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Cheap hotels near the airport in Prague

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 8 Prague hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Prague, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.3.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $82.

Pension and restaurant "V Maštali"

Highest rated of the five

Pension and restaurant "V Maštali"

★★★★★4.6 from 1,806 reviews

Pension and restaurant "V Maštali" comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,806 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under the airport and around $82 a night on the dates we checked.

8 hotels in Prague qualified for this list and five made it. U Smrku is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Pension and restaurant "V Maštali"1

    Pension and restaurant "V Maštali"

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,806 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  2. U Smrku2

    U Smrku

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,445 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  3. Penzion V Maštali3

    Penzion V Maštali

    ★★★★★4.4 from 313 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  4. Hotel Valcha4

    Hotel Valcha

    ★★★★★4.4 from 270 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning

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  5. Restaurace-Penzion U Pilota5

    Restaurace-Penzion U Pilota

    ★★★★★4.3 from 393 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

8 Prague hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

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