Cesky Krumlov - Prague and the Czech Republic - page 197

House (closer to the bus station) is more mellow. Both are well-
managed and each is a five-minute walk from the main square.
$ Hostel 99 's picnic-table terrace looks out on the Old Town.
While the gentle sound of the river gurgles outside your window
late at night, you're more likely to hear a youthful international
crowd having a great time. The hostel caters to its fun-loving young
guests, offering free inner tubes for river floats, rental bikes, and a
free keg of beer each Wednesday. The adjacent and recommended
Hospoda 99 restaurant serves good, cheap soups, salads, and meals
(65 beds in 4- to 10-bed coed rooms-300 Kč, D-700 Kč, T-990 Kč,
Internet access-1 Kč/min, laundry-200 Kč/load, use the lockers,
no curfew or lockout, 10-min downhill walk from train station or
two bus stops to Spicak, Vezni 99, tel. & fax [phone], www
.hostel99.com, [e-mail]).
$ Krumlov House Hostel is take-your-shoes-off-at-the-
door, shiny, hardwood-with-throw-rugs mellow. Efficiently run by
a Canadian, it has a hip and trusting vibe and feels welcoming to
travelers of any age (24 beds, 6 beds in two dorms-300 Kč per bed,
Db-800 Kč, 2-person apartment-900 Kč, family room, no break-
fast but there is a guests' kitchen, DVD library, laundry facilities,
Rooseveltova 68, tel. [phone], www.krumlovhostel.com, info
@krumlovhostel.com).
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Krumlov, with a huge variety of creative little restaurants, is a fun
place to eat. In peak times, the good places fill fast, so make reser-
vations or eat early.
Na Louži seems to be everyone's favorite little Czech bistro,
with 40 seats in one 1930s-style room decorated with funky old
advertisements. They serve inexpensive, tasty Czech cuisine and
hometown Eggenberg beer on tap. If you've always wanted to play
the piano for an appreciative Czech crowd in a colorful little tav-
ern...do it here (daily 10:00-23:00, Kájovská 66, tel. [phone]).
Krčma u Dwau Maryí (Tavern of the Two Marys) is a char-
acteristic old place with idyllic riverside picnic tables, serving ye
olde Czech cuisine and drinks. The fascinating menu explains
the history of the house and makes a good case that the food of
the poor medieval Bohemians was tasty and varied. Buck up for
buckwheat, millet, greasy meat, or the poor-man's porridge (daily
11:00-23:00, Parkán 104, tel. [phone]).
Cikánská Jizba (Gypsy Pub) is a Roma tavern filling one
den-like, barrel-vaulted room. The Roma staff serves Slovak-style
food (Slovakia is where most of the Czech Republic's Roma popu-
lation came from). Krumlov has a long Roma history, and even
today 1,000 Roma people live in the town (see sidebar, page 190).