Janek Rubeš

Jan Rubeš
Rubeš in 2019
Born
Jan Rubeš

(1987-12-24) 24 December 1987
EducationFilm School in Písek, Tomas Bata University in Zlín
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Subscribers1.85 million
Views265.6 million
Last updated: 23 January 2026
Websitehonest.blog

Janek (Jan) Rubeš (born 24 December 1987) is a Czech reporter, documentarist, vlogger, tour guide and director. He is mainly known for the YouTube channel Honest Guide, which he runs with his cameraman Honza Mikulka. The channel provides tips for tourists, including tips on how to avoid tourist traps and scams in many cities, mainly Prague.

In 2016 the Czech edition of Forbes featured Rubeš in their 30 under 30 list: 30 of the most talented Czechs under 30 years old. In 2019, he won the Novinářská křepelka (Journalist Quail), awarded to young journalists under the Cena Karla Havlíčka Borovského award of Karel Havlíček Borovský for his investigative and brave journalism. The British newspaper The Independent named him and Honza Mikulka "the patron saints of Prague tourism".