Spending Euro's in Czech Republic

Czech Republic's currency is the Koruna -- go to an ATM and withdraw Koruna. Why would you expect a country to accept another region's currency?

In my experience, even if anyone "generously" offers to let you pay in another currency, you will not get a good exchange rate.

Many of the Prague hotels will accept Euros, although the rate will vary. My hotel offered a decent rate, but I doubt that you can count on that.

It depends on how long you're going to be there, of course, but if it's more than a day, i think it's worth getting Czech currency.

It's ALWAYS best to use the local currency in any country. Even if a Czech Republic merchant were to accept euros, which is highly unlikely in my experience, the exchange rate they'd give you will never match that of an ATM.

Hi Leeanne, Just returned from Prague, and Cesky Krumlov two weeks ago. Yes, you can use the Euro in most places. I carried both the Euro and the Koruna. Interestingly enough in some places the Euro was a much better value than the Koruna. More info? Hotels, restaurants. Post back channel. Have fun!

I would use the local currency and do the math before making transactions. Just my 2 cents worth from my experience there..

Last time I was in Prague, I encountered a nice Irish couple who were trying to make it through their get-away weekend using only euro, and were having a tough go of it. They had just been terribly overcharged at a resturant due to a bad exchange rate and were consoling themselves over a beer, which I put on my tab because the beer hall didn't accept euro. Moral of the story, best to have korona available for your days in Prague and Cesky Krumlov.