Sleeping - Prague and the Czech Republic - page 116

Sleep Code
(17 Kč = about $1, country code: 420)
S = S i n g l e , D = D o u b l e / Tw i n , T = Tr i p l e , Q = Q u a d , b = b a th ro o m ,
s = shower only. Unless otherwise noted, credit cards are
accepted, and breakfast and tax are included. Everyone listed
here speaks English.
To help you sort easily through these listings, I've divided
the rooms into three categories based on the price for a
standard double room with bath:

$$$ Higher Priced —Most rooms 4,000 Kč or more.

$$ Moderately Priced —Most rooms between
3,000-4,000 Kč.

$ Lower Priced —Most rooms 3,000 Kč or less.

(don't go downstairs)—their office is in the left corner by the exit
to the rip-off taxis. Their display board shows discounted hotels,
and they have a slew of hotels and small pensions available (2,000-
Kč pension doubles in old center, 1,500-Kč doubles a Metro ride
away). You can reserve by email, using your credit card as a deposit
(tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.avetravel.cz, ave@avetravel
.cz), or just show up at the office and request a room. Be clear on
the location before you make your choice. They sell taxi vouchers
for those who want the convenience of a ride from the train sta-
tion's taxi stand, though they cost double the fair rate.
Lída Jánská's Magic Praha can help with accommoda-
tions (mobile [phone], www.magicpraha.cz, magicpraha
@magicpraha.cz; see “Helpful Hints,” page 42). Lída rents a well-
located apartment with a river view near the Jewish Quarter.
Web-booking services, such as Priceline.com and Bidding
fortravel.com, enable budget travelers to snare fancy rooms on the
push list for half the rack rate. It's not unusual to find a room in a
four-star hotel for 1,300 Kč—but keep in mind that many of these
international business-class hotels are far from the city center.

Old Town Hotels and Pensions
You'll pay higher prices to stay in the Old Town, but for many
travelers, the convenience is worth the expense. These places are
all within a 10-minute walk of the Old Town Square.
$$$ Hotel Maximilian is a sleek, mod, 70-room place with
Art Deco black design; big, plush living rooms; and all the busi-
ness services and comforts you'd expect in a four-star hotel. It faces
a church on a perfect little square just a short walk from the action
(Db-4,500 Kč, extra bed-1,500 Kč, their “preferred rate” gives you