Must-see hotels in Romania

  • Village Hotel

    Maramureş

    Run by a charming English couple, Duncan and Penelope, this idyllic property has three rooms in the main farmhouse and three traditionally styled cottages…

  • Casa Georgius Krauss

    Sighişoara

    This dazzling boutique hotel is hived out of an old burgher's house at the northern end of the citadel. The restoration left period details like wood…

  • Püspök Panzió

    Transylvania

    Brimming with charm and colour, this former barn has been transformed into a welcoming guesthouse with unique hand-painted decoration, firm beds and…

  • Youthink Hostel

    Cluj-Napoca

    A labour-of-love restoration project has transformed a 1920 building, abandoned for a decade, into something between a hostel and an ecotourism retreat…

  • Select City Center

    Braşov

    Less than five minutes' walk from Piața Sfatului, these individually decorated apartments allow you to live like the most glamorous of Braşov locals…

  • Casa Muntean

    Maramureş

    Five colourful rooms (only one with private bathroom) are enlivened by richly coloured rugs, wooden ceilings and wall hangings, as well as cable TV…

  • Cobwobs Hostel

    Maramureş

    Friendly Cobwobs sits down a leafy lane in a pleasant house whose garden is so crowded with fruit trees, flowers, chickens and goats that you may forget…

  • Casa Barocă

    Sighişoara

    You’ll feel some trepidation as you tread down stone passageways and up a creaking wooden staircase to tiny Casa Baroca. Despite this ominous beginning –…

  • Vila Petru & Marcela Stefanov

    Danube Delta

    This family-run pensiune offers clean and comfortable accommodation just a few metres' walk from the town centre. Rates include half-board, which means…

  • La Strada

    Wallachia

    La Strada offers a highly tempting mix (especially if you've been travelling through the countryside) of a great location and tastefully contemporary…

  • Coroana de Aur

    Transylvania

    It's named for the guesthouse where Jonathan Harker stayed in Bram Stoker's Dracula, but this is a faultless business hotel rather than a forbidding old…

  • Hunter Prince Castle & Dracula Hotel

    Transylvania

    The fanged face of Vlad Țepeș, beaming down from a stone wall, might not be the warm welcome you’d hope from a hotel. But it’s hard to resist staying at…

  • Fronius Residence

    Sighişoara

    Stride past walls lined with medieval weaponry towards elegant rooms, some with rib-vault ceilings, within this 400-year-old building. In the citadel's…

  • Irene's Hostel

    Bucovina

    A cheerful, well-maintained hostel with accommodation in three- and four-bed dorms spread out over half a dozen rooms. There's a shared kitchen and…

  • Pensiunea Casa Simoni

    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…

  • Eden

    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…

  • Casa Noastră

    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…

  • Hotel Balada

    Bucovina

    This historic hotel has been extensively refurbished and offers uncommonly good value. The rooms are stylishly modern yet sport period details like high…

  • Picasso Boutique Hotel

    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…

  • 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,…

  • Hotel Corona

    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…

  • Hotel Elite

    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…

  • Casa del Sole

    Timişoara

    An unexpectedly attractive boutique hotel, located in a green residential district about 1km south of the centre. The hotel occupies an old villa, and the…

  • Casa Iurca de Călineşti

    Maramureş

    The 22 rooms and suites here are elegant and cool but only a handful are in the fine, old-wood-accented villa, with most in a newer annexe. Expect…

  • Pensiunea Ruxi

    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…

  • Casa Bunicilor

    Bucovina

    A piece of paradise in an isolated spot north of Humor Monastery. Guests sleep in restored traditional Bucovina houses. There's an excellent restaurant…

  • Atlantic Hotel

    Târgu Mureş

    Instantly seizing attention with its deer-antler furniture and marbled entrance, the Atlantic is an oasis despite its central location. Flamboyant…

  • Hotel Select

    Iaşi

    The Select hits all the sweet spots: excellent central location, clean, stylish room decor, gleaming baths and friendly staff. The setting is a renovated…

  • Lol & Lola

    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…

  • Hotel Cherica

    Constanţa

    Beautifully refurbished townhouse with spacious, suite-like rooms on three floors. The rooms have retained period details like large windows and panelled…

  • AnaHotel Sport

    Transylvania

    This swish, four-star complex with spacious modern rooms and flower-filled balconies acts as a luxurious one-stop shop for stays in Poiana Braşov…

  • Hotel Argeş

    Wallachia

    On the shortlist for the best three-star hotel in the country. Ultra-clean rooms with high-thread-count linens, thick-weave carpets, sparkling baths and a…

  • Pura Vida

    Vama Veche

    Clean, well-run hostel with a perfect perch, on the northern end of Vama beach. There are a handful of private doubles as well as a couple of multibed…

  • Hotel Medieval

    Transylvania

    Housed in former 18th-century barracks within the citadel, this five-star belle beguiles guests with carved hardwood furnishings, occasional antiques and…

  • Gerald’s Hotel

    Bucovina

    Gerald's Hotel is among Moldavia's nicest hotels. Unexpectedly, it's loaded with business-class amenities, like a fitness centre and elegant baths in…

  • Hotel Select

    Danube Delta

    A likeable version of a boxy high-rise, with the biggest selling points being the friendly staff and very good inhouse restaurant. The rooms are plain but…

  • Bella Muzica

    Braşov

    A regal feel permeates Bella Muzica, housed within a 400-year-old building, thanks to its tastefully restored wooden beams, exposed brick, high ceilings…

  • Hotel Lacu Roşu

    Moldavia & the Bucovina Monasteries

    This well-signposted yellow-and-red structure is on the right, 200m before Lacu Roşu (when entering from the Bicaz Gorges side). It offers big bouncy beds…

  • Hotel Arad

    Romania

    In a building that dates to 1876, this wonderful old hotel has 28 huge rooms with high ceilings that feature art deco details throughout. It's in an…

  • Villa Hermani

    Transylvania

    The HQ of award-winning Carpathian Nature Tours, this cosy guesthouse has spick-and-span rooms with pine beds, colourful bedspreads, and corridors lined…

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