Who writes this, and why.
krumlov.org is an English-language travel guide to Český Krumlov, edited from Czechia by Petr Kindlmann. It exists because most of what's currently online about Krumlov in English falls into one of three buckets: aggregator listicles that recycle the same eight bullet points, OTA pages dressed up as guides, or travel blogs written by someone who spent four hours in town between bus connections. Krumlov deserves better, and so does anyone planning a trip here.
Why I started this
I'm Czech. I've been visiting Krumlov since I was a kid — school trips, summer paddling on the Vltava, friends' weddings at the castle, weekends down from Prague — and I've watched it become one of the most photographed small towns in Europe. Most of that's good for Krumlov. Some of it isn't, and a lot of the English-language coverage doesn't tell you which is which.
The starting brief for this site was simple: write the guide I'd want my own English-speaking friends to read before they came down. Opinionated where it matters. Honest about the crowds, the day-trip trap, the bits that aren't worth your time. Specific enough to be useful at the level of "which Castle tour", "which lot to park in", "which bus stop in Prague", not just "go and explore the medieval streets".
What this site is
A small, curated set of guides covering the questions visitors actually ask: how to get there, where to stay, what to do, what to skip, when to come, how long to stay, what it costs. We update prices and timetables every season. We label everything that hasn't been independently fact-checked. We write in English, for English-speakers — there is no Czech version because Czech-speakers have better, locally-run options already.
What it isn't
Not a booking engine — when you want to book a hotel or activity, we link to Booking.com, GetYourGuide, RegioJet, and a short list of other partners. Not ad-supported — no banners, no pop-ups, no display ads. Not a Wikipedia clone — we don't list everything; we list what's worth your time. Not a Czech tourism board mouthpiece — we'll tell you when something is overrated, and we won't take money to do otherwise.
How I make money on this
Affiliate commissions, only. When you click through to a partner site from one of our pages and complete a booking, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We never accept payment for inclusion in lists, paid placement in rankings, or sponsored editorial. The full version is on the affiliate disclosure page — including the list of revenue sources we explicitly refuse.
The Ametyst disclosure
One thing you should know up front: I'm a co-owner of Wellness Pension Ametyst, a small pension on Latrán in the Old Town. That's a direct conflict of interest, and I treat it like one. Ametyst is never in the editorial top picks on /where-to-stay — those are reserved for properties I have no financial relationship with. Where Ametyst does appear on the site, it's labelled as a disclosed pick with the ownership shown next to the recommendation, not buried at the bottom of a legal page.
I'd rather lose the recommendation than hide the ownership. If you ever spot Ametyst — or anything else — recommended on this site without that disclosure, please email me.
Contact
Spotted an error, a price that's changed, or something missing? hello@krumlov.org. I read every email and update pages as we go. There's also a contact page with the boring details (postal address, GDPR data controller, that sort of thing).
— Petr Kindlmann, editor · Český Krumlov / Prague