This marvelous European city has many different names. The ancients often romantically called it Northern Rome, in the Middle Ages they began to call it more verbose: Prague, the head of the kingdom, the Lady of the Czech countries, Stone Prague, and then in the time of Charles IV, the King of Bohemia and the Emperor of Germany, he was called Golden Prague.
In the newest With a light hand of the famous Austrian historian and statesman Joseph Hormayer, he received the name of the City of a hundred spiers. Tourists who want to see the sights of Prague, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, annually make hundreds of thousands of economic tours for this.
To Prague!
What actions accompany the tourist's decision to visit Prague? At first, he naturally buys tickets, having decided on the dates of arrival and departure. Then book the hotel. If he plans an economic tour, then the technical star Libuse (Prague, 8) 3 *, considered in this article, is quite suitable.
(Hotels of this class recommended to city guests by tour operators located closer to the center of Prague show prices from 1620 to 3530 rubles per night.) Then, having tickets and hotel reservations (supporting documents) on hand, a person who wants to see Prague issues a visa to the Czech Republic through the embassy. Upon arrival, the tourist will pay a Russian-speaking guide for a transfer to any metropolitan hotel 29 €.
Modern European tourism, developing, uses new tools. In particular, seeing more and spending less will help the tourist buy a four-day Prague guest card for 33 - 65 € (students get a discount). At the same time, the city guest will receive a free introductory 2-hour tour, free access to 50 major historical sites, discounts in museums, tours and also receive a free guide. The card will begin to operate from the day affixed by the hand of a tourist on the card itself. Arriving can do this settling in the hotel, taking a break, having a snack and being ready for excursions.
Location
The hotel is located in the eighth district of Prague - Libushe and, accordingly, bears the same name with it. There is a good traffic intersection. 300 meters from the hotel there are stops of trams No. 17 and 10, where you can get to the center in half an hour. The path from the hotel to the nearest metro station Kobylisy (line C, on which the Central Railway Station is located) 400 m can be reached in minutes 3. Libuse Prague 3 * (Prague Czech Republic) is located in a relatively quiet and comfortable, but still close to the center of the City spiers quarter. For a resident of Prague, the reference point for determining the location of the hotel in question is the Vlachovka mansion located nearby.
Excursion facilities are available directly from the hotel within walking distance. From here, 3.5 km to the capital's zoo and 2.2 km to the botanical garden. Near the hotel there is a shopping center "Albert"; cafe and pastry shop. If a tourist is fond of sports and is used to keeping fit, then 400 meters from the hotel he will find a well-maintained public swimming pool with exercise rooms. A tourist who has come to Prague not alone can spend an evening at the bar or enjoy Czech cuisine at a restaurant located very close to the hotel (260 and 80 meters, respectively).
Hotel Description
In the old-fashioned way, with its entrance right into the sloping corner of the old city quarter, the small hotel Libuse 3 * considered by us seems to have materialized from the century of silver, considered by us (Prague). The reviews of its guests indicate that it is wise to perceive this hotel complex as a hotel and as part of Prague in the 19th century. After all, the walls of the building subjected to overhaul were built without a gram of cement, in the old way, using lime. That is why it is cool here in the hottest summers and warmer here in winter than in modern concrete boxes.
The two-story building of the hotel was later supplemented by an attic third floor. It has a modern, flawless water supply, Wi-Fi and other communications.
Territory
The territory of the Libuse hotel (Prague 8; 3) is quite small. It is typical for 19th century Prague in its layout. The hotel on the front side is devoid of fences, flower beds, alleys. It simply goes out onto the street with its facade. Its rear side is decorated with a small garden and a terrace for fencing off from neighboring houses.
Service
A similar simplified and solid economy service to its guests is provided by many hotels in Prague (3 stars). Libuse offers tourists car parking, a round-the-clock working Russian-language reception, daily cleaning and towel change, twice a week - bed linen, good paid Wi-Fi, paid parking for vehicles.
A similar minimized assortment of hotel services - triples is typical for European countries. Unlike the "triples" of Turkey, there is no sauna or Turkish bath, hairdresser, bike rental, pool. But this is normal for a hotel, a European capital specializing in serving tourists - sightseers.
Rooms
Hotel Libuse 3 * (Czech Republic, Prague) provides its guests with compact modern rooms. His housing stock has 24 client rooms. They are not empty. Among the rooms are single, double and triple.
Its residents use the bathroom with a modern shower, telephone, TV with Russian channels. This room has air conditioning.
Nutrition
Hotel Libuse 3 * (Prague) has a restaurant decorated in a hunting style, preparing dishes of national and European cuisine, serving simultaneously up to 70 people. There is also a snack bar for up to 46 visitors.
In the summer, guests can eat on the cozy terrace located on the back of the hotel, overlooking the garden. The hotel, selling tours, offers within their framework the only food option - “breakfast only”. This is quite consistent with the rhythm of tourists-excursionists living in it: after all, every day, having barely a bite to eat, they rush to the metro station or to the tram stop to see the beauty of Golden Prague.
For breakfast, guests in the hotel restaurant are treated to a buffet of cheese, ham, sausage, omelet, sausages, coffee, tea, yogurt, several different rolls, and sweet buns.
About Prague Tours
As can be seen from the reviews of the guests of Libuse 3 *, their money and (most importantly!) Travel time in Prague were saved by buying a ticket that pays for all city transport services. The price of one ticket is 670 kroons. You can buy it at a store located on the road from the hotel to the nearest metro station.
Let's compare two options, involving paid and free tours. To buy excursions, a tourist for each of them will have to pay from 260 to 5000 crowns (on average, 500 crowns for a tour). For orientation in prices, we give the euro to the kroon rate: 1 EUR = 27.02 CZK.
Thus, when focusing on free tours according to the guidebook, with access to sightseeing facilities already paid by the guest card, the tourist really saves money. After breakfast, guests in the mornings with joyful impatience leave the Libuse 3 * hotel (Prague) to get an aesthetic pleasure from contemplating the beauties of the city - the pearl of Europe. Tourists follow the metro to the desired excursion object, and in the afternoon, full of impressions, returning to the hotel again, dine tightly, relax and go on another excursion voyage.
TOP tours of Golden Prague
From ancient times Prague was considered not to be a craftsman and merchant city, favored by artists and scientists, a city of aristocrats and the poor. Prague was the capital city of Czech kings.
A tourist of the Prague Troika hotel, who is going to get acquainted with the sights of the City of a hundred spiers in 1 - 2 weeks, naturally prepares a plan for their visit in advance. Let's try to compile it by analyzing the reviews of guests of Libuse 3 * (Prague).
It is logical to begin your acquaintance with Golden Prague with the objects of the road, called the Royal Way. Its length is 3.8 km. It starts from the Republic Square, continues along Tseletnaya Street, passes along Old Town Square, and then goes along Karlovaya Street to Crusader Square and ends at St. Vitus Cathedral - one of the main relics of the Czech Republic. Imagine: 23 Czech kings and 27 queens have walked this path at different times!
You should also see firsthand Vysehrad (coming out at the metro stop of the same name), the first-born center of the Czech state created in the 10th century. There is something to see here (Peter and Paul Basilica, casemates, gallery, Gothic dungeon, cemetery. In fact, it is a carefully preserved fortress with the best panoramic view of Prague.
It is advisable to visit the Old Town Square at noon to see and hear a real man-made miracle - the Prague chimes. There is also a monument to Jan Hus, the town hall, the Church of St. Nicholas, the Gothic Church of the Virgin Mary.
Tourists (and guests of Libuse 3 * (Prague), among them) consider it obligatory for themselves to cross the 520-meter Charles Bridge, built by the ancient Romans and operated since 1380. e. Until now.
In fact, Zlata Prague is extremely rich in attractions. It is impossible to mention all of them in this article.
About Currency Exchange
Tourists leaving for Prague do not have to worry about purchasing crowns at home. Tourists residing in Libuse 3 * have no difficulty in changing their currency. The exchanger is located very close to the hotel. Its exchange commission is 50 kroons or 2% of the amount exchanged.
In addition, the whole center of Prague is literally dotted with exchangers. However, among them should be chosen. Do not fall for the course that you see on the nameplate of the exchanger. In fact, it is the most profitable among those offered to customers. Czech bankers have learned to change different amounts of currency at different rates. Therefore, before a transaction, you should definitely ask the cashier, for example, what amount in kroons he will give out when exchanging 50 €. If the rate is underestimated by 15 - 20%, look for a more profitable exchanger.
According to the guests of the hotel in question, the most profitable exchanger is located on the Arabian 2nd lane near the Powder Gate.
About shopping in Prague
Hotel Libuse 3 (Prague), thanks to its brilliant transport interchange, is an ideal launching pad for shopping. The most brilliant shopping in Prague takes place in the first two weeks of January. At this time, thanks to sales and discounts, a tourist can purchase a complete set of clothes for only 100 €.
Also archived is the summer sale of winter clothing collections, produced by stores in the summer months. At the same time, you should go around the store and carefully search for promotional products, because Czech sellers do not flaunt them.
Where to buy shoes and clothes
Guests of Libuse 3 * (Prague) in their reviews of the hotel also share information on promising shops for shopping. We will name some of them.
Let's start with the shoes. Czechs are traditionally considered to be one of the best shoe makers in Europe and are sensitive to this craft. In addition, the price of leading brands here is 20% lower than that of tourists in their homeland, and on sales and all 70%.
In Prague you can buy inexpensive German shoes at the Deichmann store, Italian and German at Obuv Šotek, expensive German at Reno. All these stores are concentrated in the Palladium shopping center located on Republic Square. On Wenceslas Square, there are Destroy shops selling Spanish shoes. About the same places there are Czech shoe stores from Bata (older buyers remember it as “Cebo”.
Cheap clothes in Prague are mainly sold in Vietnamese markets. Imagine two of them:
- located at Libušská 319/126, Praha 4) Tržnice Sapa market;
- located at (Bubenské nábřeží 306/13, Praha 7) market Pražská tržnice.
It is better to buy expensive clothes in boutiques on the Parisian street. It sells branded products from Cartier, Boss, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Gas, Guess, Prada, Max Mara.
National Czech dishes
Tourists from other countries who are in the capital of the Czech Republic, for the sake of completeness, try to try the dishes of the local cuisine. They are usually tasty and satisfying. Guests of the hotel under consideration are no exception. What did they taste in the restaurants of Prague?
Many Czechs consider garlic soup their favorite; it is served with cheese and smoked meats. Eating second courses, they prefer dumplings to ordinary bread - boiled flour products.
A real brand of Czech cuisine is a beer-soaked, boiled, and then smoked pork knee (knuckle); moreover, it is served not only to one person, but to the whole company. The list of national dishes can be continued further. But we will stop, however, before calling this two more dishes that tourists liked: pork ribs in sauce and fried pork with cabbage.
Hotel notes
Naturally, tourists who are experienced in traveling to different countries of resort and excursion, compare accommodation in other hotels with Libuse 3 * (Prague). Their reviews testify to the advantages and disadvantages of this hotel complex. Indeed, everything is clean, sound and neat here.
As a disadvantage, they express their wishes to the hotel managers:
- there are no curtains in the bathroom;
- there is no shower hook;
- an electric kettle in the room is desirable (buyers of economy tours are forced to use boilers).
Conclusion
Most of the guests are quite satisfied with the service provided by the inexpensive Libuse 3 * hotel (Prague). Reviews about him are supportive. After all, it is a tourist portal to Prague, bringing comfort and relaxation to the life of its guests. It is neat and emphasized economically. After all, the main thing for a guest of the Czech capital is not at all a comfortable stay at the hotel during the day, but his enjoyment of the unique aura of the City of a hundred spiers.