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Where to stay: choose your area first

Pick the area before the hotel. Compare each area by its travel links to the airport and sights, and by the travelers it suits.

Choose the area first, then the hotel or rental. The area you stay in sets how long you spend getting to the airport and the sights on your list, how quiet your nights are, and how much you walk each day. Price still matters, but a cheaper room can cost you an hour in transit each way. Use the area you choose to narrow the hotel and rental search that follows.

Start with your trip. List the sights you want to reach, note whether you arrive by air, and decide how much daily travel time you will accept. Families, solo travelers and business travelers weigh these trade-offs differently, so a central area that suits a couple on a city break may not suit a family with young children. Once you have a short list of areas, compare the hotels and rentals within each one side by side.

Europe

white and brown concrete building on top of hillSerbiaWhere to stay in Novi Sad: center, Petrovaradin or the hillsUpdated Oct 4, 2026a fountain in the middle of a town squareGermanyWhere to stay in Heidelberg: Altstadt, Bergheim or NeuenheimUpdated Oct 1, 2026a group of people swimming in a blue oceanSpainWhere to stay in Ibiza: five bases from Ibiza Town to the northUpdated Oct 1, 2026a group of people standing in front of a castleGreeceWhere to stay in Rhodes: five bases from the Old Town to LindosUpdated Oct 1, 2026people walking on street near brown concrete building during daytimePolandWhere to stay in Wrocław: four bases from Old Town to the zooUpdated Oct 4, 2026Beach scene with a stone pier under a cloudy skySpainWhere to stay on the Costa del Sol: five bases from Málaga to NerjaUpdated Oct 1, 2026a cobblestone street with an arched doorwayMontenegroWhere to stay in Kotor: Old Town, Dobrota, Prčanj or ŠkaljariUpdated Oct 3, 2026brown wooden house near green mountain under blue sky during daytimeAustriaWhere to stay in Tyrol: five bases from Innsbruck to St. AntonUpdated Oct 3, 2026white and brown concrete buildingMoldovaWhere to stay in Chișinău: Centru, Botanica and three other basesUpdated Oct 4, 2026a castle on a small island in the middle of a lakeScotlandWhere to stay in Inverness: five bases from the river to Loch NessUpdated Oct 2, 2026a group of buildings next to a body of waterThe NetherlandsWhere to stay in The Hague: four bases, from the Binnenhof to the beachUpdated Oct 3, 2026people walking on street during daytimeBosnia & HercegovinaWhere to stay in Sarajevo: Baščaršija, center, station or IlidžaUpdated Oct 4, 2026brown brick building under white clouds during daytimeNorthern IrelandWhere to stay in Derry: inside the Walls, Ebrington or out of townUpdated Oct 4, 2026an aerial view of a river and a cityGermanyWhere to stay in the Rhine Valley: five bases from Bacharach to KoblenzUpdated Oct 1, 2026a large building with a towerItalyWhere to stay in Bologna: four bases for food, trains and quietUpdated Oct 1, 2026people walking near white concrete building during daytimeSerbiaWhere to stay in Belgrade: four bases, from Stari Grad to ZemunUpdated Oct 4, 2026green mountain beside blue sea under blue sky during daytimeTürkiyeWhere to stay in Ölüdeniz: beach village, Ovacık, Hisarönü or FaralyaUpdated Oct 2, 2026a body of water with mountains in the backgroundSwitzerlandWhere to stay in Lugano: lakefront, Paradiso, Cassarate or the stationUpdated Oct 3, 2026a building with a staircaseSpainWhere to stay in Valencia: five bases, from the old town to the beachUpdated Oct 1, 2026a large building with a dome on top of itRomaniaWhere to stay in Bucharest: four bases, from the Old Town to Gara de NordUpdated Oct 3, 2026mountain ranges across the seaItalyWhere to stay in Naples: old town, Chiaia, the station or VomeroUpdated Oct 1, 2026gray concrete dragon statueSloveniaWhere to stay in Ljubljana: Old Town, center, station or TrnovoUpdated Oct 3, 2026brown concrete building near body of water during daytimeMontenegroWhere to stay in Budva: Old Town, Slovenska, Bečići or RafailovićiUpdated Oct 3, 2026castle during daytimeIrelandWhere to stay in Kilkenny: four bases, from the Mile to the NoreUpdated Oct 3, 2026
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