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We are a couple in our 30%26#39;s whose hobby is beer!

We are visiting Czech in October and this is our suggested itinerary:

Day 1 Arrive late afternoon Prague Airport - Train to Plzen. Evening/Night in Plzen.

Day 2 Chodova Plana Spa. Evening/Night in Plzen.

Day 3 Plzen to Prague by train. Day %26amp; Eve in Prague

Day 4 %26amp; 5 Prague.

Fly out of Prague evening on Day 5

Any suggestions or additions?

Is 2 days too long in Plzen? We wanted to use this as a base for a trip to Chodava Plana and of course sample the local brews!

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Piglet

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if you are visting chodova plana to go to the beer spa, it is pointless to stay in plzen for the night - you should stay at the hotel u sladka in chodova plana instead. see www.chodovar.cz for more details

prague to plzen is 1.5 hours by train. plzen to chodova plana is 2 hours by very slow train. if you do arrive in the late afternoon it is probably unlikely that you will find a connecting train to chodova plana. so if you rely on trains, you may well want to spend the first night in plzen. then you can visit the plzen brewery early in the next morning before all the coach tours come (but book a tour at plzen brewery, do not just turn up) and go off to chodova plana after lunch at the plzen brewery and stay at chodova plana for the second night. you should be able spend much of the third day at chodova plana (again book the beer spa, you will find it full if you just turn up) to come back to prague from chodova plana on the third day

if you hired a car, you could do everything in a shorter time (it takes 2 hours from the airport to chodova plana, rather than the 5 hours it would take by train), but then one of you would not be able to drink any beer, which would probably defeat the object of your trip.

in essence, you have 1.5 days in prague, which isn%26#39;t really enough, and apart from the beer spa, chodovar is not really good beer (which is why the brewery needed to invent something to use its beer). plzen brewery is a good day trip, but in prague itself, there are many other good microbreweries which you can visit

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Thanks peb7 for your advice. We will look into it.

You are right about the car it would defeat the object!

My husband works for a railway company so we can travel very cheaply and go all over on the train so we are used to long journeys! We had already worked out the connections etc and just make it part of the trip.

Any other must see things?

I saw your post on beer and will check that out too.

Thanks again

Piglet

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see my reply to another post. Marriott have just opened a courtyard marriott hotel in plzen in the city centre. i personally wouldn%26#39;t stay anywhere else in the city

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Hi peb7,

thanks again.

I just looked for the Marriott and apparently it doesn%26#39;t open until September.

It won%26#39;t let me get a quote on line. Any idea how much it is?

Piglet x

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sorry you are right - thought it was open already.

try the irida in the centre of town www.irida.cz

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Thanks peb7,

have checked out the Irida and it looks really nice and reasonably priced as well.

It%26#39;s looks like it%26#39;s just outside the centre. Is it easy to get into the main centre?

Also which tram or metro would we get to the hotel form the train station?

Piglet x

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peb 7,

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post but I do not think this is an appropriate response from a “local expert”.

People ask questions on this forum of people who live locally or visit frequently in order to obtain the best information prior to their trip. In fact I often answer questions myself and review hotels I have visited for the benefit of other posters.

I visit these forums regularly and although I travel frequently I have never been to Czech Republic before which is why I have asked a few questions.

By asking for metro/tram I was actually referring collectively to any public transport system. Perhaps I should have been more specific and mentioned buses etc as well.

I only asked the question as you recommended the hotel and I assumed you know the area even though you are the “local expert” for Prague.

I do extensive research for my trips and had looked at a map but just wanted a local perspective.

Not only was your post insulting and rude to me I also felt it insulting to other posters who had only recently joined Trip Advisor and were just looking for simple advice.

Piglet

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I apologise if you were insulted. What I am saying is think before you post.

If I had gone on the Birmingham forum and asked can you tell me which metro I catch from Stourbridge railway station to a hotel the other side of Stourbridge town centre, people would have laughed me off, thinking I was mad

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I want to respond to Peb7%26#39;s comments to Piglet.

You%26#39;re really rude %26amp; I hope that Trip Advisor is monitoring the forums. If people ask what you would consider a stupid question, then do not reply. Better not to say anything than to be outright rude.

I believe you should take your own advise %26amp; think before you type. A slip of the tongue is one thing - but typing an answer takes more time. Therefore, there is no excuse for your behavior.

Amsterdam to Prague

Does anyone know of a low cost airline from Amsterdam to Prague?

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Smartwings flies twice a day; once in the early morning and once late at night

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www.skyeurope.com flies once a day, very early.

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sorry, I did not see that this was asked in 2005

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Better late than never? :-)

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where to stay

hi...m travelling to prague in the last week of july to prague with m yhusband. we r there for 4 nights....we r in our late 20s and prefer raoming till late night... somebody suggested the wencaslas square to stay? pls give me an opinion on that? how far is it from the old town? and which is the better of the two? in fact what is the best plac to stay? m lookiing for apartment or hotels under Euro100 per night per room...ur help will be highly helpful...thanks........

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bottom of wenceslas square is one meter from the old town. wenceslas square is dirty full of tacky shops, low life bars and people pushing adult entertainment

100 Euros a night may not buy you much at the end of july in the old town. you are best to have a look at some of the local agencies which other people have posted on this site to see what they have

www.travelcook.com

www.athos.cz

www.prague.st

www.pragueholiday.cz

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peb7 thanks a lot for you reply....so u sggest that we should not stay at wenclasas square....so i guess that leaves only old town as we would want to be right in the city center to get easy public transport and food..... can u pls tell me wahts the zip code there? is it prague 1? coz saw many hotels with that kind of code...thanks a lot for ur help....

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wencleslas square is central to the city and so is a convenient place to stay. just don%26#39;t expect a glamorous location. Wenceslas square and the old town are both prague 1, but do not discount prague 2 - you can get a much cheaper hotel or a better hotel for the same price as in prague 1 and all you need to do is hop on a tram to get into the city centre

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hi peb7....

as per ur suggesion i chkd pragueholiday.cz...... they seem to have good afordable apartments such as pinka apartment , Apartment Salamander etc...canu pls chk them? i m on a tight budget as am travelling to 2 other countries as well and want to cut costs....pls help...cant thank u enough......

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do not know what you mean by %26quot;can u pls chk them?%26quot;

If you are expecting me to go to have a look at the apartments for you, then I am afraid that I cannot do this, nor can I give you a whole essay on each of the over 50 apartments which pragueholiday have on their website. I also cannot tell you which apartment is good for you as I do not know your needs (budget, comfort, location, facilities needed, etc.).

I am though happy to let you know whether particular apartments that you like are in a suitable location and give you any other general information that I can.

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hey peb7,

guess u misunderstood me..i meant chk their location by what address they give on their web site....since i m not too sure abt location...we basically require a regular studio which accomodates 2 persons which is clean and has clean bathroom...i liked pinka apartments ...can u give me an opinion on them?or else some other suggestion....tahnks a lot for ur help......

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if you mean residence pinkas, they are on a quiet residential street about 10 minutes walk from the old town. there are some decent restaurants nearby and there is a supermarket 10 minutes walk away

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Hello, i need litle help

I think arrived tu Prague next week with my family, and i need litle help with acomodation, we need cheaper hostels or motels neat Prague. I wait fot answer.. Thank you very much. or write on my email fot more information tautvis@gawab.com

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don%26#39;t understand what you mean by %26#39;hostels or motels near prague%26quot; does this mean that you want to stay in prague or you want to stay outside of prague? How far do you want to stay outside of prague; i.e. how much travelling do you want to do? are you travelling by car or by plane?

if you want to look at accomodation, some of the local agencies which may have last minute deals and which other people on this site have used are the following

www.athos.cz

www.travelcook.com

www.prague.st

www.pragueholiday.cz

www.marys.cz

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Prague to Budapest

We are planning to travel from Prague tp Budapest on 10/3/2007 Can locate only one reasonably proced flight on Hahn airlines or a 7 hour train ride Any recommendations

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never heard of hahn airlines. the only airlines that fly between prague and budapest are czech airlines and malev

bear in mind that if you fly, you need to get from prague city centre to prague airport, check in on time, fly, wait for your luggage and then transfer from budapest airport to budapest city centre. even though the flight time is only one hour the city centre to city centre time by plane could be 5 hours, only 2 hours less than the train which is less hassle and much cheaper

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the train is astoundingly easy, comfortable in 2nd class, leaves and arrives in town. For much of our trip, we had a 6 passenger 2nd class compartment to ourselves. On the Hungaria which leaves Prague about noon there is a dining car as well.

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hotels proving to expensive need appartment,but what best

iv priced 3 rooms in hotel for me hubby son and daughter,it proving to be to expensive,so now im decided it will have to be appartment,need 3 bedrooms,must be clean and central,old town etc,want honest oppinion about location etc,i nearly booked one as prague one untill someone kindly pointed out is was prague 2 and not to desirable at night,im bit wary now as iv just had bad experience in a hotel in spain,any veiws recomendations welcome thanks

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We stayed the our teenage son at Masna apartments just near the Old town square and it was great. Clean. comfortable. serviced daily and in a great location. There is a supermarket about 5-10 minutes walk away and restaurants and cafes nearby. The apartments are well appointed. Check out the website http://www.masna-apartment-house.cz/. We had a one bedroom and our son was on a sofa bed which was very comfortable. I recall tthat the apartment on the top floor had an attic bedroom and accommodated more people. We would definitely stay there again and have recommended to friends who are going in 2008. Prague is a very walkable city and the old town area is fine at night. We were there in Dec 06 and so it was dark early and we never felt uncomfortable in this part of town. It is a good location for walking to all the sights.

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you don%26#39;t say what you mean by %26#39;expensive%26#39; i.e. what kind of hotel room you are looking for. two small apartments in the same building may be cheaper than one large three bedroom apartment

if you want to look at apartments, some of the other sites which various people have commented as using on this site are as follows:

www.homesweethome.cz

www.happyhouserentals.com

www.castlesteps.com

www.appia-apartments.com

www.suitehome.cz

prague 2 is not a bad location. much of it is in walking distance of the old town or if not connected by tram. you can get better value accomodation there than in the city centre, so do not discount the area

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ok thanks to you both for taking the time,2 small appartments?mmm thats a good idea,the hotels were only 3 star but wanting one double and 2 single,{my son and daughter are 22 and 23 so sharing is out}were around about £800 which i think for 4 nights is insane.i dont really want to take trams so need a walkable area,when i booked flights i didnt realise oct was high season,will tget any good deals if i book last minute or is it best to book now?i dont want to end up with nothing,

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last minute deals on apartments are more scarce than on hotels. generally apartments don%26#39;t dump their rooms on the same websites that hotels do. I would book now and at least you have your accomodation sorted out

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Hi don%26#39;t quite understand your reason for not wanting to take trams. Thought part of travelling is to get a feel of the people, their lives and not just taking in all the tourist sights. Prague transport system is efficient and with one or two rides, you%26#39;ll get a hand of it. Moreover it is much cheaper to stay outside the perimeter where the amount paid can get you better and bigger accomodations; beside Prague is generally quite safe.

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Hi

us as a couple in our 50%26#39;s,with kids gone are staying at Bilkova Apartments via Mary%26#39;s Travel service which so far seems quite good.

www.marys.cz There are maps/plans of each apartment.

We have booked1-6 persons with 2 rooms 1 bedroom and one living room and kitchen/dining room with lift on first floor 60 sq metres location is in Jewish Quarter Praha 1 and for about 700 CZK transport from railway station (ex Vienna) can be provided.

But payment is asked for in advance in cash...not able to use credit cards. 2,356 CZK per night equate about 516 euros for 6 nights will be about sterling pounds 344 or 57 UK pounds per night.

Maurice

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516 euros for an apartment 6 nights in the old town seems a good price. marys are well known. bilkova is in the old town in walking distance of most places. there is a supermarket 10 minutes walk away

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only reason i didnt want trams was in krakow i got totaly lost,im hopeless id rather walk,ill try the marys appartments,i found a good site euro somat or other but cant find it again,it was advertised on trip advisor.

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A group of us stayed in an apartment at the beginning of June %26#39;07 which I would happily recommend

http://www.b35.cz/

Apts N1 - N4 are very nice for a small group. We had a look around them although we were in one of the larger (3 bed) apts. Very clean, safe and well equipped. Re-reading your post the 3 bed we stayed in might suit you as it has three dbl bedrooms - so you have the choice of one apt or a couple to suit your needs.

We paid the equivilent of £19.50 a head for five of us sharing which was very reasonable considering the facilities. Note we where a group of mature-ish ladies not one of the hen/stag party types and the building was verey quiet!

The tram stops right outside and there are two that take you right into the center (6 and 11). It really is very easy and you will not get lost! Supermarket etc nearby.

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that sounds great i will be checking that out now

T mobile arena

Could someone tell me how far this stadium is from the airport? and can you recommend any hotels in this area? Thank you

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The stadium is about a 20-30 min taxi run from the airport. It should cost you about 400CZK.

However if you are intending to rush to the airport after a show the traffic in the area will be busy and you should allow an hour as you may have to queue for a taxi.

It%26#39;s also do-able by public transport, but not great if you have bags. Get 119 bus from airport to Dejvicka, walk round the corner to the Vítezné námestí stop, get the 1 or 8 tram to Strossmayerovo námestí and then the 12 or 14 tram to Výstavište, if you get the connections right this should take 50 mins, however allow 1hour 15 mins for this journey, as it depends on the availability of connections.

I%26#39;m no use on recommending hotels - I%26#39;ve only ever lived in prague not visited.

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there is an airport bus called the Airport Express which goes directly from the airport every 30 minutes non stop to holesovice station which is 10 minutes walk from the T mobile arena. there is a hotel called the hotel expo almost next door. Try also looking at the belvedere hotel or the park hotel which are also walkimng distance.

however as thirdpenguin says, the vystaviste exhibition grounds where the t mobile arena is is connected by tram to the city centre, so you do not need to stay nearby

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Peb - you are excellent. I was 90% sure the airport express went direct to Holesovice but for some reason dppraha wasn%26#39;t showing it. The airport express is a much better route for sure.

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