The nicest staff ever!!!! I think his name was Ivan, let us check in at 6 am and gave us a place to…read moresleep early. Everyone was very attentive and kind. Will definitely be back! Thank you!!!!

One of the coolest hostels I've ever stayed in…read more A few friends and I were traveling around Eastern Europe and needed a place to stay in Prague. For $25 USD each (between the 4 of us), we got a 4 bedroom private room. Though the place gave off a grungy, hippy vibe, the place all around was very clean. Service was awesome and very accommodating. There were a ton of other travelers staying here at the time we checked in, which was a little overwhelming at first, but definitely got use to a bunch of new faces always around. The part we loved most about staying at Hostel Elf was how open and chill everyone was who stayed here. The first night, we met a ton of people by just keeping our door open. There was a bachelor party in the room next to us from Hamburg, Germany, so with our door open, they came over to say hi, bringing their liquor over to share. They have hostel events scheduled every day (like a bbq or game night), which is a great way to meet other travelers. They're totally optional, but I highly recommend making one of them. We met so many cool people, which let us following a group from the UK to a boat cruise on the river. It was amazing. Great service, cheap nightly prices, very clean, friendly open environment, and even a open bar with happy hour. It's in a pretty great location, which was not far from the central station. Talk about a travelers paradise.

"Hello my girls!" was how we were greeted by the friendliest desk guy ever and by the time he was…read moresaying "goodbye my girls!" We were sad to be leaving this great hostel! Pros -The people who work here are sooooo nice. Super helpful, and even bought us subway tickets when we ran out of money and needed to get to the bus station. -Free water bottles, tea, coffee, and discounts on tours! -Great location right by Charles Bridge. -WiFi was reliable. - Rooms and bathrooms were clean, nice, and came with a towel and a lock with a cabinet to lock valuables up with. Cons - The common room downstairs was tiny and there was no barrier to outside so it was super cold, not really conducive to a social atmosphere or meeting people. -This is a tourist information center and the segway tours are run out of here so it's constantly super crowded with tourists. This is not a party hostel. At all. If that's what you're looking for this is not your place. No one will force feed you shots or have sex in the bed next to you here. To me that's a good thing, but to each their own! Recommend for people traveling with friends who want to explore the city, not just get wasted.

This hostel is awesome! The staff is so kind. They give you free coffee, tea, hot chocolate or…read morewater, as much as you want! It's cozy and the rooms are nice. Also, I love the cat named "WiFi"

What a good luck to find this place quite late in the evening. They had a free bed in 8 bed mixed,…read morewhich was really spacy compared to other hostels i have stayed in. The staff was really friendly and heplfull, I could even use the kitchen in the night. The whole place was really clean. I would definatelly come back again, just hope there wont be the loud snooring guy :)

This was a great hostel to stay! It is several floors and I stayed on the third floor, but it was…read morekind of nice to get some exercise walking up all of those stairs after stuffing myself full of goulash! The hostel was a little tricky to find at first--mainly because I couldn't figure out where Old Town Square was. The directions they give on the hostelworld website were pretty good, but I would add that when you get off at the Mustek stop you should turn right at the New Yorker. Once you have acclimated yourself to the city you realize that the hostel is in a great location-- situated between Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square. I stayed in a 5 person room and half the time I was there it was empty so I had the room to myself! (Keep in mind I visited in November.) There is a common area with a tv and some comfy couches, a kitchen area, and bathrooms on every floor. The downside to the place was that there was a women's bathroom on every floor except on the third floor where I was staying :( The place was pretty safe as you needed a code to get in and all rooms locked with a key. There was free wifi available, but on the third floor it barely worked- I figured it was the price I paid staying in a such a cool building. Finally, the people who worked at the hostel were great! Everyone was super helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. The last night I was there I was even offered a wake up call in the morning-- which had I not taken him up on his offer, I would have missed my flight! Totally recommend!!!

Pros: - The best location you can get for that price (3…read moreminutes walk to the Central Place) - There is a police station across the street for some safety feeling placebo - Rooms are very big - Going right up the street there is a gallery where you can find an exchange house (with no commissions) and pizza slices for 35 kc. There is also a market nearby - Staff speaks Spanish Cons - WiFi does not reach the rooms, it only works at common places and the signal is very intermittent. Patience! - They only take cash - Only cereals for breakfast and a ham cheese sandwich - No air conditioning (like most places in Prague) - Towels not included - Toilet paper... Not the best quality. Haha

These days I'm more of a hotel guy, so a positive rating of a hostel from me may still need a…read more1-star inflation from the reader. Hostel Downtown is well run. Probably the most unique part of the place is a full calendar of weekly activities costing between free and just 2-3 euro. Free walking tours, beer tours, pub crawls, free communal dinners, etc. - they really have thought of a lot, and the staff who guide it are really quite good. The accommodation is basic, as you'd expect and as is the point of hostel life (other than the community element, of course. It's a big place and feels more like a hotel (6 floors, quite broad as well). That said, each morning we awoke to hallway noise because the walls aren't so thick. Invariably when we checked, it was the cleaning staff chatting away on cell phones right in the main hallway - not other guests. This was the most annoying part of our stay and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5. Communal areas are well apportioned and probably the best effort at forcing people to chat with each other during their stay. Food storage is easy to manage and there's plenty of it. Left luggage is easy as well, and right in front of reception for easy monitoring. Coffee is cheap, and breakfast it's included for just 4 euros for everything, all you can eat. It's very central, and as a result not the cheapest hostel you'll find - a twin room for 2, en suite, ran us 75 euro per night. But again, if you're hotel people looking for a good hostel experience, this would certainly be it.

Such a nice hostel! There is no AC, but they give you plenty of fans, which really helps. The front…read moredesk ladies were so sweet and friendly. They gave me a towel for free! They had recommendations and really wanted us to be at home.

We're all mad here.... I love the Madhouse! I've stayed there three times: during December 2015,…read moreand November and December of 2018. ONLY stay here if you are looking to party. If you are looking for a quite place to sleep surrounded by professional, intellectual adults where you can keep to yourself Madhouse is NOT the place for you. However, if you are looking to bar crawl, play the most inappropriate drinking games you ever have and make a dozen of friends in just one night this is the absolute best place in the world for it. Shout out to Kurtis, Billy, Kira and the rest of the staff for always getting the good times rolling! Just know what you're looking for when booking. If you want a party hostel, this is the best I have ever stayed at, and I've stayed at easily over a dozen hostels. But be warned that if you aren't looking for a crazy fun time you'd definitely be best off staying elsewhere.

Rated one of the top hostels on Hostelworld…read more MadHouse is a great hostel if you're a traveler looking to make friends. The crowd is definitely college kids to late 20's so everybody is in party mode and the hostel does a great job organizing gatherings. There's family dinner every night (~3 USD), pregame before an outing, and there's communal areas to socialize in -- it's pretty coool since the staff also hangs out with everybody. They have a policy where they only accept a max group of 4 people to encourage everybody to socialize. Upon check in, you get a complementary beer and every beer after that is about 20 CZK. There's also nightly events which include a boat party, bowling night, and drunk laser tag. Usually after an event, everybody will go to a bar and hang out. In terms of location, its located right next to the train/bus, making it easy to commute to/from the airport and it's about a 20 minute walk to Prague Castle. Each room has a different mural and the beds/mattress are from IKEA. There's a cleaning lady which comes in every morning so it's pretty well kept. Overall, a great place to meet people with awesome staff. I highly recommend Madhouse if you're looking to meet people and partay.

Upon visiting the artsy neighborhood of Zizkov in Prague (District 3), we stayed at Clown & Bard…read moreHostel. The location was smack in the middle of where it seems things are happening...many bars and clubs of a wide variety of genres and themes. Clown & Bard Hostel itself is clean, cozy and super friendly. The staff are a family unto themselves and treat their guests with the courtesy they would extend to their distant cousins or if you are cool, closer cousins. Every floor has a kitchen and 2 or more toilets and showers that are cleaned and tidied up daily. Laundry is available for 250kc and returned the same day. A good time to drop it off would be at their in-house continental breakfast (70 kc) - complete with 2 kinds of juice, tea/drip coffee, 3 types of cereal, 2 types of toast and both sweet and savory spreads...and eggs! Served from 9am to 1pm -(if I recall correctly) in the lounge. The lounge which is also a pub and wifi hub, and reception in the mornings. Due to the 24 hr lounge / pub the Clown & Bard is a perfect accommodation for those who came to Prague to appreciate the party. http://www.clownandbard.com/ 102 Borivojova Prague 3 Zizkov 13000 +420 222 716 453

loved the Clown and Bard! A good price for a safe haven. Located near and around a great burger…read morejoint, fun bars and walking distance to the train station. Safe neighborhood. Wonderful people & a great time at the hostel's bar. There's usually soccer playing on the projector and great music overhead. Towels provided, hot water in the shower, and a 70Czk breakfast of toast, cereal and boiled eggs until 1p..the perfect start to the next day.

I'm really torn for this review. Sitting at a 1.5 honestly. Lucky for them I round up, not down…read more Simply put this hostel generally sucked to me. And I guess the only reason I can't give one star is because it's a hostel and we should all know not to expect too much of them. The Good: - The room we had was spacious and nice. Had two windows and great airflow. It was nice to see one of these old Prague buildings from the inside out. - It's cheap! It was literally the cheapest hostel we found in Prague and is still relatively close to the tram-line where you can get to everything else. The Bad: - You enter and it smells like feet. Moldy, mildewy feet smell pervades the entryway and the common area. Typical hostel? I guess the staff was used to it. - Not to code? Well, honestly I have no idea what building codes are like in Europe but there were no constant-on hallway lights. Can't tell you how many walls we hit on the way to the room. And the toilet leaked so much in the bathroom we were standing in water. Bring some grippy flip-flops in there or you will slip and bust your ass. - Must have cash! You can pay for your room with credit/debit card if you want but they will charge you 4% to do so. Nevermind that if you're a US citizen you probably already pay a percentage to your bank for using your card abroad. Ans still, you need to have 200 CZ in cash as a "deposit". You'll get it back in the morning, but if you can't find your bank here, you'll pay a non-bank ATM fee for withdrawing and another percentage of that amount. It may be cheap but in the long run as the costs added up I wish I had looked at other hostel options first... and... The Ugly: - The front desk staff. Not sure where you guys learned your bedside manner and communication skills but it just doesn't make sense to me that a hostel or hotel would have such antisocial and downright rude desk staff. If you don't like working here and meeting and engaging with visitors GTFO. There are probably plenty of other folks who'd like to fill your shoes. Nuf sed.

I was looking for an inexpensive place to put my head on, waiting for my flight from Prague…read moreairport. This is not a hotel it is a dormitory HOSTEL. We were 5 people and paid 50EURO for the whole room. The room was a dusty bunks and the toilet was shared. But, for young people this is quite an experience - you have lockers and WI-FI internet and computers on the lobby. There were many drunk students coming in during the night which was a bit annoying. There is no elevator so if you have a lot of luggage - you will have to carry them all up by yourself. If you really tight on budget and young - this is the place for you. The Karlovo Namesti (Yellow Line) metro station is just 500 meter away!