10 Best Hotels in Graz: UNESCO Old Town & Schlossberg (2026)

Mercure Graz City holds up as the best-located 4-star on this list, a dependable Accor address on Lendplatz just 400 metres from the UNESCO-listed old town, with the morning market right outside the door. It carries a 8.3/10 review score from real guests, and the rooms come through as consistently clean and well kept. There is a fitness room and a sauna, the front desk runs 24 hours, and the staff speak fluent English — handy if you are arriving late or need directions. It is not the cheapest pick here, but you are paying for a clear international standard and a base you can walk everywhere from: Kunsthaus Graz, Herrengasse and the Schlossberg clock tower all sit within a 10-to-15-minute stroll. Rooms start around $140 a night.

Grand Hotel Wiesler Graz is a Belle Epoque boutique on the Grieskai riverbank of the Mur, and at 8.7/10 from thousands of real guests it is the highest-rated boutique hotel in the city. Rooms run larger than the Graz average, with art and considered design woven through every corner, and the breakfast pulls a lot of praise for being varied and properly upscale. The Kunsthaus Graz is a 3-minute walk and the Murinsel island in the river is about 5 minutes, which makes this a strong base if you want to wander the art quarter and old town on foot rather than ride. It suits couples who would rather stay somewhere with a story and a real point of view than a chain box. Rooms start around $114 a night.

Hotel Feichtinger Graz is the standout 3-star in town, holding a 9.1/10 review score from over 2,000 real guests on Booking.com — the highest on this list. Rooms run spacious for the price, laid with warm wood floors and a modern-classic look that feels homey rather than chain-generic. The location sits right in the UNESCO old town, an easy 10-minute walk to the Schlossberg clock tower, with Herrengasse shopping and the river island Murinsel both close by. Staff get repeated praise for being warm and quick to help, breakfast is varied with Austrian options, and Wi-Fi is free throughout. The one catch worth knowing: the front desk closes at 20:00, after which you let yourself in with a back-door code. Rooms start around $91 a night, which is unusually good for what you get.

Austria Trend Hotel Europa Graz is the most train-friendly 4-star in this list, sitting directly across from Graz Hauptbahnhof — a flat 300 m walk from the platforms. Real guests give it 8.3/10, and the standout most reviews mention is the large breakfast buffet: cheese, pastries, eggs, cold cuts, vegetables and fruit, all a step above the price. The underground parking is a genuine rarity in central Graz and a real draw for anyone arriving by car. The front desk runs 24 hours, there is a bar and restaurant on-site, and the Wi-Fi is free and stable building-wide. From the station the Railjet reaches Vienna in about 2.5 hours and regional trains fan out across Austria. The old town is a 15–20 minute walk or a few tram stops away. It is the easy pick for rail arrivals, business travelers and drivers, with rooms from about $114 a night.

Zur Steirerstub'n is the kind of family-run Austrian pension that gets rarer every year — small, personally run, with an award-winning Styrian restaurant on the ground floor and homemade breakfast complete with house-made jam. It sits in central Graz, a 7-minute walk from the Murinsel, the floating island in the river Mur, with the Kunsthaus Graz and the Herrengasse shopping street close by. Guests rate it 8.4/10, and most of that comes down to the warmth: rooms feel homey, the staff sweat the small details, and dinner downstairs runs to dishes like Backhendl and Styrian bean salad. Rooms start around $103 a night. It is the right pick if you want a real Austrian experience over a chain — just not if you go to bed early and are sensitive to noise, since the bar can run late on weekends.

Hotel Daniel Graz is a design-led 3-star with a clear personality, sitting just 200 m from Graz Hauptbahnhof, the main train station. It scores 8.6/10 from guests who specifically love this stripped-back style. The standout that nothing else on this list can match: the hotel rents out Vespas and bikes, so you can tour Graz without touching public transit. The breakfast draws heavy praise across reviews, and the ground-floor espresso bar opens early. Rooms are small but cleverly laid out in a Scandinavian minimalist look, with a sauna and steam room on site. It suits design-minded travelers and couples more than families. Rates start around $97 a night.

Hotel Mariahilf is a family-run 3-star on Mariahilferstrasse, about a 10-minute walk from the Schlossberg, carrying a 7.8/10 review score from real guests. What reviewers praise most is the bed — surprisingly soft for the price — along with a good breakfast buffet and friendly, attentive staff. There is a parking discount at a nearby garage, the Mur river and the Lendplatz market are close by, and Kunsthaus Graz sits within an easy stroll. Rooms start around $97 a night. Two things to know before you book: there is no air-conditioning, so summer means opening the windows, and the bars nearby can run loud until 2-3 AM on weekend nights — ask for a room on the quiet side and you will sleep fine.

B&B Hotel Graz-Hbf is a predictable, no-surprises European chain hotel that sits just a 3-minute walk from Graz Hauptbahnhof, the main train station. It scores 8.0/10 with guests — solid for a big budget chain. The draw is the online check-in: you register before arrival and get a door code by phone, so there's no front-desk queue. Rooms are small but consistently clean, with a comfortable bed, a tidy bathroom and Wi-Fi throughout the building. What you give up is extras — there's no kettle, no fridge and no full toiletry set in the room, and no fitness center, spa or restaurant on site. Breakfast is an add-on rather than included, and a BILLA supermarket within walking distance is the cheaper play. Rates start around $89 a night, which makes it a strong fit for solo travelers and backpackers who want a private, well-located room without paying for facilities they won't use.

ibis Graz is the budget Accor pick that sits closest to the main train station of any hotel on this list — just a 100-metre walk to Graz Hauptbahnhof. It scores 7.9/10, and the rooms come in noticeably larger than the usual ibis box, which is real value at this price. The front desk runs 24 hours and Wi-Fi is free across the building, so late arrivals and multi-city rail travelers are well covered. The trade-off is age: parts of the hotel are showing wear and a few reviewers flag bathroom cleanliness details, so it pays to ask for a renovated room at check-in. Rates start around $89 a night. This is the spot for budget travelers who want to be on top of the station and are hopping between Austrian or European cities by train.

Centro Hotel Strasser is the cheapest hotel in this roundup, starting around $80 a night, and it pulls off something almost no other budget place in Graz manages: free hotel parking on site. It scores 7.7/10 on guest reviews and sits just 400 m from Graz Hauptbahnhof, the main train station, an easy 5-minute walk. Staff get consistently warm reviews. The rooms are plain and clean rather than spacious — there's no air-conditioning, and some units run small, with street noise on the front-facing side. Trams run close by and reach the old town, Schlossberg and the Kunsthaus Graz in a few stops. This is a clear-cut value play: best for budget travelers arriving with a car who want a free parking spot in a city where central parking is expensive and hard to find.