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Where do you sleep if you don’t pitch a tent? Tips for holiday homes, apartments and hotels in Eastern Europe.

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A great holiday starts with good preparation, without it turning into a chore. That’s why we’ve put together what you need to know here, always with the source.

We often book a campsite ourselves, but sometimes a holiday home or hotel is wiser: in bad weather, on a long drive or in a city. Here's what we checked. Links to Booking.com are affiliate links and clearly marked as such.

Compiled and checked by Arjan (Zuidlaren) · Sources are in the text · updated on 23 October 2026 · About this page

Overview

In short,

Boats at the campsite on Lake Bohinj
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With children, a holiday home or mobile home on the campsite is often the best choice: a roof over your head and still the campsite's playground and pool. A hotel is practically a stop on the long drive or in the city. Per country you will find holiday homes, hotels and campsites below.

Croatian tourist taxChildren under 12 free, 12-18 years old (gov.hr)
Driving in the darkACSI urgently advises against this in Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia (eurocampings.nl)
Parking in PragueChoose hotel with parking or P+R space (eurocampings.nl)
Countries18, each with holiday homes, hotels and campsites

Which accommodation suits you?

SpeciesPractical ifPriceMore
Holiday home or mobile home on the campsiteyou want the comfort of a cabin with the campsite’s playground and poolcurrent price on Booking.comFerienhäuser
Shepherd’s hut on Velika PlaninaYou want to sleep in the mountains of SloveniaSee official website (velikaplanina.si)Ferienhäuser
Hotel as a stopoverYou do not want to drive in the dark on the long journeycurrent price on Booking.comHotels
Pension or guest houseyou want a room at the campsite in Albania in bad weathercurrent price on Booking.comHotels
Spa hotel at the thermal bathsIf you want to connect the spa and overnightRating per hotel, current price on Booking.comThermal baths and wellness
Campsite or holiday parkyou are travelling by tent, caravan or motorhome or looking for a park with a poolper place, see camping pagePer country

Holiday homes and apartments

Shepherd's huts on the Velika planina
Photo: Jernej Furman from Maribor, Slovenia · CC BY 2.0 (cropped) · all photo credits

🎯 Bungalows and campsite mobile homes

Location: Balaton and Istria Species: Holiday home on the campsite

Costs: current price on Booking.com

Many larger campsites also rent out bungalows or mobile homes, for example at Lake Balaton and in Istria. Handy if you want the comfort of a cabin with a campsite’s playground and pool (our tip).

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Source: ACSI Eurocampings

On Booking.com: Hungary

🎯 Shepherds’ huts on Velika Planina

Location: Velika Planina, Slovenia Species: Hirtenhütte

Costs: current price on Booking.com

On the Velika Planina mountain pasture in Slovenia you can rent wooden huts. You get up there by cable car and chairlift near Kamnik; bring warm clothes, as evenings in the mountains are chilly (our tip).

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Source: velikaplanina.si

On Booking.com: Slovenia

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Hotels and pensions

Hotels at Štrbské pleso
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🎯 Parking at the hotel

Location: Prague, Kotor, Mostar Species: Hotel with car

If you travel by car, choose a hotel with its own parking space, especially in old cities such as Prague, Kotor or Mostar. In Prague it is best to park at a P+R site.

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Source: ACSI Eurocampings

🎯 Hotel as a stopover

Location: On the way to the Balkans and the Baltic States Species: Hotel for a night

Costs: current price on Booking.com

On the long drive to the Balkans or the Baltics, a hotel for one night is often easier than pitching the tent. Plan your stop so you don't have to drive in the dark: in Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia, ACSI strongly advises against it.

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Source: ACSI Eurocampings

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Travelling together

Holiday homes & group accommodation

Mountain huts and holiday homes on a green slope near Pec pod Sněžkou in the Giant Mountains, Czech Republic
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Traveling with the whole family or a group of friends? A private house gives room to cook together, play and sit at the table for a long time. Here you will find houses by group size, from the holiday home for six to the mountain hut for 45 people; we checked capacity, equipment and prices on 23 October 2026 on the owner’s website.

The green button opens Booking.com for the country of the house, already set to match your group size. You book the house yourself through your own website.

👨‍👩‍👧 Up to 6 people

🎯 Chaty pod Giewontem

Location: Zakopane, Poland Species: Holiday houses · up to 6 people

Costs: See official website (chatypodgiewontem.pl)

Luxurious holiday home for up to six people in Zakopane, the mountain town at the foot of the Tatras. Nice for a family or two friendly couples.

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ℹ️ The price list on the website does not mention a year, so ask for the current price. Minimum stay 3 nights, 7 in July and August.

Source: chatypodgiewontem.pl (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

🎯 Halász Nyaraló

Location: Balatonszepezd, Hungary Species: Holiday house · up to 6 people, 2 bedrooms

Costs: 51,000 Ft per night for 6 people (1 May–30 June and 24 Aug.–30 Sep.), 60,000 Ft from 1 July to 24 August; indicative prices (source): kiadovendeghaz.hu, checked 23 Oct 2026

A two-storey house on a waterside street in Balatonszepezd, on the north shore of Lake Balaton. You rent the whole house, with no owners or other guests.

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Source: kiadovendeghaz.hu (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 8–12 people

🎯 Chata pri rozprávkovom potoku

Location: Tatranská Lomnica, Slovakia Species: Chalet · 9 people (+1 on sofa bed)

Costs: from €209 per night (low season), €229 (winter), €249 (summer); guide prices (source): chatyrozpravkovo.sk, checked 23 Oct 2026

Chalet at Resort Rozprávkovo with its own panoramic sauna, diving pool and wooden hot tub. At the top are two bedrooms for nine people.

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ℹ️ The sauna with plunge pool costs €80 for 3 hours, the hot tub €80 including a wheelbarrow of firewood; book at least 24 hours in advance.

Source: chatyrozpravkovo.sk (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

🎯 Chalet Zala

Location: Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Species: Chalet · up to 10 people

Costs: See official website (chaletzala.com)

A cosy chalet in Kranjska Gora in the Julian Alps, with its own Finnish sauna and hot tub. Shops and hiking trails are within walking distance.

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ℹ️ Two free parking spaces and a charging station for your e-car (type 2, up to 43 kW).

Source: chaletzala.com (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

🎯 Ubytování Benecko

Location: Benecko, Czech Republic Species: Holiday home · up to 9 people

Costs: whole house up to 7 people 2,730 Kč per night (summer 2026) or 3,150 Kč (winter season); for 9 people 3,150 / 3,690 Kč; plus Gas and electricity (source): benecko-ubytovani.cz, checked 23 Oct 2026

You rent the whole house in Benecko, a mountain village in the Giant Mountains. In the main season in summer and winter only weekly, from Saturday to Saturday.

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ℹ️ The winter season runs from 15 December to about mid-March. A small dog is allowed by agreement (150 Kč per night).

Source: benecko-ubytovani.cz (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 13–20 people

🎯 Holiday House Destina

Location: Ukanc, Bohinj, Slovenia Species: Holiday house · 16 beds, 6 rooms

Costs: See official website (pocitniska-hisa.bohinj.destina.si)

Large house with a garden in Ukanc on Lake Bohinj, between the trees and the Savica river. Six rooms with together sixteen beds, and you can rent the whole house.

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ℹ️ It is about a 45-minute walk to the Savica waterfall.

Source: pocitniska-hisa.bohinj.destina.si (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

🎯 Roubenka U Kmotry

Location: Martinice near Proseč, Czech Republic Species: Log cabin · 16 guests, 4 bedrooms

Costs: See official website (roubenkykulhavy.cz)

Newly built log cabin on the shore of its own pond, with private beach. Inside there is a sauna, outside a playground, kayaks and SUP boards.

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ℹ️ Pets are welcome; smoking is not allowed.

Source: roubenkykulhavy.cz (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

🎯 Kégli Fonyód

Location: Fonyód, Hungary Species: Holiday house · 16 people, 6 bedrooms

Costs: whole house 110,000 Ft per night (Mon–Thu) and 180,000 Ft (Fri–Sun) from 16 Sep to 31 May, 260,000 Ft from 1 June to 15 September; plus 500 Ft tourist tax per person aged 18 and over (source): keglifonyod.hu, checked 23 Oct 2026

Three-storey house in Fonyód on the south shore of Lake Balaton, rented out only as a whole. With a hot tub (dézsa), a seasonal pool and a garden of over 2,000 m².

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ℹ️ Minimum stay 2 nights, 4 in high season.

Source: keglifonyod.hu (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

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🏔️ 20+ people

🎯 Horská chata Betyna

Location: Pec pod Sněžkou, Czech Republic Species: Mountain hut · 45 beds

Costs: Half board 1,000 Kč per adult per day (child 2–12 years 800 Kč), from 30 January to 13 March 2027 1,100 / 880 Kč; plus 35 Kč tourist tax per person per day (source): betyna.cz, checked 23 Oct 2026

Wooden mountain hut over a hundred years old on the Úpa, about 500 metres from the cable car up Sněžka. In the periods for groups and schools you have the whole hut with 45 beds to yourselves.

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ℹ️ Each room (1 to 5 people) has its own bathroom; the sauna for 6 people costs 400 Kč per hour.

Source: betyna.cz (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

🎯 Zielony Jeleń

Location: Szklarska Poręba, Poland Species: Whole house for your group · up to 25 people

Costs: See official website (zielonyjelen.pl)

A three-hundred-year-old house in Szklarska Poręba that you rent all to yourselves for a group of up to 25, with two kitchens and an extra workroom. The outdoor jacuzzi and sauna with forest views are included in the exclusive rental.

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ℹ️ On 2 hectares: fire pit, grill, volleyball field and in winter a toboggan hill.

Source: zielonyjelen.pl (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

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♨️ Houses with a hot tub

A hot tub, whirlpool or sauna makes a group week extra relaxing. These houses have one:

🎯 Chata Lomnica

Location: Veľká Lomnica, Slovakia Species: Chalet with wellness · up to 18 people

Costs: See official website (chatalomnica.sk)

You rent the whole chalet in Veľká Lomnica for a group, about 8 km from the High Tatras. With its own whirlpool, sauna, games room and garden with pavilion, and all six rooms have their own private bathroom.

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Source: chatalomnica.sk (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

🎯 Villa Grande

Location: Rogovići near Poreč, Croatia Species: Villa · 8 people, 4 bedrooms

Costs: from €255 per night (source): lrossa.com, checked 23 Oct 2026

New villa (2019) in Rogovići near Poreč with private pool of 9 × 3 metres and Jacuzzi in the garden. Four bedrooms with private bathroom and air conditioning, and the sea is about 4 km away.

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ℹ️ Not suitable for youth groups; pets are not allowed.

Source: lrossa.com (Capacity and equipment tested on 23 Oct 2026)

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In North Macedonia (7), Moldova (8) and Kosovo (19) Booking.com found on 23 Oct 2026 with no travel dates only a few houses with hot tub; there we leave out the search link.

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Also with hot tub or whirlpool in this overview: Chata pri rozprávkovom potoku (Hot tub and sauna, for a fee), Chalet Zala (Whirlpool and sauna), Kégli Fonyód (Hot Tub), Zielony Jeleń (Jacuzzi and sauna, included). With sauna: Roubenka U Kmotry.

💶 Costs at a glance

AccommodationCountryPersonsPrice
Chaty pod GiewontemPoland6See official website (chatypodgiewontem.pl)
Halász NyaralóHungary651,000 Ft per night for 6 people (1 May–30 June and 24 Aug.–30 Sep.), 60,000 Ft from 1 July to 24 August; indicative prices (source): kiadovendeghaz.hu, checked 23 Oct 2026
Chata pri rozprávkovom potokuSlovakia9 (+1)from €209 per night (low season), €229 (winter), €249 (summer); guide prices (source): chatyrozpravkovo.sk, checked 23 Oct 2026
Chalet ZalaSlovenia10See official website (chaletzala.com)
Ubytování BeneckoCzech Republicto 9whole house up to 7 people 2,730 Kč per night (summer 2026) or 3,150 Kč (winter season); for 9 people 3,150 / 3,690 Kč; plus Gas and electricity (source): benecko-ubytovani.cz, checked 23 Oct 2026
Holiday House DestinaSlovenia16See official website (pocitniska-hisa.bohinj.destina.si)
Roubenka U KmotryCzech Republic16See official website (roubenkykulhavy.cz)
Kégli FonyódHungary16whole house 110,000 Ft per night (Mon–Thu) and 180,000 Ft (Fri–Sun) from 16 Sep to 31 May, 260,000 Ft from 1 June to 15 September; plus 500 Ft tourist tax per person aged 18 and over (source): keglifonyod.hu, checked 23 Oct 2026
Horská chata BetynaCzech Republic45Half board 1,000 Kč per adult per day (child 2–12 years 800 Kč), from 30 January to 13 March 2027 1,100 / 880 Kč; plus 35 Kč tourist tax per person per day (source): betyna.cz, checked 23 Oct 2026
Zielony JeleńPoland25See official website (zielonyjelen.pl)
Chata LomnicaSlovakia18See official website (chatalomnica.sk)
Villa GrandeCroatia8from €255 per night (source): lrossa.com, checked 23 Oct 2026

Prices as stated on the owner’s website on 23 October 2026, in the local currency. Prices can change; always check the current price at the house itself.

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Accommodation by country

The Chain Bridge in Budapest
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Choose a country: you will see what is on offer on Booking.com and the country page with campsites, tips and route.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do children pay tourist tax in Croatia?

Children under 12 are exempt, adolescents from 12 to 18 pay half. You pay the tourist tax in every accommodation, also in the holiday home or apartment (source): gov.hr).

When is a hotel more practical than a campsite?

On the long drive to the Balkans or the Baltics, a hotel for one night is often easier than pitching the tent. Plan your stop so you don't have to drive in the dark: in Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia ACSI strongly advises against it (source: ACSI Eurocampings).

Where do I park at the hotel in an old town?

Choose a hotel with its own parking, especially in Prague, Kotor or Mostar. In Prague you better park on a P+R square (source): ACSI Eurocampings).

How do you get to the shepherds’ huts on Velika Planina?

With cable car and chairlift at Kamnik. Take warm clothes, it gets chilly in the mountains in the evening (source): velikaplanina.si).

Where can I find hotels at the thermal baths?

Under Thermal baths and wellness in Eastern Europe There are three spa hotels per spa resort, with their rating on Booking.com.