Yet another important and historic old town in Europe. As the legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary for more than 200 years and another important city of the Habsburg empire, there is much that has occurred here over the centuries. Less auspicious than many larger European cities, this is still a very striking old town. Because it is so much less touristed than the larger cities as well, there is a great laid back and quieter vibe in the city. We mostly visited old town by day when the tourists are out but absolutely come back here at night as well. The old town area changes drastically as the locals come out to play and hang out. There is a din at night that is energetic and fantastic.

Bratislava was one of our cruise ports on the Emerald Sun Danube cruise. The walking tour we took part in was excellent. The history is very interesting given the amount of times the country's borders have changed over the years.

A really nice old town. Very swept up and welcoming. Lots of sculptures and fountains and grand old buildings. Pretty touristy but that's to be expected. Prices are a bit inflated but not outrageous.

Great location, plenty of historical buildings, charming squares, good bars and restraints very clean and welcoming. A relax place to spend some time, excellent vibe to the place. Glad the UK stag/hen parties haven’t discovered this city yet.

Old Town was a nice mix of shops, restaurants and museums. The museum of the History of Bratislava is a must see. Several afternoons, I stopped at one of the cafes and had an Aperol Spritzer. There’s a terrific candy shop there that has delightful sweets!

We all liked old town so much. We have spent a day in Bratislava and really enjoyed. We are definitely going back. Old town has lots of restaurants, souvenirs shops and lots of interesting things to see and explore.

Two night stay in the heart of the Old Town. Christmas markets in full swing. Attractive squares, streets and buildings. So many restaurants and bars in a compact area. Castle (reconstructed) was fascinating. Cathedral impressive. Riverside interesting. Tram to station was convenient. Great character in a compact area.

Superb city break with my daughter. Things to know... A Bratislava card for two days was 26 euro each and allowed free bus and tram travel all over the city, you just carry it, no need to insert or show the driver, also allows a good % off of things like castle, museums, UFO tower etc etc, highly recommend it if you are seeking attractions. The food was fantastic everywhere we ate, examples were the El Goucho Argentine restaurant🤷, Parlament Restaurant was good but be ultra specific of what you want as it's easy to have the wrong dish delivered🤷, Underground Burger cafe, hands down the most delicious burger I have ever had 👌 We visited the ww2 memorial at twighlight beautiful and emotional and an incredible view, take an uber it's a mental up hill walk. Castle building/museum was great we spent ages in there. Keep in mind a lot of attractions are up hill, I never walked so many steps 😄. On the hill up to the castle there are at least three small local bars which we checked out, Andy's bar for example was cozy and inviting. We also tried 17s, bar'rock and the blind pig (speakeasy from war time), this bar goes down way down about two levels quite an experience. We tried Bratislava rolls, like sweet half bagels with almond and something like cake mix, my daughter liked them, me not so much.. our BnB was just down from the castle and was more than efficient. We took a bus around the south side of the river to see where the mass of the city live very eastern block style flats and mostly in great condition, it appears to be a thriving city. The UFO tower was fab, great view, could've stayed up there for ages. My daughter was able to work out the public transport really well and is a fantastic system, rather envious of it with their tram system and buses, Uber was also very good and not overly expensive. Food not particularly cheap but not too expensive either, (I'll photo some receipts) fillet steak in the Parlament restaurant 36 euro , beer around 2.50 to 3 euro for a half litre, local brewery beer is popular. Vodka ranged from 2.50 to around 5 euro depending where. There's an Irish bar if that's your thing but we avoided that at my daughter's behest 😄. Uber from airport was around 12 euro and so worth it, about 20 minutes. All in all we had a fantastic time and enjoyed the attractions. Advice would be to 'be specific' about what you want food and drink wise, English is obviously not their first language and things can easily get lost in translation however it will be appreciated if you give a decent attempt at their language, I was crap at it but my daughter gave it a good go. . 3rd of Jan for 3 days and the weather was dry and around 8 degrees, very mild. A beautiful city on the banks of the Danube steeped in history . Most definitely a must visit Loved it 😍

We visit Bratislava for a new year holidays.We were not positive surprised with this city, we expected more kindness from local professional people ( hotel receptionist, taxi drivers , waitress etc, all they care is to charge high and do as nothing as possible. New year expectations on main square in old city were without program and music what we didn't experience in other Citys for new year expectations. We were little disappointed but overall 6 of 10 is our score, absolutely not recommend for new year. Prices are pretty high for what you get. If they could they would charge for air... ;)

Excellent view, really old traditional town. Small souvenir shops inside, modern Cafe-bars, beautiful buildings. Empty memory cards recommended for hundred photo shots. Dunabe beside the city is absolutely a dream. Try UFO bridge.