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Chateau Mcely
Mcely, Czech Republic · Independent · Core Luxury
A Valdstejn hunting seat on Vinice Hill, later a Thurn-Taxis house, sat empty after 1948 until Inéz and James Cusumano began restoring the wreck in 2004 and opened it in 2006 as a 24-room hotel. Each room is named and dressed to a different theme: continents on the first floor, time and past visitors on the second, the Agape Presidential Suite on the third. MICHELIN One Key in 2025.
- 24 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: okres Nymburk
About Chateau Mcely
- Inéz and James Cusumano began the restoration on 15 June 2004 and opened the 24-room hotel in 2006.
- Each of the 24 rooms has its own name and style: first floor for the continents, second for time and notable visitors, third for the Agape Presidential Suite.
- Owner Inéz Cusumano founded the hand-blended MCELY BOUQUET spa line in 2010 after studying perfume in Grasse, drawing on Mcely's Nine Flowers tradition.
- The Thurn-Taxis family owned the estate from 1869 until 1948; Czech ministries then used the building and it fell into ruin.
- MICHELIN One Key in 2025; Piano Nobile restaurant is led by chef Honza Štěrba.
History
Chateau Mcely stands on Vinice Hill in the central Bohemian village of Mcely, about an hour from Prague. The hotel's own history dates the first chateau here to Count Jan Kristian of Valdstejn in 1653; it later passed through the Wessenberg-Ampringen, Boos-Waldeck, and Thurn-Taxis families, and after 1948 was used by Czech ministries and left to decay. Inéz and James Cusumano began a full restoration on 15 June 2004 and opened the 24-room hotel in 2006. Each room is individually named; the Mcely Bouquet Spa and cosmetics line followed in 2010.
Restaurants and bars
- Piano Nobile — Restaurant
Experiences
- Piano Nobile restaurant — Restaurant at the chateau, listed as a MICHELIN Selected restaurant.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Tennis
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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