Hotel Bistra

Mavrovo National Park


Near Mavrovo town, the Bistra has comfortable, clean, rather dated rooms and some of the park's best amenities. These include a restaurant, bar, pool, Turkish bath and sauna for cultivating that ski-lodge glow, plus spas in the deluxe rooms. Prices are lowest in summer, when it's a wonderful place to retreat to, with sweeping views.

Add €5 per person onto the room prices for ski season.


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