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Homes & Neighbourhoods

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

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  1. 5 min readStudent housing in Prague: dorms, shared flats and the areas that workA dorm bed, a room in a shared flat or a studio of your own: three student routes in Prague, and how to choose before the semester starts.
  2. 5 min readStudio apartments to rent in Prague: what 1+kk means and where to lookA Prague studio is a 1+kk, and the label hides a lot of variety. Learn the code, the districts and the checks before you book a viewing.
  3. 4 min readTaking meter readings in a Prague rentalFive numbers on move-in day decide whether you pay for the last tenant's winter. Which meters to find, how to read them and who to tell.
  4. 5 min readThe Prague rental market in 2026: what changed for tenantsWe will not guess at rents. What changed in the rules and lending behind them, and where to find dated figures you can trust.
  5. 5 min readTwo-bedroom apartment rent in Prague: what a 3+kk is and where value sitsTwo bedrooms in Prague means 3+kk or 3+1. How to price one, where families and flatmates find the best value, and what to watch.
  6. 4 min readVinohrady or Žižkov? Same tram, different personalitiesOne hill is polished and leafy, the other is gritty, steep and proud of its pubs. How the two neighbours compare for living, and who picks which.
  7. 4 min readVinohrady: why everyone wants a tenement flat near the vineyardsTwo hillside parks, a Plečnik church and metro A to Wenceslas Square. What Vinohrady feels like on a Tuesday and a Saturday night, and who should skip it.
  8. 4 min readVršovice: the village inside Prague that Vinohrady used to beNo metro, two football clubs and a main square where the baker knows your name. Why Vršovice is where Vinohrady refugees land, and what the trams cost you.
  9. 4 min readVysočany: where Prague's old factories became offices, flats and an arenaVysočany went from heavy industry to glass towers and a big indoor arena within a generation. Here is how to live in a district that is still being built.
  10. 4 min readWhere to live in Prague for a short commute to the centreThe best commute in Prague is rarely the shortest map distance. It is the one with a metro station, a tram that comes often and no change in the rain.
  11. 5 min readWhere to live in Prague if you work in Pankrác or Smíchov officesTwo office clusters, two metro lines and a river between them. Pick your home by the line you will ride at 8.15, not by the district name.
  12. 5 min readWhere to live in Prague on a budget: cheaper areas with good transportThe cheapest district is useless if the commute eats your evenings. Affordable Prague areas, judged by how well you can actually get around.
  13. 4 min readWhere to stay in Prague: the neighbourhoods that suit visitorsThe Old Town puts the sights on your doorstep and the crowds under your window. Seven areas compared by noise, transport and what you can walk to.
  14. 5 min readWho pays what in a Prague rental: rent, fees and servicesThe advert says one number and your bank statement says another. What rent, service advances, utilities and fees mean, and who normally pays each.
  15. 4 min readŽižkov: the hilly, pub-heavy district with a TV tower and attitudeCrawling babies on a TV tower, a Hussite general on a hill and more pubs than a district this size should have. What it is like to live in Žižkov.
  16. 4 min readZličín and Řepy: the western edge, where Prague turns into countrysideZličín has the metro terminus and the retail parks; Řepy has a huge estate and no metro at all. Both are quiet, practical and a long way from the old town.