Christmas is fast approaching and if you’re heading to (or looking to book) an Almanac Hotel in Prague, Barcelona or Vienna, you’re in for a treat. They’ve launched a brand new range of festive experiences across Almanac X Alcron Prague, Almanac Barcelona and Almanac Palais Vienna including a fairytale night at a traditional Viennese ball and a local expert-led tour of Prague’s best hidden festive highlights. There’s also Christmas culinary and cocktail workshops and artworks secretly hidden in your room – find it and take it home as a Christmas gift! Below we take a look at all the treats in store…
Almanac X Alcron Prague
Steeped in the history and culture of the Czech capital, Almanac X Alcron Prague is a 21st Century revival of the iconic Art Deco Alcron hotel. This Grande Dame today stands as a beacon of style, set to look particularly resplendent this Christmas with a collaboration between Linda Pro, award-winning glass designer and Décor by Glassor -commissioned forest of Christmas trees adorning the lobby.
Hotel suite guests will be treated to free tickets to the nearby Wenceslas square ice rink and – new for 2025 – Almanac X Alcron Prague launches a curated programme of bespoke festive tours, workshops and experiences that tap into the city’s culture and seasonal celebrations:
Hidden Prague: a local’s take on Christmas in Prague
Step off the beaten path with a local expert and explore Prague’s lesser known – yet equally vibrant – neighbourhoods that really come into their own at Christmas. This tour experience takes in local favourites: the Vinohrady, Žižkov and Karlín markets.
Duration: 3-4 hours | Price: 6,000 CZK (1-6 people) + 120 CZK per person for transport
A taste of Czech Christmas: a culinary workshop at The Alcron
Join The Alcron Restaurant’s talented pastry team for a hands-on, expert-led cooking class: an opportunity to learn how to make traditional Czech festive sweets and gingerbread.
Duration: 3 hours | Price: 5,000 CZK
Festive Spirits: a Christmas Mixology Experience at The Alcron Bar
Step behind the bar and master the art of the traditional eggnog cocktail – a Czech favourite at Christmas – under the guidance of The Alcron Bar’s award-winning mixologists.
Duration: 2 hours | Price: 5,000 CZK
Deck the Halls with Linda Pro: private tour and limited edition bauble keepsake
Join celebrated Czech designer and rising star Linda Procházka – the creative behind this year’s stunning Christmas tree lobby installation – for personalised tour of her in-house pop-up collection. Take home a stylish limited edition Linda Pro x Glassor pink bow bauble to adorn your Christmas tree.
Duration: 1.5 hours | Price: 5,000 CZK + transportation
Almanac Barcelona
This chic, architecturally striking property in the heart of Barcelona offers a sun-kissed Catalan take on Christmas and a pioneering art offering that hits all the right notes for art-lovers, featuring:
Hidden Art: unwrapping the unexpected this Christmas
A two-night package in collaboration with celebrated local artist Catherine Parra. Catherine herself secretly hides one of her original abstract artworks in the suite. If you find it, it’s yours to take home as a Christmas present! Catherine even invites guests to her nearby atelier to see her creative process first-hand and have a sneak-peek of current works…and perhaps the perfect painting for the discerning arts connoisseur in your family. Starting from €2650/room (based on two sharing) and valid until the end of December 2025
Almanac House: the art edition
The return of the Christmas edition of Almanac House on 13th and 14th December this time brings together some of the city’s best local artists, designers and craftsmen, alongside the region’s top artisan producers and growers for a pop-up market.
Almanac Palais Vienna
Vienna epitomises a classic traditional Christmas: twinkling lights festoon the streets, carols ring out across the city’s many concert halls and churches, and the timeless elegance of the Ball Season blends perfectly with festive excitement of the season. The grand Almanac Palais Vienna – comprising two former palaces – offers the ultimate Viennese Christmas experience: The Night At The Ball.
Whether you’re inspired by a 1950s Audrey Hepburn in War & Peace or if Bridgerton’s heady romance is more your beat, the Viennese ball season speaks to the romantic in everyone. Every year the city hosts over 400 balls across four months: a staggering 2,000 hours of dancing, complete with all the elegant trimmings of 19th Century fine living. If someone you know loves music, dance, a sense of occasion, a sprinkling of old-school romance or would simply like to be swept off their feet on a winter weekend away, it has to be Almanac Palais Vienna’s A Night At The Ball.
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