The Best Hotels in Chișinău, Moldova
Chişinău, the capital of Moldova, rarely features on the itineraries of even dedicated travellers to Eastern Europe. There are enough monuments, museums and parks to keep you busy for a few days, but the real attraction here is its excellent wine. Don’t miss indulging at Mileștii Mici or Cricova wineries – both are easily accessible from Chişinău. Much of the accommodation in the capital is fairly low-key, but newer modern properties now chart a distinctive if not eccentric course.
1. Nobil Luxury Boutique Hotel
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The modern glass-fronted Nobil tower hides a surprisingly old-world interior. From chandeliers to panelling, drapery, roll top tubs, vintage-style furniture and gilt-framed paintings, perhaps only the lofty 21st-century views through floor-to-ceiling windows break the spell. The seventh-floor fine-dining restaurant continues the theme with gold barstools and a decorative fireplace. More modern luxuries are found in the spa, which has a sensory shower, jacuzzi and Finnish sauna.
2. Weekend Boutique Hotel
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The crazed facade of the Weekend Boutique Hotel – painted like a repeating gold-baroque motif on emerald-green wallpaper with framed artwork blocking the windows – heralds more hallucinations within. Things do calm down inside, but expect plenty of eye-popping patterns and floral wallpaper, tiles and carpets along with artsy table lamps, rococo-tinged furniture and disorienting mirrors. Marilyn Monroe images pop up here and there, too.
3. Shadow Boutique Hotel & Spa
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North of the city centre near Chişinău Circus, the Shadow has a distinctive black gable-roofed facade with pillared balconies. Modern rooms feature straightforward furniture and pale leatherette headboards, with scarlet accents dominating cushions, chair covers and bedspreads. Three swimming pools – one outside – seem remarkable for a hotel this size, and the indoor ones faintly resemble an Ottoman-era cistern and a Temple of Doom-like movie set. A cosy archway-decorated restaurant features traditional Moldovan cuisine.
4. Hotel Lidia
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5. Komilfo Hotel
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6. Klassik Hotel
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7. Hotel Mini Chişinău
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8. Art Rustic Hotel
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9. Jazz Hotel
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Maria Menegaki contributed additional reporting to this article.
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