12. What didn’t fit in elsewhere
Pests at the dormitory
Dormitories are big buildings and many people live here. So we can’t fully prevent the occurrence of pests (bed bugs, cockroaches, mill moths, ants, even rodents, and more). Please, maintain cleanliness (especially in the kitchen). If you see pests, report them to the dormitory. Nobody will persecute you for bringing them here (mostly, you cannot know if it was really you). On the contrary, other occupants and the dormitory will hate you for trying to cover pests up.
Visitors
If a visitor comes to see you, they should be registered in the visitors’ book at the reception and should not move around the dormitory without your presence at the dormitory (and between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. without you accompanying them). If they also plan to sleep in the dorm, you should take the following steps:
Fill in the form “Visitor in the student rooms” (“Návštěva na studentských pokojích”). The signatures of all roommates from the cell and the signature of the person offering their bed for the visitor to sleep on are required.
Take the completed form to the accommodation office, and for CZK 50, you can pick up clean bed linens. Return the linens on the following day.
If the person who wants to sleep over is a resident of another CU dormitory in Prague, they are entitled to one sleepover per month free of charge.
Only six overnight visits per month are permitted, of which a maximum of three consecutive nights (for details, see the Accommodation Code, Article 8).
Overnight visitors who do not sleep in a roommate’s bed do not exist under current regulations. In practice, nobody really cares that much. However, your neighbours might, so it is always good to follow the rules and ask them in advance! We wouldn’t like the administration to make our lives a living hell. So, please, be considerate, kind and always treat others with the respect you want to get from them.
Entrance locking
Since 2025, the entrance to the dormitory (glass doors) is locked all day (except for building A during the opening hours of the canteen). During moving in, they add your student ID card / ISIC to the dormitory system (or you can get a chip at the accommodation office) so you can unlock the entrance. You can test it by using a chip reader next to the entrance at any time (it will light up green or red). If your student ID card / ISIC doesn’t work, visit the accommodation office.
If you reach a locked entrance and cannot use your student ID card / ISIC / chip, you can ring at reception (however, do not expect a hearty welcome).
Room locking
However, it is necessary to lock your door at any time of the day. Especially during the evening/night, even if you are just going to take a shower (it cannot be heard). You could also lock the kitchen door if you think the room next to you fails to lock its door. You never know who may be wandering the corridors, and although the Czech Republic is generally a very safe place to live (no need to freak out), thefts sometimes happen even here, and bad people can be found in every state. Please, be careful!
Also, try not to lose your keys as the exchange of the lock can cost you a serious amount of money (more than CZK 2000).
Parking
The parking area at the dormitory was closed for a long time due to construction. Since autumn 2023, there are 20 paid parking places only!
The reserving of the parking spot takes CZK 300 per month and is done through the accommodation office (building A). There you will make a contract and get a chip for opening the gate. Short term parking (getting accommodated, delivery services etc.) needs to be ringed in using a bell at the gate, stating reasons for entry. Do not lie! There are cameras in the front ☺. The exit of the space is done automatically.
For longer-term parking, you may also use the (also unguarded) car park just in front of the entrance to the area.
Shared transportation
Shared transportation has recently become popular and available. This usually works on the principle that you go to the vehicle in question, unlock it in the app, and then set off on your journey.
Probably the most interesting are the shared bike services Rekola and Nextbike, which have stations near the dormitory (next to building B and by Pelc Tyrolka bus stop). In addition, both companies offer twice a day the first 15 minutes free of charge with your Lítačka card, which means you can get to Trojská, Nádraží Holešovice, or even to the Stromovka shopping centre and back quickly and for free. Alternatively, if you’re extra lazy (or in an extra hurry), you can ride to the Matfyz buildings on Troja (where Nextbike even has three stations compared to Rekola’s 1).
In addition, shared electric bicycles, electric scooters, scooters, and cars operate in Prague. You can find complete information about shared transportation in a comprehensive Facebook post.
Recycling
You will want to recycle your waste while at the dormitory. On the one hand, it’s ecological, and on the other hand, it’s convenient – recycling your waste really only takes a few moments (and there are containers for recycling waste right next to the dormitory). It’s also practical – the more waste bins for recycled waste you have in your room, the less often you have to take out the waste.
For general information on how to sort waste in the Czech Republic see our leaflet.
In the laundry storage room you can ask to get a set (paper, plastic, glass) of recycling bags (from EKO-KOM company). One set per cell of rooms (meaning per one shared area of the accommodation) is for free.
We currently have containers for mixed waste, paper, plastic (and beverage cartons), glass, metals, and bio-waste (what exactly does and does not belong in bio-waste containers can be found on the city website). Bio-waste can also be taken to the compost in the “jungle” (the small forest just south of the college) set up by the Pučmeloud Beekeeping Association, or to the Community Garden Kuchyňka.
Used edible oils and fats placed in resealable plastic containers can
be taken to the special recycling containers. The nearest one is at
Na Truhlářce 2, see the map. Used batteries can
be thrown out to the small white boxes located close to the receptions
or elevators in both buildings. You can take electronic waste to “Velín”
(Control room).
Pets
Pets are not allowed in the dormitory. An exception to this rule may be granted by the head of the dormitory. To do this, you need to fill out the “pet permit” form (“Povolení chovu zvířete”), have it confirmed by your roommates in the cell and a representative of the Dormitory Council, and take it to the head.
Allowing a pet depends only on the head’s decision, so don’t expect a permit for rats, mice, snakes, spiders, scorpions, or birds. There is usually no problem with fish, and a vaccination certificate is required for dogs and cats.
Noticeboards
There are a considerable number of them placed around the dormitory. Anyone can post things on the noticeboards on the floors opposite the lift, in building A on the stairs leading to the canteen, and on one bulletin board near the reception in building B (see the Facebook post about rules for posting flyers), but it is polite to take down the flyers again when they are no longer current.
Opposite the reception in building A and next to the lifts in building B, there are noticeboards for the Dormitory Council, where minutes and current announcements are posted – everything that is on the noticeboards can also be found on the web pages.
A little closer to the lifts in building A and near the water fountain in building B, there are noticeboards for the Matfyz association, where you can find out about various events organized by the association, and there are also usually QR codes for Facebook groups mainly relevant for Matfyz students.
The other noticeboards are used by Dormitories and Refectories, who occasionally also stick leaflets on walls or in lifts. Residents are prohibited from posting flyers here or in the elevators, except by explicit agreement with the head of the dormitory.
If you’re selling or looking for something, the dormitory Facebook group is usually a more effective (and easier) way to post your ad.
Luggage rooms
Part of the drying rooms (usually about two; it depends on how many administrators sign up) are traditionally turned into luggage rooms during the holidays (and also during whole year).
Students who move out in June and return in September can store things here free of charge that they were not able to take with them. There is also a year-round luggage room for depositing outside of holidays.
How to get to them? Just follow the dormitory Facebook group at the end of May and in June. Using the same procedure, you can also become a luggage room administrator, which is both advantageous for you (access at any time) and, on the other hand, is a highly respected position.
Another option is to monitor the luggage room page on the Dormitory Council’s web pages during June. There you can find the rules and information on the currently operated luggage rooms.
Jungle and fireplace
In the jungle (the small forest just south of the college), there is a nice place to be, bees and compost (see the association Pučmeloud). There is also a fireplace, which you can use, if you get your own wood, clean up after yourself, and report the fire to the fire department. Unfortunately, the form is only available in Czech, but someone should be able to assist you with it. Or you can borrow a grill (see section Grill and tool borrowing) from the Dormitory Council.
Night-time quiet
Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., you are obligated to be quiet, especially outside (because every sound from the surroundings is heard in the dormitory). Also parties from boat Altenburg or other places can disturb, see Facebook.