Me & my wife in our late 40s plan tiovisit Prague in the second week of October for 4 days.
We are interested in seeing all the historical places, local markets,explore the city & enjoy the nature.
Please advise on what all should be covered & whether we need to hire a car or use public transport.
As regards stay please suggest some mid budget hotels.
Thanks
We just returned from Prague yesterday and I would highly recommend a city tour the first day to get a good overview of the city. Also, keep in mind Prague is very popular with tourist and we were told the city is crowded 11 months out of the year with only January as a slow period. We found the streets and sights to be very crowded. Also, pay very close attention to the weather and pack accordingly. It actually snowed on Thursday and the other days were damp, windy and very chilly. Our motto is there is no bad weather, just bad clothing, but be sure you are prepared!!!
Your general questions are perfectly answered in Rick Steves book: Prague & the Czech Republic. Public transport in Prague is excellent. Car is not recommended in Prague and it would be a big hassle and eater of your money. If you have some specific question I am sure that Unclegus or Marcus Bradshaw who are experts in Prague would gladly answer it.
car definitely not needed in Prague in fact it would hinder you, public transport is very cheap , very efficient and easy to use.The main tourist sites are in a couple of main areas and it is possible to walk to most of the main sites from anywhere in the city centre.
http://www.prague.net/
this website will give you loads of info on what to see and do.
https://livingprague.com/
this is also a very good website for info on Prague, Jason who runs it also does small group tours which are very good.
http://www.nakedtourguideprague.com/
this is another company that does small group tours.
there are many other tour companies but most will be much larger groups.
hard for me to recommend places to stay as I always stay out of the main tourist sites and I stay in Dejvicka area of the city but have a look at Booking.com and see if you can make a short list of places, myself and other can try and help you narrow it down.
We just returned from Prague 2 days ago. I fully agree with all the comments about not needing transport. In fact, the roads in Prague are so crazy I wouldn't begin to rent a car there. We are in our mid 60's and have done a lot of Rick Steves travel. We were so happy with Hotel Julian. They had someone pick us up at the train station as we were arriving from Munich. They arranged a car to the airport when we left. There is Uber in Prague but it looked like the cost was about the same so used the service. We got very comfortable with the trams in Prague and they can sell you tickets at the hotel desk. We went to the castle late in the afternoon to avoid the crowds...morning had a huge line for security even at 8:30. We did the B circuit as Rick recommends. We highly recommend the tour to Terezin! Be flexible with your days for that trip and go with Pavel Batel. It is a full day and you get so much history of the Czech Republic as well as a memorable visit. He picked us up at our hotel at 8:45 and returned us at 6pm. We had a lunch break. The rest...use the guide from Rick or a "free tours" guide from the Old Town Square. Two last tips...Read the Lost Wife (historical fiction) if you are going to Terezin. It is a good read and you see so much come to life that is in the book. Also, dinner at Matylda's was wonderful. A great break from Czech food and a lovely docked boat restaurant where you can watch the lights come on at the castle while you eat dinner. A short walk from Hotel Julian. Have fun...dress warm. Leigh
I agree that you don't need to rent a car while in Prague. Everything in the center of the city is more or less within walking distance and you can easily find affordable accommodation near the Old Town. Public transportation in the city also works great and taxi services are not expensive.
I wrote dozens of articles about places to visit in the city . You can check out some of my walking routes which I posted here. Anyone can sign up and post routes, which is great and helps travelers who wish to explore more than just your top touristy spots in the city.
http://www.routey.net/City/Prague/Route/259/The-Museum-of-Communism-Walking-Route
http://www.routey.net/City/Prague/Route/256/Antique-Shop-Walking-Tour-in-Prague
Hi, 4 days in October are lovely. You can try hotel Residence Agnes, they are very well review on TripAdvisor and they can also pick up you from the airport.It is close to the city center and the staff is amazing! They offer some tour guides but we had that one: https://www.prague-cool-guide.com/, very lovely knowledgeble guide (but we took tour in Norwegian:-) ) . She is from Prague and is very professional (and official guide). We visited the Jewish Quarter together, we recommend to see Prague from one of the towers. May be the copy of Eiffel tour is the best, but we were on 3 towers in Prague. If the weather is fine, so take the boat tour "Prague Venice", but buy the ticket in the museum, not on the street. You can see the gardens which are still open. We were in Franz Kafka museum which is interesnting and museum of communism. Otherwise the transportation in Prague works well, there is also the night bus or tram. Good local market is in the centre, 2 minutes from the Astronomical clock: it is Havel Trziste and during our stay they had farmers markets in the centre as well.
