The monumental communist-era district around the vast Palace of the Parliament and the grand Unirii boulevard Ceaușescu built to rival the Champs-Élysées, now lined with hotels and shops. Central and dramatic, if a little stark, well-connected; the base for travellers who want to be near the colossal palace and the main axis, with the old town a short walk away.
€70–130
typical per night in Romania
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Bucharest — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Unirii & the Parliament and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Stavropoleos Monastery12 min walk1.0 km
- The Old Town (Lipscani)15 min walk1.2 km
- Bucharest nightlife15 min walk1.2 km
- Romanian food16 min walk1.4 km
- Revolution Square18 min walk1.5 km
- The Romanian Athenaeum21 min walk1.7 km
- The Village Museum14 min taxi4.7 km
- Herăstrău Park & lake15 min taxi4.9 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 1.The Palace of the Parliament — The second-largest administrative building on earth (after the Pentagon) — Ceaușescu's monstrous, megalomaniacal marble palace, built at ruinous cost by demolishing a fifth of the old city. A staggering, chilling monument to communist excess; take a guided tour of its endless, colossal halls of chandeliers and marble (bring ID, book ahead), and grasp the scale of the dictatorship. Bucharest's most extraordinary and sobering sight.
- 14.The Old Princely Court — The ruins of the medieval palace of the Wallachian princes — including Vlad the Impaler (the real 'Dracula'), who ruled from here — hidden in the old town, with a bust of Vlad and the city's oldest church beside it. A fascinating, atmospheric fragment of Bucharest's deep, dark history amid the modern bars; small but evocative, it connects the buzzing old town to the legends of medieval Wallachia. A quick, intriguing stop for history and Dracula fans.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Unirii & the Parliament; flights via Google Flights.