Name: Arkabarka Floating Hostel And Apartments
Address: Obala Kralja Aleksandra B B Splav Arkabarka, Belgrade, 11070, RS

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Thomas

Beautiful spot on the river. Amazing terrace

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Anastasiia

We liked the cat, Leo, very much! The entire staff was quite helpful with any question, or request, and also offered some stimulating conversation. The air conditioning in the room worked well. The breakfast was both tasty and filling, with coffee that kept flowing. Overall, we had a good stay, and would come again.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Matt

Great stay. The staff and environment make the place an excellent spot to stay at. Accommodations are simple but more than adequate. Really enjoyed the common room for reading and drinks with a nice view of the Danube. The staff here were very friendly and welcoming.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2025

Asmin

This property offers a truly unique experience, as it is built on the river, creating a peaceful and memorable atmosphere. The staff were exceptionally friendly and attentive, making every effort to ensure a pleasant stay.
If your room faces the water, waking up early to watch the sunrise from bed is an unforgettable highlight.

As it is located on the river, mosquitoes can be expected. While there is a mosquito net, I would suggest to apply repellent before sleeping. Few mosquitos may still find its way in. We bought a protection sprays before our arrival and it was effective.

Breakfast is satisfying, simple French toast, fresh tomato and cucumber, ajvar (a delicious traditional sauce from the region), as well as jam, eggs, olives, and fresh bread.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jun 2025

Marcin

Welcome to ArkaBarka.

I stayed at ArkaBarka for 6 nights. The people were really friendly, and the breakfast was surprisingly good — a nice way to start the day. However, the rooms were quite small, which made things feel a bit cramped. Overall, it’s a decent place with a social vibe, but be aware of the limited space.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Very chilled vibe. Good breakfast selection each morning, food was freshly prepared. Good value for money. Comfortable bed and clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2024

Oliver

Amazing ! Alex is the guvna

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2022

Ida

We like the position of the hostel directly on the river, the view toward Kalemegdan and the green view toward the big war island, the breakfast, the staff, the hostel architecture, everything was nice, the apartment on the ground floor in glass and the lock. I would like to come back again.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2022

Spyridon

Very friendly, kind and helpful stuff!! Whatever you want the guys are there for you!!

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

06 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

Not worth the money …cramped rooms, washroom filthy, NO sanitizer

Business

2/10

Poor

16 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

We were landing in Belgrade at 5am so I made the reservation the night before so we can check in when we arrived at our hotel around 6am and sleep until checkout at 11am. I messaged the hotel that night to let them know we’d be arriving at the hotel around 6am to sleep only a few hours after a night flight. We get to the hotel at 6:30am but reception didn’t open until 8am. We were so tired and sleep deprived we walked over next door and their reception was open and they had rooms Available so we ended up staying there a few hours instead. I paid ArkaBarka $65 for nothing and then still paid $55 next door to sleep only 3 hours if that! Ugh

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

It was absolutely beautiful, true to pictures.
Only thing I would say is that staff were not very helpful/friendly and the place is not clean,

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2020

Roxanne

Great concept

Awesome place, clean, relaxing and kind staff

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2020

Roxanne

Great place

Amazing staff and nice design, breakfast included and super cheap, nice to be near the water and comfy

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2019

Srinivas

Worthy stay

Helping staff, healthy breakfast, nice view of river danube

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2019

Marcelo

Incredible. this was the best hostel I've stayed.

Staff very well mannered and prepared for an exclusive service. Congratulations for the great service. Very Thanks, great time.

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2019

omer

Amazing Hotel, Not easies Location, Cash Only

It is an amazing place with incredible views and great team working there. The shortcommings are: it is a 10 minutes walking distance from the parking area and there is no service to assist with luggage - should improve because we were walking with kids in the pooring rain. The surprise was at the check out - I booked pay at the hotel option - they accept only cash - no credit card (still cannot believe) and Hotel.com was useless in assisting. The problem is there is no ATM close by.....and I had to pay for two rooms and four days...that event turned me off and therefore would not recommend the stay at Arka. Also, I would recommend staying in downtown considering transportation to/from. Again, candy box on the Danube with cash based business model.

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2018

Emma

nice hostel, clean rooms, excellent breakfast. Just wish the rooms had soap or shampoo but that is minor.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2018

Kathryn

Your cab will drop you off on the other side of a park that you have to cross to get to the hotel. The views at the hotel are amazing and the staff is so friendly. The part I didn’t like was the wooden floorboards in the shower were wobbly and could also be heard throughout the hotel. I liked the hotel for the overall experience though

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

The location right on the Danube is incredibly charming and the staff were very pleasant, however the accommodations for a family were cramped in comparison to a typical hotel room and the room was damp, to the point of the bedding being moist all night long and my book pages wrinkled. Probably fine for the hostel it is meant to be, but for the price of an \"apartment room\" a family would be much more comfortable and less damp in a hotel room or apartment on land.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2018

anton

Unique and wonderful hostel! Only issue is that parking is far away.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2018

Andrew

A great place

We had a great stay in Belgrade that the staff only made better. It was a lovely stay a d we would absolutely stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2018

Verified traveler

Breakfast on the river.

The barge is on the water which was lovely to have breakfast by, but there are mosquitos at night.
My room was upgraded for free which was kind of them, but the AC only worked as a fan, not a cooler, and overlooked the entrance walkway, which was noisy when people arrive at 5am, and many people not respecting normal sleep times by being quiet when returning from a night out.
The common room was large and comfortable and overlooked the water. Bikes available for use, but I didn't partake as I was happy walking everywhere. Close to newly opened Museum of Contemporary Arts. The New Belgrade area has a very relaxed, open feel compared to Belgrade proper and was a great start to my visit in Serbia.

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2018

Thom

A real gem! Beautiful rooms and communal areas, in a great place. Loved it.

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

Lukas

Alxender was very nice and helping. Its a nice Boot to stay at on the Donau.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2026

Hakan

Perfect. Dream to stay again

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

Mehmet

Temizdi, yeri harikaydı.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Musa Caner

İnanlımaz güler yüzlü bir personel var kahvaltısına bayıldım manzarası çok iyi temiz bir otel

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Jérôme

Petit havre de paix au milieu du tumulte de la vil

Situation exceptionnelle de l'hôtel avec vue incroyable sur Belgrade. Très calme pour dormir.
Personnel très accueillant. Draps et serviettes propres.
Parking très proche.
Le petit déjeuner est un vrai plus.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2025

Philipp

Unique place with nice views on the river. However our room was pretty run down, the bathroom smelled very badly and the whole room was unclean. Also even with A/C it was very humid in the room, so much that even the bed was damp. Employees were very friendly and helpful. And it was nice to get a free breakfast.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Heike

Sehr gerne wieder!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Clarissa

This you need to exprerience, very cool Alice in the wonderland-feel place! Super cute cat took care of us.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2025

seyma

Otel sahibi yardımsever ve çözüm odaklı bir beyefendiydi, klimamız bozuktu hemen bir ısıtıcı getirdi. Otel konum itibari ile çok güzel Nehir’e sıfır. Otopark otele 750 metre falan biraz yürümek gerekiyor. Biz gayet memnun kaldık

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2025

Anil

ArkaBarka

Eğer Belgrad'a geliyorsanız kalabileceğiniz maksimum güzellikte bölge ve otel burası. Tuna Nehri üzerinde ördek, kaz ve kuğularla kahvaltı yapabilirsiniz.

ArkaBarka otel çalışanlarından Aleksandra, Lidyja ve Mılıca her biri süper insanlar.

Belgrade Marathon için buraya 2.gelisim. Özellikle maraton için gelecekler ve antrenman yapmak isteyen arkadaşlar otelin yaninda ki parkin parkurunda antrenman yapabilirler. Toplamda git-gel 6km parkuru var.

Merkeze yürümek isterseniz 3km eğer ben yorulurum diyorsaniz caddeden otobüsle 5 dakika da merkeze ulaşırsınız.

Belgrad'i, ArkaBarka'yi ve buradaki çalışanları seviyorum.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2025

Murat Bülent

Tuna nehri üzerinde konakladık

Çok güzel bir deneyim oldu

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2025

Murat Bülent

Çok memnun kaldık.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Susana

Muy servicial atentos a las necesidades y preferenciss del cliente.

2/10

Poor

15 Jul 2024

Søren

Smell of river in the room

We had two rooms. The one on the lower deck was very humid, Air con hardly working, door lock not working properly, morning buffet with cheese and ham standing in 30 degrees C for hours but worst thing was the smell of the river in the room. There was an Air freshener in the room that was frequently used to cover up for the smell.
Low price, low standard - never coming back

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2024

Jasmin

Sehr schön gelegen. Zimmer waren sauber und schön eingerichtet. Alles super freundlich. War einfach alles klasse

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Jan 2024

Jongo

Full of bugs. I can't pass the night and ran away from the bugs.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2023

Armando

Ottima struttura considerando che è un ostello! Il cambio biancheria non avviene automaticamente ma in qualunque momento puoi chiedere asciugamani puliti; non c’è pulizia e rifacimento dei letti giornalieri, ci hanno spiegato che lo stesso avviene solo tra un ospite e l’altro! Quindi nel nostro soggiorno settimanale non è mai stato rifatto il letto e gli asciugamani sono stati cambiati solo su richiesta
Il clima dell’ ostello è comunque molto familiare e ci si sente a casa. La fermata dell’autobus (che ti porta in città vecchia) è molto vicina, basta attraversare il bellissimo parco che costeggia il Danubio
Unica nota dolente è la colazione:caffè americano (espresso e cappuccino a pagamento), solo pane bianco o fritto con uovo, uova sode; fette di formaggio; würstel; cereali e latte; mele; maionese e ketchup; insalata di pomodori e cetrioli; salse varie tra cui nutella (?) e confettura di albicocche!
Dopo qualche giorno ci siamo comunque abituati 😅
Siamo comunque stati davvero molto bene e nella camera era presente un bollitore con caffè e tisane che abbiamo assaporato sulla terrazza vista Danubio! 💙💙💙

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

06 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Decepcionante. Anuncio engañoso en dónde se indica que dispone de parking, pero en realidad está a 700 metros y es en la calle (bajo la amenaza de sufrir desperfectos si no tiene matrícula serbia). Igualmente, error al asignar la habitación, lo cual fue comunicado horas después de instarlarnos.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2022

Verified traveler

Sjov oplevelse at bo på en husbåd!

Dette var en anderledes oplevelse! På den positive måde! Utrolig sjovt at bo på en husbåd 😅
Hostellet havde en fin beliggenhed til byen hvis man ikke er bange for at gå lidt ekstra, det var rent og sen indtjekning på kode til døren fungerede perfekt! Vi ankom sent om aftenen hvor receptionen var lukket, men det gik rigtig fint at tjekke ind selv.
Med service havde vi delte oplevelser. Før ankomst var vi i kontakt med hostellet ang. bestilling af taxa, og de var hjælpsomme og satte os i kontakt med en taxachauffør, som endte med at hente os. Da vi skulle hjem igen var det også sent om natten, og da vi ønskede hjælp til at bestille en taxa igen, blev vi mødt af en ligeglad medarbejder som sagde at “det måtte vi bestille selv.”
Så ja, lidt forskellige oplevelser, men alt i alt et cool sted, hvor jeg gerne havde boet igen!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2019

MEHTAP

Mükemmel lokasyon ve manzera. Güler yüzlü hizmet.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2019

Magnus

Cozy

We enjoyed it and the hostel was cozy. The hosts were nice. We had shared bathrooms, this was small and in poor condition.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Au fil de l’eau du Danube

Bonne adresse pour séjour au bord de l’eau (bras Danube), agréable 2* avec balcon sur le fleuve. Confort spartiate mais de bon niveau. Le personnel est vraiment sympa et l’ensemble est plus que satisfaisant!
Les suites sont assez grandes pour loger 2, la SdB: simple rideau de douche qui inonde tout l’ensemble, mais ok pour les vacances.
Hôtels.com stipule que ménage est effectué chaque jour, je n’ai pas eu cette expérience pendant 3 nuits!
Petit déjeuner des plus correct avec vue à couper le souffle !!
WiFi correct et gratuit partout
Prêt de vélo gratuit 😉, mais c’est surtout un endroit paisible où vous pouvez lâcher prise (en intégrant les conditions spartiates d’un radeau géant posé sur l’eau!)
Parking quasi impossible, vous aurez de toutes façons à marcher! Pas fait pour les handicapés...
Merci à l'équipe pour le bon moment passé en famille 😎😉

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2019

Knut Harald

En av de beste hostelopplevelse.

Morsomt konsept og fint å bo på en vuggende husbåt.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

L'originalité et la beauté de l'hôtel. L'accueil et la gentillesse du personnel.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

It's by the river, really like the concept. Its cool. Unfortunately a lot of mosqitoes at night. The ceiling was leaking water, but we let them know and the next day they gave us the apartment of the boss. That was much better so we were really happy with that.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2018

DAVOR

Kindly staff, attractive and interesting object. The only problem we had was access with a vehicle so we had to park about 700 met further ( reason - due to BeerFest), nobody has informed us.

Family