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Places To Eat:
shalanu pizza and grill - Chabad
Dinitz (and small kosher store near it)
King Solomon (https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=924.msg1991612#msg1991612)
King David hotel restaurant

Places to Stay:
King David
Intercontinental
President hotel
Hotel Maximilian
Salvator superior apartments
Boscolo prague autograph collection

Sheraton
Hilton old town
Marriott
Hilton Prague

Places to see:
Jewish quarter- cemetery (maharal and kli yakar), 6 shuls, museum, (can daven micha/maariv at oldnew shul and get free entry),
old town square - municipal house, powder tower, astronomical clock (hourly show), wenclesas square,
Charles bridge (by boat?- Prague Venice boat),
Palace,
metronome- nice view point,
petrin tower viewpoint,
victov hill, free army museum,

Noda beyebuda kever (at zizkov TV tower in prague 3, its an easy 4 stops on the metro from old town, open every day till 4 friday till 2),
Museum, markets (havelska street market, parizska window shopping (right off the ghetto), lesser town (mala strana), dancing house,
water night show at Prague 7,
cable car??, 
45 min night boat tour on river,

Terezin concentration camp -  Drive or hr bus from train station

Holesav- Kevarim of shach , kolin, nikolsberg,

Tips:
can use Triposo app to tour

Tour guide Michael Dushinski, midushy@gmail.com, +420606498214
$80 per hour, minimum 4 hours.

King David hotel has a tour everyday to the major places.

Shacharis
6:30 King David
7:30 King David
7:45 Chabad
8 kehila building (near altneu)

Kosher list

1) always keep a few krona change in your pockets for bathroom breaks. It costs about $0.15-$0.25 USD (in Krona) per visit no one will let you in for free. (besided the chabad restaurants).

2) You can rent boats to go on the Vlatlava river, not sure the cost. You can also rent "City Bikes" in the old town square for 300 Czech krona. (About $12) for 2 hours & every additional hour its 50 krona which is about $2 USD.

3) All Jewish attractions close at 6pm (or 4 in winter).


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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #300 on: January 10, 2017, 12:14:19 PM »
Hi,Thinking of doing 2 nights/3 days (not shabbos) in Prague end of Feburary.
If staying at King David, should I take it with food, or rather without food and eat at chabad etc?
How does their food compare in taste and pricing?

And would you tell me to go to king david at all, or rather another place and just use them for shul etc?

Thanks

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #301 on: January 10, 2017, 12:37:42 PM »
Hi,Thinking of doing 2 nights/3 days (not shabbos) in Prague end of Feburary.
If staying at King David, should I take it with food, or rather without food and eat at chabad etc?
How does their food compare in taste and pricing?

And would you tell me to go to king david at all, or rather another place and just use them for shul etc?

Thanks

all depending on your budget, you can stay in other 5 star hotels for 1/3 price, they welcome everyone to daven there, there is also coffee provided in the morning for all visitors.

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« Reply #302 on: January 10, 2017, 12:50:08 PM »
all depending on your budget, you can stay in other 5 star hotels for 1/3 price, they welcome everyone to daven there, there is also coffee provided in the morning for all visitors.
If budget is not the issue, would you say rather to stay in king david?
And which other 5 stars would you recommend?
And how about food? Does it pay to stay in KD just for the food? I can have a deluxe room half board for approx $220 a night.
Or does it rather pay to stay elsewhere and buy food anywhere

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #303 on: January 10, 2017, 01:35:48 PM »
Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni, is 5 min. by tram to king david, & also near a metro station, very good location.

if you choose to stay at king david, order dinner only if you want to be committed to be in the hotel in time of the meal, otherwise, you can eat at Chabad when ever you want.

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #304 on: January 10, 2017, 02:14:24 PM »
Hi,Thinking of doing 2 nights/3 days (not shabbos) in Prague end of Feburary.
If staying at King David, should I take it with food, or rather without food and eat at chabad etc?
How does their food compare in taste and pricing?

And would you tell me to go to king david at all, or rather another place and just use them for shul etc?

Thanks

Stayed in boscolo Prague. It's an absolutely stunning hotel!!
Highly recommended.
It's about a 15-20 min walk to the old quarter and I would recommend davening in the maharal shul and eating the meals by chabad.
Or the Intercontinental is the most convenient location 2 minute away from the old quarter.

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #305 on: January 10, 2017, 02:53:22 PM »
Stayed in boscolo Prague. It's an absolutely stunning hotel!!
Highly recommended.
It's about a 15-20 min walk to the old quarter and I would recommend davening in the maharal shul and eating the meals by chabad.
Or the Intercontinental is the most convenient location 2 minute away from the old quarter.
how does the IC compare to the others mentioned here?

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #306 on: January 10, 2017, 03:01:32 PM »
how does the IC compare to the others mentioned here?

I've never been to the king David.
The boscolo is of the nicest hotels I've ever been to.

Ic seems like a solid option. Never been there but due to proximity to the old quarter most ppl stay there for a shabbos.

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #307 on: January 10, 2017, 03:19:11 PM »
I've never been to the king David.
The boscolo is of the nicest hotels I've ever been to.

Ic seems like a solid option. Never been there but due to proximity to the old quarter most ppl stay there for a shabbos.
Is the Boscolo nice as in exquisite, but old and smallish rooms? or is it nice and spacious?

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Re: Prague Master Thread
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« Reply #309 on: February 21, 2017, 03:50:05 PM »
Looking for  a cheap and good driver in prague for a day
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Looking for  a cheap and good driver in prague for a day
i have a 4 hour stop. I'm looking for a good and cheap driver to take me from the airport to the maharals kever and back (half hour wait) any suggestions?

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #311 on: March 05, 2017, 06:15:38 AM »
i have a 4 hour stop. I'm looking for a good and cheap driver to take me from the airport to the maharals kever and back (half hour wait) any suggestions?

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Re: Prague Master Thread
« Reply #312 on: March 20, 2017, 02:07:20 PM »
is it nice on Shabbos any1 been?

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« Reply #313 on: March 20, 2017, 02:55:44 PM »
is it nice on Shabbos any1 been?
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minyan places to stay and food all do able?

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minyan places to stay and food all do able?


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« Reply #316 on: March 21, 2017, 02:09:38 AM »
Chabad has good food. Been there.

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Chabad has good food. Been there.
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is king Solomon considered a good hecsher?

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« Reply #319 on: March 23, 2017, 03:28:38 PM »
is king Solomon considered a good hecsher?
No. Not if you care enough to ask.