Must see HIDDEN GEM of 1960s Architecture in Ještěd Hotel?

Hotel Ještěd was the incredible vision of Karel Hubáček way back in 1963.

Most people visit Prague when going to the Czech Republic, but this place is definitely worth checking out.
This tops the list as one of the most unusual hotels we have ever stayed in.
A stay here is like going back in time.
It exudes the 1960s futuristic dream while flaunting an air of communist rule. This gives Ještěd a distinct and unique charm you will not encounter often.

Being Sci-fi fans this really was a bucket list destination, and it seemed quite fitting to be there with our Star Wars robot on the roof of the van, which seemed to attract as much attention as the tower itself.
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See our journey over on Le Shuttle with the robot-    • We Take UNDERWATER SHUTTLE with ROBOT #short  

Facilities here are limited, but we weren't going for sauna's or swimming pools. We were there to soak up the ambiance and daze at the panoramic views of Czechia, that you only get at 1012m a top of a mountain.

Our stay here was made especially memorable by the wonderful staff, who we found warm welcoming and attentive.

We recommenced a stay here for anyone looking for something a bit different. It's a little off the beaten track but well worth the effort.

Ještěd Tower
(Czech: Hotel a televizní vysílač na Ještědu) is a television transmitter on top of Mount Ještěd near Liberec in the Czech Republic. Measuring 94 m (308 ft), it is made of reinforced concrete shaped in a "hyperboloid" form. The tower was designed by architect Karel Hubáček,who was assisted by Zdeněk Patrman, involved in building statics, and by Otakar Binar, who designed the interior furnishing. It took the team three years to finalize the structure design (1963–1966). The construction itself took seven years to finish (1966–1973).

The hyperboloid shape was chosen since it naturally extends the silhouette of the hill and, moreover, resists the extreme climate conditions on the summit of Mount Ještěd. The design combines the operation of a mountaintop hotel and a television transmitter. The hotel and restaurant are located in the lowest sections of the tower. Before construction of the hotel, two huts stood near the mountain summit: one was built in the middle of the 19th century, and the other was added in the early 20th century. Both buildings had a wooden structure, and both burned to the ground in the 1960s.
The tower is one of the dominant features of the North Bohemian landscape. The gallery on the ground floor and the restaurant on the first offers views as far as Poland and Germany. The tower has been on the list of Czech cultural monuments since 1998, becoming a national cultural monument in 2006. In 2007, it was entered on the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage sites. In 1969, Karel Hubáček was awarded the Perret Prize of the International Union of Architects (UIA)

Construction
After the existing Ještěd lodge burned down in January 1963, a decision was made by Restaurace Liberec (the company that used to manage the burned-down lodges) and the Prague Radio Communications Administration to build a new complex on the summit of Mount Ještěd, which would accommodate a mountain hotel including a restaurant and at the same time would serve as a TV signal transmitter. An architectural competition for the building design was announced. It took place in February 1963 on the Liberec Stavoprojekt premises. Eleven architects/teams took part in the competition, including individual architects Otakar Binar, Jiří Svoboda, Pavel Švancer, Ota Nykodým, Karel Hubáček, Jaromír Syrovátko, Miroslav Ulmann, Jaromír Vacek and teams Josef Patrný - Jiří Hubka - V. Netolička, Miloš Technik and Svatopluk Technik.[6] Hubáček's design was the only one complying with both the requirements.
All the designs were put on public display in the Liberec branch of Československá spořitelna. The jury (aka the council of Liberec district national committee) on its 22 April 1963 meeting chose Hubáček's proposal as the winner.

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0:00 Intro
0:39 The journey there
1:20 We arrive at Hotel Jested
2:00 Checking out the room0s0
7:25 Our first night dining
9:26 A bit of the history
11:10 Breakfast
12:13 The other floor and suites
12:52 We explore the outside
13:48 Bar Avion
14:39 Dinner in the Restaurant
15:34 An evening stroll
15:45 Leaving Jested
16:08 Outro and night time sounds of the wind