Pristina
Pristina's best hostel is run by a group of well-travelled locals who took a derelict house into their care, painted the tree in the courtyard white and…
Must-see hotels in Kosovo
Pristina
This small family-run hotel on a quiet side street gets pretty much everything right and is easily one of the best sleeps in Pristina. The understated…
Kosovo
One of Kosovo's best hotels, this beautiful rambling building is all wooden beams, long paper light shades, abstract art and flower-sprinkled bed throws…
Prizren
This former family home in a courtyard just off the river embankment retains a welcoming, homey vibe and is full of local charm. It's made up of two (10-…
Prizren
With an unbeatable location just behind the Sinan Pasha Mosque (though some may be less pleased with the location during the dawn call to prayer), the…
Kosovo
The regal stone-walled Dukagjini is the smartest address in town (and a popular wedding venue). Rooms can be rather small but are grandly appointed and…
Prizren
Over four floors and a short wander from the heart of the old town, Prizren's original hostel is a great place to stay, with a friendly, international…
Pristina
This international-standard five-star hotel is the choice of those who can afford it. Opened in 2012 in the heart of the city, this place is all marble…
Kosovo
This new hotel, in a sympathetically restored building, may well indeed bring a smile to your lips. Many of the 300-year-old building's original carved…
Kosovo
This farm guesthouse in the idyllic mountain village of Reka Allages sits on the Peaks of the Balkans trail and forms a launch pad for tackling Mt Hajla…
Pristina
The gnarled-tree-branch art in the lobby sets the tone for this smart business-oriented hotel, which sits just steps from Pristina's main square and has…
Pristina
Pristina's cheapest hostel is on the 4th floor of a residential building right in the heart of town. Cobbled together from two apartments that have been…
Kosovo
On a small farm in the village of Drelaj (the only permanently inhabited village in the upper valley), this welcoming guesthouse has a variety of well…
Prizren
Classy new six-room boutique hotel in an almost overly well-restored old town-house that retains some of the original woodwork. Modern rooms have plenty…
Prizren
This sleekly designed 26-room place, which is split between two different blocks, offers lively service and bright white rooms decorated with pop-art…
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…
Kosovo
Popular with weekending folk from Pristina, the Hotel Panorama, which is on the valley floor rather than in the mountains proper, is the closest thing the…
Kosovo
This attractive hostel inside a family home has a spacious garden and a common area scattered with traditional Albanian musical instruments. The…
Kosovo
This timber panelled mountain lodge sits at the trail head for the hike to the Kuqishta and Drelej lakes and attempts on the summit of Mt Guni i Kuq. The…
Prizren
A small, friendly hostel that's home base for trekking and snowshoeing company E-19 Snowshoeing and many of the guests are staying here before a trek…
Kosovo
An ideal base for the Shar mountains, the Hotel Arxhena has dark-wood-panelled rooms, completely over-the-top shower units, great mountain views and a…
Pristina
This cheap but adequate guesthouse is spread over two buildings in an affluent part of town, and accommodation standards are quite variable; if possible…
Kosovo
This central, family-oriented place is in an attractive old wooden building. The rooms are all a little different from one another but most have dainty…
Pristina
On a quiet side street by the bazaar, this 33-room hotel is rather garishly furnished. That said, the rooms are good value at this price, and those on the…
Pristina
While it may have gone overboard with the gold paint and frilly edges, Begolli is a pleasant, rather sprawling place to stay. The apartment has a Jacuzzi…
Pristina
This dorm-only hostel has some of the cheapest and most chilled-out accommodation in the country, as well as friendly staff and a pleasant location in a…
Prizren
Some of the rooms have river views at this large, central hotel that tries hard to be grand, and gold flourishes certainly abound, but it all comes across…
Kosovo
A throwback to the days before cookie-cutter chain hotels took over so many towns; this family-run hotel has rooms with wood paneled walls, little…
Kosovo
Large 1960s-style monolith on the border between the new and old town. Rooms are small and functional but uninspired and the service is pretty similar…
