has ne 1 been to prague if so hotel reccomendation near to everything ?? and prices in taxi 2 and from airport

Question

its for me and my bf wants somewhere near to all shops bars restaurants etch ?? xxx

Answer 1

Try in the areas of the city called the Old Town, the New Town (we stayed there, it's about 15 minutes walking from the main square in the Old Town), the Small Quarter or the old Jewish Quarter. All are great for nightlife. I'd check out www.hostelworld.com for accommodation, they do all kinds of accommodation, we use budget hotels but have found some real hidden treasures through this website - look for previous guests' detailed reviews and you won't go wrong.

With regard to getting a taxi, we asked the hotel we were staying at if they could arrange a driver to come and pick us up, and that was no problem. They just needed the name so they could put it on a sign, and the driver knew exactly where to bring us which was fine because he had very little English and we had only a few words of Czech. We did the same for getting back to the airport. It came to about 14 Euro each way, but it's a long trip to the airport.

As regards cash, we were able to use the ATMs to get money in local currency using our normal ATM cards (we live in Ireland) so that was no problem. We also found that many places accept Euros in payment. Do NOT exchange money on the street, you will be asked and offered an unbelievably good rate, all you're getting is monopoly money, don't do it, go into a bank instead.

Another tip - while the food is very very good value in restaurants (delicious 3 course meals for 10 Euro or less), you do pay for everything you eat. They will bring you a basket of bread, this is NOT included in the overall cost of the meal, so they won't be offended if you ask them to take it away. If you don't touch it and don't ask them, you'll have to pay for it.

If you like liqueurs, try the local tipple Becherovka. Lovely and warming.

And one last thing: learn to say 'please' and 'thank you' in Czech. It's a small thing, it won't take you long, but it is greatly appreciated. The locals will kind of laugh, correct your pronunciation, try to teach you another word, giggle at your attempts, be highly amused in general - but they will have more time for you than for the ignorant git who throws his wads of cash around but refuses to acknowledge that there is any other language than his/her own in the world (and these gits come in many nationalities, shapes and sizes).

Answer 2

Try Tripadvisior.com