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[quote=Anonymous]I prefer to stay in the Mala Strana area of Prague, which is the neighborhood/district just below Hradcany, the castle district. Mala Strana is a lovely, primarily residential area that is a short walk to both the castle and another short walk across the river to the Old Town area. You avoid the hordes which do plague the Old Town yet you're so close by and I love walking across the river. Prague is quite small so we always get around on foot for the most part. Two of our favorite restaurants in Prague are also in Mala Strana, Kolkovna Olympia for excellent and reasonably priced Czech food, and Cafe Savoy, just across the road, for a grand Viennese style coffeehouse with fabulous pastries and coffee and hot chocolate.

We also always book via AirBnB these days and rent an inexpensive apartment but there are hotels in the Mala Strana area too. If you'd rather stay in hotels, check out what's available on booking.com and use the map feature to zone in where you want to stay. I still do recommend staying just slightly outside the Old Town as the tourist crowds can be intense depending on the time of year you go there, plus I love staying somewhere with a bit of a local neighborhood feel. There's a local chain (upscale, very individualistic) restaurant under the Lokal brand name that offers excellent Czech food at very reasonable prices in chic interiors. There are 3-4 locations around Prague and they're very popular with locals.

As for things to do, the castle, castle museum (ok), Lobkoweicz museum in the castle (good), lots of churches (must see), monasteries, especially the Loretta. Dining and shopping and drinking excellent beer. Visit the Jewish quarter and museums. Day trip to Kutna Hora for the fabulous church and the bone chapel (morbidly fascinating).

Three days is a good amount of time in Prague. It's a glorious city so I'm quite jealous!

The one thing I have to warn you is that there is a lot of smoking in Prague. Even non-smoking areas of restaurants are often plagued with the smell of smoke.

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