Tirana
Tirana's coolest hostel is on a small side street, housed in a design-conscious self-contained house with a leafy garden out the back, a bar lined with…
Must-see hotels in Eastern Europe
Ulcinj
Just because it's Ulcinj's only hostel doesn't mean this jolly Pirate rests on its laurels. This is an immaculate, friendly, comfortable and flat-out…
Zadar
Built and designed under strict conservation rules due to its old-town location, this 10-room boutique hotel is an understated and luxurious beauty…
Fruška Gora National Park
Looking for a green getaway? Put this forest oasis at the top of your list. The sprawling complex is modelled on an etno selo (traditional village), with…
Motovun
Perched on the edge of the old town, this gorgeous place has 10 rooms of different styles and configurations – some with shared baths, some with panoramic…
Wallachia
This beautifully maintained, family-owned pension is one of the best-value options in town, with only one drawback: it's about 4km north of the centre…
Zagreb
This adorable B&B in a street-level apartment has four well-appointed rooms decked out by theme – Writers, Crafts, Music and Granny’s. The cosy common…
Lahemaa National Park
This atmospheric farmstead comprises thatch-roofed wooden buildings and a garden full of flowers and sculptures. Sleeping options include two cute rooms…
Moldavia & the Bucovina Monasteries
Family-owned Eden, in an updated farmhouse setting, boasts the nicest rooms in the general area of the Neamţ monasteries. There's an excellent restaurant…
Bulgaria
Marvellously at odds with Shumen's Soviet feel, this unique hotel resembles a Middle Eastern palace with its elegant white archways and elaborate…
Vilnius
In a townhouse built in 1581, rooms at this classy pad have satin drapes, huge comfy beds and, in some cases, original 19th-century frescoes. The opulence…
Western Estonia & the Islands
Holding pole position in manicured gardens on the castle grounds, this elegant 10-room hotel has been returned to its 1908, art nouveau glory. Period…
Romania
This family-owned guesthouse is arguably the area’s most handsome pensiune, with a dozen snug timber-lined rooms, an attractive garden along a babbling…
Bay of Kotor
This honey-coloured early-18th-century palazzo on the Dobrota waterfront, 4km north of Kotor's Old Town, has been transformed into a first-rate boutique…
St Petersburg
Energetic Italophiles Andrey and Sasha extend the warmest of welcomes to travellers lucky enough to rent out one of their three apartments (by the room or…
Vilnius
With its giant mural and glass dome, the atrium at the Artagonist takes your breath away as you step inside. Each of the individually styled rooms…
Kotor
If the ghosts of the Bisanti family had any concerns when their 13th-century palazzo was converted into a hostel, they must be overjoyed now. Sympathetic…
Bulgaria
Far and away the nicest accommodation option in town. The room decor blends modern elements such as tiled floors and flat-screen TVs with old-fashioned…
Romania
One of the finest small hotels in western Romania, the Italian-owned six-room Picasso is housed in a delightful 19th-century townhouse. Rooms are…
Plovdiv
This marvellous old building (1868) is more akin to a boutique hotel than a hostel. Remarkably restored by charismatic owner Hristo Giulev and his wife,…
Western Estonia & the Islands
Set on the ample lawn of a private residence down a side street in Nasva (the first little settlement west of Kuressaare), Piibutopsu offers four modern,…
Sarajevo
Not just an extremely comfortable and friendly family-run hotel, this place invites you to enter into the love story of its owners, Mehmed and Aziza…
Lviv
This hilltop villa stands amid the splendid decay of what used to be a posh fin de siècle residential neighbourhood, 20 minutes on foot from the centre…
Little Bucharest Old Town Hostel
Bucharest
Bucharest's most central hostel, in the middle of the lively historic centre, is superclean, white-walled and well run. Accommodation is over two floors,…
Wallachia
This clean, smart and well-run hotel occupies a nondescript strip of shops along Hwy E70, but it's set back from the highway so noise is not an issue. The…
Adriatic Coast
This pretty little hotel is as cute – and almost as twee – as the name might suggest. Located in a beautifully restored, former royal residence within the…
Split
You may never want to leave Magdalena's top-floor apartment once you see the old-town view from the dormer window. The three apartments are comfortable…
Central & Eastern Istria
Set on a beautiful stretch of pebbly and rocky shore, this large Rabac resort ticks all of the family-holiday boxes. The rooms are swish and modern, there…
Northern Montenegro
Take one large angular hotel with quirky hexagonal windows, completely gut it, add a heap of rakish, rustic touches, and voila! You get this atmospheric,…
Romania
This beautiful hotel has 38 spotless and well-maintained rooms, but the major drawcard is its gorgeous heated (and child-friendly) outdoor pool straight…
Latvia
What a beachside campground should be, the widely spaced sites in the shadow of the lighthouse are good for pitching tents. However, it's the cabins that…
Niš
Sitting pretty right in the heart of Niš, this refurbished hotel has modern, super-spacious rooms with boutique furnishings; ceiling murals are a very…
Mark Rothko Art Centre Residences
Latvia
Here is your chance to spend a real night at the museum. Although intended for resident and visiting artists, rooms at the art centre incorporate…
Bulgaria
The cosy English-owned Pelican Lake Guesthouse has two adjoining rooms with a shared bathroom. The hosts provide a wealth of local knowledge and…
Central Montenegro
Overlooking Nikšić from its forested perch in Trebjesa park, this sparkling hotel offers a literal breath of fresh air. All rooms are clean, comfortable…
Wallachia
While the rooms are relatively new and comfortable, the real treat here is the homely atmosphere; the family will go to heart-breaking lengths to make…
Latvia
Stylish and comfortable, this pale-blue wooden guesthouse near the sea was once a 19th-century summer home for the elite, and still has a certain art…
Bulgaria
Sparkling bathrooms and well-furnished rooms with flat-screen TVs are the norm at this tastefully modern hotel near the train and bus stations. Most…
Cluj-Napoca
This enjoyably zany hotel has a rainbow of individually styled rooms to choose from, with themes ranging from Hollywood, ballet, and a rock ‘n’ roll room…
Central & Eastern Istria
As petite and gorgeous as Hum itself, this charming guesthouse has two fresh and modern en-suite rooms in a historic block, with a souvenir shop below and…
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