Five Texans are making their first trip to Prague for the last week in September. Finding an adequate hotel was difficult so we decided to rent an apartment. We found a 3 bedrm/2 bath apt in Old Town, Rybna 4, and booked through %26quot;Prague Experience%26quot;. Has anyone stayed in this area or apartments? We hope that we have made a good decision and are looking forward to our stay in Prague.
We are in Prague for 7 nights and will appreciate any tips of things to see and do, places to eat, must do day trips, what can be missed, and etc.
Thanks in advance.
FJK
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I really was hoping to get some feedback on my questions from this forum. Especially from some of the so called %26quot;experts%26quot;. Oh well!
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We stayed at the Marriott. Very close to the center. Don%26#39;t know they area you will be staying at but can recommend two things. Go out after dinner one night to Bombay bar. Have dinner one night at Arzenal. It is a gallery and restaurant in one. N-Joy your trip!
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the area is good, near to old town and wenceslas square, plenty of good restaurants and bars around, 24 hour public transport nearby....
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We, the so called %26quot;experts%26quot; are not online all the time. For general info check out Sovas web page www.livingprague.com. Another so called %26quot;expert%26quot; ;-)))
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I post in various TA forums for where I live, have lived or visit regularly. Anyone with the title %26#39;Local Expert%26#39; has willingly accepted the role of offering advice and tips on their city, in whatever free time they have, for no renumeration other than a desire to be helpful and share their knowledge.
I know a few Local Experts and it%26#39;s a time consuming business and they cannot be available 24 hrs a day.
TIP: Newbies to forums often miss the excellent Search facility within each forum. Putting any of your requests for things to see, must see/do%26#39;s, restaurants, day trips etc would have pulled up many useful threads with the info you require while you waited for other responses.
2nd TIP: Be sepcific in your requests. A thread with %26#39;Prague Apartment%26#39; as a header does not give those reading it any idea of whether you are, say, looking for an apt or wanting feedback on a particular apt. Nor would it alert them to the other info you requested in the body of the message.
There are many things to see and do in Prague if you can highlight what it is you enjoy doing, what kind of cuisine you prefer/want to try you will get more useful responses. Someone with no info on apartments may not bother to read a thread saying %26#39;Prague Apts%26#39; but they could be a gourmet with great restaurant recommendations!
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FJK Austin. Think you need to be a little patient with your requests. you post on a saturday evening local prague time and then moan that you don%26#39;t have a reply by sunday evening local time. maybe all the prague local experts are off enjoying the weekend with their families.
prague experience is well known. rybna is in the city centre and walking distance to most places and round the corner from many good restaurants and bars. the apartments themselves look very well presented. the only thing to say is that in the summer the apartments in the roof are very hot and can be very cold in the winter
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I apologize for my impatience and I do realize that my post was rather vague.
We are all very excited about visiting Prague and realize that we can%26#39;t see is all in 7 day but hope to do our best. We found the apartment and it seems to fit the bill but none of us have ever used an apartment in our travels. I hope we are not making a mistake as we have arranged for another Apartment in Amsterdam the following week.
I am of Czech heritage, great great grandparents on both sides came from Central Bohemia and Moravia, and I am excited about experienceing my Czech roots. I can remember my grandmother speaking to my great grandmother in Czech when she didn%26#39;t want anyone to understand.
Any tips that can be provided about Prague and the Czech Republic will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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I have still have that
*I can remember my grandmother speaking to my great grandmother in Czech when she didn%26#39;t want anyone to understand.*
with my Mother speaking to me in French!
I took a look at your apartment and it certainly looks fine and the location means you will be able to walk to most places. I was in Prague in June with a group of friends and we only ever got the tram to get to and from our apt at the beginning/iend of each day. I hope you will post back what you thought of the apt.
I have rented vacation apartments all over the USA/Canada and Europe and much prefer this as an accommodation option. I suggest you go into the London, UK forum and check our sticky for Apartment Rentals to save me re-listing here the various points to note.
We ate here a couple of times, it%26#39;s just off the square.
http://fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=prague@122%26amp;cur_section=din%26amp;property_id=408338
which I can recommend if you want Italian food or a good salad. Once there you can pick up their card which lists some of their other restauarants. We went to one of the other branches over the river which was also good, more French inspired cuisine here. When I can pull out the info I might be able to post more useful location info on this! I%26#39;m sure if you do a search in this forum for Czech food recommendations you should find something.
The area over the Charles Bridge and down to the left and walking the direction of the river we found delightfully peaceful and pleasant. We came across the John Lennon Wall in the Mala Strana and the cafe behind the wall has a garden which is a lovely place to sit for awhile and enjoy a coffee, mint tea or cocktail. It%26#39;s not that it%26#39;s particularly beautiful - mainly overgrown grass - but a nice atmosphere.
The Jewish area and it%26#39;s synagogues is worth visiting but find something uplifting to do afterwards as it can be harrowing too.
The Kafka Museum was also interesting (very amusing sculpture outside) but also a little dark mood wise. Hardly surprising I suppose. Nice cafe to sit and rest in the courtyard outside. If you go to the Alphonse Mucha Museum you can get entry tickets for both and save a little. You can go on different days to the two museums if you take this option.
www.kafkamuseum.cz/ShowPage.aspx?tabId=-1
www.mucha.cz/index.phtml?S=home%26Lang=EN
Every church seems to offer concerts and you will need to use some caution here as we went to one that managed to murder some beloved pieces! I%26#39;ve never seen so many people wincing at once. I will try and check which one this was so you can avoid it. Two of our party did manage a wonderful one.
Many people here seem to head to Český Krumlov from Prague. I would search the forum for some more info on this
Hope that gives you something to be going on with your plans for Prague.
ebabe
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Was just mooching the forum and I think you need to check this link for restaurant recommendations. Brewster is a local expert in this forum I believe.
http://czechoutchannel.blogspot.com/
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Sorry me again! The first restaurant mentioned in the blog, Café Savoy, is the place I couldn%26#39;t remember the name of in my post that is French inspired. Seems I was right about it!
ebabe
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