Prague Accomodation

muddyfox470

Hi all, I have looked over this forum and the whole site with recommendations regarding suitable accomodation in Prague.

My situation is as follows :

I have flights booked for the 13th coming back on 18th September.

I am looking for accomodation in the form of a cheap apartment or private rooms within prague, as near to the centre as possible, either near Old or New town would be great.

I have found some locations, Andel looks a very nice place but a tad pricey. I have also seen Belehradska which looks nice, and also krasova and ondrickova which looks a bit far away, and they also seem to be near the station which is where one hostel i was looking at (Hostel Vesta) but i found out it is in a bit of a rough area.

Can any of you recommend me any good areas of Prague to stay, that are nice (safish) areas, but within walking distance of most attractions etc.

I ideally don't want to spend more than £10 per person per night on this, and it is looking that I will have to spend about £14 pppn

I am looking for an apartment (ideally) - or two to house 7 people, for the 5 nights.

Any help much appreciated

Cheers

Ian

Links, guidance, pointers would all be very welcome :P

muddyfox470

Also how much are trams in Prague?
And do they still use krona (CZK), or do we now have to use EUR? all these prices in 3 different currencies confuse me.

A lot to answer there but everything is appreciated with a thanks

Ian

muddyfox470

Also, where is the best place to get CZK ? Here or in Prague, if in prague where are the best places to get good rates, and how do they change the money? On your credit / debit card ?

Do they accept Maestro over there?

Cheers

Ian

chez_2

I stayed in the Andel suites and can say that they are excellent.

The area is very nice, safe and clean with good shops/restaurants/bars and a short tram/metro journey to all locations.

muddyfox470

Thats awesome, we have just booked an apartemnt just 500m south of andel, and well is pretty cheap for all of us, so should be good :P

glad everything is booked
anyone know about getting CZK etc?

i have looked through the forums and some of the things i fear are a bit out of date :S

cheers

ian

GIRLPOWER_2

http://art-prison.prague-hostels.cz/pictures.php?photo=hostel-art-prison3.jpg

someone on another thread said this ex prison was a fun place.

bjt_2

I've just come back from spending 5 weeks working in Prague, and the exchange rate seemed much better out there than it is here. (Around 43CZK to the £, as opposed to around 39CZK here, although if it's a question of safety or anything then I'm not sure, but exchange rate-wise you get a better rate out there) Although if you have any left over, it is better to bring it home and exchange it here.

The metro system is pretty cheap, 20CZK for a ticket that encompases all 3 lines and trams and lasts for about 75 minutes during peak time and 90 off peak (I think!) and it's around 80CZK for a days ticket.

All the metro lines are fast and reliable, and by far, I found, the best way to get around in the city. Even if you stay a little way out (i stayed near the last metro stop on one line) , it only takes about 15 minutes to get to the centre!

Hope this Helps

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Lots of recommendations and tips on boozing, sleeping, shopping, eating, viewing, from people who've recently visited Prageu here http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/places/czech-republic/prague/index.jsp Enjoy your trip.

kitEcatz

I have visited prague several times and stayed here http://www.goldhorse.cz The apartments are very good Just underneath the castle and only 5 mins walk to charles bridge.the guy who owns it is fantastic (george) im pretty sure only the other week he has just opened new apartments in Andel
hope this helps

muddyfox470

bjt wrote:

I've just come back from spending 5 weeks working in Prague, and the exchange rate seemed much better out there than it is here. (Around 43CZK to the £, as opposed to around 39CZK here, although if it's a question of safety or anything then I'm not sure, but exchange rate-wise you get a better rate out there) Although if you have any left over, it is better to bring it home and exchange it here.

Hope this Helps

Hi BJT, where abouts did you go to exchange your currency, which square / area ?

As i have heard some offer bad rates.

Was there any commision?

Cheers

Ian

herman2811

I'd recommend doing a search on https://www.venere.com - really helpful website with lots of good maps/reviews, and reasonable prices too (which you also don't have to pay in advance!)
Plus for 4% off, use code: BK5HX8W

Hope that helps