Hotels in Vrnjačka Banja

Three kinds of hotel accommodation

Large spa hotels

Names such as Fontana, Breza, Sloboda, Zvezda and Slatina have been linked with the spa for decades. Most were built in the second half of the 20th century, when the spa grew fast, and many have since been renovated. These hotels have a restaurant with full board, conference rooms and usually an indoor pool. After its 2019 renovation, Hotel Fontana, for example, was presented with around 150 rooms and suites, a 500 m² conference hall and a wellness centre with pools covering more than 1,000 m².

Boutique and B&B hotels

Smaller places with twenty to fifty rooms, usually with breakfast and without full board. A good choice if you want hotel standards (reception, daily cleaning) and eat out. They are often closer to the promenade than the large hotels.

The Merkur treatment centre

The Merkur special hospital for treatment and rehabilitation is the largest single provider of beds in the spa, with around 850 beds spread across several buildings. Besides patients who come for rehabilitation on referral, it takes guests who pay for their stay and treatments themselves. The springs whose water is used in treatment are covered in our piece on the mineral springs of Vrnjačka Banja.

Full board, half board or room only

Full board pays off if you are in the spa to rest and have treatments and don't want to think about meals. Half board (breakfast and dinner) leaves the middle of the day free for walks and trips. Bed and breakfast makes sense if you plan to eat in restaurants and traditional taverns (kafane) — and the spa has plenty. At hotels with a buffet, ask whether there is also an à la carte choice; for guests on a special diet that matters.

What to compare before booking

• Whether use of the pool and sauna is included in the price or charged separately.
• Whether the price applies to a minimum number of nights and how much the surcharge for a shorter stay is.
• Whether the tourist tax and insurance are included.
• How far it is from the promenade — some hotels are on the edge of the spa.
• Cancellation terms: some hotels allow free cancellation, some keep the deposit.
• Whether parking is charged.

Hotels for seminars and groups

The spa is one of Serbia's most important conference venues, so the larger hotels have rooms for anything from a few dozen to several hundred people, with projectors and sound systems. If you are organising an event, compare packages that include the room, coffee breaks and full board — see our piece on conference tourism in Vrnjačka Banja for more.