Sarajevo

The huge guest rooms are fashionably appointed but there are only 15. — Lonely Planet

Within seconds of arrival at this party hostel you're likely to find yourself in its bar with a shot of herb rakija chatting with gregarious owner Unkas. — Lonely Planet

This cosy hotel is ideal for WWI aficionados who want to survey the Franz Ferdinand assassination spot from directly across the river. — Lonely Planet

Behind the exterior of an oversized contemporary townhouse, this offbeat guesthouse-hotel welcomes you into a lobby-lounge full of framed portraits, pinned butterflies and elegant fittings. — Lonely Planet

Haris was one of Sarajevo's first party hostels, its rough one-bench view-terrace and occasional barbecues compensating for the sweaty 10-minute climb from town. — Lonely Planet

Originally dating from 1976 but rebuilt in 2011 as a high-class business hotel, the Bristol's open lobby is given character by translucent marble columns, the corridors with subtle back-lit swirls. — Lonely Planet

This obliging family-run minihotel has six rooms and two apartments with an effortless sense of style. — Lonely Planet

Sometimes wafting with beautiful baking smells, this friendly family-run hostel has high ceilings and widely spaced dorm beds complemented by a 1940s-flavoured lounge. — Lonely Planet

Transformed in 2016 from a hostel into a boutique-like nine-room hotel, the most appealing choices in this supercentral place are the three apartments sleeping four with private kitchen. — Lonely Planet

Right within the Old Town, hidden away up four flights of stairs, this is one of Sarajevo's best-appointed modern hostels. — Lonely Planet

Its facade is designed to harmonise with its perfect Old Town location, there are columns like tree-trunks and 'cottage' decor gives the basement dining-room area a Hansel and Gretel feel. — Lonely Planet

Modernist decor is given a dramatic twist with vast wall-sized black-and-white photos of 20th-century Sarajevo and starlight-style twinkles in the corridors. — Lonely Planet

Guests get free use of the hammam. Its main feature is its octagonal central pool, though he decor of the baths is more subdued than that of the hotel's evocative lounge. — Lonely Planet

This smart modern block only has a dozen rooms but the ambience, professional service, valet parking and well-provisioned breakfast buffet might have you think you're staying somewhere far ritzier. — Lonely Planet

This boutique hostel/guesthouse has bathrooms that would put a five-star hotel to shame, shared by just three smart rooms and one spacious dorm. — Lonely Planet

Twenty bright, attractively remodelled rooms and a couple of apartments lead off an artfully designed warren of corridors. — Lonely Planet