The Skopje Marriott lobby, with a sweeping walnut staircase rising through the atrium

Luxury guide · Skopje

Luxury Skopje: Our Favourites

The finest of Skopje: five-star hotels on the square and by the bazaar, wine-led dinners and a wine library among the vineyards, inventive cocktail bars, hotel spas and a Turkish hammam, and the filigree silver and Macedonian ruby of the city’s jewellers.

Five-star and boutique hotels

  1. Skopje Marriott Hotel logo

    On Macedonia Square

    Skopje Marriott Hotel

    Macedonia Square·Luxury hotel·€€€€

    An international luxury hotel right on Macedonia Square, with a spa and an indoor pool.

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  2. Limak Skopje Luxury Hotel logo

    Large and lavish

    Limak Skopje Luxury Hotel

    Centre·Luxury hotel·€€€€

    A large luxury hotel a few minutes south of the centre, with a spa and a casino.

    Železnička 31Explore View on map

  3. Rooftop bar with a view

    DoubleTree by Hilton Skopje

    Aerodrom·Luxury hotel·€€€

    A modern hotel with a rooftop bar and a spa with an indoor pool.

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  4. Spa by the bazaar

    Bushi Resort & Spa

    Old Bazaar·Luxury hotel·€€€

    A luxury hotel and spa beside the Old Bazaar, with a Turkish bath, sauna and salt room.

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  5. 11 rooms and a spa

    GardenSpa Boutique Hotel

    Vodno foothills·Boutique hotel·€€€

    An 11-room boutique hotel at the foot of Mount Vodno with a small spa and wine therapy treatments.

    Lerinska 2Explore View on map

Fine dining and wine

  1. Wine and modern cooking

    Pastel Wine & Dine

    Centre·Modern European·€€€

    A modern restaurant and wine bar on Kliment Ohridski boulevard.

    Bulevar Kliment Ohridski 66Explore View on map

  2. Dining with style

    FOUR

    City Park·Modern European·€€€

    The restaurant of Park Hotel & Spa, at the edge of City Park, with an award-winning record.

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  3. At the Marriott

    Distrikt

    Macedonia Square·Hotel restaurant·€€€

    The restaurant of the Skopje Marriott, on Macedonia Square.

    Maksim Gorki 7Explore View on map

  4. Hunter’s Lodge Kamnik logo

    Among the vineyards

    Hunter’s Lodge Kamnik

    Kamnik (towards the airport)·Restaurant & wine library·€€€

    The Kamnik hotel’s restaurant and wine library, among its vineyards.

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  5. In a five-star hotel

    Limak Restaurant

    Centre·International·€€€€

    The Limak hotel’s elegant restaurant, from Turkish to Italian.

    Železnička 31Explore View on map

Cocktails

  1. Hidden and inventive

    Speakeasy

    Debar Maalo·Cocktail bar·€€

    A hidden cocktail bar on an upper floor, with an imaginative menu of twists on modern classics.

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  2. Cocktails on Orce Nikolov

    Barback

    Debar Maalo·Cocktail bar·€€

    A cocktail bar on Orce Nikolov street, at the western edge of Debar Maalo.

    Orce Nikolov 139Explore View on map

  3. Cocktails by the river

    Owl Mixology Bar

    Kej 13 Noemvri·Cocktail bar·€€

    A cocktail bar on the Kej 13 Noemvri promenade by the Vardar.

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Spas and hammam

  1. Limak Spa & Hammam logo

    A Turkish hammam

    Limak Spa & Hammam

    Centre·Hotel spa·€€€€

    The Limak hotel spa, with a Turkish hammam.

    Železnička 31Explore View on map

  2. In City Park

    Spa at Park Hotel & Spa

    City Park·Hotel spa & fitness·€€€

    The spa and fitness centre of the Park Hotel & Spa, on the edge of City Park by the Vardar.

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  3. Wine therapy

    GardenSpa wine therapy

    Vodno foothills·Boutique spa·€€€

    A small boutique spa at the foot of Vodno, known for wine therapy.

    Lerinska 2Explore View on map

Silver, rubies and wine

  1. Argjira logo

    Silver filigree

    Argjira

    Old Bazaar·Filigree jewellery·€€

    A filigree jewellery workshop and shop in the Old Bazaar.

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  2. The Macedonian ruby

    Deko: Macedonian Ruby

    Centre·Gemstones & jewellery·€€€

    A tiny shop that sets the rare Macedonian ruby in gold and filigree.

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  3. Bozinovski logo

    Official seller and service

    Bozinovski

    Skopje·Watches & jewellery·€€€€

    An official seller and service centre for Swiss watch brands.

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  4. Tikveš Wine Shop logo

    The country’s best-known winery

    Tikveš Wine Shop

    Centre·Wine shop·€€

    The shop of Tikveš, the country’s best-known winery.

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