Bratislava is a great little city. It's extremely compact, and it's full of people relaxing and drinking in outdoor cafes. Good luck finding good accommodation though...
Everyone should come to Bratislava once in a lifetime if only to remind yourself how lucky you are to live in the West.
My tip for Bratislava would be to take your time looking around the city and enjoy the cafe culture of the city. The old castle deserves a walk up to as well as the oldest church in Bratislava - looks creepy though!!
I found the food to be very good while the prices are amoung some of the lowest in Central Europe.
It's a small and cosy city, beautiful, and with a "village" essence. Things are very cheap! It's small so everything is reachable by a short walk! There are nice Slovakian people! There's not enough party -- even Bratislava inhabitants say their city is really boring! I would recommend visiting the city, though.
Banska Bystrica is a beautiful town. The hills surrounding the town are quite scenic and the main square is a traditional medieval European square. The town is very walkable and there are many restaurants within the town square to grab food or a pint of beer.
Bratislava is a perfect place for cheap holidays! It's a quite nice and picturesque city with very friendly and pure people. They have great and very cheap food. Just great!
Bratislava is a relatively uneventful and boring city. I probably wouldn't come back again.
Bratislava is indeed a rather dull, boring city -- becoming more and more like a non-place inhabited and frequented by people who found a new religion called consumerism. Not to mention the "Partyslava" tourists and expats who would vote for this city.
The Ginger Monkey in High Tatras … The Ginger Monkey is quite different from any other Hostel I have been to. They are certainly very popular and it can be hard acquiring a bed. Most people book a few nights, then decide to stay longer (myself included) as it really is an intriguing and inviting place. I found it to be a charming, makeshift retreat situated amongst the mountains. There are things to do and see, although the transport getting to these activities can be difficult and it is best to plan ahead. This is to be expected, being out in the sticks is certainly a bonus, but of course the inevitable trade-off is public transport. However, in terms of accessibility, the winter activities (skiing, snowboarding) are within walking distance of the hostel. I stayed in the summer, I found that most people spend their time going for country walks through the mountain valley and generally winding down. So the experience is different to what a lot of travelers I have met (including myself) generally do when they visit a…
Hostel 6 in Banska Stiavnica … Located in a smart place with great view on the town from the patio , 6 Hostel is surely a great place to stay. The hostel is small and with a nice atmosphere.
There are just 3 rooms (the larger has 6 beds), two bathrooms (women and men), one kitchen and very nice lounge room equipped with hi-fi and a guitar.
(I played outside, during a lonely night, looking at lighty town , and it was wonderfull).
The man that manages the hostel is smart and kind and other than have advice on his town you will enjoy conversation with him.
There are single lockers for each bed with personal key that it mostly unique than rare.
So I hope you will like 6 Hostel as I liked.
Stara Horaren Mountain Cottage in Dobsina … We went in May, which is not skiing season but we had a good time. We arrived in town at 11 p.m. and didn't know where to go. We all went to different pubs to try and get a pub. Everyone there seemed to know the guy that ran it and called him for us. At first we thought they had called a cab but as he unlocked our room and let us in we realized. The hostel was brilliant, like a little mountain cottage chalet. I think we were staying in a little apartment that is used like a dorm for 10 people, but we were the only ones there. It was good value, as we just paid for the beds and not the whole apartment thing, the same price as any cheap hostel. It would be a great place to stay as a big group as there is a massive kitchen and a front room with a log fire and big dining table. The area was beautiful covered in alpine hills, which were perfect for walking. The guy who owned it was away and a family friend of his was looking after the hostel. His English wasn't very good and neither was…
Pension Banderium in Komarno … It's a small hotel in a very charming little town. I loved the friendliness of staff, the unusually nice environment and the superb services the hotel offered. I can only recommend it with 5 stars. The price is unbelievable, too.
Turist Hotel in Bratislava … Good price, and reasonably clean. On the downside, the tram stop is at least a ten-minute walk.
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