!