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Rent a room in central Belgrade - it's cheap, and a lot of landlords will give you local info... great way to travel.
Excellent location, acceptable prices, nice rooms!
Hotel Villa Kalemegdan
Strahinjica bana 7
Belgrade
+381 11 2637-856
www.villakalemegdan.com
If you need a hotel you should choose something in the centre (around the main pedestrian street, Knez Mihailova). Palace Hotel is a good choice, if you want a place with less noise in the early hours. It’s a four star hotel, so the price may be a bit high, but fair.
Hotels such as Moskva and Balkan have a long tradition but are in the noisiest location in the city. Hotel Park and Royal are good, but only if you REALLY want to stay in a cheap hotel, otherwise choose a hostel. Any hostel lining the main pedestrian street is good, in terms of location, but avoid the ones next to the train station as it’s a bad neighbourhood (porn cinemas and sex shops, etc). I found an article in The Independent recommending Star Hostel, so maybe that’s a good place to start. I’ve checked its status and it has an OK rating.
Palace Hotel: Topličin venac 23;
tel: 011 185-585
Hotel Moskva: Balkanska br.1
Royal Hotel: Kralja Petra 56; tel: 011 2634 222
Star Hostel: Cara Urosa 6/2 1st floor; tel: 631 967 961
The hostel to be in Belgrade: great location - walk out of the building and you're in the epicentre of the tourist district, walk down a couple of floors and you venture into Ben Zakiba, what I can only call a glorified lock-in, its exclusive, hedonistic and chilled-out all in one. The clientele are in-the-know Belgraders and ... we only found out this place existed after meeting locals. A good stop-over point before going back to the hostel (I forgot to mention the only downside of the hostel, you need to walk up four floors to get there).
Nusiceva 8, Belgrade: www.hostels.com
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