Graubünden
Big mountain views await at this sun-blackened timber chalet, which fits the bill nicely. You'll feel bug-snug in pine-clad rooms with checked fabrics and…
Must-see hotels in Central Europe
Aachen
It's vast and utilitarian, and you can't beat this flashpacker haven's location next to the train station and close to the centre. All rooms have private…
Koper
This enormous, well-run campground is on the seashore in Ankaran, 10km to the north, and is the closest site to Koper (with regular bus connections)…
Prague
Offering a little splash of the neighbourhood's more upscale properties, but at half the price. Never mind that it’s nowhere near Malá Strana (but nice…
Wrocław
A tatty old staircase leads up to pleasant budget accommodation 100m from the train station. Dorms are set in renovated apartment rooms with vivid lime…
Prague
This family-run guesthouse is the perfect spot if you're looking to save money and don't care too much about a central location. The pension's position,…
The Romantic Road
Located just outside the town walls, this shiny, 186-bed hotel-hostel-guesthouse is spacious and clean-cut. There are two- to six-bed rooms, ideal for…
Zürich
Converted from a hotel to a hostel, the Otter offers one of Zürich's better price-to-location ratios. Tucked into a Niederdorf backstreet, it has seven…
Budapest
Sleeping on a former river ferry anchored in the Danube is an 'experience'. This ‘boatel’ has 42 single and double rooms (quite small) with shower and…
Geneva
Elegant ebony and other dark woods contrast with mellow creams, beige and other natural hues to create a fashionably understated feel at this 'feng shui…
Slovakia
This simple lodge has two- to six-bed dorm rooms perfectly located for hikers looking to roam around the valley. It's a 45-minute walk from Vrátna's lower…
The Julian Alps
There's a well-marked trail from Planica to the Category II, 50-bed mountain hut, Planinski dom Tamar at 1108m in the Tamar Valley. The one-hour walk here…
Southwestern Slovenia
This new building in the centre of Divača, some 4km northwest of the caves, has 20 compact, modern rooms. There's a similar number of simpler rooms in…
Central Germany
Walls clad in local stone and ceilings supported by heavy wooden beams hark back to the 19th century, when this was the Royal Customs Office. Completely…
Berlin
Behind its shiny facade, this supercentral hipster bastion unapologetically curries favour with creatives from fashion, music and film. Heck, British band…
Heidelberg
Although it's in a far-flung location 5km northwest of the Altstadt, on the north bank of the river, and often filled with noisy groups of schoolkids …
Bremen City
Looking like a work of art from the outside, with a yellow-and-orange Plexiglas facade and slit windows, this hostel has comfortable rooms, a rooftop…
Grindelwald
In a bright-blue building halfway between Grindelwald Grund train station and the Männlichen cable-car station, this is an ideal base for sports junkies,…
Ljubljana
This hostel with five rooms named after jazz greats including Ray Charles and Charlie Parker is attached to the Sax Pub in Trnovo; it's the place to…
The Julian Alps
Though it calls itself a youth hostel, this is priced more like a budget hotel, with 11 private rooms and 33 beds. Prices for single accommodation are…
Prenzlauer Berg
This convivial hostel has an edgy design, matching the industrial flair of its ex-brewery location. Dorms (some with bathroom) sleep four to eight and…
Linz
Harry's makes a great base, with light, spacious rooms, and studios that come with kitchenettes and balconies or terraces. Staff can arrange an in-room…
Prague
This small hotel in a turn-of-the-century apartment building on a quiet side street has been thoroughly renovated and represents good value for money…
Pécs
Aranyhajó Fogadó claims to be Hungary's oldest hotel, and judging by the lovely, listed medieval building it's situated in, we're ready to believe it. The…
Lausanne
This well-maintained year-round campground just west of the lakeside Vidy sports complex has decent bungalows in addition to camping facilities. Take bus…
Eastern Slovakia
A 2016 renovation revived this 1970s hotel, which is planted at the park's northeastern edge, 3km from Smižany. Rooms are plainer than the hotel's name…
Eastern Slovenia
Popular with business travellers, the Celeia has a 'pop-art' theme with Warhol-style portraits of Elvis, Marilyn and even Obama strewn around common areas…
Bremen City
The yellow exterior is somewhat unappealing and the rooms here could be considered a tad drab, but they're spotlessly clean and very well maintained…
St Pauli & Reeperbahn
Location, location, location. This privately owned behemoth of a hotel (353 rooms) looms over the heart of Hamburg’s harbour from a small hill. If you’re…
Heidelberg
In a 19th-century tobacco factory a block north of the Hauptbahnhof, accessed via an industrial-size lift, Steffis offers bright, well-lit dorms and rooms…
Vienna
In a 1904 patrician house, Wild is one of the few openly gay-friendly Pensionen in Vienna, and the warm welcome extends to all walks of life. Simple top…
Zermatt
Crafted from wood, glass and the trademark creativity of local artist Heinz Julen, this 19-room lifestyle hotel is effortlessly cool. Cube loft rooms are…
Szczecin
Sounding like a cure for indigestion, these lodgings have a location almost as strange as their title. A lift acts as the front door and rooms occupy a…
Vienna
Rest your weary head in a Benedictine monastery – you’d never guess you’re in the heart of the action when you peer out your window into the tranquil,…
Dresden
With an Australian theme throughout, this superb hostel is spread over two buildings: one for backpackers, the other for families. Some rooms have sinks,…
Zürich
Run by multilingual and well-travelled artist Susanne Seiler, this relaxed Züri-West B&B attracts a bohemian crowd. Four double rooms and four singles,…
Lake Bled
These 27 apartments, just off the main road as you enter Bled from Ljubljana, constitute excellent value. Comfortable, clean and well-appointed, with…
Vienna
Harking back to a bygone era with miniature chandeliers, antique furniture, floral bedspreads and couches, and lace tablecloths, this family-run hotel is…
Mainz
On the grounds of the leafy urban oasis Mainzer Volkspark, footsteps from the riverfront, this modernised 173-bed hostel has one-, two- and four-bed rooms…
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
This small hotel – the summer home of the much-loved 19th-century actress-singer Lujza Blaha from 1893 to 1916 – has an excellent location seconds from…
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