"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.

I stayed here in the summer of 2012 for 5 days. Praha quickly became my favorite city and staying…read moreat this hostel put me in the middle of the action. Friendly and helpful staff and unbeatable location.

DOES NOT TAKE CARD** You get what you pay for. Fine for…read moresleeping in at night but rooms only had one shower and one toilet between three, eight-person rooms and then a double shower in the hall that everyone can use and doesn't lock. For how cheap it was you can't expect much out of it. But this rating is due to the terrible customer service. Online they claim they take card but when we checked in they only accepted Crowns which we were not prepared for. They also expect a 15€ deposit per person for big groups which they did not tell us until we got here. Really need to update their website and give better information.

This hostel was very clean. It was very accommodating. The employees were incredibly helpful and…read morespoke English. They have full facilities (kitchen, hang-out, bathrooms). Although nothing was stolen from my bags, I didn't always feel my bags were secure in their lockup area. This hostel is in an amazing location. Compared to the other hostel's I stayed in through my trip to Prague, this hostel was amazing.

I don't even know where to begin! First of all, this hostel is outside of the city center, its…read moreabout a good 20-30 minute walk (depending on your walking speed) or a 5 minute tram ride which costs 24kc (less than a $1 USD) each way. The neighborhood MAY seem a little sketchy with lots....I mean LOTS of graffitis and some dark areas during the night but we NEVER felt unsafe! The hostel is super cute! It's got multiple floors (we were on the top floor, 4th) so be ready to do some climbing if you get one of the higher floors. Check in was super easy, they provide LOTS of information, maps and brochures. The common area seems to get used a lot with its comfy sofas and a big flat screen which plays movies constantly. The BAR downstairs was our favorite! My husband and I spent MANY hours down there meeting other travelers and the extremely friendly staff here! I'll come back to the staff in a bit. The drinks here are very affordable especially if you just stick to beer! The bar area is HUGE with lots of seating so there are always people hanging out here. They also have an outdoor patio area which we only used once because it was too cold (for me). Our room was the Hemingway room which has a living room (a sofa that turns into a bed as well) and a bedroom with a double bed and private bath. Since we were on the top floor, we had amazing skylight windows! Each floor seems to have its own kitchen area, which we did on our floor but didn't use it since we ate out more. They offer simple breakfast of toast, coffee and tea for 80 kc which we never took advantage of because we prefer having protein with our meals so we would just walk to a cafe that was open (ask a staff member or Yelp it to see whats open!) Back to the staff....we met soooooo many wonderful people here, both travelers and staff, that made this trip here so much more memorable! Greg, Neil, Alexis (sp?) and so many more! I can't begin to express how WONDERFUL each one of them are! Around the time we arrived, they city had a light festival going on so Neil took us on free walking tour after we spent hours at the bar with Greg. And this was just on the first night we arrived! I would absolutely recommend this to all my other traveler friends and to anyone who wants a true social hostel in an amazing city!

Pros: -Very modern and clean…read more -The downstairs bar was inviting and I was glad they had an affordable breakfast in the morning and happy hour at night. -Thank god for the standing fan in our room. There's no AC but that fan was a lifesaver. Our hostel in Berlin didn't even give us a fan. -Laundry service... they do it for you and they do a good job at a fair price. -Good security -Helpful staff and fun activities Meh: -Location. 30 minutes walk to touristy areas or a five minute walk (up very steep hills) to a metro. The metro is cheap and fast. However, if you want to be in the heart of the action, stay elsewhere. Cons: -Our room, the Virginia Woolf, was near the kitchen and extremely loud at night. The walls are thin. -I didn't expect an elevator but those stairs would be tough on someone with more limited mobility. Suggestions for improvement: -The bathroom in Virginia Woolf would be so much better if you added towel hooks, a toilet paper dispenser, and a little shelf.

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.

It is not that a long time I searched for the inexpensive accommodation in the centre of Prague…read more Because I am a member of IYHF, I started to search on the asociation web pages and I found this hostel, very well reviewed. Well, because we had a party with more then 20 participants I ordered dorms for all the men. The price was quite low, rooms very comfortable, spacious and clean, we stayed in the room with own bathroom, so we didn't share it with the others. Only few of us ordered the breakfast after the long night, but that was also more than ok comparing the price. The staff is very very helpful and friendly, I asked them several times for something, mostly stupid questions, and they always helped me with the smile. Only the late check out we haven't had a chance to get, because the hostel was quite full. What is also very important is the location. And this hostel is REALY centraly located, no trouble to go by walk everywhere. Charles bridge = 10 minutes, Old Town square = 10 minutes, St. Vitus square = 5 minutes etc. And our pub = 5 minutes to go there and 1,5 hour to go back :-D.

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.

We have stayed at this hostel 3 times with a large group of 14-20 and have had a great stay! We…read morebook the Little Czech Inn and apartments on the 5th floor. Comfortable modern accommodations, a friendly staff who were very kind to our American teenagers, and convenient location to tram to get to the center of Prague easily. We enjoyed the morning breakfasts downstairs in their eclectic "basement" restaurant. It was also a nice running distance from the river and Charles Bridge for morning exercise. It was also so convenient to have an ATM in the lobby and small store for getting snacks so close outside the hostel. The beds, comforters and pillows were so comfortable. Kitchen & refrigerator was nice and clean. The bathrooms could use better ventilation and possibly bath mats for outside the shower (is that an American thing?). Otherwise, an ideal place for us! We are already trying to book for a trip next year!

We took a private room for one night during week day. It was really clean, the public shower and…read morethe public bathroom were great. Breakfast cost 6 euro and was decant. Not downtown but close to plenty of bars and restaurants and public transport.

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

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.