Hostel David

Hostel David sits at Pere Lažetića 6 in Carina, three doors up the slope from Hostel Miran and six minutes uphill from Stari Most. The street is residential during the day; the rooftop is the differentiator at night. Open-air, sunset-facing toward the river canyon, with twelve seats around a long timber table, two umbrellas and a bar in the corner that runs a happy hour from 19:00 (a four-euro local beer becomes a two-euro local beer; rakija shots stay at 2 EUR all night). It's the busiest after-bridge social anchor in Mostar's 9+ bracket.

The building has eight rooms — three mixed dorms (4 and 6-bed), four private doubles and a private triple. Most rooms have private in-room bathrooms, including the dorms (rare for Mostar at this price). Air-conditioning is in every room. Some private doubles have a balcony onto the street; the dorm windows face the back garden. Wi-Fi reaches every room and the rooftop.

David's day tour to Blagaj-Kravice-Pocitelj runs daily at 9:30 — six-person van, David driving, 30 EUR including park entries and a packed lunch. Back by 6pm. The breakfast (free, until 10:30) is leaner than at Miran's place — bread, cheese, cured meats, eggs to order, Bosnian coffee — but the rooftop happy hour is the trade-off.

Who this is for: travellers who want a social hostel with a roof terrace and the cheapest beer-and-rakija happy hour in Mostar's 9+ tier. Who it's not for: anyone who needs to sleep before 1am on a Friday or Saturday — sound carries, especially to the lower private doubles facing the rooftop staircase.