Where to stay with kids in Czechia

Family hotel picks in Czechia

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  Vinohrady€€Mid-range

  Apartment in Vinohrady

  A residential district of large pre-war apartments ten minutes from the centre by metro or tram, where a two-bedroom flat with a kitchen and a washing machine costs less than two hotel rooms in the old town and comes with two proper parks and playgrounds within walking distance.

  • Kitchen and washing machine
  • Metro and tram into the centre in about ten minutes
  • Parks with playgrounds a few streets away
  • Supermarkets and neighbourhood restaurants rather than tourist menus

  Fitting a family in

  Two-bedroom apartments are the normal product here and sleep four to five without a rollaway.

  Watch out. The district climbs a hill, and many of the handsome older blocks have either a tiny lift or none at all. Check the floor and the lift before booking with a pushchair.

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  Holešovice / Karlín€Budget

  Riverside apartment in Holešovice or Karlín

  The flattest districts within reach of the centre, with newer or converted buildings that actually have lifts, trams in every direction, and prices below both the old town and the leafier residential districts. The zoo and the technical museum are both close.

  • Flat streets and riverside paths, which a pushchair can use
  • Lifts in most converted and newer buildings
  • Trams and metro into the centre in ten to fifteen minutes
  • Close to the zoo, the technical museum and the Stromovka and Letná parks

  Fitting a family in

  Converted apartment blocks offer two-bedroom units; aparthotels in the same districts sell family rooms with a sofa bed.

  Watch out. Neither district is pretty, and the blocks immediately around the Holešovice station and the main bus interchange are scruffy and less pleasant after dark — check the exact street rather than trusting the district name.

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  Malá Strana / Hradčany€€€Higher-end

  Hotel room in Malá Strana or Hradčany

  Sleeping on the castle side of the river buys the one thing money can buy in Prague: being inside the old streets before the crowds cross the bridge in the morning and after they leave in the evening.

  • Walking distance to the castle, Petřín and Charles Bridge
  • Quiet at night compared with the old town side
  • Gardens and the Kampa riverside as local parks

  Fitting a family in

  Rooms in historic buildings are small and rarely sleep four; interconnecting doubles and a handful of family suites are the way a party of four fits, and they need booking early.

  Watch out. Steep cobbled lanes, stairs in buildings too old to retrofit a lift, no practical parking, and the highest room rates in the city for the least floor space.

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  Old town€€Mid-range

  Guesthouse inside the river bend

  Being inside the loop is the entire argument for staying rather than day-tripping: the castle courtyards, the bear moat and the lanes are empty before nine and again after five, and a family staying here gets both ends of the day for the price of one night.

  • Two or three minutes' walk from the castle bridge
  • Breakfast before the coach groups arrive
  • The river, the weirs and the raft landings at the bottom of the street

  Fitting a family in

  Small guesthouses in historic houses typically have a few family rooms or triples with an extra bed; four in one room is common, two connected rooms much less so.

  Watch out. Vehicle access is restricted, so luggage is carried in from a car park on the slope, and small wheeled cases do badly on the setts. Buildings are centuries old, with steep stairs and no lifts, and rooms over the main lanes get restaurant and bar noise until late.

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  Plešivec / western edge€Budget

  Apartment on the Plešivec edge

  Ten to fifteen minutes' walk out of the centre, where apartments are larger, prices drop noticeably and there is somewhere to leave a car — the practical choice for a family arriving by road or staying more than two nights.

  • Parking at or near the building
  • Kitchen and washing machine
  • Supermarket prices rather than old-town restaurant prices
  • Flatter streets than the historic core

  Fitting a family in

  Purpose-built and converted apartments here sleep four to six, with separate bedrooms rather than one room with extra beds.

  Watch out. The walk back from the centre is uphill, which matters at the end of a day with small children, and evenings are quiet in a way that suits some families and not others.

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  Lipno nad Vltavou / Frymburk€€Mid-range

  Lakeside apartment or family resort at Lipno

  Half an hour south, the reservoir shore has the family infrastructure the medieval town does not: swimming from shallow lawns, a chairlift, the treetop walkway, bike paths and playgrounds, with Český Krumlov reduced to a day out.

  • Lake swimming from grass rather than shingle
  • Chairlift, treetop walkway and a sledge run on the doorstep
  • Flat, traffic-free cycle path along the shore
  • Apartments with kitchens as well as hotel half board

  Fitting a family in

  Purpose-built holiday apartments dominate and are sized for families, typically two bedrooms plus a sofa bed.

  Watch out. This is a seasonal resort area: much of it shuts or empties outside the summer and ski weeks, and without a car the bus service to Český Krumlov runs only a few times a day.

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  Mezní Louka / Hřensko€€Mid-range

  Chalet or guesthouse at the trailhead

  Sleeping where the paths start is what makes the arch workable with children: the plateau route can be walked before the coaches from Prague and Dresden reach the gorge, and a tired child is twenty minutes from a bed rather than two hours.

  • Marked trails to the arch and the gorges from the door
  • Half board or a restaurant on site, which matters where there is nothing else
  • Park buses to the other trailheads in season

  Fitting a family in

  Chalets and guesthouse family rooms sleep four to five; a few sites add cabins and pitches, which suits older children in summer.

  Watch out. Hřensko is squeezed onto one narrow through road with very limited parking and a strip of souvenir stalls that sets the tone. Eating options are few and kitchens close early, and older guesthouses are stairs-only.

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  Jetřichovice / Srbská Kamenice€Budget

  Village apartment in the eastern park

  Sandstone villages at the quieter trailheads, where a whole apartment or a small guesthouse costs less than a room at the gorge and the walks start before the day visitors have arrived from anywhere.

  • Kitchen, which solves the short village opening hours
  • Trailheads for the eastern viewpoints within walking distance
  • Space and parking at prices below the gateway villages

  Fitting a family in

  Whole apartments and small guesthouses sleep four to six, often across two bedrooms with a kitchen and a garden.

  Watch out. This is car country — buses run a few times a day and not at useful hours. The nearest shop may be in another village, and almost nothing serves food late.

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