We are just returned from Praque and want to tell how foolish we were about changing Euro. We went to a bank at Wencelas Square but we would not pay 9,9% in commission because we had seen lot of signboards with %26quot;no commission%26quot;. So we went to such a place, but what we had not seen was that they give a very low rate for amounts less than 15.000 czk. So we got only 21,34 czk for 1 Euro. It has been better to pay the commission, because the rate in the bank was about 26. Some days later we were in the supermarket Tesco. There was an advertisement that they would give 27 czk for 1 Euro. I do not think that they have commission, but I am not sure. Later we used our Visa card, and we can see now, that it was a better way to have czk. So do not think that you will save money in the offices with %26quot;no commission%26quot;
Some other advice:
If you want a guided tour in the Jewish quarter it is cheaper to go to the Maisel synagogue and buy tickets and a guided tour there than it is to buy a package tour. The price for overall tickets was 490 czk plus 40 for the guide.
About transport. We used CEDAS, which was cheaper than the offer from the hotel. We paid 880 czk for two for transport both into the city and back to the airport. But when we were going to the airport the car had a delay at 15 minutes - because of the traffic he said-, so do not return in the last moment! When we were in Laterna Magica we took a taxi even though we had seen many warnings against taxis in Praque. The hotel ordered the taxi for us through AAA , and we had no problems, and it was cheap. We paid 120 czk from our hotel, which was near the national museum.
Something more. We can recommend The Stats Opera. We were sitting on the second balcony row 3. It was cheap, and we could easily see everything (we saw Rusalka, it was a very fine performance, but have not heard the music before, so I regret a little that we had not chosen one we knew). Laterna Magica was also a good experience, and what we also enjoyed was a concert in St. Nicolai church at The Old Town Square. The acoustics is just fantastic there.
Enjoy Praque! There is a lot to see.
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buying something small in tesco in euros and receiving the change back in crowns has long been one of the cheapest ways of exchanging money in prague
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