Transylvania
This justifiably popular lake resort has colourful rooms and apartments, plus plenty of family-friendly activities right from the door. There’s free…
Must-see hotels in Eastern Europe
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Run by a delightful family, this flower-strewn guesthouse has 13 well-cared-for rooms divided between neighbouring buildings, conveniently located a mere…
Veliko Târnovo
This superb budget hotel in an early-1900s building has a restful air, despite its central location. Crisp beige and cream rooms are arranged across two…
Durrës
With an unbeatable location right on the main square, this attractive 1930s Italian villa has been converted into one of the more memorable hostels in…
Vladivostok
In a cutely painted clapboard building on a hill in the centre of town, this inviting hostel has just five rooms, each with polished wood floors and ample…
Central & Eastern Istria
This boutique hotel in the village of Brtonigla, 5km southeast of Buje, is a rural hideaway with 14 stylish rooms. No two are alike, but all are equipped…
Sibiu
Almost too chic to be dubbed a hostel, B13 offers comfy bunks in six- to 20-bed dorms (one is women-only). The best rooms face the street: they have more…
Bulgaria
One of slickest offerings in town, this well-run hotel by the park has comfy rooms in relaxing palettes of green and beige, with some looking towards…
Krk Island
Four-star Marina is the only hotel in the old town, and it’s a good one, too. The prime waterfront location allows you to gaze out over the yachts from…
Bulgaria
This traditional inn with a very good garden restaurant is located 1km south of town, along the road to Ledenika Cave. The gorge setting is spectacular,…
Central & Eastern Istria
In the village of Lovrinići, 8km south of Pazin, this is a lovely rustic choice for a quiet getaway. Choose one of two beautifully renovated apartments in…
Sarajevo
Originally dating from 1976 but rebuilt in 2011, the Bristol's open lobby is given character by translucent marble columns, the corridors with subtle…
St Petersburg
On the top floor of a building given over to small creative businesses, the dorm at this free-wheeling hostel is on the cramped side and the 'capsule'…
Black Sea Coast
This stylish hotel is an excellent base for your outdoor adventure, with modern comfortable rooms, friendly service and fabulous mountain and river views…
Bulgaria
Plump mattresses and welcoming cream rooms lift the Vereya above other business hotels in town. 'VIP apartments' (150 lv) are enormous and artily…
Serbia
Opulent and perhaps a tad overblown on the baroque theme, this five-star hotel is nevertheless a great choice if you're overnighting in Karlovci. Despite…
Podgorica
First impressions aren't great: Aurel is set above a car dealership in a charmless building, on a busy road, on the wrong side of the railway tracks…
Chillout Hostel Zagreb Downtown
Zagreb
Located down a squiggle of an alley, just off Tomićeva, Chillout has a great bar and a swag of dorms and private rooms. Good-sized dorms are well kitted…
Mattress, Sailor & Albatross Hostel
Vladivostok
OK, so the name sounds much better in Russian, but this quirky place is a real winner for its superb location (in the trendy GUM courtyard, which is…
Wallachia
The Victoria, with both three- and four-star rooms, offers excellent value, especially the three-star rooms, which have the same quality linens, flat…
Ohrid
The location of this old Ohrid mansion, near Sveta Sofija, couldn't be better, but the traditional-style decor feels a little heavy. Overall it's still a…
Bay of Kotor
Perched up a precarious hill, the two great-value apartments here offer majestic views over the sea and to the brooding mountains beyond. Both apartments…
North Macedonia
This hostel is in a great spot down a backstreet a few minutes' walk west of Širok Sokak and the clock tower. It's kitted out with brightly coloured…
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
With a view of the city's decaying docks, this place where sailors often put up offers much better value than most of Petropavlovsk’s hotels. Rooms are…
Northern Montenegro
This wonky, mirrored M-shaped hotel is one of the most distinctive buildings in town. Only limited services are offered, but the rooms are excellent, with…
Mostar
The Goa's trump cards are its verdant garden, extraordinary breakfasts (10KM) and friendly hosts. What the spacious and extremely reasonably priced studio…
Serbia
Located halfway between Golubac and Lepenski Vir, this is a convenient stop for those cycling EuroVelo 6. There are pitches for tents and caravans, two…
St Petersburg
This hotel is in one of the city centre’s most charming streets, just one block back from the Neva River. The 33 rooms are comfortable and simple, all…
Berat
Filled with memories of yesteryear, this large and carefully restored Berat townhouse has a wide range of room types (including apartments suitable for a…
Bulgaria
Arguably overpriced for what's on offer, this small 16-room hotel, just a few metres south of the central square, is the best in the city. The rooms are…
Western European Russia
Part of a swish business and entertainment complex, this appealing hotel offers professional, English-speaking staff, some kremlin views (worth the…
Lviv
Dworzec in Polish means 'station' and it's on the way to Lviv's train terminus that you'll find another link in the Reikartz chain. Rooms are business…
Wallachia
This battered-looking high-rise from the 1970s is much nicer on the inside and the location is as good as it gets: on a ridge above the river and within…
Mostar
In summer, tourists pay 4KM to visit this beautiful late 17th-century Ottoman courtyard house. But it's also an extremely charming boutique hotel. Room…
St Petersburg
There's great value to be had at this centrally located hotel, a conversion of the house where the great writer Nikolai Gogol himself apparently once…
Black Sea Coast
This attractive modern complex has a range of rooms, studios and apartments, set in a pretty garden with an open-air pool and restaurant. Breakfast is 6…
Bosnia & Hercegovina
Set beside a triple-level set of rapids, this luxurious hotel offers stylish rooms with some of the most comfortable mattresses you could hope to sleep on…
Veliko Târnovo
This jolly guesthouse is a real family affair, with the father as builder, son as chef and mother managing daily operations. Rooms are simple, spacious…
Lithuania
This attractive small hotel enjoys one of the most enviable locations in town: right on the coast, but only metres from the throngs on Basanavičiaus gatvė…
Sarajevo
Haris was one of Sarajevo's first party hostels, its rough one-bench terrace, views and occasional barbecues compensating for the sweaty 10-minute climb…
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