Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Václavské nám. 42 (
&
800-111-055,
central switchboard for all branches; www.
kb.cz). The exchange offices are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, but
the ATMs are accessible 24 hours.
Zivnostenská banka,
Na Príkopê 20, Praha 1 (
&
224-121-111;
www.ziba.cz),
has an exchange office open Monday to Friday from 10am to 9pm and Satur-
day from 3 to 7pm.
Chequepoint
keeps the longest hours but offers the worst exchange rates.
Central Prague locations are 28. ríjna 13 and Staromêstské nám. 21 (both open
24 hr.); Staromêstské nám. 27 (open daily 8am-11:30pm); and Václavské nám.
32 (open daily 8am-11pm).
Doctors & Dentists
If you need a doctor or dentist and your condition isn't life-
threatening, you can visit the Polyclinic at Národní, Národní 9, Praha 1 (
&
222-
075-120
) during walk-in hours Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm. For
emergency medical aid call their mobile phone
&
777-942-270. The
Medicover
Clinic,
Vysehradská 35, Praha 2 (
&
224-921-884
), provides EKGs, diagnostics,
ophthalmology, house calls, and referrals to specialists. Normal walk-in hours
are Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm.
For
emergency medical aid,
call the
Foreigners' Medical Clinic,
Na Homolce
Hospital, Roentgenova 2, Praha 5 (
&
257-272-146,
or 257-272-191 after-hours).
Hospitals
Particularly welcoming to foreigners is
Nemocnice Na Homolce,
Roentgenova 2, Praha 5 (
&
257-272-146,
or 257-272-191 after-hours). The Eng-
lish-speaking doctors can also make house calls. See “Doctors & Dentists,”
above, for more information. In an emergency, dial
&
155
for an ambulance.
Internet Access
One of Prague's trendiest places is the
Globe
, Pstrossova 6,
Praha 1 (
&
224-916-264;
www.globebookstore.cz), a cafe-cum-bookstore that
provides Internet access. You can browse for 1.50Kc (5¢/2p) per minute. Its new
location is open daily from 10am until midnight.
Check your e-mail and surf at the very centrally located new Internet cafe
Inetpoint.cz,
Jungmannova 32, Praha 1 (
&
296-245-962;
www.inetpoint.cz). It
is open daily 10am to 10pm and the connection charge is 25Kc ($1.05/50p) per
15 minutes. The
Bohemia Bagel,
near the funicular train at Újezd 16 in Malá
Strana, Praha 1 (
&
257-310-694;
www.bohemiabagel.cz), has about a half-
dozen PCs in a pleasant setting for 1Kc (5¢/2p) per minute; it is open daily from
7am to midnight on Monday to Friday, 8am to midnight on Saturday and Sun-
day. Another place to access the Internet is
Cyber Cafe-Jáma
at V jámê 7, Praha
1 (
&
224-222-383;
www.jamapub.cz). It is open daily 11am to 1am.
Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Laundry Kings,
Dejvická 16, Praha 6 (
&
233-343-743
)
was Prague's first American-style, coin-operated, self-service laundromat. Each
small load costs about 70Kc ($2.90/£1). An attendant can do your wash for
180Kc ($7.50/£4) in the same day. Laundry Kings is open Monday to Friday from
7am to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 10pm.
Laundryland,
Lond;nská 71, Praha 2 (
&
222-516-692
), offers dry cleaning as
well as laundry service and charges about the same as Laundry Kings. Located
2 blocks from the Námêstí Míru metro station and close to the I. P. Pavlova
metro station, it's open daily from 8am to 10pm.
