Currency: Czech Koruna
Meals

Budget: KÄ?50-150
Mid-range: KÄ?150-300
High: KÄ?300-400
Deluxe: KÄ?400+

Lodging

Budget: KÄ?250-1000
Mid-range: KÄ?1000-3000
High: KÄ?3000-4500
Deluxe: KÄ?4500+

Costs in the biggest tourist centres - Prague especially, but also the Bohemian spas, are higher than elsewhere, though things are still fairly cheap for Western visitors. The big exception is accommodation in Prague, for which tourist prices are in line with those across Western Europe. By staying at cheap hostels and campsites, sticking to self-catering, pub grub and stand-up cafeterias, you might get away with CZK450 per person per day in summer. In a private home or better hostel, with meals at cheap restaurants and using public transport, you can get by on CZK600- CZK750. To share a clean double room with bath in a mid-range hotel or pension, and enjoy good local or Western meals, plan on at least CZK900- CZK1200. In Prague, figure a third to half again as much, and even more if you want to be close to the centre. On the other hand, except for Easter and Christmas-New Year, many bottom and mid-range hotels drop their prices by a third or more outside the summer season.

A tip of 5-10% is appreciated in any tourist restaurant with table service. The usual protocol is for them to tell you the total food bill and for you, as you hand over the money, to say how much you are paying with the tip included.