Sarajevo spread along its valley

Luxury guide · Sarajevo

Luxury Sarajevo: Our Favourites

The finest of Sarajevo: five-star comfort at Marijin Dvor, heritage hotels by the bazaar, a forest spa resort in the hills, dinners with a view over the valley, Sarajevo’s own vineyard, and the goldsmiths, filigree makers and designers of the old town.

Five-star, heritage and spa hotels

  1. Five stars, city views

    Swissôtel Sarajevo

    Marijin Dvor·Luxury hotel·€€€€

    A high-rise luxury hotel above the Sarajevo City Center mall, with a spa and city views.

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  2. A grand old name

    Hotel Europe

    Old Town·Historic hotel·€€€

    Sarajevo’s historic grand hotel, between Baščaršija and Ferhadija, with a Viennese café and a spa.

    Vladislava Skarića 8Explore View on map

  3. Forest and spa

    Tarčin Forest Resort & Spa, MGallery

    Tarčin·Forest resort·€€€€

    A luxury hotel and residential resort in the forests near Tarčin, in the MGallery collection.

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  4. Thermal spa resort

    Hotel Hills Sarajevo

    Ilidža·Congress & spa hotel·€€€

    A large congress and thermal-spa hotel in Ilidža, next to the Thermal Riviera.

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  5. Above the bazaar

    Heritage Hotel Petrakija

    Old Town·Boutique hotel·€€€

    A boutique hotel on Petrakijina, a short walk uphill from Baščaršija.

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Fine dining

  1. Sarajevo’s own vineyard

    Hedona Wine Club

    Gornji Kromolj·Winery & restaurant·€€€€

    A boutique winery and restaurant above the city, with its own small vineyard, tastings and paired dinners.

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  2. A romantic villa

    4 Sobe Gospođe Safije

    Centre·Modern European·€€€

    A restaurant in an elegant Austro-Hungarian villa with a garden, named after the four rooms of Madame Safija.

    Čekaluša 61Explore View on map

  3. A view over the city

    Kibe Mahala

    Vrbanjuša·Bosnian grill·€€€

    A restaurant high on the hillside of Vrbanjuša, known for its grills and its view over the whole city.

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  4. Seasonal and modern

    Apetit

    Old Town·Modern Bosnian·€€€

    A small restaurant for modern cooking with seasonal Bosnian ingredients.

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  5. City view

    Park Prinčeva

    Iza Hrida·Bosnian & international·€€€

    A terrace restaurant on the hillside above the old town with one of the best views of Sarajevo.

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Wine and cocktails

  1. 180+ labels

    Dekanter

    City centre·Wine bar·€€

    A wine bar on Radićeva with more than 180 labels from Bosnian and foreign vineyards.

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  2. Cocktails

    The Bar

    Centre·Cocktail bar·€€

    A cocktail bar in the centre, near the Eternal Flame.

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Goldsmiths, crafts and designers

  1. High-end designers

    Burtuqaali

    City centre·Designer boutique·€€€€

    A concept store for high-end designer clothing, shoes and bags.

    Vladislava Skarića 5Explore View on map

  2. Goldsmith-jeweller

    Zlatar Fahrudin Sofić

    Baščaršija·Goldsmith·€€€

    The workshop of goldsmith Fahrudin Sofić on Gazi Husrev-begova.

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  3. Filigree

    Dženetić filigree workshop

    Baščaršija·Goldsmith & filigree·€€

    A goldsmith and filigree workshop with handmade jewellery on Gazi Husrev-begova.

    Gazi Husrev-begova 15Explore View on map

  4. Family coppersmiths

    Kazandžija S. Baščaušević

    Baščaršija·Coppersmith·€€

    A family coppersmith’s workshop on Kazandžiluk making hand-engraved copper.

    Kazandžiluk 3Explore View on map

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