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Staying in Smíchov
Smíchov is the old industrial quarter on the west bank, south of Malá Strana. Anděl is its centre, three stops and about five minutes on metro B from Národní třída, with trams running in every direction. Because the hotels here were built for business travellers, a four-star room costs what three stars cost in Praha 1, and there are enough of them that peak season does not empty the district.
What you are booking is not a historic neighbourhood. The centre of Anděl is the Nový Smíchov shopping centre, the area around Smíchovské nádraží is a construction site for the Smíchov City development, and the walk to Old Town Square takes about half an hour. Na Knížecí bus station and the Anděl underpasses are unpleasant late at night without being dangerous.
It works for families, longer stays and anyone who wants space and a metro rather than a view. It does not work if the point of the trip is to wander out after dinner: there is nothing here to wander into, and the hill up to Petřín and the Kinský gardens is the only real evening walk.
What works
- Anděl on metro B is about five minutes from Národní třída and the centre
- Four-star rooms at roughly three-star central prices, with plenty of them
- Trams in every direction, including the 12 and 20 along the river to Malá Strana
- Kinský gardens and Petřín hill start at the back of the district
- A full-size supermarket and everyday shops, which the centre does not have
What does not
- The heart of the district is the Nový Smíchov shopping centre, not a square
- Smíchov City construction around the station will run for years yet
- About half an hour on foot to Old Town Square, so you use the metro every time
- Na Knížecí bus station and the Anděl underpasses are grim late at night
- Nothing historic to walk to after dinner - the evenings are what you make them
A large shopping centre called "Nový Smíchov" is near the Anděl metro station exit (B-line). Inside you can find a large supermarket, bookshops, cafes, restaurants, fashion shops and even a cinema.From the ramparts of Vyšehrad, you'll have an excellent view of Prague castle, Vltava, Smíchov (former workers' slum and industrial quarter of town)