Swabian Alps Region
Huddled away in the Altstadt, this candy-floss-pink guesthouse has old-school, immaculately kept rooms (including family rooms), many looking across…
Swabian Alps Region
Huddled away in the Altstadt, this candy-floss-pink guesthouse has old-school, immaculately kept rooms (including family rooms), many looking across…
Swabian Alps Region
Tübingen’s swishest hotel is a 15-minute stroll south of the Altstadt. Contemporary rooms designed with panache come with welcome tea, coffee and soft…
Warsaw
Occupying a Brutalist beauty of a building facing Piłsudski Sq, the Sofitel offers high-class comfort at rates a bit lower than neighbouring five-star…
Warsaw
Plushly decorated in soft shades of grey, the 20 rooms (and in particular the bathrooms) are generously sized at the Bellotto, which occupies the…
Warsaw
If you're after a central location, a high-quality business hotel and a view of the Palace of Culture & Science, the Intercontinental ticks all the boxes…
Poznań
Some of the rooms are on the small side and you may find yourself negotiating a lot of stairs, but there is genuine historic charm to 'the Garden', and it…
Mazovia & Podlasie
Modern hostel housed in an old-style villa, incongruously set amid concrete apartment blocks (it's tucked away from the street behind block No 7). It…
Budapest
This colourful place has 100 beds, including dorm rooms with four to 12 beds (two are for women only) and twins and doubles. There’s a great kitchen and…
Baden-Baden
In the heart of the action and just steps from Baden-Baden's thermal baths, Hotel Quellenhof is an appealing, sensibly priced midrange choice. The rooms…
Bohemia
A beautifully restored historic building right across from the Infocentrum, the Emperor Ferdinand has simply furnished but clean and comfortable rooms,…
Hanover
This very central ‘budget boutique’ beauty has a reception and bar (open until 5am) restyled with leather seating, black-and-white leaf-patterned…
Mondsee
This attractive, comfortable, centrally located three-star has neat if unremarkable rooms, some with balconies. There are doubles with connecting doors…
Munich
If you're looking for a well-run place that's also small, friendly and peaceful with understated style, then this guesthouse-type hotel in a funky…
Northern Germany
The large rooms here are either stylish and minimalist or a little stark and empty, depending on your perspective. We prefer the former, and there are…
Brno
The main drawcard here is the hotel's distinctive architecture -- from the retro-futuristic 1960s. Everything, from the logo to the lobby, has been given…
The Danube Valley
This small pension in the heart of town has comfortable rooms that overlook the main street. Downstairs there's a couple of atmospheric rooms and a…
Budapest
In an old apartment block, this homely, hippyesque hostel has six rooms, with two doubles and seven-bed dorms, all sharing bathrooms. It has a relaxed,…
Graubünden
Festooned with geraniums in summer, central Hotel Alpsu has individually decorated rooms. It's ideally located: a five-minute walk from the train station…
Český Krumlov
Exposed timber roof beams plus restored brickwork equals rustic charm in this atmospheric 17th-century building; try to get an attic room for maximum…
Basel
Well located between Basel SBB station and the Old Town, this great-value hotel has simple, compact rooms with fresh, clean lines, comfortable beds, real…
Dresden
A funky location in the thick of the Äussere Neustadt is the main draw of this out-of-this-world hostel-bar-cafe (with cheap drinks). Each playful room is…
Northeastern Switzerland
A 19th-century cotton mill has been reincarnated as the Lofthotel, affording fine views of the Churfirsten mountains and Walensee. Clean lines, polished…
Innsbruck
An antique rocking horse greets you at this 16th-century guesthouse. The vaulted entrance leads up to spacious rooms, revamped with blonde wood, earthy…
Munich
Munich's top hostel is a professionally run affair with a whopping 300 dorm beds plus private rooms. Dorms are painted in cheerful pastels and outfitted…
Valais
This former bunker has a new raison d’être with its seven no-frills dorms above a busy bar (the hostel reception), 200m from the Le Châble cable-car…
Małopolska
This design-conscious hostel is more flashpacker hotel (note the fresh flowers) than student flophouse. There are no multibed dorm rooms, rather there's a…
Central Germany
This lovely boutique hotel is located in a 14th-century building opposite the Schlosskirche. Each of the eight spacious units are furnished in dark woods…
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary's not short of top-end hotels, but most lack the personal touch of the family-owned Embassy, with its riverside location and perfectly…
Leipzig
The building oozes old-world flair but the roomy apartments with full kitchens are state-of-the-art and pack plenty of modern design cachet. Some units…
Lake Bled
Rooms at this snug pension are in demand, and it's not hard to see why: a quiet position a few minutes' walk from town, a delightful 19th-century…
Graubünden
At the base station in Flims, this place lures snowboarders with its designer digs, DJs and gigs. There are lots of sleeping options here with a lodge,…
Silesia
The 'Grey Villa' has a crisp modern feel, featuring design elements with an Asian influence. All rooms are generously sized with high ceilings; the four…
Szentendre
This very central panzió (pension or guesthouse) has a dozen rooms so clean they border on sterile, but of a good size. The decor is modern and minimalist…
Budapest
This lovely property close to Váci út and the West End City Centre mall has 97 tastefully furnished units of between 30 and 90 sq metres in three wings, a…
The Julian Alps
Not content with wowing diners with fabulous food, Vila Podvin also has a handful of modern rooms and suites on offer, in the former stables of the Grad…
Vienna
Situated opposite Vienna's famous Café Sacher and close to the major sights, Opera Suites offers comfortable standard and superior rooms decorated in…
Southwestern Slovenia
Set in lovely woodland surrounds, Hotel Rakov Škocjan gets good reviews from travellers for its location (5km west of Cerknica). The carpeted rooms are a…
Warsaw
This well-run hostel offers dorm accommodation, private rooms and 20 self-catering apartments around the Old Town at reasonable prices. The simple,…
Interlaken
A little ray of sunshine indeed, this chalet-style B&B set in pretty gardens has sweet, simple rooms, the pick of which have balconies facing the Jungfrau…
Saxony
Everything works like a well-oiled machine behind the cheerful yellow facade of this 17th-century inn near the Markt. Rooms are a harmonious blend of…
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