14 in Prague-travel,hotels,attractions help needed

14 of us will be in Prague this summer, ages 14-75. please suggest hotels with flavor of Prague, but 1st class/luxury, as well as restaurants that will give us the flavor of prague and eastern europe, altho%26#39; half of us are vegetarians, but we%26#39;re adventurous. what about concerts and attractions not to be missed. we will be there for 2 or 3 days and want to spend much time in Jewish quarter. how much time is enough? and what about tour guides, transportation companies for our brood. all suggestions are appreciated. thanx

gwenn

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if you want to stay near theb Jewish quarter, try the hotel maximilian which is nearby and has good reviews on this site. you will probably need Cedaz minibuses from the airport to transfer you, but you don%26#39;t need to book as they are outside the door of the airport and can transport a whole minibus (you will need to use 2 minibuses) for 960 crowns per minibus. You would be good to take the Cedaz card and arrange for them to pick you up also for return to the airport (any hotel concierge can ring up and book for you).

I don%26#39;t think tour guides are necessary unless you have a specifici interest in soemthing. Prague is easy to find your way round and all you need is a good guidebook and map

You can do the whole of the Jewish quarter in less than a day. What you will need for 14 people is to book restaurants in advance, as I can see you being turned away from many restaurants otherwise, and beware with that number, many restaurants don%26#39;t offer the full menu but require you to choose from a group menu, which may not be to everyone%26#39;s taste

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I agree with peb that the only thing you need is a good guide book. Many visitors in Prague are running around to visit all the great historic buildings and museums (with or without a guide). All though this is good, but a real experience is just to wandering around between humans that lives, and to sit down with a fresh draught at a pivnice. Then you will experience that past, now and future are at the same time. Finally the time is on your side. The center of Prague are full with interesting buildings which you can study when you are wandering around thorugh the jewish quarter, Old town and Mala Strana.

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thank you so much for all of your helpful advise, peb7 and pingrid. this is great info. are there any restaurants that you would suggest as well? thanks

gwenn

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kogo in slovanksy dum is one of the few restaurants where when you book (and you will need to) you will be given the normal menu.

Chez Marcel in Hastalska, Le Patio and Escape, the latter two on Stupartska, all just around the corner from the Maximilian are some of the few restaurants that you could probably walk in without a booking for a group and get served