First published: 30/05/20.

Zoë Sheng

Mountain-Top Hotel And Television Transmitter Ješt

Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ješt (On tentative list)

Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ješt by Zoë Sheng

Don't even ask me how to pronounce Ještěd. I tried telling people on the trip about my stay there and they were like "what, where?" and when they finally figured it out the conversation had already shifted to something else.

I really like the tower. You can visit as a day trip but I highly recommend an overnight retro stay. It's not cheap for Czechia and the affordable option has shared showers but I thought it was so nice to stay here when the tourists are gone. The on-site restaurant isn't too overpriced and makes a great effort to stay open for only the hotel guests having dinner. Also if you stay overnight you get priority parking rights at the top as far as I remember but reports indicate this could change depending on the season. Gotta be careful on the way up because there are many people walking along the road. As you can tell by my picture it wasn't the best weather (this is Summer 2017) so the crowds were acceptable.

You may notice I didn't vote up or down for inclusion. I like the building and architecture and it makes for a good itinerary but I have no idea what value they are trying to justify it. Their document is more of less a brochure for the hotel. If I understand correctly it shows growth in tourism in the early 20th century. The Alpine road in Austria is going for the same inscription reason. Including this for being a landmark summit would open up the case for almost everything in cities around the world, e.g. Tokyo Tower and the Space Needle. No thanks.

Definitely check it out but don't try to seek WHS value. It may one day get inscribed on some niche category though, or upvoted by the committee because "come on guys let's include everything while we are already in the room".

 

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