Review for Sir Toby's Hostel, Prague.

Comfort Level: 5
Amenities: 5
Staff: 5
Location: 4
Fellow Hostelers: 5
Overall: 5

Sir Toby's is a really good hostel for long term stays, but maybe not as good for the short term people. It was clean and well kept, which is pretty amazing for Prague and Czech in general. The location is okay, but walking to town is really a long haul. The trams cost next to nothing though, and at check in they'll tell you which ones to take, point our great restaurants and good places to see. It is a long way from any real "nightlife" which is a downer for a lot of people: there isn't a whole lot to do and see in Prague that you can't do in a day or two, and everything closes around 6. We were happy to sit in the pub downstairs and watch movies and play games with the people there. The guest kitchen is available from 6am to 11pm, and they serve vegetarian food at the bar until 11:30. The breakfast bar is entirely worth the 100 crowns (110 if you don't buy in advance) because you get to make your own scrambled eggs, crepes, and breakfast roll sandwiches, all you can eat. You get a mug for as much tea and coffee as you want, as well as a bowl for yogurt (two kinds, I highly recommend the blueberry/berry flavoured one, it was wonderful) or granola (homemade!) and even cereal. They had all sorts of add-ons for the egg bar, and fruit toppings for the crepes and for munching. All of this is included in the ticket and all you can eat.
The beds were wonderful and soft with huge pillows! They were onsies too, so I felt like a real adult instead of a pretend kid. The room was spacious with 5 beds (though at first they shoved an extra bed in there to make enough room, and I asked to switch from that when one of the people left) and huge windows. There is NO central air, but the heating probably works. We had the windows open pretty much all day and night trying to cool off, but the whole hostel was absolutely hot.
There is only one bathroom per dorm, so 5-8 people have to share one toilet and one shower, which could get hairy, though we never had an issue with ours.
The kitchen is pretty good, with two small refrigerators and two rangetops, sinks and pans, plates, bowls and silverware. They are serious, though, when they say anything without info on it is getting chucked each night. The kitchen is closed and locked after 11pm, but if you need to grab something or put food away you can ask for the key-- there's a time limit on it though, so you can't cook. Wifi is free and on all floors as well, though as always there are pay computers in the front you can use.

Overall I highly recommend this hostel for amenities and cleanliness, but the location is a little far for one day stays or those who love hardcore nightlife.