Getting Around

Although Bratislava is not a big city, the orientation within might be confusing for a stag visitor. The bars usually don’t have the common hour to close down, so they close all in a different times. For a stags visitor who doesn’t know when the club closes down, it might be inconvenient to find himself at the place that closes at 2a.m. although he is ready to stag party whole night. Even though many of the young people speak English, it is not the rule and searching for the person that will advice you responsibly and answers your questions might not be as easy. A knowledgeable guide with perfect English is a necessity for all those who want to spent a great stags weekend, have fun and avoid the hussle of searching for the best stag fun in town.

Public Holidays

1 January Establishment of the Slovak Republic
6 January Epiphany
Easter - varies each year
1 May Labor Day
8 May Anniversary of the end of WWII
5 July St. Cyril's and St. Methodus's Day
29 August The Slovak National Uprising
1 September Constitution Day
15 September Our Lady of Sorrows
1 November All Saints Day
17 November Day of the Fight for Freedom
24 December Christmas Eve
25 December Christmas Day
25 December Boxing Day

Opening Hours

All stores in shopping malls are open usually till 9 p.m. The same counts for banks, post offices and telecommunication offices that are sitiated int the shopping malls.
Most of the Tesco stores are open non-stop.

Museums and galleries are open everyday besides Mondays till 5p.m. Mondays are closed.

Time: GMT+1
Currency: Euro from 1.1.2009
Voltage: 220V (same as UK but you would need the plug adapter, since the plug is different)
Emergency phone: 112
Country Code: +421 2 ...

Weather

Slovakia lies in geographic area that has four different seasons. That means the high temperature differences between different parts of the year. During the winter months, temperature can drop down to -5°C or even -10°C. Summers might be hot and humid, the temperature can jump up to +30°C.

Check the weather forecast for Bratislava on:
http://weather.yahoo.com/Bratislava-Slovakia/LOXX0001/forecast.html

Tourist information:
www.bratislava.sk

Useful Phrases

Good afternoon – dobrý den.
Good evening – dobrý vecer.
Goodbye – dovidenia.
Thank you – dakujem.
My name is... – volám sa...
Your eyes are beautiful. – Máš krásne oci.
Can I buy you a drink? – Môžem ti kúpit drink?
What’s your name? – Ako sa voláš?
Would you like to dance? – Ideš tancovat?
Do you have a lighter? – Máš ohen?
Stag - Ženích
Stags - Ženíchovia

Taxi for Bratislava Stags

It is much cheaper fot you dear stags to call a taxi via dispatching. Taking a taxi from taxi station might be twice as expensive. The average price per kilometer is around 0.47 Euros and entering fee around 1.4 Euros.
Taxi phone numbers for stags:

Super Taxi - +421 2 16 616
Hello Taxi - +421 2 16 321
Trend Taxi - +421 2 16 302