The Hostel U Melounu (Watermelon, in Czech) is an attractive, well maintained hostel on a quiet side street well away from the hustle and bustle of the city center and old town square. That said, this is Prague, and the brilliance and vibrance of its nightlife should be near the top of your sightseeing list. So the location is not ideal if you like to walk everywhere (about an hour to the castle, about 20 minutes to the old town square). It is in a non-touristy area of Prague, where funny local pizzeria discos and cheap beer abound. And the IP Pavlova metro station is about a 10 minute walk away, so it is very easy to hop on the metro and be anywhere in the city in a matter of minutes.
Despite its sleepy location, the hostel itself is very nice, very clean, and has the best showers we have ever experienced in a hostel. Add in the free breakfast (coffee, cereal, and bread), 24 hour reception, no curfew, no key deposit, a cute little kitchenette, huge lockers (100 Kc deposit), laundry facilities, and a high speed internet connection (2 Kc per minute), and you have a heck of a good hostel. The highlight is a lovely courtyard complete with BBQ grill and tables that fills the center grounds.
Our only complaints are the location and the fact that the beds aren't very comfortable. Other than that, this hostel is great.
— Exklusive Hostelz.com Übersicht
November 2004
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