Where to stay in Třeboň

Four Třeboňs

1. The historic core

Masarykovo náměstí with its arcades, the château, the brewery and the town walls. You stay in the middle of a protected historic town reserve: in the morning you step out onto the square, and in the evening nobody has to drive. By bike you are on the Svět dam in five minutes.

Good for: couples, a first visit, arriving by train. Watch out for: parking in the core is often limited – ask exactly where you will leave the car.

2. The spa quarter around Berta

Bertiny lázně lies on the Zlatá stoka canal, just outside the walls. Around it are the spa park, the promenade along Tylova street and the Třeboň lázně railway stop. Quieter than the square, but still within walking distance of everything.

Good for: spa visits, stays without a car, older travellers.

3. Beyond the Svět dam (Aurora and Hliník)

Lázně Aurora, a golf course, the Aqua viva pools and Třeboň Water World. This is an outlying, mostly residential part of town, but with a park and a view of the fishpond. It is roughly a twenty-minute walk to the centre across the dam.

Good for: families, wellness, anyone who wants a pool round the corner.

4. Villages and remote houses round about

Stará and Nová Hlína by Rožmberk, Lutová, Chlum u Třeboně, Lomnice nad Lužnicí. Farmsteads, cottages, guesthouses by the fishponds. Morning mist over the water and pheasants in the fields – but without a car or a bike you will not get far from here.

Good for: cyclists, families staying a week, stays with a dog, a group renting a cottage.

What type of accommodation

Type	What to expect in Třeboň	What to ask
Guesthouse (penzion)	5–20 rooms, no restaurant, often breakfast	Breakfast at weekends? Bike storage?
Spa house	Rooms inside the spa, treatments under one roof	Wellness or treatment stay? Minimum length?
Apartment	Own kitchenette, often in a historic house	Where do I park? How are keys handed over?
Private room (ubytování v soukromí)	A room or flat with local people	Does the host live on site? Is the tourist tax paid separately?
Cottage / farmstead	A whole house in a nearby village	Heating, cleaning, linen, distance to a shop
Hotel	At least 10 rooms and meals	Stars: is it certified?

The difference between a guesthouse and a hotel under the official classification is explained in Guesthouse, hotel, apartment; the difference between a chata and a chalupa in Chata or chalupa?.

Seven questions before you book

1. Where exactly does the car go? In the core this is the most common problem.
2. Is there somewhere to lock up bikes? Almost everyone cycles here. Ask for a lockable room, not “the yard”.
3. Do the windows face the square or the courtyard? In summer there is music on the square into the evening.
4. Breakfast – when and where? Smaller guesthouses do not always serve it.
5. Dog – how much and where is it allowed? Rules vary by establishment and even by room.
6. Mosquitoes. This is no joke – ask about window screens. A fishpond landscape simply has mosquitoes in the warm months.
7. Cancellation terms. Especially in autumn, when fish-harvest dates are only announced in mid-September.

Tourist tax

The tourist tax (poplatek z pobytu) is collected by your host on behalf of the municipality. The Act on local fees sets an upper limit of CZK 50 per person for each day of the stay begun, excluding the day of arrival. The actual rate, when it is due and any exemptions are set by the municipality in a generally binding ordinance (obecně závazná vyhláška). So when you compare prices, check them with the tax included.