Must-see hotels in Serbia

This evocative two-room guesthouse offers more than a comfortable bed; it's also a vessel for time travel. Billed as a 'stayover museum', Yugodom (dom…

This brilliant B&B is all early-1900s charm out the front and nouveau-Savamala graffiti-murals out the back. As hip as you'd expect from its location in…

Art nouveau icon and proud symbol of the best of Belgrade, the majestic 123-room Moskva has been wowing guests – including Albert Einstein, Indira Gandhi…

Guests at the modern, brightly painted and meticulously maintained Bongo can take their pick: plunge into the tonnes of attractions, bars and restaurants…

Bend-over-backwards staff, a homey atmosphere and super location make this award-winner popular for all the right reasons. Dorm beds are all floor level …

Regional Serbia's best hostel gets a thumbs-up for being environmentally conscious, with furniture made of recycled material, solar-energy panels, waste…

Belgrade is just the seventh city worldwide to receive one of Philippe Starck's whimsical designer Mama Shelter hotels – the city's hottest – this one…

The super-central designer digs at Narator do indeed tell a story; four of them, in fact, one for every themed, individually decorated apartment. With…

Sitting in the shadow of Petrovaradin Fortress, this excellent budget option is housed in a gorgeous yellow baroque-style building constructed in 1714…

Central and chic, this designer hotel takes its name literally, with original murals and paintings by local artists dominating every room. The modern feel…

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…

Sitting pretty right in the heart of Niš, this refurbished hotel has modern, super-spacious rooms with boutique furnishings; ceiling murals are a very…

Hang your crown at this dreamy mansion in Vojvodina's north. Built in 1919 by Bogdan Dunđerski, a famous Vojvodinian landowner, the gleaming castle is set…

'Elegant' and 'modern' aren't synonyms that are often associated with rural Serbian towns, but this hotel in Bajina Bašta puts a new spin on homespun…

Smokvica's shabby-chic cafe and accommodation empire has expanded to Dorćol, where the line-up's second B&B occupies a grand whitewashed 19th-century…

A family-owned villa tucked away deep in a pine forest near the banks of the Danube, Dunavski Raj gets a gold star for location. Lovely hosts, organic…

As the name would suggest, this serene spot is all about the homely atmosphere that goes along with cosy log cabins. Rustic as it is, all the mod-cons are…

This ambient B&B offers eight good-sized rooms above one of Smokvica's famous garden cafes. The rooms are designer-vintage, spacious and comfortable with…

Sitting atop an absolutely stupendous Vojvodinian restaurant of the same name, the Veliki ('Big') lives up to its name: some of the rooms are truly huge…

Behind a copper-toned facade overlooking pleasant Studentski Park, Square Nine cradles a vintage, mid-century modern motif – the work of top Brazilian…