Arkabarka Belgrade

B(h)ostel with a view

Uroš from Belgrade

About me Oh, I never loved intros. Okay. I'm an engineer, like, that's the thing I make money from. I'm into renewable sources and some other energy-related stuff. I'm a retired football player who wonders why the heck he even played that. I'm also a book and travel lover as well as a LEGO brick and Burago car lover. I'm on a mission to discover as many places as po...
""Arkabarka" is a proper bostel on the river Danube in Belgrade. As an ex-employee, I recommend coming here at sunset or sunrise w/ a beer or coffee..."

No, it's not a typo in the title, it is a bostel. Or am I the only one calling it like that? It's a hostel on water. A boat hostel. Bostel. I mean, you can sleep in it, but you can also get a drink and enjoy a view to Kalemegdan, close to the Sava river.

Arkabarka Bostel is located close to the confluence of the rivers Sava and Danube, and yes, you can find it on any site that offers rooms in Belgrade. But what you can't find are some of the things that an ex-employee (me) can tell you about it.

First of all, as always: beer. There are tons of craft beers that you can try there. All of them are Serbian and have a great fruity taste. I used to work night shifts there so I can tell you how it is to watch the sunrise from the Great War island that is across the Bostel. There is a photo in this article that shows sunrise, but it's not even close to the live version of it. I recommend you combine it with a deck chair and a coffee or a beer.

The thing that's also nice about this place is the interior. Every part of the Bostel is hand-painted by an artist. There is not a single room that looks the same as any other.

But, again, my favourite part is the sunrise (or sunset), depending on when you step by.

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About me Oh, I never loved intros. Okay. I'm an engineer, like, that's the thing I make money from. I'm into renewable sources and some other energy-related stuff. I'm a retired football player who wonders why the heck he even played that. I'm also a book and travel lover as well as a LEGO brick and Burago car lover. I'm on a mission to discover as many places as possible that have good beer. So, if you want to get me out of the house, just tell me that we are going for some good beer. I'm also trying to be a some kind of poet. Just trying. Is that ...

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