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 | Clown and Bard: Best Hostel in Europe
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Although i havn't been to every hostel in Europe,
I would still call this one of the best, if not the best.
It reminds me of why Independent Hostels are simply the greatest in all, and are better than many,many HI hostels.
Anyway, without a shadow of doubt, if your staying in Prague you need to stay in this Hostel.
English speaking run, but still a deeply foriegn experience. Each Hostel Dorm has its own name. Mine was "Gipsy Room", so you get the understanding of what this place is like.
Granted, if it wasnt for the bar downstairs, it would be average, but the bar IS what makes the Clown and Bard come alive. There are hundreds and hundreds of phrases dotted all over the walls, written by all kinds of travellers. One of my favourates was a George Orwell quote, but ill leave you to find it. Mine is written on the left wall of the first "room" of the bar, and ill leave you to find that too. If you are a Right-winger and love Bush.. this Bar and its wall-wrightings are NOT for you.
There are so many beautiful women as well. Rebbeca and Katie(?), if you're out there, say hi!
They just come up to you, because in the evening everyone, i mean EVERONE is hammered beyond belief. You just see random strangers walking up to other random strangers, and breaking into a conversation.
And it is great when everyone is hammered, you get such a feeling of all being pennyless travellers, all bunched together.
I can rightly say i have never been that hammered as that first night were i drunk 5/6/(7?) pints of bud. I was litterally stumbling about, crawling to the toilets, were a guy having a slash was talking to an invisible person at the top of his voice.
I recommend just dumping your bags in the room and then spending your night down there. Its worth getting all sleepy because of it.
They have kareoke, film showings, and many more things going on.
You 100% are gaurenteed to meet new people, even if you are shy and inward like me.
Come for the hostel, but come more for the bar.
Brilliant, briliant hostel, brilliant. Theme: HotelPrice: less than US$20 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: Working class area??? Cant remember much!Website: drippingwax@hotmail.com
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| Clown and Bard: Cheap beds, but there is a price...
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 Beware ye who enter
here... by Orbital_
Bear in mind though, I'm writing this as a 28-year old 'veteran' packer; if you're younger and doing the 'Eurorail' or 'Busabout' round Europe you may well adore this place, depending on your scene. Perhaps I'm just slowing down a bit in my old age.
Probably the graffiti scrawled EVERYWHERE. And I mean EVERYWHERE. Some intriguing, some insightful, and much just plain crude.
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Cheap, cheap, cheap... Theme: HostelComparison: least expensivePhone: 22 71 64 53
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I definitely recommend the "Clown & Bard" hostel in Prague. Stay in one of the 5/6 bed dorms, rather than the big dorm (36 beds!).
The atmosphere in the bar downstairs is great every evening (only 18Kr for a pint/half litre of beer - thats about 50c!!!), and it's really close to the city centre - just hop on a number 9 tram for 3 stops, and you are in Wencelas Square.
There is also a great little restaurant across the road. If you stand at the door of the C&B, look right. There's a sort of Y in the road, and in the middle of that is an Italian restaurant. They have GREAT food, and friendly service - and it's all really, really cheap.
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This hostel is so-so. It offeres free internet in the lobby and free breakfast, which is actualy nicer than a lot of hostels I have stayed in. Its a bit of a ways from the tourist sits, old town or the lesser quarter and Prague Castle, but that can be a blessing and hinderance. The area that its in is an actual neighborhood, and the prices for food and other supplies are a world better because you are not in the tourist areas. You do use the metro more, however, to get around, but there is a bar on location and plenty of bars in the area so the sites are the only thing you need to go further to get to. Its a little run down though. The cleanliness is so-so, could be better. Its about 7 stories to get to some of the rooms, with the large 32 bed dorm on the top floor and very hot. If you can spare a little more, go for the smaller 5 bed dorms, they are nicer and more calm. They do offer a kitchen, but its quite basic. They have one pot, a fork and 3 plates in the one near my room, with a small office sized refrigerator which can stand to be cleaned out. It is a fun places if you want the party life, being that the bar downstairs is always rocking and people are down there partying til all hours. The hostel does offer laundry, but for 250 CZK for a large load, which is insanely a lot. I am not sure if this is common, but the electricity to my bathroom was out all day one day which is quite an inconvenience when you are going to the bathroom in the dark. Might not happen all the time, but something that surely put a damper on my last night there. The staff are friendly and helpful enough though.
Free internet, good breakfast, bar on location, great for those looking to party and dont care too much about comfort Theme: HostelPrice: US$20-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageDirections: J. Z Podebrad metro stop on the "A" Green Line
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