Summary
The view from Pavel Kacirek's apartment overlooking Prague's majestic Old Town Square should make it the dream home, but the hordes of tourists and clogged streets mean it no longer is.
Nearly 8 million tourists visited Prague last year, making it one of the most visited cities in Europe and putting pressure on local services providing for 1.3 million residents.
Airbnb listed nearly 12,000 properties in Prague last year, according to Prague's development institute IPR.
When Communism ended in 1989, Prague was an unpolished diamond, shrouded in air pollution and lacking services.
A law allowing an increase in charges to stay in Prague to 2 euros a night from 0.8 euros has been passed by parliament, although mayor Hrib says the ceiling should be higher in the centre.
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