PENSION MONO CESKY KRUMLOV CZECH REPUBLIC

SUPER HIGH VALUE FOR WELL APPOINTED ROOM

IN AN OUTSTANDING AND QUIET LOCATION

My Pension Mono room was compact, but super well put together. 

It featured a super nice bathroom with very warm water in the shower.

The staff person was there to meet me right on time and brought up extra flat sheet that I requested.

The property is super close to the smaller bus station in Cesky Krumlov – which is much closer to the old town and all the sights you want to see.

It's a five minute walk to Pension Mono from the Spicak Bus Station.

I took a direct bus from Prague and was there in less than 3 hours.

PENSION MONO CESKY KRUMLOV CZECH REPUBLIC

SUPER HIGH VALUE FOR WELL APPOINTED ROOM

IN AN OUTSTANDING AND QUIET LOCATION

 
Cesky Krumlov is well worth a two-day visit.

Pension Mono is the ideal place to overnight in the Medieval city.

It all starts with an attentive staff that fields questions before booking.

I'm a communication guy.

I don't just book -- I want to know location, locals food recommendations, be placed in a quiet spot within the property, know the proximity to transit, etc.

The pension’s staff was superb at using the Booking.com messaging system to address all concerns long before I was in the Czech Republic.

From morning to late afternoon, Cesky Krumlov is still beautiful -- but it is choked with tour groups.

That’s why I highly recommend staying overnight.

It's a whole different, quaint town from about 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. the next morning. 

REZIDENCE OSTROVNI PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC

FULL APARTMENT IS A TOP 10 VALUE IN THE GOLDEN CITY

Despite the AC issue, Rezidence Ostrovni has outstanding staff – they are onsite roughly 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Lenka, my point person -- answered my questions probably a dozen times via messaging before my arrival -- putting my nerves at ease.

It's a beautiful historic building modernized inside with an elevator (but not wheelchair accessible because there are steps to the lobby then elevator.

The mattress is very firm.

There is plenty of nice hot water.

The world famous Reduta Jazz club and gorgeous National Theater are super close by.

 

 

REZIDENCE OSTROVNI PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC

FULL APARTMENT IS A TOP 10 VALUE IN THE GOLDEN CITY

Rezidence Ostrovni would get a 10 out of 10, but the air conditioning wasn't working. 

They seal the AC at 22 celsius, it cannot go below that.

There is a temp gauge below the AC setting.

It showed 25.7 C (nearly 80 F) the first two nights and I barely got any sleep because of the heat and stuffiness.

The AC came on, but only the fan – no cooling

It took a few days for a repair person – who could not fix the problem.

Ultimately, I was moved to a larger apartment with fully working AC.

The upgrade was nice.

The unit with great AC was big enough to live in year round. 

REZIDENCE OSTROVNI PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC

FULL APARTMENT IS A TOP 10 VALUE IN THE GOLDEN CITY

Rezidence Ostrovni’s location is perfect. 

It is footsteps from Prague's outstanding trams.

The full apartment is not far from a subway station.

There are zillions of places to eat and shop nearby and they give you a guide to some locals' faves.

Old Town and most everything you'd want to see is within walking distance.

The fabulous Vlata River – with hundreds of vantage points for great photography -- is footsteps away.

The apartment is spacious, quiet (in a town known for late night noise and partying) and the kitchen is well equipped.

Having a washing machine is great.

SIDEWALK WITH DRIVEWAY

HEAVEN AND HELL

The first example has a level, PROWAG-compliant surface — then an angled drive. 

It is heaven.

The one on the bottom is an endless driveway — beveled for an entire lot on a busy corridor.

The hellish one can tumble a wheelchair user into deadly traffic.

The city of Miami has dozens of not hundreds of miles of severely angled sidewalks — even in major pedestrian corridors  

Because we all know its worth having a few people with disabilities killed by tumbling into traffic — than it is for SUVs to have a slightly bumpy ride entering a driveway. 

MEET THE WHEELCHAIR USER MAKING GOOGLE MAPS MORE ACCESSIBLE

SASHA BLAIR-GOLDENSOHN

Sasha Blair-Goldensohn points to spoken walking-directions, originally developed for blind/low vision users.

In a big city — with noise, cyclists, traffic, trains, distractions — it’s safer and more efficient for everyone to listen to directional instructions instead of staring into their phones when crossing busy streets.

The feature wasn’t developed for wheelchair users either, but it’s a whole lot easier to keep pushing when a friendly computer voice is telling you where to go instead of having to stop and swipe at your phone every few blocks.

For Blair-Goldensohn, whose work revolves around universal design, it’s hard to understand why you would do things any other way.

To him, working toward a world that can be accessed by everyone, benefits everyone. “Solidarity is powerful,” he says.