Where to go out in Prague

After having lived in the city of Prague for a semester, I am going to tell you about the places I went to on a night out, which ones I liked the most, which ones I liked less and which ones are the ones you absolutely have to go to.

Karlovy Lazne

When somebody comes to Prague, the most famous club, and the one they are most likely to know of, is the one called Karlovy Lazne. Because I had heard so much about this place, I went there shortly after arriving in Prague and what a disappointment!

The club is located in an area that is close to the river, with lovely views of the castle and Charles Bridge.

As soon as we arrived we had to join a long queue, even though we hadn't arrived late (it would have been around 1:30am). Everybody around us was foreign, because as I mentioned before it is a very famous club, but it seemed as though the Czechs didn't come here often.

When you enter you have to pay around 15 euros (you do not pay this in Prague or in the poshest place you could imagine) with Czech Koruna, since they did not accept euros. However, they had thought everything through because right by the entrance was an ATM where you could take out cash in the form of Czech Koruna, in case you didn't already have some on you. You had to pay a commission fee of 2 euros at this ATM to be able to take money out.

We went straight to the cloak room as soon as we had entered. If we thought the queue for the entrance was long, you would not imagine the length of the line for the cloak room. It was a tremendous stress, the two girls who worked there were suuuuuuuper slow and the people just kept piling up. And, of course, you had to pay separately for the cloak room.

Once inside you can see that it is true that there are several rooms spread over different floors, but these rooms are tiny. It is assumed that each room has a different style of music, but the truth is that there is hardly any difference because in the end you could hear a little of everything in almost every room.

The stairs to go up and down to different floors were very narrow, and this nightclub is always quite crowded (all from abroad, as I mentioned before), so the stairs become tremendously strained and full.

Before entering I had heard that the club had a very cool room made out of ice cubes, but to my disappointment you had to buy a separate ticket to access that room, which was also quite expensive.

Whilst it is true that the beers in the disco were very cheap, in Prague they are cheap everywhere. Which is why this is a club that I did not recommend to any of my friends who came to visit me.

Because of all of this, it is a nightclub that is good to go to for one night and say that you have been there, but, for me, the truth is that I was greatly disappointed.

In the following photo you can see the entrance of the Karlovy Lazne nightclub. The whole building is the club.

Misch Masch

We arrive now at another nightclub, which I went to quite a few times during my Erasmus: Misch Masch.

This club was right next to my house, so it was very comfortable for me to get there, and we always went whenever there was a possibility.

It is quite a large, wide club. There are two enormous rooms with music from different genres.

One of the rooms has a fairly large stage where the DJ is located, as well as a huge jacuzzi where there was usually a girl in a swimsuit dancing. There are reserved areas and a lot of bars so I have never had a feeling of being overwhelmed in this nightclub.

The beers inside were really cheap and sometimes, if you found a friendly waiter, they would give you glasses of water for free.

The best thing about this club is that you can enter for free. If you come to Prague, stay tuned for the events that are posted on Facebook because, for example, this nightclub always had some for you to go to that are free and all you have to do is share the event and say that you are going to go (on/ via Facebook). Sometimes free entry was until twelve o'clock, other times until one o'clock in the morning and other times entry was free the whole night long, so you have to pay attention to the time limit on free entry.

If you did not sign up to the event then the price would often range from 4 to 6 euros.

They threw many parties made for Erasmus: Latin parties, Spanish parties (with ham and everything), Mexican parties... maybe if you like techno music more then this is not the place for you, but if you prefer to dance to the rhythm of pachangueo (music with Cuban origins) then it undoubtedly is.

The only bad thing about this nightclub is that it is not located in the centre, but in Prague 7. So it would depend on where you are situated as to whether it's in a great location or a bit far away. In any case, the public transport in Prague (the tram especially) is very good, even at night. So you will rarely have a problem getting around.

Roxy

This is another big club with two floors inside. It is a kind of ancient amphitheater so the distribution is quite peculiar.

You enter at the top of what would be the first amphitheater, and the dance floor is where the seating area would be. Finally, the stage has been kept, and that is where you will find the DJ.

Despite the fact that it is often full, you don't feel overwhelmed because it is quite wide. There are many toilets and they are reasonably well kept.

There is also free entry into this club. Just like with Misch Masch, every time there is a party/ event it is posted on Facebook and you only have to say that you're going and share the event to get free entry. The time limit for free entry can, once again, vary. Sometimes until midnight, sometimes until one o'clock in the morning and sometimes entry was free for the whole night, so you have to pay attention to the time limit on free entry.

Another advantage of this nightclub is that it is located in the centre of the city, next to Chapeau Rouge.

In the next photo you can see the dance floor in Roxy. The photo was taken from above, which is where the entrance is.

Chapeau Rouge

I believe this to be the club that we went to most often. However, it is a much smaller club than the ones I have mentioned up until now.

It has two floors (located in the basement of a building) with different genres of music.

It is a nightclub that tends to get really busy, which is why it can sometimes end up being quite stifling.

There is also free entry into this club. Just like with the aforementioned cases, every time there is a party/ event it is posted on Facebook and you only have to say that you're going and share the event to get free entry. The time limit for free entry can, once again, vary. Sometimes until midnight, sometimes until one o'clock in the morning and sometimes entry was free for the whole night, so you have to pay attention to the time limit on free entry.

They often threw parties with Latino music, which is why we often ended up coming here.

Furthermore, it is located in the city centre, next to Roxy, so if there are events in both nightclubs on the same night, it is possible to first go to one and then to the other without paying any entrance fee.

Dog's Bar

We have arrived at my favourite place!

In this case it is not a nightclub, but a kind of huge den where people tend to go more to have a beer and play some table football than to party as such. They also sell some things to eat, but I wouldn't recommend them.

Let's start with with the principle that is the name of the place. Among us Erasmus we called it Dog's Bar, but in Czech the name is actually Vzorkovna.

It is quite difficult to see where the entrance to this place is, and you could pass by it without noticing it at all. When you finally find the place, as soon as you enter you see a man in a kind of jail.

In this place you have to pay 100 korunas (4 euros) to enter the premises and the man will give you a bracelet with some sort of chip in it in return. Once inside you pay for all your drinks with that bracelet. You have to spend a minimum of 2 euros on drinks, and they return whatever is left of the 4 euros that you paid at the beginning when you leave.

As soon as you get your bracelet you go down some stairs, and you will probably come across a dog (or a big dog because there is a huge dog that is always in the room). If you are allergic to dogs, then this place is definitely not for you.

In the following photo you can see the giant dog that I was referring to.

Once inside you might feel as though you have started hallucinating because the site is amazing. You can find table football, people sitting all over the place as there are bunks of some sort which you can get on and then sit there. There are also instruments scattered everywhere that anyone can take and play, a small stage in the background... it is a place that is worth visiting whether you're from Erasmus, visiting Prague for a week or for two days.

This place is found near to Charles Bridge.

If you look closely at the upper part of the photo I am about to show you, you will see how there are people sat on some kind of bunk.

Cross club

If you like techno music, then this is the place for you. I only went for one night and that was too much for me since this isn't my favourite kind of music.

Lucerna

I went to this place a few times and it is very fun. They generally tend to play (at least the times that I went) music from the 80s and 90s and it is great. A calmer atmosphere than a nightclub, so it is perfect for the days where you fancy a tad more relaxed plan but also want to dance.

I hope that all this information has served you well and helped you. In my next blogs I will write about places to eat at, where to visit in Prague, how the public transport works and much more!

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