Cluj-Napoca hotels, hostels

Five stars

Web info: Every room in the hotel offers guests non smoking rooms, air conditioning, bathrobes, daily newspaper, desk. To make each guest’s stay more complete, this Cluj-napoca hotel offers room service 24hr, casino, elevator, bar/pub, laundry service/dry cleaning, meeting facilities , restaurant. Those looking for first-rate sporting and leisure facilities will find massage, pool indoor, jacuzzi, gym/fitness facilities, sauna.

Four stars

City Plaza

Web info: Featured in each room, among other amenities, are non smoking rooms, air conditioning, daily newspaper, hair dryer, ironing board, in room safe, bathtub. Guests will enjoy the hotel’s excellent facilities and services including room service 24hr, executive floor, elevator, bar/pub, laundry service/dry cleaning, meeting facilities , restaurant. Unwind after your day with a choice of massage, gym/fitness facilities, sauna, spa – just a few of the hotel’s excellent sporting and leisure offerings.

Three stars

Victoria Hotel

Web info: This 4 story 3-star hotel boasts 67 well-designed guestrooms. Every room in the hotel offers guests television, mini bar. Other features at the hotel include laundry service/dry cleaning, restaurant, room service, tours, business center.

Leif’s take: This 1986 hotel aims for modern fussiness, with fluffy, sparkling-gold fabrics, though with only OK beds and plain furnishing, it ultimately it feels like you’re paying for location. Some rooms have mini step-out balconies to watch the boulevard buzz by.

Hotel Confort

Web info: Featured in each room, among other amenities, are non smoking rooms, air conditioning, daily newspaper, desk, hair dryer, ironing board, television. Featuring room service 24hr, bar/pub, laundry service/dry cleaning, meeting facilities , restaurant, room service and safety deposit boxes.

Leif’s take: This is a colorful place with rather basic modern furnishings. Six of the 35 rooms have wall-of-glass windows and air-con. Back rooms, away from the busy street, are significantly quieter. It’s a 10-minute walk from the center.

Capitolina Hotel

Web info: Guests will find all of the finest amenities in each of the 24 rooms in this popular 3-star hotel. To make each guest’s stay comfortable, all rooms feature non smoking rooms, air conditioning, bathrobes, daily newspaper, desk. Also to be found at the hotel are room service 24hr, elevator, bar/pub, laundry service/dry cleaning, restaurant, room service, safety deposit boxes.

Hostels

For the full spread of Cluj’s budget options, use the search box below.

Retro Hostel

Leif’s take: On a quiet lane amidst 16th-century citadel wall fragments, the happy, superbly run Retro is one of Romania’s best hostels. The larger dorms are a bit tight, but colourful with gold walls, moonlight windows and sunshiny bedspreads and the privates are a good value. The chatty and tirelessly helpful staff offer maps and good-value day trips.

Transylvania Hostel

Leif’s take: The leafy inner courtyard is prime end-of-day, cruisy, drinking territory. Even without the copiously consumed alcohol, this centrally located, 50-bed place is disarmingly welcoming, with all the next-gen hostel attributes: PCs, wi-fi, home theatre, large self-cater kitchen and combo sauna/massage showers inspired by Star Trek. The privates feel a bit overpriced.

City Center Hostel

Leif’s Take: I visited these guys soon after their soft opening, and parts of the hostel were still unfinished, but it looked like there was much potential. Natural lighting via skylights illuminates the ground level, which makes for a bright, cheery place, though anyone wanting to sleep in better bring their eye shades. There’s new beds and thoughtfully decorated common spaces. As advertised, it’s extremely central, just off busy Str Memorandumului.

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