Central Germany
If it's friendly, familiar ambience and pleasant, comfortable, spotlessly clean rooms you seek, this humble Pension fits the bill. Great value.
Must-see hotels in Central Europe
Mazovia & Podlasie
Two-star hotel offering basic accommodation in the centre of Suwałki. There's a bar and restaurant on the premises; other options are a short walk.
Regensburg & the Danube
Housed in a former mill on a large island in the Isar, this is a good-value place to kip with 15 simple folksy rooms and a wood-panelled restaurant.
Harz Mountains
This excellent DJH hostel offers four- and 10-bed dorms in a quiet and very central location. It’s relatively small and fills quickly in summer.
Graz
This business hotel is conveniently located near the main train station. Rooms are nicely sized and comfortable, and can be discounted generously.
Fairy-Tale Road
This modern hostel has four- and six-bed dorms, inexpensive private rooms, communal kitchen, lounge and games, and a brilliant downtown location.
Hohe Tauern National Park
Open year-round, this green and pleasant site on the outskirts of the village features a restaurant, and affords prime vistas of Grossglockner.
Coastal Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania
There's nothing fancy about this basic 10-room place, but the location is unbeatable. Rooms have a maroon and beige details plus small fridges.
Bernese Oberland
Situated in Saanen, just four minutes from Gstaad by train, this is a peaceful chalet hostel with bright, clean dorms, a games room and kiosk.
Central Germany
Rooms in this large, modern hostel have shower and toilet attached and there’s a family floor with a kiddie romper room. Linen is included.
Kobarid
Above its town-centre activity base, X Point offers six small, neat hostel rooms, with shared bathrooms plus kitchen and laundry facilities.
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
About 12km from Payerne, on the outskirts of Estavayer-le-Lac, you'll find this sunny campground by the lake, popular with Swiss families.
Würzburg
At the foot of the fortress, this well-equipped, wheelchair-friendly hostel has room for over 230 snoozers in three- to eight-bed dorms.
Eastern Slovenia
This is the smaller and quieter of the spa hotels with 125 clean but rather drab rooms that could do with a serious shake-up style-wise.
The Romantic Road
Dinkelsbühl’s renovated 25-room hostel in the western part of the Altstadt occupies a beautiful 15th-century half-timbered granary.
Harz Mountains
Expect spacious, well-styled rooms and a good mid-priced restaurant downstairs in this traditional hotel in the heart of the old town.
Stadthotel Wittenberg Schwarzer Baer
Central Germany
The modern rooms in this 500-year-old heritage-listed building (no lift) are light and airy, with wooden floors and cork headboards.
The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland
Some 500m from Pieskowa Skała Castle, with a range of clean, rustic rooms, cabins, a simple restaurant and camping facilities.
The Jura Mountains
If you're hiking or cycling around the Val de Travers, this leafy campground in Fleurier is a great spot to pitch a tent.
Central Switzerland
On the lakeshore, 2km west of the town centre. An excellent, attractive campground, with free swimming in the vicinity.
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
In a charming old building just outside Avenches, this simple hostel is a great base for exploring the Drei-Seen-Land.
Northern Hungary
Shady tent sites and basic bungalows are adjacent to a beach with boat rental. Showers cost 100Ft for three minutes.
Bovec
This central guesthouse has 11 comfy, well-equipped rooms, some of which can be a little dark, and a good restaurant.
Bernese Oberland
At the foot of Oeschinen, this green and pleasant site, open year-round, has a barbecue hut, shop and restaurant.
Nuremberg & Franconia
This basic camping ground is on the northern bank of the Altmühl River, about 1km southeast of the town centre.
Bavarian Alps
This oddly wood-clad hostel provides immaculate en suite rooms, a guest kitchen and a filling Alpine breakfast.
Regensburg & the Danube
This clean, well-run 100-bed hostel occupies an attractive old villa up by the castle, with views across town.
Regensburg & the Danube
The Bavarian Forest National Park's sole hostel is an ideal base for hikers, bikers and cross-country skiers.
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
The homely decor borders on kitsch but rooms are big, bright and offer good value a short walk from the lake.
Lake Geneva & Vaud
You can't beat this almost-lakefront campground for being one of the cheapest places to sleep by Lake Geneva.
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
In the heart of the Ring, this historic hotel has simple, comfortable rooms at reasonable prices. No parking.
Eastern Slovenia
This Category III mountain-hut has 60-beds (all private rooms, no dorms) on Velika Kopa at 1377m.
Central Switzerland
This family-run campground is in an attractive spot near the lake just west of Brunnen.
Bräugasthof am Hallstätter See
Hallstatt
A central, friendly guesthouse with comfortable rooms decked out in light wood.
The Julian Alps
Basic budget beds with shared bathroom, about 600m northeast of Mestni trg.
Warsaw
This agency manages a modern apartment block on the outskirts of Warsaw. The units are in good order, with phone, TV, cooker and refrigerator, and can be…
Bremen City
This camping ground features modern amenities, a supermarket and the Il Lago restaurant close by. There's free wi-fi in the lounge. You can also rent…
Wrocław
A mere 100m from the train station, this basic old-style hostel in a faded mustard-coloured tenement is aimed at school groups and other organised groups,…
