ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <meta name="Author" content="Joe Li"> <meta name="KeyWords" content="accommodation, pension, private homestay, bed and breakfast, hostel, hotel, motel, brno, south moravia, czech republic, czechoslovakia, central europe, travel accommodation czech republic, rates, fairs, exhibitions, online booking"> <meta name="Description" content="Web page of a family-run accommodation in Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic, including the services provided, how to get there, the room rates, and an online enquire and booking form."> <title>Balada: Pension accommodation in Brno, Czech Republic, Central Europe: Location & Directions</title> <!-- Include style sheet --> <LINK REL=STYLESHEET TYPE="text/css" HREF="./style_def.css" TITLE="all_styl"> </head> <!---------------------- End Header Info ------------------------------> <BODY> <TABLE WIDTH="900"><TR><TD> <CENTER> <IMG src="pic/banner.jpg" border="0" ALT="Home"> <TABLE Width="865" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"><TR> <TD><A HREF="index.html"><IMG src="pic/czech.gif" border="0" ALT="Czech version"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="index_f.html"><IMG src="pic/french.gif" border="0" ALT="Frens version"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="index_en.html"><IMG src="pic/english.gif" border="0" ALT="English version"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="services_en.html"><IMG src="pic/services.gif" border="0" ALT="Services"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="location_en.html"><IMG src="pic/location.gif" border="0" ALT="Our Location"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="rates_en.html"><IMG src="pic/rates.gif" border="0" ALT="Rates"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="booking_en.html"><IMG src="pic/booking.gif" border="0" ALT="Booking"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="links_en.html"><IMG src="pic/links.gif" border="0" ALT="Links"></A></TD> </TR></TABLE></CENTER> <!-- Begin content --> <BR> <center class="bl18_bi"><FONT size=+2>Our Location &amp; How to Get Here</FONT></center><BR> <B>Location</B><BR> <BR> Our house is located in the Pisarky Hills, a safe, tranquil old residential suburb near the city centre.<BR> <BR> <LI> 8 - 15 minutes by tram or bus from city centre and transport hubs (cost 8 - 13 CZK)</LI> <LI> 10 minutes walk from the Brno Exhibition Centre and trade fairs, ideal for visitors to the trade fairs</LI> <LI> Restaurants, pubs, wine bars and grocery shop nearby in the neighbourhood</LI> <LI> Neighbourhood park for walking, jogging and relaxing</LI><BR><BR> Our street address is: <b>Hroznová 37, 603 00 Brno, Czech Republic</b><BR> <BR> <BR> <B>How to Get Here</B><BR> <BR> <FONT class="bl16_b">GPS:</FONT> 49°11'49.01 N 16°34'12.13 E <BR><BR> <FONT class="bl16_b">By Car:</FONT> From Praha/Prague, drive towards Brno on the D1 Praha/Prague-Brno Motorway. Leave the motorway at Exit 190 Brno-Západ towards BVV (Brno Exhibition Centre). After driving through the road tunnel, turn right (in the direction of the city centre). Keep in the left lane and turn left following the signs to the hotels Holiday Inn and Voron~. Take the short connecting road to get to KYí~kovského Street, on which you turn right and before the tramway bridge turn right and drive through Mendlovo Square to Úvoz Street. Drive up the hill and at the first traffic lights turn left onto Tvrdého Street. Drive straight on to Lipová Street (over the hill), from which turn right onto Neumannova Street that continues to Hroznová Street, where you will find our Pension Balada at No. 37. We keep our fingers crossed so that you don t get lost. <BR><BR> <FONT class="bl16_b">By Public Transport:</FONT> In front of the Main Train Station (Hlavní nadra~í), take Tram No. 1 that goes to Bystrc. After approximately 12 minutes, get off at the Pisarky stop. Hroznová Street begins here. Walk up the hill and after 5 minutes you should find house no. 37. In 2006 public transport costs 13 CZK. <BR><BR> See <b><A HREF="#map">Maps</A></b> for further details & direction.<BR><BR><BR> <B>How to Get to Brno</B><BR> <BR> <B>Cars:</B> Brno is a major transport hub. Major highways link Brno with Prague, Vienna, Bratislava and other destinations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Poland.<BR> <B>Air:</B>The nearest international airports are in Prague, Vienna and Budapest, and a domestic air service links Prague and Brno.<BR> <B>Trains and Buses:</B> Brno is well served by bus and rail links to all places in Europe, the Czech Republic and Prague. Hourly buses and trains serve the route between Prague and Brno (the trip takes 2 hours). There are excellent, cheap and frequent bus and rail services linking Brno with Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, and all other cities and towns in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the rest of Europe.<BR> <BR> For public transport timetable, prices and services see <a href="http://www.vlak-bus.cz/" target="ext_page_link">www.vlak-bus.cz</a> <FONT size=-1>(Czech, English, German).</FONT><BR><BR> </TD></TR></TABLE> <A NAME=map></A> <B><FONT size=+1>Maps</B><BR><BR> <B>A close up street map to our house.</B><BR> <img src="pic/map1.jpg" width="454" height="626" border="0" alt="Our Location"> <BR><BR> <B>Our location in Brno</B><BR> <img src="pic/map2.jpg" border="0" alt="Where we are in Brno"> </FONT> </body> </html>