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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

brown concrete building under blue sky during daytimeItalyWhere to stay in Verona: four bases from the Arena to VeronettaUpdated Oct 1, 2026a rocky coast line with Faraglioni in the backgroundItalyWhere to stay on Capri: three bases, from the Piazzetta to AnacapriUpdated Oct 1, 2026a sandy beach with steps leading to the waterCroatiaWhere to stay on Brač: Supetar, Bol, Milna or PučišćaUpdated Oct 2, 2026aerial view of city under fogRomaniaWhere to stay in Brașov: five bases, from the Old Town to BranUpdated Oct 3, 2026high-angle photography of stadium surrounded by high-rise buildingSpainWhere to stay in Málaga: four bases, from the old town to the beachUpdated Oct 1, 2026aerial photography of city during daytimeSpainWhere to stay in Barcelona: five neighborhoods comparedUpdated Oct 13, 2026Colosseum arena photographyItalyWhere to stay in Rome: six neighborhoods comparedUpdated Oct 2, 2026a stone wall with a clock tower in the backgroundMaltaWhere to stay in Gozo: Victoria, Marsalforn, Xlendi or a villageUpdated Oct 3, 2026a view of a building from under a bridgeBulgariaWhere to stay in Plovdiv: four bases, from the Old Town to KapanaUpdated Oct 4, 2026a couple of white pillars sitting on top of a sidewalkGeorgiaWhere to stay in Batumi: four bases, from the old town to the coastUpdated Oct 4, 2026a view of the ocean from the top of a hillEnglandWhere to stay in Cornwall: five bases, from St Ives to NewquayUpdated Oct 2, 2026a view of a beach and a city from a hillPortugalWhere to stay in Nazaré: beach, Sítio, Pederneira or ValadoUpdated Oct 2, 2026a scenic view of a city and a body of waterPortugalWhere to stay in Funchal: old town, center, hotel zone or MonteUpdated Oct 2, 2026green and brown mountain under blue sky during daytimeScotlandWhere to stay in Fort William: town, Glen Nevis, Corpach or OnichUpdated Oct 2, 2026a group of people standing in front of a tall buildingGermanyWhere to stay in Dresden: Altstadt, Neustadt, station or LoschwitzUpdated Oct 3, 2026a body of water surrounded by mountains with Doubtful Sound in the backgroundItalyWhere to stay on Lake Garda: five bases from Sirmione to RivaUpdated Oct 1, 2026a river running through a city next to tall buildingsHungaryWhere to stay in Eger: four bases from Old Town to wine valleyUpdated Oct 4, 2026white concrete building under blue sky during daytimeFranceWhere to stay in Avignon: four bases, inside the walls and beyondUpdated Oct 1, 2026a very tall building with a clock on it's sideSpainWhere to stay in Santiago de Compostela: old town, Ensanche or stationUpdated Oct 1, 2026body of water under blue skyFranceWhere to stay in Lyon: four bases, from Vieux Lyon to Part-DieuUpdated Oct 1, 2026white and brown concrete buildingSlovakiaWhere to stay in Bratislava: Old Town, riverside or stationUpdated Oct 4, 2026an aerial view of a city with a river in the backgroundLatviaWhere to stay in Riga: four bases from the Old Town to ĀgenskalnsUpdated Oct 4, 2026a castle sitting on top of a cliff next to the oceanItalyWhere to stay in Ischia: five towns compared by ferry, beach and priceUpdated Oct 1, 2026the inside of a building with columns and archesSpainWhere to stay in Córdoba: four bases, from the Judería to the stationUpdated Oct 1, 2026
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