Must-see hotels in Eastern Europe

  • Marmont Hotel

    Split

    A boutique hideaway with 21 rooms, this stylish hotel features lots of marble, exposed stone, skylights and wooden floors. The rear 2nd-floor terrace has…

  • Murići Vacation Resort

    Lake Skadar National Park

    This shady, pleasant place has simple log cabins sharing a decent ablutions block, nestled within an olive grove on the lakeshore. There's also a good…

  • Hotel Pechory Park

    Western European Russia

    Just 500m from the monastery and offering city-style service, this hotel is your best option in Pechory. Rooms are small and basic. Some standard rooms…

  • Gubernator Hotel

    Western European Russia

    This mega-central hotel is housed in a pure-white 18th-century building. The interior is equally attractive, with spacious, squeaky-clean rooms and…

  • Hotel Karelia

    Northern European Russia

    This bustling multistorey tower feels a little like an upmarket clinic, with a health-spa complex offering various massages, baths and beauty treatments…

  • Hotel Kulla e Balshajve

    Ulcinj

    This stone palazzo is reached by the cobbled lanes and stairs of the Old Town – not great if you're lugging luggage but very atmospheric nonetheless. The…

  • Residence Rooms

    Sarajevo

    This friendly family-run hostel has high ceilings and widely spaced dorm beds, complemented by a 1940s-flavoured lounge with a piano and ample seating…

  • Hotel Cindrel

    Transylvania

    From the pool and spa centre to billiards, Cindrel has plenty of ways to while away bad-weather days in the mountains. It's 500m from the ski lifts…

  • Apartmani Bernarda

    Zagorje

    This family-run guesthouse has an inviting garden area and well-equipped studio-style apartments and a spic-and-span double room with a charming, old…

  • Glūdas Grava

    Latvia

    Each of the five studios with glassy front walls and individual entrances in a renovated brick garage is equipped with a kitchen and sleeps up to four…

  • Casa del Mare

    Bay of Kotor

    Positioned on the busy stretch of road leading to the car ferry, this attractive minihotel has spacious rooms with terraces and sea views. Across the…

  • City Walls Hostel

    Dubrovnik

    Tucked away by the city walls, this classic backpackers is warm and welcoming with a lively character. Downstairs there’s a small kitchen and a space for…

  • Tsarsko Selo Spa Hotel

    Sofia

    At the base of Mt Vitosha, this hotel offers a variety of large rooms. Facilities include a restaurant (open 7.30am to 11pm), gym, Turkish bath, and…

  • Villa Annette

    Central & Eastern Istria

    This luxe, art-filled hideaway up on the hill above Rabac has 12 large, modern suites and a wonderful outdoor pool providing dramatic bay views. Half…

  • Stone Bridge Guesthouse

    Kosovo

    This new, 10-room hotel in the heart of the town offers superb value for money. The modern, white-and-grey rooms have ubercomfortable mattresses and there…

  • Casa Reims

    Braşov

    Pastels and acid tones mingle beautifully with bare brick and wooden beams at this boutique B&B. Personalised service from the friendly owners adds to the…

  • Reževići Apartments

    Adriatic Coast

    If a day trip to Rijeka Reževići just isn't enough, you can drop your bags at this lovely family-run property overlooking the village and the sea. It's…

  • Hotel Konak

    Sarajevo

    This obliging family-run minihotel has six rooms and two suites with an effortless sense of style. There are excellent mattresses, a lift and a back exit…

  • Stolitsa Pomorya

    Northern European Russia

    Appealing business hotel with a cracking location overlooking the Dvina. The compact, modern rooms are particularly well geared towards solo travellers…

  • Eco Hotel Carrubba

    Bay of Kotor

    Enjoy dreamy views from the terraces of this elegant 19th-century building, a mere step from the sea. It's a good option if you wish to be near Tivat…

  • Hotel Casa Capşa

    Bucharest

    Behind the charming 1852 facade, this central hotel served as a bohemian hang-out through the 1930s. Rooms benefit from old practices – high ceilings –…

  • Lāču Miga

    Latvia

    Built in a large log chalet, the ‘Bears’ Den’ stays true to its moniker with a gargantuan plush teddy bear positioned at the front entrance. Slews of…

  • Hostel 24

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Right in the centre of the city, Hostel 24 has clean dorms with wood floors and simple colour schemes, with four to 12 beds in each. A private twin is…

  • Barbati

    Pag Island

    Located across the bay from Zrće (you'll hear it in the distance) within a scrappy development of beach apartments 6km from Novalja, this chic little…

  • Žabljak City Center Apartments

    Durmitor National Park

    Žabljak is hardly a city, but this set of eight apartments is indeed central. They range from studios to spacious but simple one-bedroom units; the little…

  • Hotel Cēsis

    Latvia

    Though the exterior is vaguely neoclassical, the inside features rows of corporate-standard hotel rooms. The in-house restaurant serves good Latvian and…

  • King Hotel

    Estonia

    Within Old Town, not far from the castle, the King offers snug modern rooms in a 17th-century building and a gloomily atmospheric restaurant with a shady…

  • Hanza Hotel

    Maskavas Forštate, Avotu Iela & Grīziņkalns

    East of Rīga Central Market in a quiet neighbourhood, this tidy hotel has 80 comfortably large rooms with plenty of light, from both the large windows and…

  • Casa Garzotto

    Rovinj

    Rooms and apartments in this historic townhouse have original details such as fireplaces and wooden beams, an antique sensibility and up-to-the-minute…

  • Balkanarama

    Mostar

    Run by a very creative Anglo-Bosnian, this excellent hostel is one of Mostar's most popular. Quirky features include a central kitchen table fashioned…

  • Hostel Globo

    Šibenik

    Hostel Globo manages that rare thing among hostels: good dorms for backpackers and stylish budget digs for those who value their own room. The location, a…

  • Golden Embankment Hotel

    Western European Russia

    With a prime position in the shadow of the kremlin, this intimate hotel, in an unmissable peach building, offers pleasant, spacious and reasonably priced…

  • Four Countesses

    Virpazar

    The tongue-in-cheek 'countesses' are a mother and her three friendly daughters who run this unassuming place near the train station. The apartments are…

  • Fisherman's Hut Hotel

    Northern European Russia

    This two-floor log cabin hotel is right on the bank of Lake Lekshmo and has great views. The cosy, compact rooms have shared bathrooms and toilets. There…

  • Forza Mare

    Bay of Kotor

    A bridge arches over a small tiled pool before you even reach the front door of this hotel, dripping in marble, slate and a general air of over-the-top…

  • Hotel Jadran

    Rijeka

    Located 2km east of the centre, this immaculate four-star hotel clings to a cliff above the Adriatic: book a sea-view room and revel in the tremendous…

  • Via Apartments

    North Macedonia

    Set back from the road, hidden away down a dingy alley, Via's lovely front garden/patio is a surprising oasis. Inside, the well-designed, modern…

  • King Kresimir Heritage Hotel

    Šibenik

    Right on the main square in a former mansion that combines Gothic and baroque touches, the King Kresimir has quietly luxurious rooms. Some rooms have four…

  • Hotel Volga

    Western European Russia

    Overlooking the Tmaka River, Hotel Volga is a good choice for friendly service and comfortable, if somewhat dated, rooms. Request a river-view room and…

  • Memel Hotel

    Klaipėda

    Handily located right near the Švyturys Brewery, the Memel occupies a restored 19th-century heritage building. Expect high ceilings, carpeted rooms decked…

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