Hostel Boathouse

1st time in Prague, a few of the lads visited for a birthday party, this hostel is perfect, really good price and the breakfast was great, dining room was very clean. Some would say it is a little bit out of the way but its only a 15min tram ride into town costing 24CZK (less than £1) or a 3 day unlimited tram pass for 310CZK (£10), tram number 17 into town and tram number 3 back to hostel, or a 400CZK (£13) taxi ride which isn't too much trouble. We used our 3 day tram pass to get us to the airport on our way home, very easy and saves you the trouble of a taxi and the extra cost. The tram pass allows you to use the metro (underground) to the airport, take the tram into town then the Metro to Dejvicka, intervals of 5 to 20 minutes, then the number 119 bus to airport, there are signs at Dejvicka Metro station directing you to the bus, very easy to follow, takes around 40mins from town to the airport. The hostel has very clean showers / toilets so don't worry about that, the rooms are basic and clean, anyone who says that they need updating or a lick of paint then go and stay in a hotel, what do you expect for the price ? There is a bar which sells local beer at around 30CZK (£1) per pint which is ice cold and tastes great, they also do food, we sampled the food and you can't complain at all, we had a huge pork garlic steak meal which was great for less than £6 !!!! I would recommend this to all my friends and family, I wouldn't try to sell it to them as a hotel but as a hostel you can't go wrong, it is situated next to a river and a golf course, 5 min walk to the tram stop and right next to a roller blade / cycle path which is well used, lots of cyclists and roller bladers stopped off for a quick drink at the bar. NOTE : make sure you get the FULL address written down if you want to use the taxi's as only one or two taxi drivers actually knew where the hostel was, they all got there by phoning other drivers but it's something to bear in mind. For the lads who were there : Slammer was a legend, the clock in the square was a highlight !!. Shame the cock off was a non starter !! Big man happy birthday, see you next year in the shower... Prague will miss us, hope to see them next year ??