Where to stay
Where to stay guides
The right neighbourhood for every kind of trip.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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253 destination guides, grouped by region. Popular starting points: Paris, London, Rome and Barcelona.
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France · best April–June and September–October
Paris
World-class museums, café terraces and walkable riverside quarters
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United Kingdom · best May–June and September
London
Free national museums, royal landmarks, West End theatre and riverside walks
Italy · best April–May and September–October
Rome
Ancient ruins, Vatican art, Baroque piazzas and long trattoria lunches
Spain · best May–June and September–October
Barcelona
Gaudí architecture, Gothic lanes, tapas bars and city beaches
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Netherlands · best April–June and September
Amsterdam
Canal rings, Golden Age art, brown cafés and a city made for bikes
Japan · best March–May and October–November
Tokyo
Neon districts, historic shrines, outstanding food and punctual trains
Europe
| Destination | First visit | On a budget |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | Le Marais | Latin Quarter |
| London | Covent Garden and Soho | Bloomsbury and King's Cross |
| Rome | Centro Storico | Testaccio |
| Barcelona | Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter) | El Raval |
| Amsterdam | Canal Ring (Grachtengordel) | Old Centre (De Wallen and Dam) |
| Istanbul | Sultanahmet | Kadıköy and Moda |
| Lisbon | Baixa and Chiado | Bairro Alto |
| Madrid | Sol and Gran Vía | Malasaña |
| Prague | Old Town | New Town |
| Vienna | Innere Stadt | Leopoldstadt |
| Berlin | Mitte | Kreuzberg |
| Venice | San Marco | Cannaregio |
| Florence | Duomo and Piazza della Signoria | San Frediano |
| Athens | Plaka | Monastiraki and Psyrri |
| Budapest | Belváros and Lipótváros (District V) | Erzsébetváros (District VII) |
| Dublin | Temple Bar | Smithfield and Stoneybatter |
| Edinburgh | Old Town | Leith |
| Copenhagen | Indre By | Vesterbro |
| Reykjavík | Downtown (101 Reykjavík) | Vesturbær |
| Seville | Barrio Santa Cruz | Triana |
| Porto | Ribeira | Cedofeita and Miguel Bombarda |
| Munich | Altstadt | Maxvorstadt |
| Milan | Centro Storico | Navigli |
| Naples | Centro Storico | Centro Storico |
| Nice | Vieux Nice (Old Town) | Jean-Médecin and Place Masséna |
| Dubrovnik | Old Town (Stari Grad) | Lapad |
| Santorini | Fira | Fira |
| Brussels | Grand-Place and Îlot Sacré | Marolles |
| Bruges | Markt and Burg | Sint-Anna |
| Kraków | Old Town | Podgórze |
| Warsaw | Old Town and New Town | Śródmieście |
| Stockholm | Gamla Stan | Norrmalm |
| Oslo | Sentrum and Karl Johans gate | Grünerløkka |
| Helsinki | Kruununhaka | Kamppi |
| Tallinn | Old Town (Lower Town) | Kalamaja and Telliskivi |
| Riga | Old Riga | Moscow Suburb and Spīķeri |
| Vilnius | Old Town | Naujamiestis |
| Zurich | Niederdorf | Langstrasse |
| Geneva | Old Town (Vieille Ville) | Pâquis |
| Lucerne | Old Town (Altstadt) | Station and KKL area |
| Interlaken | Höheweg and the town centre | Interlaken Ost |
| Salzburg | Altstadt (left-bank old town) | Andräviertel and Mirabell |
| Hamburg | Altstadt and Neustadt | St. Pauli |
| Frankfurt | Altstadt and Innenstadt | Bahnhofsviertel |
| Cologne | Cathedral and Hauptbahnhof | Ehrenfeld |
| Lyon | Vieux Lyon | Part-Dieu |
| Bordeaux | Saint-Pierre | Saint-Michel |
| Marseille | Vieux-Port | Cours Julien and Noailles |
| Valencia | Ciutat Vella | El Carmen |
| Málaga | Centro Histórico | Soho |
| Granada | Centro | Realejo |
| Palma de Mallorca | Old Town | El Terreno and Passeig Marítim |
| Ibiza | Ibiza Town | Sant Antoni |
| Tenerife | Puerto de la Cruz | Playa de las Américas |
| Bologna | Piazza Maggiore and the Quadrilatero | University Quarter (Via Zamboni) |
| Verona | Piazza Bra and the Arena | Veronetta |
| Amalfi Coast | Amalfi | Atrani |
| Cinque Terre | Monterosso al Mare | Corniglia |
| Palermo | Via Maqueda and Quattro Canti | Albergheria and Ballarò |
| Split | Old Town (Diocletian's Palace) | Bačvice |
| Ljubljana | Old Town | Tabor and Metelkova |
| Bratislava | Old Town | Petržalka |
| Belgrade | Stari Grad | Savamala |
| Sofia | City Centre | Studentski Grad |
| Bucharest | Old Town | Piața Romană and Amzei |
| Mykonos | Mykonos Town (Chora) | Agios Stefanos |
| Crete | Chania Old Town | Kissamos |
| Rhodes | Rhodes Old Town | Rhodes New Town |
| Antalya | Kaleiçi | Konyaaltı |
| Cappadocia | Göreme | Göreme |
| Bodrum | Bodrum Town | Gümbet |
| San Sebastián | Parte Vieja | Gros |
| Lake Como | Bellagio | Menaggio |
| Sorrento | Centro storico and Piazza Tasso | Sant'Agnello |
| Innsbruck | Altstadt | Innenstadt and Maria-Theresien-Straße |
| Hallstatt | Hallstatt Markt | Lahn |
| Rotterdam | Centrum | Kralingen |
| The Hague | Centrum and the Hofvijver | Zeeheldenkwartier |
| Antwerp | Oude Stad | Stationsbuurt and Diamond Quarter |
| Bergen | Bryggen and Vågen | Sandviken |
| Tromsø | Sentrum | Tromsdalen |
| Manchester | Deansgate and Spinningfields | Northern Quarter |
| Liverpool | Waterfront and Royal Albert Dock | Ropewalks and Bold Street |
| Bath | City Centre | Walcot |
| York | Minster Quarter | Fossgate and Walmgate |
| Glasgow | City Centre | City Centre |
| Belfast | City Centre | City Centre |
| Galway | Latin Quarter | Eyre Square |
| Madeira | Funchal Old Town | Câmara de Lobos |
| Algarve | Lagos | Albufeira |
| Azores | Ponta Delgada | Ponta Delgada |
| Corfu | Corfu Town | Gouvia and Dassia |
| Thessaloniki | City Centre (Aristotelous Square) | Kamara and Navarinou |
| Valletta | Upper Valletta | Floriana |
| Kotor | Old Town (Stari Grad) | Škaljari |
| Sarajevo | Baščaršija | Baščaršija |
| Zagreb | Donji Grad (Lower Town) | Britanski trg and upper Ilica |
| Hvar | Hvar Town | Stari Grad |
| Strasbourg | Grande Île | Krutenau |
| Cannes | La Croisette | Centre and Rue d'Antibes |
| Chamonix | Chamonix centre | Chamonix Sud |
Asia
| Destination | First visit | On a budget |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Shinjuku | Asakusa |
| Bangkok | Rattanakosin (Old Town) | Banglamphu and Khao San |
| Singapore | Marina Bay | Chinatown |
| Hong Kong | Central | Wan Chai |
| Seoul | Jongno and Insadong | Hongdae and Yeonnam-dong |
| Kyoto | Kyoto Station area | Kyoto Station area |
| Osaka | Namba and Dotonbori | Namba and Dotonbori |
| Bali | Seminyak | Canggu |
| Phuket | Patong | Patong |
| Hanoi | Old Quarter | Old Quarter |
| Ho Chi Minh City | District 1 (Đồng Khởi) | Phạm Ngũ Lão and Bùi Viện |
| Kuala Lumpur | KLCC | Chinatown (Petaling Street) |
| Taipei | Taipei Main Station (Zhongzheng) | Taipei Main Station (Zhongzheng) |
| Tbilisi | Old Tbilisi | Marjanishvili and Chugureti |
| Baku | Old City (İçərişəhər) | Narimanov |
| Yerevan | Republic Square | Mashtots Avenue |
| Maldives | North Malé Atoll | Malé |
| Goa | Calangute and Baga | Calangute and Baga |
| Delhi | Connaught Place | Paharganj |
| Mumbai | Colaba | Colaba |
| Jaipur | Pink City (Old City) | Bani Park |
| Agra | Taj Ganj | Taj Ganj |
| Kathmandu | Thamel | Thamel |
| Colombo | Fort | Slave Island |
| Chiang Mai | Old City | Old City |
| Krabi | Ao Nang | Ao Nang |
| Koh Samui | Chaweng | Lamai |
| Siem Reap | Old Market and Pub Street | Old Market and Pub Street |
| Phnom Penh | Riverside (Sisowath Quay) | Riverside (Sisowath Quay) |
| Luang Prabang | Old Town centre | Mekong riverfront |
| Da Nang | Hai Chau riverfront | Hai Chau riverfront |
| Hoi An | Ancient Town | Cam Thanh and the coconut villages |
| Manila | Makati (Legazpi and Salcedo Villages) | Poblacion, Makati |
| Cebu | Uptown Cebu City (IT Park and Cebu Business Park) | Downtown Cebu City |
| Boracay | Station 1 | Station 2 |
| Jakarta | Thamrin and Bundaran HI | Kota Tua and Glodok |
| Yogyakarta | Malioboro | Malioboro |
| Shanghai | The Bund and People's Square | Old City (Yuyuan) |
| Beijing | Wangfujing and Dongcheng | Qianmen and Dashilar |
| Macau | Senado Square and the Historic Centre | Senado Square and the Historic Centre |
| Busan | Haeundae | Nampo-dong and Jagalchi |
| Jeju | Jeju City Old Town | Jeju City Old Town |
| Sapporo | Sapporo Station area | Susukino |
| Okinawa | Naha (Kokusai-dori) | Naha (Kokusai-dori) |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima Station area | Hiroshima Station area |
| Nara | Kintetsu Nara and Higashimuki | JR Nara and Sanjo-dori |
| Fukuoka | Hakata Station | Hakata Station |
| Penang | George Town Heritage Zone | Chulia Street and Love Lane |
| Langkawi | Pantai Cenang | Pantai Cenang |
| Ubud | Central Ubud | Central Ubud |
| Ha Long Bay | Bai Chay | Hon Gai |
| Palawan | El Nido Town | El Nido Town |
| Kerala | Fort Kochi | Ernakulam |
| Pokhara | Lakeside | North Lakeside |
| Almaty | Golden Square | Panfilov Park and Zhibek Zholy |
| Samarkand | Registan and Old Town | Siab Bazaar and Bibi-Khanym |
North America
| Destination | First visit | On a budget |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | Midtown | Lower East Side and East Village |
| Los Angeles | Santa Monica | Hollywood |
| San Francisco | Union Square | Mission District |
| Las Vegas | Center Strip | South Strip |
| Miami | South Beach | Downtown Miami |
| Orlando | Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista |
| Chicago | The Loop | Wicker Park and Bucktown |
| Washington, D.C. | National Mall and Penn Quarter | U Street and Shaw |
| Boston | Back Bay | Fenway–Kenmore |
| New Orleans | French Quarter | Faubourg Marigny |
| Honolulu | Waikīkī | Waikīkī |
| Toronto | Entertainment District | Kensington Market and Chinatown |
| Vancouver | Downtown and Coal Harbour | Mount Pleasant and Main Street |
| Montreal | Old Montreal | Mile End |
| San Diego | Gaslamp Quarter | Pacific Beach |
| Seattle | Downtown and Pike Place | Capitol Hill |
| Portland | Downtown | Hawthorne and Belmont |
| Austin | Downtown | East Austin |
| Nashville | Downtown and Lower Broadway | East Nashville |
| Denver | LoDo and Union Station | Capitol Hill |
| Philadelphia | Old City | Fishtown |
| Atlanta | Downtown | Downtown |
| San Antonio | Downtown and the River Walk | Tobin Hill and the St. Mary's Strip |
| Dallas | Downtown and the Arts District | Las Colinas |
| Houston | Downtown | Downtown |
| Phoenix | Downtown Phoenix | Downtown Phoenix |
| Sedona | Uptown Sedona | West Sedona |
| Charleston | French Quarter and Market area | Harleston Village |
| Savannah | North Historic District | Victorian District and Forsyth Park |
| Key West | Old Town and Duval Street | Bahama Village |
| Maui | Kāʻanapali | Kīhei |
| Anchorage | Downtown | Midtown |
| Salt Lake City | Downtown | Sugar House |
| Quebec City | Old Québec – Upper Town | Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
| Calgary | Downtown | Airport and Northeast |
| Banff | Downtown Banff | Tunnel Mountain |
Middle East
| Destination | First visit | On a budget |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Downtown Dubai | Business Bay |
| Abu Dhabi | Corniche and Al Khalidiyah | Al Zahiyah |
| Doha | Souq Waqif and Old Doha | Al Sadd |
| Tel Aviv | Rothschild and the city centre | Kerem HaTeimanim |
| Jerusalem | Old City | Old City |
| Amman | Jabal Amman and Rainbow Street | Downtown (Al-Balad) |
| Muscat | Mutrah | Mutrah |
| Riyadh | Al Olaya | Deira and Al Batha |
| Jeddah | Al Hamra and the Corniche | Al-Balad |
| Petra | Visitor Centre area | Wadi Musa town centre |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Al Marjan Island | Ras Al Khaimah City |
Oceania
| Destination | First visit | On a budget |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Circular Quay and The Rocks | Newtown |
| Melbourne | Melbourne CBD | St Kilda |
| Auckland | City Centre and Viaduct Harbour | Karangahape Road |
| Queenstown | Queenstown Town Centre | Frankton |
| Brisbane | Brisbane CBD | Fortitude Valley |
| Gold Coast | Surfers Paradise | Surfers Paradise |
| Cairns | Cairns City and Esplanade | Cairns City and Esplanade |
| Perth | Perth CBD and Elizabeth Quay | Northbridge |
| Fiji | Denarau Island | Nadi |
| Christchurch | Central City | Riccarton |
| Wellington | Te Aro | Mount Victoria |
Latin America & Caribbean
| Destination | First visit | On a budget |
|---|---|---|
| Cancún | Northern Hotel Zone | Downtown Cancún |
| Mexico City | Centro Histórico | Centro Histórico |
| Rio de Janeiro | Copacabana | Copacabana |
| Buenos Aires | Palermo Soho | San Telmo |
| San Juan | Old San Juan | Old San Juan |
| Havana | Habana Vieja (Old Havana) | Centro Habana |
| Punta Cana | Bávaro | Los Corales and El Cortecito |
| Nassau | Downtown Nassau | Downtown Nassau |
| Montego Bay | Hip Strip (Gloucester Avenue) | Hip Strip (Gloucester Avenue) |
| Aruba | Palm Beach | Oranjestad |
| Barbados | Hastings and Rockley | Bridgetown |
| Cartagena | El Centro | Getsemaní |
| Medellín | El Poblado | Laureles–Estadio |
| Bogotá | La Candelaria | La Candelaria |
| Lima | Miraflores | Historic Centre |
| Cusco | Historic Centre | San Cristóbal |
| Santiago | Lastarria | Bellavista |
| Quito | Centro Histórico | La Mariscal |
| São Paulo | Avenida Paulista and Bela Vista | Avenida Paulista and Bela Vista |
| Montevideo | Ciudad Vieja | Centro |
| Tulum | Zona Hotelera Norte | Tulum Centro |
| Playa del Carmen | Centro and Quinta Avenida | Colosio |
| Puerto Vallarta | Zona Romántica | 5 de Diciembre |
Africa
| Destination | First visit | On a budget |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech | Medina (Jemaa el-Fnaa) | Kasbah |
| Cairo | Downtown | Downtown |
| Cape Town | City Bowl and Gardens | Sea Point |
| Fes | Fes el-Bali | Batha and Bab Bou Jeloud |
| Casablanca | Centre-Ville | Centre-Ville |
| Zanzibar | Stone Town | Paje |
| Nairobi | Westlands | Kilimani and Kileleshwa |
| Johannesburg | Sandton | Melville |
| Mauritius | Grand Baie | Grand Baie |
| Luxor | East Bank Corniche | Souq and station area |
| Sharm El Sheikh | Naama Bay | Naama Bay |
| Hurghada | Sekalla and Hurghada Marina | El Dahar |
| Tangier | Medina | Medina |
| Victoria Falls | Victoria Falls town centre | Victoria Falls town centre |
| Seychelles | Beau Vallon | Victoria |