Must-see hotels in Eastern Europe

  • Hotel Panorama Lux

    Niš

    Set in a grand home on a hill overlooking Niš, five minutes from the town centre, this hotel is a friendly, intimate place; there are just six rooms and…

  • Old Town Hotel

    Mostar

    Quiet yet supercentral, this art-decked 10-room hotel is designed to look like a classic Bosnian house, with kilim rugs and handmade, specially designed…

  • Trezzini Palace Hotel

    St Petersburg

    This elaborately decorated hotel gives you a taste of 18th- and 19th-century imperial grandeur without compromising on modernity or convenience. The 21…

  • Viscri 125

    Transylvania

    Wood-beamed rooms in an elegantly spare style, with Saxon touches such as rugs and floral paintwork, occupy this beautifully renovated house and barn on…

  • Service Centre

    Kyiv

    These resting rooms in the southeast corner of the train station make a great choice if you are arriving late or departing early by train. The comfortable…

  • Jovičević Apartments

    Virpazar

    The Jovičević family rents a couple of atmospheric apartments right in the centre of town. The Cave Apartment (sleeping four) is built into a natural rock…

  • Ekaterina Hotel

    St Petersburg

    Occupying part of the historic home of Andrey Stakenschnieder, chief court architect of Alexander I, this appealing 40-room hotel retains some of the…

  • Shiqiponja

    Kosovo

    On a small farm in the village of Drelaj (the only permanently inhabited village in the upper valley), this welcoming guesthouse has a variety of well…

  • Guest House Nevsky 3

    St Petersburg

    The four individually decorated rooms here sport a fridge, a TV, a safe and a fan, and overlook a surprisingly quiet courtyard just moments from the…

  • Hotel Adria

    Kyiv

    This Polish outfit occupies several floors of the lower-quality Hotel Tourist on the left (east) bank of the Dnipro near Livoberezhna metro station. This…

  • Royal Square Apartment

    Central Montenegro

    Get in quick if you want to snag yourself these cheap, central and colourful digs right in the heart of Cetinje's historic pedestrian zone. It's a popular…

  • Villa Patrice

    North Macedonia

    This house is used for overspill when Villa Dihovo is full, but it's a gorgeous little 1970s chalet in itself, with spacious rooms, a large garden and a…

  • Turkomplex Prichal

    Northern European Russia

    Popular with tour groups, Prichal has fairly bright, well-maintained, pine-furnished rooms in eight chalet-style blocks. ‘Superior’ rooms have fireplaces,…

  • Zvezdnyi Hotel

    Western European Russia

    While it may not be central, this is a great-value option in a residential area near a park. The comfy rooms are spacious, there's a filling buffet…

  • Burg Hostel

    Sighişoara

    A great budget choice without compromising on charm, Burg Hostel has spacious dorms (with handy touches like plug sockets close to beds). Common areas…

  • Pansion Kiko

    Northern Dalmatia

    Just outside Starigrad-Paklenica, in the coastal village of Seline, this superb guesthouse offers 12 balconied rooms as well as access to a private beach…

  • Hostel 63

    Zagreb

    Everything is kept shipshape and squeaky clean at this grey-yellow-and-white themed hostel, run by helpful staff. Four-bed dorms are thoughtfully equipped…

  • Hotel Han

    Bosnia & Hercegovina

    With direct skiable access to the lift-base directly below, Han is a great choice. Stylishly appointed rooms are decorated like bleached Mondrian…

  • Villa Milas

    Mostar

    This boutique-style family-run hotel has a fresh contemporary feel, with little glass jars of sweets decorating comfortable modern rooms. It's central yet…

  • Hotel Kalemi

    Gjirokastra

    Claiming the crown for the hotel with the best view in town, the Kalemi has big, bright rooms with balconies and large windows from which to admire the…

  • Turisticheskaya Derevnya Malye Karely

    Northern European Russia

    Just 200m from the Malye Karely museum entrance is this self-contained holiday-hotel complex. Bowling, billiards and fishing excursions are available,…

  • Apartments Kalaja

    Ulcinj

    The views are expansive, but expensive this friendly place is not. Perched up in Ulcinj's Stari Grad, Kalaja's nine decent – if unthrillingly furnished –…

  • Alliance Hotel

    St Petersburg

    A short stroll from Ploschad Vosstaniya, the Alliance is a small, well-maintained hotel that has carpeted rooms with tall ceilings, spotless bathrooms and…

  • Fontaine Hotel

    Latvia

    This funky place set in a charming 18th-century wooden house feels like a second-hand store, from the kitschy knick-knack shop used as the reception to…

  • Willing Hotel

    Minsk

    This new hotel announces its presence with a giant mural facing artsy vul Kastrychnitskaya. The creativity continues inside, where a circular atrium…

  • Green House

    Tirana

    You've got a fantastic location at this 10-room hotel with downlit, stylish rooms that might be some of the city's coolest. Some have balconies, all have…

  • Azimut Hotel

    Vladivostok

    Formerly the Soviet-era Hotel Vladivostok, the Azimut group completely renovated this impressive hilltop property in 2015 and in doing so has led the…

  • Mi Casa Es Tu Casa

    Shkodra

    Shkodra's original hostel is a gorgeous arty space, and with a peaceful garden and open-air bar (selling local craft beers) you'd hardly guess that you…

  • Hotel Stara Planina

    Serbia

    Completely at odds with the rustic appeal of Stara Planina, this massive four-star hotel with modern, spacious rooms ('superior' doubles are split-level)…

  • Best Western Plus Flowers Hotel

    Chişinău

    This reliable establishment may have the best rooms of all Chişinău's business hotels, but it suffers from an indifferent location. The sizeable rooms…

  • Palace Hotel

    Belarus

    An annex at the back of Nyasvizh Castle has been converted into a hotel. Staying here is a good way to experience the castle after-hours, sans crowds. The…

  • White Guesthouse

    Bulgaria

    With white walls and wooden floors, rooms here feel a little bare. Still, the place is spotless, rooms are kitted out with TVs, fridges and nice bathrooms…

  • Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel

    Chişinău

    The capital's swankiest hotel has a perfect central location and sleekly designed rooms with plenty of mirrors, glass-top desks and an attractive slate…

  • Oselya

    Kyiv

    Inconveniently located around 5km south of the city centre, roughly between Zhulyany Airport and the Central bus station, this friendly seven-room family…

  • Suisse Guest House

    Chişinău

    This was the fanciest hotel in Chişinău in the 19th century. Now it's a family-run apartment complex in the middle of town that offers big and bright (if…

  • Hotel Dâmboviţa

    Wallachia

    If you’re going to spend the night in Târgovişte, make it here, the nicest place in town. While the modern high-rise building doesn't look encouraging…

  • Hotel Comfort

    Veliko Târnovo

    With jaw-dropping views of the fortress and surrounding hills from most rooms, plus a stellar location just around the corner from the Samovodska Charshia…

  • Pansion City Star

    Mostar

    Built in 2016, the building is designed to exacting traditional standards as befits the Unesco-protected old town zone, but room interiors are…

  • Hotel Domina Prestige

    St Petersburg

    This excellent property makes an immediate impression as its traditional Moyka embankment exterior gives way to a bright, modern and colourful atrium…

  • Aqua

    Northern Montenegro

    Hugging Lake Plav’s western shore near the beginning of the road to Gusinje, this complex has simple free-standing bungalows (sleeping up to four people)…

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