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Homes & Neighbourhoods

Where to live, how to rent, what to buy and what each district is really like.

136 guides4 min average read43 districts A–Z

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All Homes & Neighbourhoods guides

  1. 4 min readLiving in Josefov: the Jewish Quarter as a place to call homeA tiny district of synagogues, a famous cemetery and Parisian-style avenues. What it is like to live in the Old Town's most visited corner.
  2. 4 min readLiving in Malá Strana: baroque lanes, tram bells and a steep price tagUnder the castle, between the river and Petřín hill. What daily life in the Lesser Town is really like, from crowds on Nerudova to silent evenings on Kampa.
  3. 4 min readLiving in Nové Město: Charles IV's New Town, nearly 700 years onWide streets, big squares and a mix of shops, offices, theatres and flats. What life in the New Town is like away from Wenceslas Square.
  4. 5 min readLiving in Plzeň: a practical guide for newcomersPlzeň has the beer, the factories and a train to Prague in roughly an hour and a half. For some newcomers it is the sensible alternative to the capital.
  5. 4 min readLiving in Prague 1: the postcard address and what it costs youCharles Bridge at your doorstep, tourists under your window. What residents of the historic centre gain and give up, and how to test a street before you sign.
  6. 4 min readLiving in Prague 7: Holešovice and Bubeneč for rentersFormer factories turned galleries, a hilltop park, the big wooded Stromovka and one metro line doing most of the work. What renting in Prague 7 is like.
  7. 4 min readLiving in Střešovice: villas, a tram museum and the Müller VillaA hilltop villa district on the edge of Prague 6, with Loos's Müller Villa, the Ořechovka garden suburb and a tram depot that now holds a museum.
  8. 4 min readLiving in the Prague suburbs: towns beyond the city lineA garden and a quiet street are a train ride away. What commuter life beyond the Prague city line really costs: not the rent, but the minutes.
  9. 5 min readLong-term apartment rental in Prague: the 12-month lease explainedA year is the standard Prague lease, and the exit rules are less obvious than the entry rules. Know them before the pen touches paper.
  10. 4 min readLuxury apartments for rent in Prague: where high-end rentals areWhere Prague's high-end rentals cluster, what 'luxury' really means in a listing, and the lease checks that matter more when the rent is higher.
  11. 4 min readModřany: the villa-and-river corner of south-west PragueModřany sits in the Vltava valley with old village streets, a hillside estate and a long commute. Think of it as a small town that Prague adopted.
  12. 5 min readMortgage for expats in Prague: what to expect from Czech banksCzech banks lend to foreigners, but your visa, income history and paperwork shape the answer. A checklist to work through before you apply.
  13. 5 min readMortgage payments in Prague: what a 30-year loan costs monthlyA one-point change in the rate moves a 30-year payment by thousands of crowns. Worked examples with hypothetical numbers, so you can do your own.
  14. 4 min readMortgage pre-approval for expats in Prague: what it is and how to get oneA pre-approval tells you what a bank might lend before you fall for a flat, but it is not a promise. What it covers, what expats must bring and when it expires.
  15. 5 min readMoving within Prague: how to change district without losing your depositNotice runs from next month, the new landlord wants a deposit now and the old one holds yours. A timeline for switching flats without paying twice.
  16. 5 min readNegotiating rent in Prague: what tends to work, and what backfiresAsking is not rude, but a landlord with ten enquiries has no need to blink. Where you have bargaining power, and where you only have good manners.
  17. 5 min readNeighbourhoods near international schools in Prague: commutes firstInternational schools have no catchment areas, so your address buys a commute rather than a place. Which districts make the school run easy.
  18. 5 min readNew-build flats for rent in Prague: who the landlord really isA glossy block with a lift, a cellar and an energy label. The catch is that the landlord is often not the developer. What to ask before you sign.
  19. 4 min readNew-build neighbourhoods in Prague: where the cranes areOld factory yards, rail land and the city's edge: where Prague is building new flats, what each pattern means for a buyer, and how to read a site.
  20. 4 min readNusle: the unglamorous valley that makes Prague easy to live inA bridge with a metro line on top, a fortress at one end and a skyline of offices at the other. Why Nusle is ordinary on purpose, and who it quietly suits.
  21. 5 min readOne-bedroom apartment rent in Prague: what a 2+kk really meansThe 2+kk is Prague's default flat for couples and remote workers. What the code hides, and how to price one yourself in an afternoon.
  22. 5 min readPanelák explained: how Prague's concrete estates work from the insideBalconies stacked like drawers, and more comfort than the reputation suggests. What a panelák is, what to ask before renting one and why people stay.
  23. 5 min readParking and storage when you rent in Prague: garages, cellars and zonesA car in central Prague is a puzzle with a monthly bill. How garage spaces, cellars and parking zones work for tenants, and what to put in writing.
  24. 4 min readPodolí: a calm riverside district with a very big public poolPodolí sits on the right bank just south of Vyšehrad: a long river path, early twentieth-century villas and a pool that seems to belong to the whole city.