Camping Malá Bara
A campsite in Malá Bara with tent and camper pitches with full hook-ups, tree-top cabins and a historic-style apartment, plus a sauna and a mini zoo.
Where to stay in Slovak Tokaj
Winery rooms, village guesthouses, cottages and campsites in Slovak Tokaj, or Košice as a base: which village suits whom, prices and when to book ahead.
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There are no large hotels in the seven Tokaj villages. You sleep in family guesthouses, rooms at wineries, apartments and whole cottages, plus a few campsites and glamping cabins. Just outside the wine region, Hotel Brigadír occupies part of the Rákóczi manor in Borša. All the places we know of are listed below this introduction.
Three ways to stay
At a winery
This is the most relaxed option: you taste in the evening, walk a few steps to bed, and nobody has to drive. Several estates and family producers have rooms, for example J & J Ostrožovič and Víno Vdovjak in Veľká Tŕňa, Tokaj Macik Winery in Malá Tŕňa, and Chateau Grand Bari and Majer Bara of Tokaj Gold in Bara. Some smaller family cellars rent out a cottage or apartment and taste with guests on request.
A guesthouse, apartment or cottage
Apartments and whole houses in Malá Tŕňa and Veľká Tŕňa suit families and groups, and several come with a kitchen. Self-catering helps, because village restaurants keep short hours. For something different, there are glamping cabins in the vineyards near the lookout tower and a campsite with tree-top cabins in Malá Bara. In Borša, Hotel Brigadír has rooms in the restored Rákóczi manor, breakfast included, and a campsite next door opens in July and August.
Košice as a base
Košice has the widest choice of hotels, and Čerhov is an hour away by train. This works well for a day trip or if you would rather not drive at all. The catch is the evening: you can't linger over a late tasting if the last convenient train is waiting. We do not list Košice hotels.
Which village suits whom
- Malá Tŕňa and Veľká Tŕňa: wine first. You can walk between cellar lanes, up to the lookout tower and to Čerhov station (about 3 km).
- Viničky: the river. Boats, canoes and the Podkova oxbow lake, with a guesthouse restaurant serving Zemplín food.
- Bara: space and calm. Estates with restaurants, horse riding at Majer Bara and the Malá Bara campsite, which suit families.
- Borša (outside the wine region): the manor hotel, close to Borša railway station and the Bodrog.
- Sátoraljaújhely (Hungary): hotels just across the border if you are combining both sides of Tokaj.
Prices and booking
Prices published in autumn 2026 ranged from 35 € per night for a whole apartment at JM apartmány in Veľká Tŕňa to 88–108 € per night for two at Hotel Brigadír, breakfast included. At Penzión Tokaj on the Ostrožovič estate a double room cost 59–62 € per person, with breakfast and a bottle of wine included. Some places add a local tax per person per night (1.50 € at Hotel Brigadír), and check the payment terms: one holiday house takes cash on arrival and has a five-night minimum stay.
Tip: For the festival weekends in May, late June, late August and September, book as soon as the dates are announced. With so few rooms, the villages fill up quickly. See the events calendar.
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Places to stay
In the Tokaj villages
Chateau Grand Bari
Rooms on a modern wine estate in Veľká Bara, with a restaurant, tuff cellars, a small Tokaj exhibition and a lookout tower on site.
Majer Bara
The farm estate of the Tokaj Gold winery in Malá Bara, with rooms, a restaurant, wellness with saunas and a whirlpool, and stables.
Apartmány Lipovina
Three modern air-conditioned apartments with terraces in Malá Tŕňa; tastings can be arranged in the owners' historic family cellar.
Domik Tokaj
Two glass-fronted glamping cabins in the vineyards near the barrel lookout tower, with 180-degree views and breakfast from local farmers.
Esencia Silvia
A renovated century-old wine house in the vineyards about 2 km from Malá Tŕňa and some 500 m from the barrel lookout tower.
Chalupa Esencia
A cottage in a family house in Malá Tŕňa for up to 12 guests, with its own cellar and two tasting rooms.
Penzión u Macika
The guesthouse of Tokaj Macik Winery on the Medzipivničná cellar lane, with a tuff-cellar tasting room for up to 100 people.
Tokajský vínny dom
A village-owned house in Malá Tŕňa with two apartments, a geological exhibition and a space for tastings; the seasonal tourist train starts here.
Gazdovský dvor u capa
The renovated farmhouse of the Víno Vdovjak family winery, with four double rooms and tastings in the family's cellar in the Gazdovské pivnice.
JM apartmány
Five apartments in Veľká Tŕňa with a large common room, from €35 per apartment per night (2026).
Na chalupe
A traditional cottage run by the Víno Kapraľ winery in Veľká Tŕňa, with a full kitchen, plus home-cooked meals and cellar tastings on request.
Penzión Tokaj
The guesthouse of the J & J Ostrožovič estate, with breakfast, a bottle of wine, a pool and a jacuzzi included; from €59 per person per night in a double room (2026).
Penzión Zlatá Putňa
A guesthouse in Viničky with rooms, apartments and a restaurant serving Zemplín cuisine, plus tastings in its own tuff cellar.
Tokaj Guest House
A whole house to rent on a large plot in Viničky, with a kitchen, terrace, bikes and a garden grill; minimum stay five nights, from €24 per adult per night (2026).
Nearby in Slovakia
Hotel Brigadír
A three-star hotel inside the restored Rákóczi manor, with breakfast included and doubles from €88 a night (2026).
Penzión Aqua Maria
A guesthouse with a 120-seat restaurant and a campsite with cottages in Veľaty, about 6 km north of Čerhov.
Penzión Vínny Dom
A guesthouse on Kamenecká street in Streda nad Bodrogom, bookable by phone, e-mail or Booking.com.
Táborisko pri Rákócziho kaštieli
A seasonal campsite next to the Rákóczi manor, open daily in July and August and by appointment in June and September (according to OpenStreetMap).
Across the border in Hungary
Hotel Hunor
A hotel next to the Zemplén Adventure Park above Sátoraljaújhely, advertised as four-star.