1 of 8 6/2/2008 2:59 PM Find hostels in: Search Hostelz.com - "Reviews of All Hostels Worldwide" Hostels Guide > Eastern Europe & Russia > Czech Republic > Prague Hostels > HI - Prague - Hostel Advantage HI - Prague - Hostel Advantage «Prev 9 of 117 Hostels in Prague Next» Prague (Prague 2), Czech Republic Online Booking Secure Instant Booking Guaranteed Reservation Exclusive Photos Taken by the Hostelz.com Reviewer Arrival Date: 2008 - June 2 Nights: 1 People: 1 (Choose your booking dates to see availability information here.) Address Sokolska 11-13, Prague (Prague 2) Map Price 10 and up Check Current Prices by Date Here Location/Contact Location 100m from I.P. Pavlova undeground station line C. Website www.advantagehostel.cz (to make a reservation click here) Telephone +420 2 2491 4062 Fax +420 2 2491 4067 Details Number of Beds: 130 Bedsheets: Sheets Included Towels: FREE Airport/Train Pickup: Airport pick-up available Luggage Storage: FREE Coed Dorm Available: YES Bathroom in Room: No Credit Cards Accepted: YES Smoke-free Commons: YES Reservations Accepted: YES Internet Computers: YES Wireless Internet: YES Age Range Allowed: All Ages Minimum Stay: 1 night Maximum Stay: Unlimited Lockout: No Lockout Curfew: No Curfew Checkout: 10 AM (10:00) Reception Hours: 24 Hours Clubs/Networks: HI, ISIC Membership Required: No Open Dates: All Year This is a Hostelling International (HI) hostel. A membership card isn't required, but an extra fee will apply for
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3 of 8 6/2/2008 2:59 PM Their Description The Hostelz.com Review NEW SAFETY KEY-CARD SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED IN THE HOSTEL FOR MORE PRIVACY, SECURITY AND COMFORT! Advantage Hostel is situated right in the city centre - 100m from underground station "I.P.Pavlova" (line C) and within 5-minute walk to the Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti). Hostel Advantage completely renovated all bathrooms and toilets and opened new ensuite rooms in spring 2007. It is a perfect point of departure for walks through the historical centre. Accommodation is available in rooms from one to nine persons that are provided as male and female dorms as well as private rooms. Toilets and bathrooms (separate for male and female) with hot shower are on each floor. The hostel is open all year for 24 hours a day - no curfew, no lockout time. Prices include breakfast, all taxes, linen and a towel! The price is fixed, further discounts with discounts cards are not possible This is a large hostel in a busy part of the city. On the positive side, the beds are single beds, not bunkbeds as in most hostels, and the rooms are spacious and clean. On the negative side, if you're not a smoker, or even if you're a smoker who doesn't like to sleep in a smoky room, you might want to avoid this hostel. They allow smoking in the bedrooms and there are no nonsmoking rooms offerred. The guests seem to be mostly Czech and German. There is a tiny common area with a TV, but it's usually mosty empty except for the hostel's owner. There are also small common sitting areas on each floor. Discount for HI members. -- Exclusive Hostelz.com Review Hostelz.com Poll Which do you use for opinions when choosing a hostel? Comments from Hostelz.com Users (the ones with star ratings) Hostelz.com's own Exclusive Reviews Both Not sure / don't understand Other: At reception there is a free safe and luggage storage as well as a TV room with FREE INTERNET (20 minutes for free) and with FREE WiFi internet connection. In the basement there is an excellent restaurant which serves Czech & international cuisine at very reasonable prices. Recently we refurbished our kitchenette which is now fully equipped and available for all travelers! How to reach us: From the airport: take a bus #119 down to the terminus, change for underground line 'A' Submit
4 of 8 6/2/2008 2:59 PM at the station 'Dejvicka' (it is just at the bus stop) and go to station 'Muzeum' where change for line 'C' and go to station 'I.P.Pavlova'. From the train station: take underground line 'C' to station I.P.Pavlova. At I.P.Pavlova get off and go upstairs (using escalators), still in subway get the first left stairs, go upstairs and you are on the street, go straight on, cross the first street (traffic lights) and turn left on the opposite side. Go straight on for about 100m and you hit the hostel. (a public transport ticket costs CZK 20 and it is valid for 1 hour.) Features Free Breakfast Lockers 24 Hour Free Hot Showers Lounge / Common space Travel information provided Kitchen Bar Food/Restaurant Phones (public or in room) TV Bike Rental
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6 of 8 6/2/2008 2:59 PM Your Comments This is an open forum, and unlike other hostel guide websites, we don't censor out the negative comments. We do not validate the legitimacy of comments posted on this site so take what you read here with a grain of salt. Comment by Marie-Pier, Canada January 2008 Good location, nice staff The place is good, the beds are ok, it is clean, the showers are no so good, but the staff is very nice. the breakfast is good, free internet, cheap beer at the pub next to it, very calm. I recommend it. Comment by James T., U.S.A. April 2007 I stayed at this hostel on easter weekend 2007. Very nice place, helpful staff, good shower. It is a little bit of a walk from Old Town Square, and the hostel itself is not very sociable. I was hoping to meet some people while there, but a small TV room with two computers does not make for the ideal hangout. All amenities at this hostel are great, shower is strong and hot, breakfast not great but it gets the job done. I would recommend staying here if it is the closest you are to Old Town, but plan your day wisely so you are not killing yourself walking to and from more than once or twice a day. All in all a very nice hostel, just not great for meeting people or being right at the heart of Old Town. Comment by Texas Doug September 2006 Fantastic location just one and a half blocks south of I. P. Pavlova metro and tram stops. While on a busy street, the noise was not a problem for sleeping. The area has lots of folks walking at all hours, making is feel safe. The free twenty minutes of internet access at a time on two computers in a small lounge which also has TV, was a nice treat. I found a few folks hanging out in this lounge, but more folks chatting in the self-service kitchen upstairs. Clean, firm mattresses, which can handle a large guy. Bathrooms were never crowded, were clean. Hot water was adequate, but sometimes the temperature fluctuates a little, never to the point of scalding or freezing, though. Breakfast is a buffet, and includes cheese, meat, cereals, juice, tea, milk, coffee, jam, butter, a couple of types of bread. Plenty. The restaurant adjacent is independent, but has large lunches for less than $5. A laundry on Krakowska street nearby washed and folded my dirty clothes for me. Folks at the desk are not native English speakers, but you can figure out what they are saying. The desk sells water, Cokes, ice cream. I did not see many Czech guests. British, Australian, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, a French school group one night, some German girls. About 60% women, and most folks were in their twenties. Comment by Wonderpack March 2006 This hostel has everything I expected and a little bit more. New colored rooms, restaurant with the cheap beer, free internet access, frienly staff, clean rooms and showers, single beds (not only bunk), excellent location and very good price. The atmosphere is great. What else need the single backpacker? It was a good choice, believe me.
7 of 8 6/2/2008 2:59 PM Comment by Oli August 2005 This hostel is well located but that's about it. The rooms have ugly paint jobs on the walls and are very humid and muggy. (My clothes couldn't dry.) There is only one computer with free Internet. It's very difficult to get access to it. The receptionist was not the most friendly and helpful person. Try somewhere else. But if you're stuck this place is ok, I guess. Comment by Alice October 2004 Advantages: this place is close to the subway, and there is a Jidelna (local place offering cheap food) across the street. The breakfast is okay at least it's a buffet and you can even pack your lunch here. There is one computer with free Internet access. Disadvantages: we stayed in a double room facing the main street. It was very noisy and we had to close the windows at night; otherwise it was too noisy to sleep. There is not even a desk in the room. The bathroom is the most horrible place. Well, it's generally clean but there is no privacy. You can't lock the door because the shower and toilet are in the same room. People can walk in while you're out of the shower and putting on your clothes. There is no hook at all to hang towels or clothes. The staff are okay. Comment by Michelle August 2004 I was really unimpressed with this hostel. The rooms were freezing (I was there for New Year) and stank of stale cigarette smoke. The reception staff were pretty unfriendly, despite my repeated attempts to make polite conversation. There is only one computer with internet and it doesn't work most of the time, particularly for hotmail users. The shower curtains are so see through they may as well not exist - paricularly a problem when guys are walking past the open door to the bathroom all the time to get to their rooms! I still managed to enjoy myself, primarly because of the people I met and because of the fantastic (and so cheap) food in the next-door restaurant (definitely recommended), but I won't be staying here again. Comment by Dave August 2004 It isn't bad, but not great either. The rooms are clean but a bit dreary and the staff aren't that friendly, either. The bathrooms are ok, but the showers lend absolutely no privacy. The good, cheap restaurant underneath is a bonus, however. Comment by Jeanie August 2004 The location of this hostel is great, only two stops from the train station. The staff is very friendly, and they gave us advice and directions to different places in town. There is a computer with free internet. The rooms and the bathrooms are very clean and nice. The restaurant downstairs serves the best food I had in Prague. Comment by Jeff June 2004 I stayed here for four nights in July, 2003. The rooms are simple but clean. The staff was very helpful, and breakfast was very good (when I was able to get up for it). The resturant in the basement is the best thing about this hostel, other than the location. Comment by Lydia March 2004
8 of 8 6/2/2008 2:59 PM I stayed in this hostel March 2004. It was okay, not a place that people just hang out in though. There's a lot of construction still going on so only one bathroom n stuff, but it's clean and big and the beds are fine (pillows a bit lumpy!). But it has a lovely cheap resturant underneath and is bang on the centre of Prague! Comment by Heather December 2003 I stayed for 3 nights in December 2003. It was friendly, clean, warm, close to the metro/tram. The restaurant in the basement was an excellent value for the money, food freshly cooked. There's also a good workers' cafe on the corner of Legerova for those on an even tighter budget. Overall a great base to explore Prague from. Have you visited this hostel? Post your comments here. «Prev 9 of 117 Hostels in Prague Next» Hostelz.com is the only hostel guide with complete information and reviews on all youth hostels and backpackers worldwide. About Hostelz.com - Contact Hostelz.com - Add a New Hostel - Group Bookings - Reservations at HI - Prague - Hostel Advantage Copyright 2008 Hostelz.com