Cakes and Tea in Prague

Wander round Praha at night and make a beeline to the Castle and Petrin Hill for stunning views over the city and less tourists! Also visit as many of the teashops as you can...Praha has some wonderful little places to chill out away from the tourist bustle.

Quick Tips:

Go out of tourist season. I went to Praha at the beginning of my trip (March 5) and then again at the end of my trip, March 17, and the difference in tourist numbers was huge. Praha is much more pleasurable in low tourist season and cheaper!

Best Way To Get Around:

Walking is a great way to get around, but if your feet hurt, then grab the very efficent metro, trams and buses that circulate the city. Get a week ticket if you intend staying a few days, as it works out cheaper and also you don't have to find change all the time to purchase tickets.

Sir Toby's might not be in the party district of Prague, but what it lacks in parties, it makes up in the rooms. I had a private room with a bathroom both times I stayed at the hostel. The rooms have some fantastic names; the rooms I stayed in were Morning Dew and Bueno. The rooms were clean, spacious, and comfortable. Sheets were included in the price and the showers are powerful and hot.

Smoking is not permitted in the rooms but the hostel does have a balcony for smoking. A communal kitchen equipped with crockery and cooking utensils is close to a cosy living room, which is situated in the basement. The hostel provides very detailed information leaflets when you arrive to help orientate you round Praha and a few helpful phrases. The reception staff can also help with buying tram tickets, looking up train times and generally helping as much as they can to make your stay welcome. There is free internet use in the lobby. Keys are used for the dorms and the front door, no curfew although guests are reminded to be quiet after 10pm. Key deposit was 200 kr, which is returned when checking out.

There are some great cake shops, supermarkets, and also a market, which sells most goods close by. You can get to the hostel from the main train station, by taking metro line C (red line), get off at VLTAVSKA, from outside the station take any tram to the left (1, 3, 14, 25), go two stops to Delnicka. Walk to the corner of Delnicka Street and turn left. The hostel is at number 24.

From Nadrazi Holesolvice (trains from Berlin, Vienna, others): Go through the tunnel to the street with the trams. Take the 12 or 14 to the left two stops. Get off at Delnicka and then turn right onto Delnicka street. The hostel is situated on the left across the road from a chicken restaurant.

I will certainly return to Sir Toby’s. If you have a big group, ask for the Bueno room, as it has four beds and is in the roof. Say hi to Gladimer and Wolf if you stop by :o)

When I approached Dahab, I was initially put off by the garish outside, it looked like a very tacky kebab bar; luckily, I didn't walk away and entered to find that Dahab had a lovely Moroccan/Middle Eastern feel to it, with the scent of cinnamon/cloves wafting on the air and hookah pipes bubbling at the odd table or too.

The restaurant offers a good selection of vegetarian dishes and a modern cuisine with a twist. I ordered a starter of fried eggplant with garlic pitas, followed by vegetable couscous. The food was prepared quickly and tasted delicious. I accompanied the meal with a very refreshing mojito cocktail (rum, ice, and plenty of fresh mint). My meal came to around 400 kr, which was worth every crown!

Dahab was very busy when I went at 9pm, so you may have to wait for a table sometimes. It is worth the wait and don't be put off by the garish outside. Enjoy!