Urban Hostel & Apartments

Top choice in Skopje


In a converted residential house with a sociable front garden for summer lounging, Urban is an excellent budget option on the outskirts of the leafy Debar Maalo neighbourhood, a 15-minute walk west of central Skopje. Decor is eclectic, with a fireplace for cosy winter nights and even a piano. The hostel's modern apartments, on the same road, are great value.

Dorm beds come with curtains and reading lights and the shared bathrooms are large (two have jacuzzi baths!). Breakfast is free, as are the bikes (handy for the schlep into the city centre). There are 10 apartments in total, some near the bus/train stations.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Skopje attractions

1. Mala Stanica

0.81 MILES

This outpost of the National Gallery of Macedonia hosts temporary exhibitions. It's a bit of a hike from Skopje's city centre and sometimes lies empty;…

2. Ploštad Makedonija

0.92 MILES

This gigantic square is the centrepiece of Skopje's audacious nation-building-through-architecture project and it has massive statues dedicated to…

3. Memorial House of Mother Teresa

0.92 MILES

This extraordinary retro-futuristic memorial is the most unique church you'll see in North Macedonia. Inside the building there's a small 1st-floor museum…

4. Museum of the City of Skopje

0.94 MILES

Occupying the old train station building where the stone fingers of the clock remain frozen in time at 5.17am – the moment Skopje's devastating earthquake…

5. Tvrdina Kale Fortress

0.98 MILES

Dominating the skyline of Skopje, this Game of Thrones–worthy, 6th-century AD Byzantine (and later, Ottoman) fortress is an easy walk up from the Čaršija…

8. Museum of Contemporary Art

1.02 MILES

Housed in a stunning modernist building with floor-to-ceiling windows and perched atop a hill with wonderful city views, this museum was built in the…