Hotel Arcus

My favourite type of hotel. Local, small, friendly and comfortable. This is a Lonely Planet recommendation and I can see why. I had a lovely single room with a super comfy bed and a beautiful balcony. Wifi and hot water worked perfectly. There is a mini-fridge and a kettle. The fan helped keep it cool (although AC would be a great addition)! The breakfast choices were varied and plentiful…I didn’t really need lunch. The garden is a peaceful and relaxing space and there are also shared common areas. I appreciated being able to hang out in the garden after check-out as my boat didn’t leave until mid afternoon. I walked from both the bus and train station to the hotel and to everywhere I wanted to visit in Bratislava. Highly recommended.

Lovely hotel in a very old building with wonderful features, lovely garden to take breakfast in, very friendly helpful staff and a short walk from tram stops or a pleasant stroll into the old town. Highly recommended., no aircon so rooms are quite warm in summer.

Best value for money in Bratislava. Staff are friendly, rooms are immaculate and location is perfect. Garden has a real homely feel and breakfast is delicious. You can walk to the river, to the shops, park or restaurant or pay $4 euro to go to the town. Highly recommended.

Very charming hotel staffed with lovely, attentive and service-minded staff. Good location with easy access to downtown Bratislava. No air conditioning in the rooms, but fan and an open window lower the temp enough to sleep comfortably.

A nice little B&B (I say B&B, as it is in -no way- a hotel). Very close to the coach station by foot and near all the tram stops for quick access to the old town. Location is in a quiet residential road.||Nice cosy little single room with a huge balcony. Staff very welcoming and happy to offer advice - Luckily they mentioned a city 'open weekend' and had printed off some literature, so I could look this up and see a lot more than I normally would have.||However, these bathrooms were clearly created by women - why do I say that?|Try shaving in them. You whack your head on the shelf every time you lean down to splash water over your face - leading to a drowning of yourself and the floor. The sink is miniscule. The provided bottle of tap-water in the room was just irritating. Just give guests some proper mineral water!||The breakfast was hugely disappointing and not really worth anyone's time, to be honest. The sweet items and bread were stale, the coffee was subpar (although with their machine they could be making nice frothy coffees for everyone) and the few items you can order on-demand were.... eggs, or... eggs with a frankfurter. It really reminded me of a hostel setup, to be fair.||Why not simplify everything; fresh warm pastries and a wider choice of some cold meats and cheese instead?||Overall, a reasonably-priced place to rest and one with a nice little garden area. But scrapping the eco-friendly nonsense would be well-advised and add a more premium-feel to the experience. Removing breakfast entirely (or greatly improving it) would be the next move.

A very friendly and hospitable staff - it felt to me more like I was staying with distant relatives, than in a hotel. Which made me both absolutely love my stay, and actually feel saddened when it was time to continue on my journey. Will definitely come back!

A very elegant hotel with a certain ageless style. ||The bedrooms are large and comfortable with a good sized bathroom. There’s no air con but a fan is provided. The shower is great - very powerful!||Breakfast is extra but lots of choice and tasty. ||Hotel is well placed for the city centre which is about a 25 minute walk away. ||The main train station is also about a 20 minute walk.

Hotel is aboit 15min by foot from city center. There is also a team station near by if you don't want to walk. This is a small hotel in an old building. We had two rooms on the second floor. There is no elevator so don't make the same mistake as us and bring large piece of luggage. The rooms were small but clean. Unfortunately rooms don't have air conditioning so it was very hot. We tried sleeping with an open window but as the hotel is near city center it was somewhat noisy. The breakfast was very nice. Not a buffet but you can choose from menu. Service was excellent from every staff member. The best feature of the hotel is a nice garden in the back where we spent much time relaxing in rhe shade. The price is reasonable