This place is simply brilliant! Brilliant location within walking of all the major attractions, great public transport and the pictures don't do it justice - it is lovely. Antonio had a map that gave a great indication of where we were situated which is literally a short 10-15 minute walk from the centre of everything! Lots of public transport - bus 22 & 23 outside will bring you to the cable car that goes up to the mini 'eiffel' tower and observatory, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge etc. and is directly outside of the apartment. Metro just beside also at the corner so you can use this to go to the botanical gardens and zoo, which is an interactive experience rather than just looking at captive animals or station hop around the city. The standard transport ticket covers all of the costs of hopping around. If staying a few days plan in advance what you want to see as the Prague card does cover some entries free of charge and also gets discounts. It includes your travel also. We didn't use this as we'd already bought transport tickets and even though we went to different things, we chose to suit ourselves so this worked out well for us - but do the research. The travel ticket covered us back to the airport for instance and it was so easy to us. For shopping there are all the main designer shops, in the and around the centre, there is Tesco for grocery shopping and also an Albert supermarket directly under the apartment which opens late. Lots of eating facilities around and in town - we were veggie/vegan and no problem. From the airport you can take the 119 bus to the 'green A line metro' Nadrovsi Venieline or something similar (don't have the details with me as I write but it will be announced and digital display on the bus) and then use that line for about 4-5 stops and switch at Mustek to the yellow B line to get to the apartment. The station is Karlova Namesti. Doesn't take long and is the cheapest option. We used PRAGUE transfers on the arrival as it was night time and it was about €23. Rough guide is to divide CZ by 4 to give a euro rate (rough estimate) when doing transactions. Definitely go to the recyling museum exhibition just off Wencesles square where you'll see marvelous recreations of all your favourite comic, Marvel, cartoon, adventure heros and sci-fi characters. It's a playground for all ages! Also just to take a stroll around at night the city takes on a magical feel. Be careful of 'feast days' as things outside of the direct centre don't open. Try to get some of your bearings right as we didn't find all the general public as willing as our hosts to give considerate information when double checking etc. Some were a bit 'tourist jaded and gruff' if asked 'yet again' for directions, but hey the town...