This is a great hostel, and the location is superb. Even if it's in the middle of Prague, we didn't hear a single car or other disturbing noises. It's a perfect spot if you want a (cheap) place to stay, it's open 24 hours and you get your own key to the front door - which is always locked.

We stayed there in February (a very cold month) but in our room the central heating was on all the time, and the water is warm and good.

There was even a colour TV with many channels (not that we had time to watch). When we returned in the evenings, the bed was made and the garbage was emptied.

Highly recommended.

Jecna 12
www.hostel-citycenter.cz
Metro Station "Line B - Karlovo namesti"

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This hostel was great! Would recommend it to any traveller who is looking for a fun time in Prague. We stayed in a 6-bed dorm, everything was clean and there was one cupboard for each person to lock their stuff up in. Showers were clean (although in peak times not exactly hot, but still bearable), toilets also clean and common room area spotless (if a bit smoky at times).

Best of all, the staff were really relaxed - no packing up the breakfast at 5 past 10, it just kind of sat there until everyone had had their fill. There's also safety deposit boxes at reception and a cage to put your luggage in after you've checked out. Five minute walk to old town square, supermarket round the corner (you can also cook at the hostel) and clubs, bars etc all within easy walking distance.

Benediktska 2, Prague 1, Czech Republic. www.oldpraguehostel.com oldpraguehostel@seznam.cz

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A beautiful art nouveau bar with traditional, hearty, Czech food. Try the moravsky hrabec, a dish of diced pork and onions, which comes with both bread and potato dumplings and red and white sauerkraut. Of course all this wonderful Bohemian fair needs washing down, this bar is owned by the Pilsner Urquell brewery and sells beer by the litre .
It was busy on the Wednesday night we went, but we had no trouble finding a table in the cellar bar, which turns into a dance club later on. This bar attracts plenty of locals, which is always a good sign, the staff are also very friendly, not always a Prague strong point. Wonderful!

Junction of Kolkovne and Vezenska,opposite The Spanish Synogogue; nearest metro: Staromestska

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The Czech Inn is Prague's newest hostel and it is fantastic. Great location (walk or tram to centre) with some very cheap eateries nearby. The staff are superb; welcoming , friendly and very accommodating.

If you think a hostel means grubby beds, grubbier people and grubby amenities then think again. Showerheads the size of dinner plates, crisp white bedlinen, polished wooden floors, an 'all you can eat' buffet breakfast, decent coffee, brilliant bar area, free internet and expert advice all contribute to what makes this place rock. They will also arrange transfers and walks for you.

Francouzská 76
101 00 Praha
tel: 267 267 600
email: info@czech-inn.cz;
www.czech-inn.com

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Great bustling atmosphere as good as you would expect in Paris or other more 'sophisticated' cities. OK, it may not be traditionally Czech but its a great place to go after a hard days sightseeing for a drink and something to eat. Clientele is approx 75% Czech, which is always a good sign. Try the soft boiled eggs served in a glass - you will think you have ordered a cocktail when it arrives, it is so beautifully presented.

Vitezna 5, Praha 5; tel: 420 257 311 562;
Right next to the Vlatava River

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Old Prague Hostel offers cheap accommodation in the heart of Prague. Very central to everything, you do not have to use any public transportation. It's clean and social.

www.oldpraguehostel.com, Benediktska 2, Prague 1

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An open-air cocktail bar with patio heaters in the winter (when we visited), on top of the U Princ hotel in the Old Town Square. Go at night, when the whole of Progue is lit up around you.

Opposite the astonomical clock in the Old Town Square

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Cheesy bar, very famous, but there's few better places to drink in Europe, let alone Prague.

Novotneho Lavka 1, Old Town, Prague 1

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It is worth walking to Vinohrady to eat or go for a drink - there are a number of great bars and restaurants that aren't as crowded by tourists. They're also a lot cheaper than bars or restaurants in Staromestske or Wenceslas square.

From Wenceslas square go toward the museum, then bear right. or get the trams/tube to nam. miru or IP Pavlova.

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Lovely Pontoon bar with rental pedalos next door - great place to spend an afternoon...

On the river side of the island just below the National Theatre...

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The best selection of cocktails I have ever seen, and a great intimate setting.

V kolkovnì 3, 110 00 Praha 1; Tel: +420 224 811 165; Fax: +420 257 771 366

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As the name suggests, it is a club, but also has a bar and meal facilities. The main thing is the 15th century vault where there are concerts on a tiny stage. I heard Lubos Andrst Blues Band in April, and it was simply divine. It is right in the centre of Prague, right behind the Old Town Square. Brilliant night out with good Czech beer and brilliant music.

Tyn 2, Tynska Ulicka, Praha 1; ungelt@jazzblues.cz; www.jazzblues.cz

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This is a great budget hostel (with lots of character!) within walking distance of the city centre. There is a good choice of rooms, from twin to dorms with eight beds.

Ke Karlovu 7/457, 120 00 Prague 2; www.hostelumelounu.cz; info@hostelumelounu.cz

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A cocktail bar with a vast range of over 200 cocktails and with friendly and knowledgable staff.

Parizska 10

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Part of a pub/bar chain run by Pilsner Urquell. I believe their are three or four situated throughout Prague, the best in my opinion being Celnice (near the Obneci Dum) and Olympia (on the other side of the river). Though they look very plush, the food is great value and delicious. The beer, naturally is divine and very reasonable considering the location of the pubs.

V kolkovnì 8, 110 00 Praha 1; Tel: +420 224 819 701

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Ornate,art nouveau hotel- excellent value for a cake and a drink and fabulous, if slightly worn surroundings- real character and a welcome break from all that walking and absorbing the sights!

Wenceslas Square- central prague you can get there by tram- the best way to travel around Prague.

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If you like cocktails and good vegetarian food, this is the place to go. There's a cafe, cool bar and night club all in the same place.

Belehradska 120, vinohrady; metro I.P.Pavlova

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'Práce' means work. The only work you'll do here is of the drinking kind. Not the easiest to find, but nothing is with a skinful of Star and Absinth. Table football that no-one seems to mind you slamming your hands on in frustration. Bar staff don't seem to talk but maybe we just couldn;t understand. Mostly a blur. Which is good.

Kamenická 9, Prague 7

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You'll find it in any guide book. Get there at 2.45 pm or earlier to queue on any day. It opens at about 3.05 and you file in dutifully.

Husova 17. About 10 mins walk from Charles Bridge sort of on the way to the Old Town Square

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Classic beer place in a cellar. Get away from the hordes of tourists. The place is actually two pubs, one upstairs, one downstairs. The downstairs one is the gem. Lovely beer, classic Czech food (full of cholesterol and stodge, but tasty) and the obligatory surly waiters. In the evenings you probably have to reserve. If there's just a couple of you, it's generally no problem to just ask people at a not totally occupied table if they can budge up. Drink: beer, maybe a Fernet to finish off. Food: Vepro knedlo zelo (roast pork, duplings, sauerkraut) or smazeny syr, hranolky a tatarka (fried cheese, chips and tartare sauce)

Pivnice U Rudolfina: Krizovnicka 10, a couple of blocks south of the Rudolfinum concert hall/exhibition space

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