При всех недостатках, для ночлега сгодится. With all the shortcomings, it will fit for an overnight stay.

We stayed at the Krystal Hotel from 11 to 22 September 2006. We chose the hotel not at random, at first we were attracted by a very modest price (only 42 euros per double per night! ), And then it turned out that it was well located - right on the highway coming from the airport, next to a tram stop (and the tram in Prague runs at night ), in general, we did not regret our choice. The hotel is large, 16 floors, built, apparently, back in the days of socialism and nothing special has been altered in it since then. Of course, it doesn’t pull on any 3 stars, it’s directly written in the guidebooks that the Czechs put up the category “from the lantern” to all hotels, except for five-star ones. A normal inexpensive two-star hotel - elevators work without problems, the room is spacious enough, the shower and toilet are separate, the furniture is old, but everything is intact (two beds, a large built-in wardrobe in the hallway, another closet in the room, two bedside tables, two armchairs, a coffee table) , a tiny fridge (only for beer : -)), a radio, a balcony with no furniture at all, and an absolutely useless telephone. Does anyone still not know about the monstrous cost of international calls from a hotel room? Some write that the Czechs offer to install a TV in the room for a fee, but for some reason they didn’t offer us, and we didn’t have the strength to look into the box in the evenings. There were no problems with the staff, they spoke English with young guys at the reception, older women speak a little Russian. Room cleaning every day. In order to avoid troubles (theft, loss due to drunkenness, etc. ), you can hand over passports and return tickets for storage at the reception, they charge only 15 kroons (18 rubles) per day for storage in a safe, storage in a cell with room keys is free. We highly recommend!
Much has been written about breakfast at the hotel. Well, what can I say? Modest in terms of assortment, but you won’t die of hunger, buffet - tea, coffee, milk, sausage, cheese, pates, cereals, yogurt, jam, pastries, apples, bananas, cold appetizer of pasta, potatoes, vegetables, once was an omelet was noticed... Our breakfast at home mainly consists of coffee and sandwiches, so we did not experience disappointment.
The hotel is located next to a busy motorway, but the place is quite deserted, pedestrians on the way to the tram stop we came across very rarely, or tourists from Kristall or a rare Czech walking a dog. Running a little ahead, let's say that at a distance of three tram stops towards the center, at the Sidliste Cerveny Virch stop, there is a good food store Delvita, we sometimes bought groceries for dinner there, a little closer to the hotel there is a fast food network KFC, there are plenty of them in Prague, we have never been there, but we looked at the menu - it's inexpensive and they work until 22:00, at this time there is only booze in restaurants. Do not try to buy groceries at the gas station next to the hotel, everything is twice as expensive as usual!

The windows of our room (1344, this is the 13th floor) faced east, towards the center of Prague, it was a bit noisy, the trams passing by are especially noticeable, but after midnight they move at intervals of half an hour and don’t pester so much. The railway line, located right under the windows, is almost imperceptible; occasionally in the morning and in the evening small, three-car trains pass along it, carrying Prague residents to work and back.
From the airport to the hotel can be quickly reached by bus with a transfer to the tram. There is a bus stop right in front of the exit from the airport, you need route 119, take it to the Divoka Sarka stop (“Divoka Sarka” is the 9th stop, but be careful, follow the announcements and scoreboards, there are stops on demand that the bus can drive without stopping! ). Get off at Divoka Sarka, walk in the direction of traffic for 150 meters, cross to the opposite side of the street and find yourself at the final stop of tram routes 20 and 26, you can reach the hotel at any one, after passing two stops and getting off at Nad Dzbanem (“Over Jbanem”). Having reached Nad Dzbanem, you need to walk another 200 meters in the direction of travel and here it is - Krystal rises to the right of the road. For some reason, there is no signboard visible from a distance on the hotel, but in the evening it would be quite useful. A building with a large glowing Olympus logo, located directly across the street from the Krystal Hotel, can be used as a landmark.
If you are going to the center, then there are 8 tram stops from Nad Dzbanem to the final metro station Dejvicka (“Dejvicka”). We did timekeeping - the way from the hotel exit to the Mustek metro station (this is already the center of Prague) took us 30 minutes. Eight stops on the tram plus four on the metro sounds scary, but in Prague reality it's not so scary, everything works like clockwork.
If you have arrived in Prague for a week or more and intend to explore the city on your own, we highly recommend buying a single pass for all types of transport right at the airport - bus, tram, metro, and even the funicular to Petř í n Hill. It is advantageous to take travel cards for 7 and especially for 15 days. The ticket office where they are sold is located at the airport in the hall where you will get after receiving your luggage. For us, two-week passes cost 320 crowns, while a ticket valid for 75 minutes costs 20 crowns. There is something to think about.

In the Czech Republic, everything is sold only for kroons, so to buy travel cards you will have to exchange some currency at the airport, the exchange rate there is unfavorable, but the travel cards are worth it. Do not try to ride the subway without tickets! Entrance is free there, there are no turnstiles, but tickets are often checked, both at transfer stations and in carriages. Fine on the spot - 500 kroons.
Oh, and don't forget to validate your ticket at the start of your first trip. The composter is located in the passenger compartment of the bus, such a yellow box, insert a ticket into it, and it marks the date and time of the start of the trip, without this mark the ticket is invalid.