ArkaBarka Floating Hostel and Apartments

2.0 star property
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Standard Apartment, Multiple Beds, Balcony, River View | View from room
Exterior
Lobby sitting area
Front of property
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Obala Kralja Aleksandra b.b, Splav Arkabarka, Belgrade, 11070
  • UŠĆE Shopping Center
    11 min walk
  • Kombank Arena
    3 min drive
  • Belgrade Waterfront
    4 min drive
  • Belgrade (BEG-Nikola Tesla)
    26 min drive

Room options

Standard Double or Twin Room, Multiple Beds, Balcony, River View (Danube Spirit)

  • 12 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Apartment, Multiple Beds, Balcony, River View

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

Standard Studio Suite, Multiple Beds, Balcony, River View (King Studio )

  • 27.0 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Basic Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Ground Floor

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Economy Double Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Basic Shared Dormitory (1 Single Bed)

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds

Family Quadruple Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Standard Studio Suite, Multiple Beds, Balcony, River View (Queen Studio)

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Belgrade

With a stay at ArkaBarka Floating Hostel and Apartments in Belgrade (Novi Beograd), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Knez Mihailova Street and Danube River. .This hostel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Park of Friendship (Park Prijateljstva) and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from UŠĆE Shopping Center.

What's nearby

  • Kombank Arena - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Knez Mihailova Street - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Belgrade Waterfront - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Republic Square - 4 min drive - 3.9 km
  • Kalemegdan Citadel - 6 min drive - 4.2 km

Getting around

  • Belgrade Centre Railway Station - 13 min drive
  • Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Pomodoro Nuovo - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Coffeedream - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪U masi, kod bine i prašine - ‬2 min walk

About this property

ArkaBarka Floating Hostel and Apartments

Belgrade hostel in Novi Beograd with spa services and a coffee shop
ArkaBarka Floating Hostel and Apartments offers 23 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. This Belgrade hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access and a fireplace in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite at the hostel's coffee shop/cafe, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

Bosnian, Croatian, English, Greek, Serbian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Fireplace in reception
  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets stay free
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.37 per person, per night for adults; EUR 0.68 per night for guests aged 7-15 years old. This tax does not apply to children under 7 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 20.00 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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ArkaBarka Floating Hostel and Apartments Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 47 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Very chilled vibe. Good breakfast selection each morning, food was freshly prepared. Good value for money. Comfortable bed and clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing ! Alex is the guvna
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Irena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ida

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We like the position of the hostel directly on the river, the view toward Kalemegdan and the green view toward the big war island, the breakfast, the staff, the hostel architecture, everything was nice, the apartment on the ground floor in glass and the lock. I would like to come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Spyridon

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly, kind and helpful stuff!! Whatever you want the guys are there for you!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the money …cramped rooms, washroom filthy, NO sanitizer
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were landing in Belgrade at 5am so I made the reservation the night before so we can check in when we arrived at our hotel around 6am and sleep until checkout at 11am. I messaged the hotel that night to let them know we’d be arriving at the hotel around 6am to sleep only a few hours after a night flight. We get to the hotel at 6:30am but reception didn’t open until 8am. We were so tired and sleep deprived we walked over next door and their reception was open and they had rooms Available so we ended up staying there a few hours instead. I paid ArkaBarka $65 for nothing and then still paid $55 next door to sleep only 3 hours if that! Ugh
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

It was absolutely beautiful, true to pictures. Only thing I would say is that staff were not very helpful/friendly and the place is not clean,
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great concept
Awesome place, clean, relaxing and kind staff
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Amazing staff and nice design, breakfast included and super cheap, nice to be near the water and comfy
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Leopoldo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Srinivas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worthy stay
Helping staff, healthy breakfast, nice view of river danube
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marcelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible. this was the best hostel I've stayed.
Staff very well mannered and prepared for an exclusive service. Congratulations for the great service. Very Thanks, great time.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

omer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Hotel, Not easies Location, Cash Only
It is an amazing place with incredible views and great team working there. The shortcommings are: it is a 10 minutes walking distance from the parking area and there is no service to assist with luggage - should improve because we were walking with kids in the pooring rain. The surprise was at the check out - I booked pay at the hotel option - they accept only cash - no credit card (still cannot believe) and Hotel.com was useless in assisting. The problem is there is no ATM close by.....and I had to pay for two rooms and four days...that event turned me off and therefore would not recommend the stay at Arka. Also, I would recommend staying in downtown considering transportation to/from. Again, candy box on the Danube with cash based business model.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Emma, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hostel, clean rooms, excellent breakfast. Just wish the rooms had soap or shampoo but that is minor.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Kathryn

Your cab will drop you off on the other side of a park that you have to cross to get to the hotel. The views at the hotel are amazing and the staff is so friendly. The part I didn’t like was the wooden floorboards in the shower were wobbly and could also be heard throughout the hotel. I liked the hotel for the overall experience though
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The location right on the Danube is incredibly charming and the staff were very pleasant, however the accommodations for a family were cramped in comparison to a typical hotel room and the room was damp, to the point of the bedding being moist all night long and my book pages wrinkled. Probably fine for the hostel it is meant to be, but for the price of an "apartment room" a family would be much more comfortable and less damp in a hotel room or apartment on land.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

anton

Unique and wonderful hostel! Only issue is that parking is far away.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place
We had a great stay in Belgrade that the staff only made better. It was a lovely stay a d we would absolutely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast on the river.
The barge is on the water which was lovely to have breakfast by, but there are mosquitos at night. My room was upgraded for free which was kind of them, but the AC only worked as a fan, not a cooler, and overlooked the entrance walkway, which was noisy when people arrive at 5am, and many people not respecting normal sleep times by being quiet when returning from a night out. The common room was large and comfortable and overlooked the water. Bikes available for use, but I didn't partake as I was happy walking everywhere. Close to newly opened Museum of Contemporary Arts. The New Belgrade area has a very relaxed, open feel compared to Belgrade proper and was a great start to my visit in Serbia.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Thom, York, U.K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real gem! Beautiful rooms and communal areas, in a great place. Loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Søren

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smell of river in the room
We had two rooms. The one on the lower deck was very humid, Air con hardly working, door lock not working properly, morning buffet with cheese and ham standing in 30 degrees C for hours but worst thing was the smell of the river in the room. There was an Air freshener in the room that was frequently used to cover up for the smell. Low price, low standard - never coming back
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jasmin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr schön gelegen. Zimmer waren sauber und schön eingerichtet. Alles super freundlich. War einfach alles klasse
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024