Which are the best luxury hotels in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade? Belgrade is an up-and-coming Balkan city offering crowded café terraces on the banks of the Danube or Sava and the fashionable streets of the historic center. Surrounding the vibrant center are the dour neighborhoods of the communist era, representing the city’s more recent past. Its main landmark is the Beogradska Tvrđava, a fortress where the Danube and the Sava rivers join, a testament to the city’s strategic importance to the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Serbian and Austrian empires. Now it houses several museums as well as Kalemegdan, a lovely park.
1. Metropol Palace a Luxury Collection Hotel, Belgrade
Metropol Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Belgrade is a stunning Luxury Collection Hotel in the very center of Belgrade with its park surroundings. This hotel is one of the cheapest Luxury Collection hotels in the world at around €100 EUR per night, and a rewards category 3 hotel on redemption.
The hotel features 198 beautifully appointed guest rooms and 38 suites, including the breath-taking Belgrade Suite and Presidential Suite. The various hotel venues – ballrooms, conference halls, fine dining restaurant, lobby, bar, and park garden can accommodate all types of business and leisure events.
The luxurious Limegrove Fitness & Spa Center encompasses a 25-meter long pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, gym, relaxation area, steam bath, ice fountain, and 6 treatment rooms.
There used to be a good club lounge at the Metropol Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, but it has now closed, so while this is one of the best luxury hotel choices in Serbia, this hotel no longer offers a club lounge.
2. Hilton Belgrade
Hilton Belgrade is a stylish hotel and probably your best bet in Belgrade if you are looking for a hotel with a club lounge.
It has an elegant lobby with high ceilings and plenty of natural light. Dine on Serbian delicacies, or savor Asian specialties while taking in Old Town views from the rooftop lounge. Luxuriate with a spa treatment or a session in a steam room. At the end of the day, escape the hassle and bustle of the city in your stylish room or suite with modern amenities.
The Hilton Belgrade is new and luxurious. Book an Executive Room to get executive lounge access. The Executive room itself is not very different from the standard room but is located on a higher floor as well as offering lounge access.
The Executive Lounge at the Hilton Belgrade is located on the first floor and is decorated in browns, greys, and turquoises in a stylish, compact and busy space. The continental breakfast here is filling and extensive with cut fruit, cereals, bread, cold cuts, and four hot dishes (including eggs). In the afternoon, there are sandwiches and nice cakes.
The evening spread is extremely extensive with changing hot options as well as cold cuts, two massive bowls of salad (tasty), hot meat and mash dishes, and fried dishes as well as pudding. More than enough to fill you up. This is definitely the best club lounge in Belgrade.
3. SAINT TEN
SAINT TEN is so very stylish. The mustard and green seating look like something out of a superbly luxury hotel in the 1970’s bought up to date with modern designer touches.
Belgrade Fair and the Republic Square are within 1.6 miles from SAINT TEN, and Belgrade Airport is just over 10 miles away, so an inexpensive taxi ride away.
The hotel is located in the Vračar District of Belgrade, a short stroll from the Temple of St. Sava. The luxurious SAINT TEN Hotel is a boutique hotel within a cultural heritage building and offers an on-site restaurant, sauna and fitness facilities, and free Wi-Fi throughout.
The rooms here are both gorgeous and unique with a chic boutique feel, wooden floors, and bathrooms built in natural stone with an all-essential rain shower and Noir™ toiletries as well as teas and a coffee machine.
Their on-site SANCTUS restaurant offers fine dining options dishes fusing local cuisine with international classics. The lobby bar is the perfect place for an evening drink.
4. Square Nine
In number four position of our top 10 best luxury hotels In Belgrade, you will find Square Nine, a trendy boutique hotel designed by architect, Isay Weinfeld.
This Award-Winning hotel is home to a collection of original, mid-century furnishings and can be found in Belgrade’s most charming Historic Quarter.
This Design hotel overlooks Dorcol, one of Belgrade’s oldest neighborhoods, and you can walk pretty much everywhere from this convenient location, like Knez Mihailova, the city’s bustling pedestrian boulevard, and the medieval Kalemegdan fortress.
5. Mama Shelter Belgrade
Mama Shelter Belgrade has 125 rooms designed by Jalil Amor and can be found on Ulica Kneza Mihaila, the capital’s iconic pedestrian street. There is parking under the Raijceva Shopping Center along with a large meeting or seminar room for business travelers.
You will find Italian-style pizza baked in a wood-fired oven in the restaurant, but the highlight is the 500m2 rooftop attracting the young and young at heart with drinks under the stars.
6. Hotel Townhouse 27
Hotel Townhouse 27 is an urban boutique hotel which has won many awards. It is centrally seated in the historic district, in the new pedestrian zone.
The hotel combines historic details with chic elegance and is described as “hip” as it is situated in a fashionable urban area that is away from the crowds but that is very convenient to city highlights. This is a very special boutique hotel just steps away from the famous Knez Mihailova Street in the downtown Belgrade historic district.
7. SMOKVICA JOVANOVA
Smokvica in Gospodar Jovanova sits within a legendary historic house with 6 double rooms.
The architect of this historic building was the first woman architect in Serbia, Jelisaveta Načić. This was previously the house of bookmaker Marko Marković from 1904, and the building was recently proclaimed a cultural monument.
After a four-year renovation, every important architectural detail was preserved. This building is now a hotel. The hotel’s interior is super stylish and looks like the scene of an artistic film. Sanja Popov Radovic was the interior designer, and her work is excellent.
Enjoy unusual gastronomic specialties as well as their pizzas from a wood stove (oak and beech), made from Naples flour with a little yeast and no sugar.
8. Crowne Plaza Belgrade
The Crowne Plaza Belgrade is a 4-star venue in Belgrade offering a casino, a heated indoor pool and a shared lounge. A buffet breakfast is served daily in the dining room. You can also relax in the open-air bar Piano.
The property is just 2.9 km from the Nikola Tesla Museum. National Museum Belgrade is about 25 minutes away on foot. A museum, a citadel, and a fortress are set within walking distance.
Built in an elegant style, the accommodation comprises 416 rooms. Among the various facilities of this hotel, you will also find storage for belongings, an ATM, and an elevator. Rooms also have individual climate control, a mini-bar, and a writing table. There is an en suite bathroom with a shower, a hairdryer, and a drier in every unit.
Guests are invited to take advantage of an indoor pool along with a sun terrace and a poolside snack bar. Fitness classes and a gym are also provided on-site.
The executive club lounge at this Crowne Plaza is very good for a Crowne Plaza (Dont expect Ritz-Carlton, and you may well be pleasantly surprised!)
In the morning, there is a Continental breakfast with some hot dishes and fresh juices as well as the usual bread, fruit, and cereals. In the evening, expect snacks, regional dishes, bread, and salads along with beer local wine and spirits, and soft drinks in the fridges.
The club lounge also features Private check-in and check-out, Free coffee, tea, and other refreshments all day long, International newspapers, magazines, videos, and CDs, 2 private boardrooms, and a Private Concierge Service.
9. Courtyard Belgrade City Center
Less luxurious and even cheaper is the rewards category 2 Marriott Bonvoy Courtyard Belgrade City Center. Set in downtown, you have easy access to a variety of the city’s most popular attractions, including the National Museum, Knez Mihailova Street, National Theater, Kalemegdan fortress, and Štark Arena.
Their Credo Restaurant & Bar offers delectable meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as handcrafted cocktails in the evening. Their spacious rooms offer a welcome retreat with plush pillow-top mattresses, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-panel TVs, and soundproof windows.
10. Sheraton Novi Sad
The Sheraton Novi Sad is a rewards category 3 Marriott Bonvoy hotel but is not in Belgrade, it is in Novi Sad. It has 150 sophisticated guest rooms, including Executive Suites and the Presidential Apartment. All accommodations have been meticulously designed to maximize space, efficiency, light, and skyline views. Warm interiors are distinguished by comfortable furniture, convenient amenities, and the latest technology. A good night’s sleep is ensured by one king-size or two twin Sheraton Signature Sleep Experience beds. Refresh in a sleek bathroom with premium amenities, a hairdryer, plush bathrobes, and slippers.
Marriott Bonvoy Platinum benefits include access to the club lounge on the tenth floor, plus canapés and two glasses of wine/cocktails in the main restaurant.
The club lounge shares the top floor with the gym and spa and offers incredible views over Novi Sad. Fridges are full of still and sparkling water, sodas, and beer (no wine). Snacks are bowls of nuts. No evening food is found in the lounge. You are expected to go downstairs and use your voucher for the canapes.
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