Prague in Spring

[marksmiles]

I have a two night trip to Prague at the end of day. Accommodation is sorted ( a 5k Pointsbreak ), but it is not a city where I have any experience, general views on eating and watering holes, entertainment, all welcome.

 

[serfty]

The was a FlyerTalk Do help at Prague in June last year that a few AFFer's attended.

See this thread for some possibilities: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/communitybuzz/1085872-prague-do-june-10-13-2011-a.html

BTW, They do seem to like their meat and their beer ...

 

[marksmiles]

The was a FlyerTalk Do help at Prague in June last year that a few AFFer's attended.

See this thread for some possibilities: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/communitybuzz/1085872-prague-do-june-10-13-2011-a.html

BTW, They do seem to like their meat and their beer ...

Sefty,
I owe you one - that post has it all!
Itinerary filled in one easy swoop, thanks again.

 

[Sprucegoose]

My europhile mates reckon it is one of the best cities in Europe.

Hope you enjoy and be sure to give us some feedback.

 

[amaroo]

I've only done Prague in Winter however, it's a real beauty & a must for every itinerary:!:

I would give you some recommendations however, I played that hard while there I can't remember the details

 

[marksmiles]

I've only done Prague in Winter however, it's a real beauty & a must for every itinerary:!:

I would give you some recommendations however, I played that hard while there I can't remember the details

Oh I wonder what needs to be done for a share of intimate information gathered during the war games.
I wonder how you might respond to fingernail extraction?

 

[Myrna]

We are going to be in Prague towards the end of this month We splurged and booked a 3 day weekend with BA on their Euro club flight + hotel deal. Yeah, I know it is extravagant, but it is our first trip to the continent from London since moving here. We just hope LHR will sort out its long immi queues - long delays for many pax.

 

[deejo77]

I loved prague......even though OP has acc for anyone reading this thread in future.....PODOLI GUEST APARTMENT | Accomodation in Prague - podoli-apartment.cz the owner Hana was fantastic - breakfast was very good.

If you could do a day trip - do the Ossuary chuch (or in Czech "Kostnice") - the bone church is creepy but so worth it.

 

[marksmiles]

We are going to be in Prague towards the end of this month We splurged and booked a 3 day weekend with BA on their Euro club flight + hotel deal. Yeah, I know it is extravagant, but it is our first trip to the continent from London since moving here. We just hope LHR will sort out its long immi queues - long delays for many pax.

Luckily my colleague knows one of the best agents in London so we managed to grab club for £300 inclusive, I could not find it cheaper anywhere else.
As for the immi queues, why not grab some of the fast track passes which people offer up for trade on FT and other places - although I have noticed fasttrack is not always so very fast sometimes.

 

[Myrna]

Luckily my colleague knows one of the best agents in London so we managed to grab club for £300 inclusive, I could not find it cheaper anywhere else.
As for the immi queues, why not grab some of the fast track passes which people offer up for trade on FT and other places - although I have noticed fasttrack is not always so very fast sometimes.

We paid 500 pounds each for club - including 3 nights at the Art Deco Imperial hotel (there were good reviews on tripadvisor). Normally, return club fares to PRG are around 500 pounds.

Fast track like you said was not always fast. We flew J with BA from DFW to LHR a year ago, so they gave us fast track passes. Just our luck we were the next one in queue to be served - by a trainee and the person before us had problems with his visa. So, we stuck for more than 30 mins, and there was no one in the normal line . In the end, a supervisor came and processed our passports!!!

 

[Fatcat]

General word of caution if you ever need to change money; most of the money changers in the castle/bridge area are crooks. There will generally be two exchange rates, a fair one (say 18 to 1) above" the limit (which will be something ridiculous like the equivalent of A$3500, and one "below" the limit a little further to the right which will rob you blind (ie 13 to 1). Lots of people get scammed because they forget to check the actual amount they will receive with the bushranger before they enter into the transaction or dont read the "fine print" (to be fair it is fairly obvious but very easy to miss).

Some hotels will give you very good rates without commission, and there are a few places in that area that are very honest and give fair rates (there is one halfway up the road you take to walk up the hill to the castle from the town). You wont find these shenanigans in Budapest for example, where most of the money changers offers bid/ask spreads that would make CBA blush.

Also if you need wi-fi, Starbucks and KFC have it for free.

 

[docjames]

Some friends of mine have a living "souvenir" of their trip to Prague that arrived 9 months after they got home....