Prague (Praha) Holešovice

Sir Toby's Hostel, Dělnická 24 (☎246 032 610; www.sirtobys.com), A quirky, comfortable, feels-like-your-mom-was-involved-in-preparing-your-room kind of hostel where details matter, Sir Toby's combines the efficiency and cleanliness of a large hostel with the intimacy and community of a small one. To start, Sir Toby's room's are identified by respective theme rather than numbers, and they're decorated accordingly. The quirks continue into the grill-equipped back garden where the tables are all old sewing machines. The pub downstiars (Beer 20-35Kč) hosts subtitled Czech movie screenings, live concerts, and DJs on a regular basis. There's a hot, all-you-can-shove-down-your-pie-hole breakfast (100Kč) from 8:30-11:30am, while Afghani or Czech homemade dinner plates are available nightly (100-120Kč). Guests can also use the modern communal kitchen. Brochures, signs, and homemade guidebooks in the lobby will keep you informed, since you, like Steve Tyler during the filming of Armageddon, “Don't C: Vltavská. From the station, take any tram that departs to the left. Ride it 2 stops to Dělnická. Walk to the traffic lights and turn left onto Dělnická. Lockers included. Towels 15Kč with a 200Kč deposit. Laundry service costs 200Kč, self-serve 100Kč. Wi-Fi is free, and 5 computers are available at 1 Kč per min. Dorm 220-400Kč, women's dorm 400-560Kč. Singles 950Kč; doubles 1200Kč. Reception 24hr. Buzz to enter. Takes credit cards. Has internet. Serves alcohol.
Prague Plus, Prívozní 1, 170 00 Praha 7 (☎22 051 0046; www.plusprague.com), A large and tightly-run establishment, Prague Plus feels a bit like foreign summer camp for students. Excitement revolves around the “restaurant,” which is secret talk for “enormous effing dining hall” that includes a nightly DJ, a full service bar (beer 40Kč, mixed drinks 80-120Kč), a full service grill (85-150Kč), 5 flatscreen TVs, two tricked out with Nintendo Wiis, a pool and foosball tables, and plenty of horizontal surfaces for getting friendly (wink!). Back at the hotel, a swimming pool and nightly movie screenings let the quiet folk interact quietly. Women-only rooms include hairdryers and vanity sets. The breakfast buffet (100Kč) consists of meats, beans, eggs, and cheeses. Prague Plus is one of the best handicap-accessible accommodations in Prague. Before you leave the lobby, say hello to Boris the turtle, who is not dead, but “just sleeping.” C: Nadraží Holešovice. From the station, go 1 stop on any tram heading north, or just walk down Ortenovo Namesti in the direciton of the Hotel Plaza Alta. Laundry 170 Kč. Breakfast 100 Kč. Linens and lockers included. Free Wi-Fi in lobby and restaurant plus a few free-to-use computers in the lobby and restaurant. Non-smoking. Sept-June mixed dorms 260-380Kč, women only 300-420Kč; singles 1000Kč; doubles 500Kč. July-Aug 1400Kč/700Kč/380-570Kč/400-590Kč. Reception 24hr. Check in 3pm. Check out 10am. Takes credit cards. Wheelchair access. Has internet. Serves alcohol.
Hotel Extol Inn, Přístavní 340/2 (www.extolinn.cz), Though this is not actually a hostel, travelers looking for single or double rooms can find hotel amenties here at hostel-like prices. Hotel Extol Inn offers two levels of service. Full sevice includes gym, spa, and sauna access—but the hostel-esque deal doesn't. Who cares? It's still a hotel room with free breakfast. And get this—it's the same hot breakfast buffet that the sauna-enjoying full service humans will be eating. Rooms share facilities but never between more than 6 people. Wi-Fi is available in the lobby; computers are also available (2 Kč/min). Although the hotel has full service handicap rooms, no budget rooms are handicap-accessible. C: Vltavská. From the station, take any tram that departs to the left. Ride it 2 stops to Dělnická. Keep walking an additional block and take a left onto Přístavní. Discount available for HI Card holders. Check-in 2pm. Check-out 10am. Singles 820Kč; doubles 1400Kč; triples 1990Kč. Reception 24hr. Takes credit cards. Wheelchair access. Has internet. Serves alcohol.
A and O Hostel, U Vystaviste 1/262, 170 00 Praha 7 (☎22 087 0252; www.aohostels.com), A and O Hostel could be better located, or worse located—there's a strip club behind the hostel—but it's a 5min. walk to the train station. The rooms are relatively bare-bones and pretty small. None of the rooms have lockers, but a safebox is available at the front desk. A spiral stone staircase leads down to what feels like a dungeon, but instead is a bar and hangout area, equipped with a big screen and a Wii! C: Nadraží Holešovice. From the station, head right (west) onto Vrbenského, then Partyzánská; keep going around to the left to get onto the raised street. Non-smoking rooms available. A very large breakfast is available for 120Kč. Wi-Fi 60Kč per hr. Check-in 4pm. Check-out 10am. Prices vary daily. Prviate rooms around 450Kč. Dorms around 270Kč. ISIC card holders get a 10% discount. Reception 24hr. No curfew. Takes credit cards. Has internet. Serves alcohol.