Prague has two kinds of hostel: seasonal ones that open only in summer, and those open all year round. There is little difference between them, as both cater for budget travellers. Some hostels have a curfew, so check before you book. You rarely need your own sleeping bag, because almost all hostels provide sheets and blankets. In the summer holidays, when students go home, university halls of residence (koleje) also take visitors – Charles University, the Czech Technical University (ČVUT, Hostel Strahov) and the Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) all offer short-term beds – so even in the high season there is usually no shortage of budget beds.
Most hostels have dormitories for 4 to 10 people; smaller rooms are harder to find. Rooms tend to be small, and many hostels are some way from the city centre. A hostel right in the centre can cost about as much as a cheaper hotel on the outskirts. But if you don’t mind staying outside the historic centre, don’t need much comfort and would rather save money, hostels are a good choice, and most are safe and clean. For more budget ideas, see Cost Effective Accommodation.
- A PLUS HOSTEL, Na Florenci 1413/33, 110 00 Praha 1, tel. +420 222 314 272, www.aplus-hostel.cz
- ADVANTAGE HOSTEL, Sokolská 11, 120 00 Praha 2
- CAMP SOKOL TROJA – HOSTEL, Trojská 171a, 171 00 Praha 7, campsokoltroja.cz
- EISLEROVA KOLEJ (JAROV III F), V Zahrádkách 1953/67, 130 00 Praha 3, eislerovakolej.vse.cz
- ELF, Husitská 11, 130 00 Praha 3, tel. +420 222 540 963, www.hostelelf.com
- HOSTEL MARABOU, Koněvova 738/55, 130 00 Praha 3, tel. +420 222 581 182, www.hostelmarabou.com
- HOSTEL PRAGUE TÝN, Týnská 19, 110 00 Praha 1
- HOSTEL STRAHOV (ČVUT), Vaníčkova 315/7, 160 00 Praha 6, www.suz.cvut.cz
- KEMP DŽBÁN A HOSTEL, Nad Lávkou 5, 160 00 Praha 6, www.campdzban.eu
- KOLEJ KAJETÁNKA, Radimova 12, 160 00 Praha 6, kam.cuni.cz
- KOLEJ KOMENSKÉHO, Parléřova 6, 169 00 Praha 6, tel. +420 220 388 111
- KŘESŤANSKÝ DOMOV MLÁDEŽE U SVATÉ LUDMILY, Francouzská 585/1, 120 00 Praha 2, www.kdm.cz
- MISS SOPHIE’S NEW TOWN, Melounová 3, 120 00 Praha 2, www.miss-sophies.com
- OLD PRAGUE HOSTEL, Benediktská 2, 110 00 Praha 1, tel. +420 224 829 058, oldpraguehostel.com
- PENSION CITY CENTER, Ječná 12, 120 00 Praha 2, www.pensionprague.cz
- RITCHIE’S HOTEL & HOSTEL, Karlova 9 and 13, 110 00 Praha 1, tel. +420 222 221 229, www.ritchieshostel.com
- ROOSEVELTOVA KOLEJ, Strojnická 1430/7, 170 00 Praha 7, kolejrooseveltova.vse.cz
- SIR TOBY’S HOSTEL, Dělnická 24, 170 00 Praha 7, sirtobys.com
- SPORTHOSTEL SCANDINAVIA, Drnovská 43/19, 161 00 Praha 6
- THALEROVA KOLEJ (JAROV III G), Jeseniova 1954/210, 130 00 Praha 3, tel. +420 224 092 315, thalerovakolej.vse.cz
- TOULCŮV DVŮR, Kubatova 1/32, 102 00 Praha 10, tel. +420 603 806 362, toulcuvdvur.cz
- UBYTOVNA PALPOST, Bažantní 697, 165 00 Praha 6, tel. +420 220 922 544, www.ubytovnapalpost.cz
- UNIVERSITY HOTEL (VŠE, FORMERLY KOLEJ JAROV I), Jeseniova 355/212, 130 00 Praha 3, universityhotel.vse.cz
- VESTA, Wilsonova 8 (Praha hlavní nádraží station), 120 00 Praha 2, www.vesta.prague-hostels.cz
- VŠCHT PRAHA – KOLEJE, K Verneráku 950, 148 00 Praha 4, www.vscht-suz.cz
- WELCOME HOSTEL PRAGUE CENTER, Žitná 17, Praha 1, tel. +420 222 230 858, www.bed.cz
