A peaceful apartment near the city centre

Hi, thanks for viewing. The apartment is in a leafy Art Nouveau quarter. Light and airy, with a fully equipped kitchen and a bespoke oak bed, it is ideal for relaxation away from the buzzing city centre. About the area: nearby you will find architectural gems such as Šaloun Villa. Close by is Krymska street, the heart of hipster Prague, with its quirky shops and cafes. Connectivity: tram n. 22, stop Ruska, will take you to metro station Namesti Miru and directly to Prague Castle.

The apartment is on the 4th floor and can be accessed via a lift. The flat has two spacious rooms, each with pleasant views outside.

The bedroom has gorgeous views of the roofs of villas with leafy gardens - an area where many Czech writers and artists lived in the first half of the 20th century. The bedroom has a bespoke double oak bed with a good quality mattress. There is an antique walnut wardrobe, a bookshelf, a table with a chair, a nightstand and a lamp. Original parquet flooring. Bedding: quality sheets from the Czech textile company Veba.

The kitchen has a nice view too; towards a leafy inner courtyard, typical of the period when the house was build (early 1900s).

The kitchen has an induction hob, a microwave, and a fridge/freezer. There are plates, cups, and pots for you to use if you like to cook a meal. Feel free to make yourself a good coffee in the French press too.

The kitchen has a bespoke sofa which can be easily converted into a double bed, 180cm in length. It accommodates 2 people and offers additional sleeping space.

There is a bath in the bathroom with a shower over a bath. The bathroom and hallway have original Art Nouveau tiles on the floor. Toilet is separate from the bathroom, with a small utility room in between.

PARKING: off street parking available for free in front of the house. There are no blue zones in this area (blue zones are almost everywhere in the Prague city centre - meaning nobody except residents can park there). We are lucky not to have blue zones in Vrsovice! But it can take time to find a parking place in Vrsovice.

Access to the centre:
Prague castle - there is direct tram no.22 from stop Ruska
Riverside - Náplavka - direct tram from stop Perunova no. 10,16 up on the hill
Grave of Franz Kafka in mysterious Olsanske cemetery, Jewish section of the cemetery - 15 minutes walk, or 4 stops by tram’s no. 10, 16 - stop - Olšanské hřbitovy, Želivského
Jiřího z Poděbrad Square - a farmers market usually takes place on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays - 10 minute walk. The square is dominated by an extraordinary church from architect Josip Plečnik who has refurbished Prague castle
Riegrovy sady -a park with panoramic views of whole of Prague, ideal for apicnic - 15 minutes walk in direction of Jiriho z Poděbrad Square
Grébovka - a delightful park with a vineyard - just perfect for a romantic evening with a glass of vine or for a walk with children on a sunny day
Krymska street - this is the hipster’s heart of Prague, famous for night life, coffee places and good food.
Žižkov Tower - a television tower, enjoy a nice view of the whole of Prague from its top. You can see this tower even from the flat's bedroom. It is 10 minutes walk, and under the tower is La Bottega, a really agreeable restaurant, perfect for a romantic evening or a special occasion.

I will do my best to make your time in Prague enjoyable and comfortable. Contact me anytime if you have any questions or require info. My co-host is one of my sisters and she will welcome you in case of me being not available e.g. due to travel commitments.

At the beginning of 20th century this address was the most desirable amongst artists.
Nearby you will find the villa of Ladislav Šaloun: in this atelier the Czech sculptor created his famous sculptures which you can now find in the most beautiful Art Nouveau interiors in Prague, e.g.. in Municipal house at Náměstí Republic or at the train main station (especially in Fantova cafeteria). At that time Šaloun atelier was visited by artists incuding the opera singer Ema Destinova, Art Noveau painter Alfons Mucha, painter Josef Váchal and many others. It is believed that in the basement of Šaloun's villa there were meetings from time to time for occultism seances.

Nearby is also villa of the Čapek brothers. Karel Čapek was a visionary Czech writer who coined the word "robot". He died before the onset of 2nd World War and his brother Josef, a talented painter, perished in a concentration camp during the war.

Its easy:
From Vaclav Havel airport you can take a taxi. I don’t use airport taxi, bcs they are overpriced (28 CZK is minimum, but they cheat often as well). I usually call Halo taxi: +(PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN). I ask them about better rate, at least 21 CZK per kilometer. It cost me maxim(PHONE NUMBER HIDDEN) CZK.

There is great mobile application called Liftago taxi: it displays your location and based on it it shows you available drivers, their customer rating and approximate prices. So you can choose the best driver for you directly.

By public transport: - only 32 CZK - but don't FORGET TO VALIDATE YOUR TICKET - inspectors have no mercy here...
There is bus N119 to Nádraží Veleslavín. From Nádraží Veleslavín you take metro - green line - to Náměstí Míru (or Jiřího z Poděbrad). Usually I walk, but in case I havea luggage I take tram number 10, or 16 from Náměstí Míru to stop Perunova. And from there I walk down the hill. It takes 3 minutes to the flat.

There is direct bus from Slovinská, or Krymská stop to main bus station Florenc.

In case you need main train station (in case you continue to Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Berlin): tram number 10, 16 from Perunova to I. P. Pavlova.
Or tram 22 from Ruská to I.P. Pavlova.
from I.P. Pavlova - just two stops by metro - red line - to stop Hlavní nádraží.

Places near the flat to go to: A good breakfast is served in Cafe Jen in Kodaňská street, 2 minutes from flat - home made cakes, eggs, yogurt with honey and walnuts...
Nice dinner: visit Da Clara restaurant - Mexická street.
Shops with delicatessen for romantic evening at home: Finská street - Fajnšmekr, Ruská street - Vinotéka Baryk, Ruská street - Lepší časy.
Special shop to buy good coffee - Coffee house on Francouzská street.