For 1 Euro you get around 24 Czech Crowns (CZK). For 1 USD you get around 21 Czech Crowns (CZK).
The prices in Prague are for example: 200 - 400 CZK for lunch, 450 CZK entrance to Prague Castle
Avoid scammers who overcharge you. Do not exchange money from strangers walking in the street.
In the info of the Exchange Office look for Valuty (exchange of paper money) and Kupujeme (we buy).
If you change your mind and have the receipt, you can undo the money exchange within 3 hours.
If you withdraw money from ATM machine, avoid Euronet machines (high fees). Use a machine standing next to a bank.
Below are some of the reliable exchange offices in the city center:
Exchange s.r.o. https://www.exchange.cz/smenarna (Štefánikova 203/23, Praha 5) - Near Metro Anděl. This is probably the most reliable in Prague. Used by the locals.
Others recommended in the Honest Guide reviews:
Exchange8 https://www.exchange8.cz/ (Žatecká 8, Praha 1) - Between Metro Staroměstská and Old Town Square
ProvaznickáExchange (Provaznická 386/1, Praha 1) - Near Metro Můstek at Wenceslas Square (yellow B line exit)
ČD (České dráhy) exchange - inside the Main Railway Station (Hlavní nádraží), lower floor
Alfa Exchange www.alfaprague.cz (Náměstí Republiky 1078/1, Praha 1) - Near the Palladium Shopping Mall and Powder Gate
Prague Castle provides free toilets: at Prašný Most (on the way from the tram stop Prague Castle), at the cathedral (on its right corner), in the yard opposite the Lobkowitz Palace, in the royal garden (tram stop Letohrádek Královny Anny).
Old Town Square: paid toilet in the park behind the Townhall, free toilet in the gallery & cafe Dům u kamenného zvonu (At the Bell),
Wenceslas Square: free toilet in the department store Primark.
more at: https://www.wckompas.cz
advice: You can use a bathroom in any restaurant. If you offer them 20 CZK coin and ask politely, they will smile, let you in and usually they will NOT take the money.
Public transport is free for children up to 15 years and seniors from 65 years of age.
Paper ticket must be stamped with time (validated) when you enter a tram. If you change to a different tram it is still valid, do not stamp it again. It is valid until certain time, regardless changes.
You can buy a ticket inside a tram or bus with your credit card from a contact-less machine. This ticket already has time printed, so no need to punch it with time.
You can buy tickets in a mobile app Lítačka - available at Google Play
There are several chains of left luggage offices. One of them is this:
Sometimes you want a guided tour but your language is not available today.
You can use an application in your phone that will translate every word of the guide to your language.
Keep close to the guide and if possible use a headset.
For example: At Google Play you can download Google Translate to your phone. Use its "live" function.
What if you have already seen the Royal Route - the main sights? Here are some tips about interesting things beyond the beaten track.
Vyšehrad: Ruins of ancient fortress near Metro Vyšehrad, on a rocky mountain, great nature and views. There is also an underground hall displaying the original statues from Charles Bridge (called Gorlice).
Petřín Hill: visit the Strahov Monastery with its baroque library (tram stop Malovanka), walk to Petřín Hill with great views, visit the mini Eiffel Tower, see a mirror-maze, then go down hill and see two nice lakes and even an ancient wooden church.
Boat ride: At Křižovnické náměstí, right at the Charles Bridge, you can get on a boat which will take you through “Prague Venice” and more.
Great Parks: Wallenstein Gardens (near Metro Malostranská), Havlíčkovy Sady (beautiful artificial caves, near Tram Jana Masaryka), Letná Park (old Merry-go-round with horses, on a hill with great views)
Old tram: at Točna Dlabačov (tram stop Malovanka, near Prague Castle) there is a bar made from an old tram (open 4 p.m.-10 p.m., weekends 11 a.m.-10 p.m.). It is also the starting point of the historical tram 42 (1930s style) that you can ride through the whole city for cca 18 Euro.
Museums: Wax Figures, Optical Illusions, Medieval Torture, Kafka, Mucha, National Museum and others
River Islands: Relax in the parks on the two leisure islands near National Theatre (Střelecký Island, Slovanský Island)
Bridge: Metro Můstek means “Bridge” in Czech because in Middle Ages there used to be fortification with a water moat and a bridge. The bridge was excavated and can be seen in the underground of Metro Můstek. You must enter Metro Můstek (green line A) at the lower end of Wenceslas Square.
Modern statues by David Černý: upside down horse (in Lucerna Passage, near Wenceslas Square), Kafka Head (near Metro Národní třída) and many others.
Pater Noster: A hop-on hop-off elevator in the Novak House in Vodičkova Street next to Wenceslas Square. Another one is in YMCA in the Na Poříčí Street
Narrowest street in Prague with traffic lights for pedestrians (next to U Lužického semináře Street, near Charles Bridge).
Náplavka: Walk along the waterfront with parked ships that serve as restaurants and cafés (near Metro Palackého náměstí)
Bus trips outside the city: Kutná hora (medieval mining town), Terezín (nazi concentration camp), Karlovy vary (Carlsbad spa), Český Krumlov (medieval town), Českosaské Švýcarsko (Rocks),
Golf: courses where you can play without a license: Vinoř, Yard Předboj, Hostivař (only short holes, but within reach of public transport)
https://www.lahudky.cz/nase-prodejny/ (web is in Czech)
Want to try typical Czech delicatessen? In the branches of this chain you can taste typical Czech "chlebíčky" (open sandwiches) as well as "koláče" (round flat pastries with fruit topping) and some typical Czech sweets (rakvička, makronka, větrník, laskonka, ašant), Czech "buchty" (sweet filled yeast-dough buns).
One is next to the Wenceslas Square, at tram stop Vodičkova.
When you visit Czech pubs, you should try these:
Slivovice (plum brandy from Moravia)
Pilsner Urquell (lager)
Becherovka (herbal liquor from Carlsbad)
Kofola (non alcoholic, communist alterantive to Coca Cola, citrus flavoured)
U Fleků https://en.ufleku.cz/ (Well known thanks to the novel "Good Soldier Schweik". One of the oldest continuously operating restaurants in Prague, over 500 years old. Eight halls plus a garden.)
U Pinkasů http://www.upinkasu.com/ (Pub garden in an unfinished nave of a medieval church. First Pilsner pub in Prague)
U krále Brabantského https://www.krcmabrabant.cz/en/ (a stylish medieval tavern, waiters in costumes, dark with candles)
U zlaté studně https://www.terasauzlatestudne.cz/ (eating on a roof terrace with a great view of the historical city center)
Velkopřevorský mlýn https://velkoprevorskymlyn.eu/ (you can eat in a garden with a view of a giant wooden wheel of a mill)
This is how working class was eating during the communist regime. If you want a budget self-service cateteria where you carry food on your tray, there several places to go.
Jídelna Světozor (Vodičkova 39, Praha 1) - at tram stop Václavské náměstí (in the passage Světozor)
Lidová jídelna Těšnov (Těšnov 1163/5, Praha 1) - at tram stop Těšnov near Bus Terminal (very budgety, original 1980s look)
Havelská koruna (Havelská 501/23, 110 00 Praha 1) - between Wenceslas Square and Old Town Square