Black Sea Coast
Offering Krasnaya Polyana’s finest accommodation, Gazprom's sprawling 400-room resort has spacious, handsome rooms, decked with oil paintings on the wall…
Black Sea Coast
Offering Krasnaya Polyana’s finest accommodation, Gazprom's sprawling 400-room resort has spacious, handsome rooms, decked with oil paintings on the wall…
Cluj-Napoca
Huge rooms with wooden floors and fuzzy rugs are accented with flower arrangements and arty prints at this chic hotel. Four rooms have balconies, and most…
Northern European Russia
Though the exterior resembles an air-traffic control tower, the professionally run Pur Navolok offers bright, international-style rooms accessed by glass…
Vilnius
The Radisson is an excellent splurge, exuding character and housed within a building dating from the early 20th century. The central location, overlooking…
Bulgaria
Attached to a little gallery, this boutique place is winning hearts for warm service and its atmospheric period building. Rooms within the slate-roofed…
Opatija
A 10-storey tower, this one-time Yugoslav-era lumpen hotel is now a smart residence with 200 spacious and stylish rooms offering easy living and…
Bay of Kotor
This sparkling new upscale resort is gorgeous inside and out. Looming from manicured grounds over a pretty pebbled beach, the hotel houses modern, clean…
Trebinje
Wrapped up in an attractive white-stone-and-glass package, this modern four-storey block is big on 21st-century style. The cheapest rooms only have tiny,…
Bay of Kotor
Situated at an altitude of 1160m, this large stone lodge is a four-hour hike (or quicker drive by 4WD) from Herceg Novi. Though 'mountain hut' may invoke…
Zagreb
Tanja and Ivo provide personalised service at this intimate B&B slap in the centre, making it feel more like staying with two cool Zagreb-insiders rather…
Sarajevo
One of Sarajevo's most popular hostels, Franz Ferdinand uses giant sepia photos and a timeline floor to recall characters and scenes from Sarajevo's WWI…
Petrovac
Set on a large olive grove and just metres from the beach, Petrovac's largest hotel complex is a favourite with families for its kids club, shady…
Sveti Stefan
This superlatives-defying resort is one-of-a-kind. Occupying the entire Sveti Stefan Island, it offers 50 luxurious suites that showcase the stone walls…
Vilnius
Baroque flourishes and original frescoes make every room unique at this friendly, family-owned B&B, stylishly restored within an 18th-century townhouse…
Western Estonia & the Islands
Just a few steps from the lovely reed-fringed coast at Rumpo, this handsome thatched-roof farmhouse has en-suite rooms with an old-style ambience. More…
Kotor
Straddling an awkward line between fantastic and fantastical, the Astoria seems to have been designed by someone with a bulging budget and a Lord of the…
Tivat
Divided into the Italianate 'Venezia' wing and the more contemporary-looking 'Aqua' wing, the Regent is a luxurious place for a splurge. The room decor is…
Lithuania
If you've ever harboured wilderness survival fantasies – canoeing and hiking all day among the spruce and pine, eating heartily then sleeping deeply in a…
Bay of Kotor
This charming old stone fortress still serves a protective purpose; a stay here guards against the intrusion of rude reality. It's a world unto itself…
Burgas
The location is better than it looks at first glance: ignore the slightly depressed neighbourhood setting by keeping in mind that the central restaurants…
Northern Montenegro
Located on the south shore of the lake (reached by the back road from Plav), this large complex conjures up an 'ethno' ambience with its wood and stone…
Kyiv
Locations don't much better than around the corner from Zoloti Vorota in the very centre of the city. Throw in sharp dorm rooms, bright doubles, fair…
Stari Grad
Named after the terracotta statue of Apollo on the roof, this grand old building was built in 1887 for the local luminary who's buried in the lavish domed…
Podgorica
Exceedingly atmospheric and gorgeously designed, Hemera is a top choice for those who like a bit of chic in their shelter. Rooms and suites have eclectic…
Bucharest
This modern boutique hotel offers bright and clean rooms, with air-conditioning and LCD TVs. The location, just off the Calea Victoriei, is in the heart…
Jūrmala
Traditional wood outside, mod – and even odd – inside. The bedroom doors have thick, mattress-like padding on the interior and the suites themselves are a…
Tallinn
This agency has loads of Tallinn apartments on its books, from modern studios to two-bedroom units. Most have excellent locations in the Rotermann quarter…
Dubrovnik
Gazing endlessly at the old town and Lokrum from its prime waterfront position, this elegant, low-slung, boutique hotel gleams white against a backdrop of…
Vilnius
Hospitality began here in the late 18th century, when heritage-listed Dvaras Manor offered five guest rooms and an ale shop. Things have developed since…
Western Ukraine
Away from its park, one hillside hotel in Truskavets stands out if you fancy an overnight stay. The foreign-owned Rixos-Prikarpatye is an oasis of luxury…
Bosnia & Hercegovina
Located right by the river on Visoko's rural fringes, 3km north of the bus station, this superfriendly family-run place is much more of a B&B than a…
Varna
Varna’s grandest and oldest hotel opened in 1912. Rooms come in 'standard' and 'deluxe', with the latter being larger and offering early 20th-century…
Ohrid
Lucija is in the thick of the Old Town with possibly the town's most enviable location: right on the lakefront with a patio and decking by the water's…
Braşov
Powered by enthusiastic staff, Rolling Stone has clean dorm rooms that sleep between six and 10. Most rooms have high ceilings and convenient touches like…
Kotor
This charming little hotel occupies a beautiful palazzo in the centre of the Old Town and although the decor of the rooms is a little old-fashioned, it’s…
Rab Island
The classiest address in Rab, this historic hotel dates to 1924 and retains plenty of period character and formal elegance. All 27 rooms are perfectly…
Transylvania
This refined and romantic guesthouse, on a quiet residential lane a 10-minute walk from the citadel, is Alba Iulia's most stylish place to stay. The…
Wallachia
Beautiful four-star pensiune with an elegant reception area and rooms that look like a spread in Town & Country magazine. The standard rates include…
Transylvania
This charming pension has rooms with reassuringly solid hardwood furnishings and well-maintained bathrooms, while cowskin rugs and filling breakfasts…
Moldavia & the Bucovina Monasteries
This snazzy four-star pensiune (priced to match) offers spotless rooms, an excellent Italian restaurant (open to nonguests), a beautiful rural setting and…
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