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Our animal family in Karlstejn welcomed two new members

Romantic Hotel Mlýn Karlstejn welcomed in February two new members to its animal family, one year old two-humped camels Klea and Nero. Come to visit them. Více fotografií naleznete na webových stránkách hotelu v sekci Fotogalerie anebo na hotelovém Facebooku ZDE.

     

 

Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn after winter reconstruction

Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn underwent, in winter months, another minor reconstruction, during which was renovated entrance part of the hotel, as well as hotel stairs connecting public areas of the hotel with the accommodation part. The result is best to be seen with you own eyes, nonetheless we here present you small sample.

    

 

TripAdvisor – Traveler’s Choice Award 2013

Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn was awarded in TripAdvisor’s 2013 Traveler’s Choice, for being 24th best hotel in Czech Republic, in Top 25 Small Hotels category. Only 2 hotels based outside Prague placed in this prestigious poll, and one of them is Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn.

More information can be found.  here.

 

 

SUSY –  New addition to our animal family

In December 2012, Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn have welcomed a new member of its family – two year old mule Susy. Susy comes from Malaga, Spain from where she had to make 2.700 km and 10 days long journey, all the way up to Karlstejn.

    

Wedding Place of the Year 2012

It is our pleasure to announce, that Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn won 3rd place in a contest - Best Wedding Place of the Year 2012, in category evaluated by a professional panel. We truly appreciate the award, and will do our best to prove our qualities also in next year.

    

 

Baby donkey Armani

On the 5th of September 2012  baby donkey Armani was born.

 

H. E. Miroslav cardinal Vlk visited restaurant Krcma U Ezopa

On Tuesday 29.05.2012, day of his birthday, H. E. Miroslav cardinal Vlk visited Karlstejn, where after receiving ceremonial document, from the rector of Charles University, in which is expressed honorable recognition for personal contribution to cultivation and development of spiritual traditions, held meeting with public, with the presence of journalists and news reporters. H. E. Miroslav cardinal Vlk and former Prague archbishop visited Karlstejn Castle, and then moved to restaurant Krcma U Ezopa, where he ended his trip with a lunch. Photos from visit of H. E. Miroslav cardinal Vlk can be found on website of restaurant Krcma U Ezopa, in section Photogallery (here), or on Facebook page Krcma U Ezopa (here).

  

 

In a quarry near beroun will be opened first climbing park in the country

On Tuesday 08.05.2012, in quarry Alkazar near Beroun, will be opened first climbing park in the country. It is a free accessible attraction, which should serve as a place for safe climbing of beginners as well as experienced climbers.

Similar attractions are common, mainly in Alp countries. The vice chairman of the Czech Climbers Union, Petr Resch stated that similar parks will opened also in other places in Czech lands.

The climbing park can be found on location of former watermen camp. Climbers have put on the wall of the quarry safety devices, and also built among other things simulator for trainings of falls.

Part of the park are also children attractions, e.g. boulders for jumping, levitating wood log for balance training, horizontal bar, and fire place.

According to Resch, they drew inspiration from similar attraction, which can be found in Austria or northern Italy, where are used by whole families.

“Generally speaking, we have created space where people can safely climb, and eventually let their children to play around, or just sit and relax in natural environment.” Resch stated.

 

 

Restaurant 'Krčma u Ezopa' 

We have opened a new typical Czech restaurant 'Krčma u Ezopa'. The restaurant is far just 500 meters from the hotel. Come to taste traditional Czech dishes. More information you can find on www.uezopa.cz.

 

She-camel Klea 

When you will be arriving to Romantic hotel Mlýn Karlštejn you will not only see grazing our two donkeys Sara and Ezop, but also our new unique addition to the family - young two humped she-camel Kleopatra, from Gobi dessert. Donkey couple and their loyal friend German shepherd Grey greeted Klea with excitement and also little concern.  Their anxiety was obvious on first look, because young she-camel is already 160 cm tall and weighs almost 150 kg. Klea has friendly and cuddly nature and her significance is unique creamy, thick and smooth fur.

Two-humped camel, also known as Bactrian camel is large mammal which in nature critically endangered. It has developed only two fingers whose bones lean to sides and thus creating support for large and flat pads.  Bactrian camel is big animal with long legs and longer neck. A fully grown adult camel is 2.2 m – 3.5 m long and can stand 1.9 m – 2.3 m at the shoulder. His weight usually ranges from 450 to 650 kg, but it can be also over 670 kg. The main characteristic of camels is their way of movement. Because camels lift both left and right legs during walk or run, they have a typical waddling walk.

Visit our Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn and make happy not only to yourself but also your children. You can even take pictures with our free donkey and camel Klea.

Statue of Francesco Petrarca at Hotel Mlýn Karlštejn 

From available historical resources it is obvious that the poet, scholar and humanist of the Italian Renaissance Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374) was invited by the emperor Charles IV. and visited Bohemia in 1356. During his stay in Prague he went, among other places, to Karlstejn too and saw the castle under construction. To celebrate this important anniversary, Company H&Hotels Group had a bronze life-size equestrian statue of Francesco Petrarca made.

The sculptor rendered the moment, in which Francesco Petrarca forded a river and he stopped with his horse in the beautiful countryside of the Beroun region and noted down a lyrical verse.

The equestrian statue is a work of the Master of Sculpture Vojtech Kokes (www.kokesweb.cz). The piece of art was made by the traditional lost wax method. The statue model was first made of wax and then cast in bronze. Its production lasted over 3 years. The statue is located in the open air of the premises of the Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn, which is a place where Francesco Petrarca spent a night during his visit to Karlštejn. Mentions of the place where a water mill with a river ford for ox carts used to stand date back to as early as the 12^th century.

 

Ezop & Sara

We have the pleasure to announce you that we have welcomed a new member at Romantic Hotel
Mlyn Karlstejn – donkey Ezop. And few days after also came his bride – donkey lady Sara.

One and half year old donkey Ezop, which is originally from Andalusia, has golden-brown ears and mane of the same color. On other hand, three year old donkey lady Sara, originally from Greece, has silver-grey hairs and distinct drawing of Christian cross on the back, which signifies that she is descendant of the donkeys from Bethlehem.

Donkeys are social animals and they are well known for their sharp senses, especially ear and sight. Their food mainly consists of grass and herbs. Donkeys can live up to 40 years in domestic breeding.

Come to Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn to see our unique donkeys!
Make you children happy and make a picture with our donkeys Ezop & Sara.

   

The world record was broken    

On 19.6.2010, at Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn, the new world record in pull ups, without touching the ground was achieved by Jan Kares. He managed to do unbelievable 235 pull ups in 35 minutes.

 

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ROMANTIC HOTEL MLYN

'SHIFT YOUR RECORD'

The ones, who visited this unique event at Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn, could witness Jan Kares making new world record in pull ups without touching the ground.

WHEN? 19.06.2010

WHERE? Romantic Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn

 

'Baywatch' from luxury hotel saved three drowning people

 7^th June, 2010, MF Dnes

Managers of hotel in Karlstejn saved three lives at the end of this week. Three-year old girl was hospitalized in critical condition. Doctors had to put her into artificial sleep. Also two watermen nearly died in flooded Berounka.

KARLSTEJN. Luxurious Romantic hotel Mlyn Karlstejn, located on the bank of Berounka could rebuild one of its 21 rooms to first-aid station. During last four days, four people were drowning in its close vicinity. If there was not attentiveness and quick reactions of the hotel’s clients and staff, two crosses would now be standing in the middle of the reeds.

The last incident which could end tragically happened on Saturday noon. Hotel manager, Jan Dostal pulled out of the barrage, near the former Karlstejn’s mill, one of two drowning leaders of waterman division of pioneers PS Beta, from Prague 10. “I was cleaning the river form PET bottles. Then, I saw a raft landed some distance from me and the watermen looked very disturbed. They were looking to the barrage, where two orange life vests were spinning in the water. So I said to my self that this is not normal and that somebody is probably fighting for his life” described the situation for MF DNES.

He pulled him out with rake

Leaders of the watermen were, in contrary to others, traveling on canoe which in flooded river knocked over, and they, as watermen say, “made them selves” /ended up in water/. Jan Dostal remained calm. “I took the rake and shout at one of them to grab the rake, but he was not responding. So I hooked his vest with rake and dragged him to the shore. The other watermen helped me to drag him out, he was heavy and slippy” remembers Jan Dostal.

Second drowning man got his self out by own help. “He was gesticulating that he has no more strength to help his friend,” explained Dostal why he was the only one helping the leader of pioneers. The watermen were lucky that their canoe knocked over near the shore. If the accident happened in the middle of the river, their salvage would take a much longer time. 

Resuscitation of the forty two-year old man was done by Dostal with the help of hotel barman.

“He started to massage his chest, while I was giving him artificial respiration. Initially he was not breathing at all, but after a while I managed to make him breath. And after 30 minutes he was able to recognize friends and respond.” said Dostál. The man was transported into hospital by helicopter. Leader of the pioneers PS Beta, Prague 10 Antonin Unger did not want to comment whether they overestimated their skills. “Thanks to the hotel staff for perfect rescue mission” said Unger.

I did not wait for anything and just go

The helicopter flew for drowned person on the same place already on Thursday afternoon. Three year-old girl fell into water opposite the hotel, just across the river. She would probably die if hotel host, who was by coincidence German children’s doctor, having lunch on the hotel terrace, did not notice her.

“He was watching the girl whole time. Suddenly he jumped out and started to alert us that girl fell into the water,” remembers waitress Alexandra Mala. She informed the director of the hotel Ilja Bautkin. “I did not wait for anything, just jumped into car and went there. When I got on the grass, where the girl fell, something dragged me to left. I went into the water and saw some clothing,” described Bautkin.

The girl was near the water without her parents. When director of the hotel finally arrived on the place, her body was more than 4 minutes under the water. Despite the fact, that thanks to the massive rains there was more water in the river, and the water stream was stronger, he managed to get her on shore in time. Once she got out of the water, the German doctor immediately started to resuscitate her.

After a while, her mother arrived on the scene with second, smaller child in her arms. How her daughter got into the water is now being investigated by police.

Now the girl is hospitalized in critical condition in Prague hospital Motol. “Although she is still on life supporting machines on ACCM, her state is stabilized,” said to MF DNES hospital spokesman Eva Jurinova.