Rembrandt Hotel

Description:

• Compact and chic, this Dutch-owned boutique hotel is the personal top choice in the city, with contemporary guest rooms, comfortable beds, and generally welcoming staff. It's also located slap-bang in the center of the city, across the road from the National Bank of Romania, another gorgeous city monument. Just 15 rooms are squeezed into an almost impossibly narrow slither of carefully restored downtown real estate, but the Rembrandt has, in just a few years, come to define the spirit of renewal and rejuvenation that Bucharest's historic Lipscani District is set to represent (although surrounding developments have been slower than anticipated). Accommodations are beautiful; simple and sleek, they're done out with wooden floors (Caution: they're polished and slippery), hardy white linens, and Art Nouveau light fittings. If you don't mind having a slightly smaller room, note that there's one top-floor unit with a private balcony from which the spectacular views of the city stretch as far as the Parliamentary Palace. Rembrandt is near a wide range of lovely restaurants, and is perfect for exploring the city on foot. Note: Rates drop by over 10% at weekends.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Very Highly Recommended 2010