Mazovia & Podlasie
Small four-star hotel with a garden courtyard with parking. Rooms have a 19th-century motif and all modern accoutrements. Service is good and the location…
Mazovia & Podlasie
Small four-star hotel with a garden courtyard with parking. Rooms have a 19th-century motif and all modern accoutrements. Service is good and the location…
Bavarian Alps
The best deal in Oberammergau, this family-run guesthouse offers well-maintained rooms with some traditional Alpine elements, guest kitchen and a hearty…
Castle District
Perched above the Danube on Castle Hill, the Hilton was carefully built in and around a 14th-century church and baroque college. Its grey-hued rooms were…
Kraków
This highly rated hostel, with an excellent central location, differs from a standard hostel in that there are no dorms, just rather stylish private…
Kraków
Location, location, location. This standard hostel on three floors may not be the best in town, with somewhat cramped rooms of between four and 18 beds…
Kraków
Part of a French chain, this modern hotel has somehow succeeded in nestling in the Old Town, just a few blocks from the Main Market Square. Its attractive…
Castle District
Housed in a venerable 700-year old building right in the heart of the Castle District, this somewhat over-the-top boutique hotel is all period grandeur,…
Košice
In a leafy location 4km uphill of central Košice, elegant Hotel Bankov instantly impresses. It's a faithful rebuild of a 19th-century hotel, though the…
Prague
A blend of four-star hotel and boutique hostel, Mosaic House is a cornucopia of designer detail, from the original 1930s mosaic in the entrance hall to…
Ljubljana
The city's most luxurious sleeping option, the Antiq Palace occupies a 16th-century townhouse, about a block from the river. Accommodation is in 18…
Meininger Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz
Prenzlauer Berg
This professionally run, squeaky-clean hostel-hotel combo draws school groups, flashpackers and business types, which makes for an interesting guest mix…
Lake Bled
With a history that goes back to the 19th century, the 87-room Toplice is Bled's 'olde-worlde' five-star hotel, with attractive public areas and superb…
Prague
This stunning socialist-realist palace was built in the 1950s in the style of Moscow University, complete with Soviet-style star atop the tower. The rooms…
Friedrichshain
Let the Spree River murmur you to sleep while you're snugly ensconced in this two-boat, floating hostel with a rocking bar right by the East Side Gallery…
Eastern Slovakia
A no-frills bolthole in an attractive wooden building, Lesnica offers nine double rooms, a studio and a two-bedroom apartment. Rooms feel a little dated…
Nuremberg
The mock-Gothic reception area and lantern-lit corridors (watch your head) indicate you're in for a slightly different hotel experience here. The small…
Prague
Straddling the divide between apartment and hotel, this place offers the space and convenience of a suite with private bathroom and kitchen along with…
Eastern Slovakia
The hospitable owners of this well-kept but rustic eight-room pension can advise you about outdoor activities (and do so in multiple languages). Relax in…
Bratislava
Few places in the old town so effortlessly combine century-old elegance and contemporary design. Skaritz's 20 rooms are wooden-floored, equipped with…
Slovakia
Žilina's most charming hotel is this early-20th-century number, with sleek, contemporary rooms behind an original art-nouveau facade. An attractive…
Prague
One of the snazzier hotels in this part of town, Plaza Alta draws mostly business clientele and travellers looking for a full-service property within easy…
Prague
Eccentrically fitted out with multi-coloured paintings, rustic timber and real tree branches, this gimmicky pension really stands out from the crowd. The…
Northern Hungary
This old cottage with four attractive rooms in the New Village is charmingly traditional. Cheerful owners Ádám and Tünde provide electric kettles in every…
Romantik Hotel Schloss Rheinfels
Rhine Valley
Part of the Burg Rheinfels castle complex is occupied by a romantic hotel with 64 rooms and suites that range in size from tiny to palatial. All have…
Stuttgart
It looks pretty nondescript from outside but don't be fooled – this newcomer to Stuttgart's hotel scene is a slick, open-plan design number, with lots of…
Graz
A fabulously old-fashioned hotel, with swaggy curtains, parquet floors and loyal repeat visitors. Weekend deals and lower-demand periods are especially…
Eastern Slovakia
Not only a great port of call for rafting, Chata Pieniny is also a cosy overnight base. This is a classic Slovak country inn, from its tasteful, wooden…
The Julian Alps
The largest and quite possibly the best-equipped campground in Slovenia is in Lesce, about 2.5km northwest of Radovljica. Situated on a small lake near a…
Sopot
Unique hotel housed within a 19th-century bathing pavilion right on the beach (it's Poland's only beach hotel), but one quite incongruously done out in…
Carpathian Mountains
This smart four-star hotel occupies a beautifully renovated 17th-century townhouse at the back of the Rynek. The modern rooms don't match the exterior's…
Prague
This small, friendly hotel has helpful and knowledgeable staff. The late-19th-century building retains many of its original art-nouveau features, and the…
Prague
Popular with business travellers, this small luxury hotel with 27 rooms, including several suites, is set in a grand 19th-century apartment building…
Nuremberg
No need to be an artist or a businessperson to sleep at this up-to-the-minute place, a short amble from the Hauptbahnhof. From the trendy bar to the…
Spreewald
The charming owner-hosts of this adorable oasis, about 2km west of the train station, often go the extra mile to make their guests happy. A small…
Prenzlauer Berg
This little 'boutique inn' brims with charisma in each of its six idiosyncratically furnished (and TV-less) rooms. The tiniest is No 4, which gets forest…
Hotel & Restaurant Hohenzollern
Cologne & Northern Rhineland
At this elegant hillside hotel, right on the Rotweinwanderweg (Red Wine Hiking Trail), the nicest rooms have a balcony with unbeatable valley views; you…
Eastern Slovakia
This stone-and-log lodge with polished, plain rooms is at the northern end of the park. It's ideally located for families, with easy walking and cycling…
Slovakia
Rooms at the 'Pleasant Rest' guesthouse, set within a period building bedecked with flower boxes, are boarding-house plain though they're brightened by…
Vienna
In a lemon-yellow building set around a courtyard strewn with potted palms, this community linchpin works with local artists and hosts regular exhibitions…
Vienna
Within footsteps of the Naschmarkt (some rooms overlook it), this family-owned abode is a delight. Elegant touches – shiny marble, polished brass and a…
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