I live in Timisoara since 2 years. It's a good place , very cheep and quiet. during summer this year a lot of festivals and cultural events. I love the weither, cold in winter but not so munch  just under zero degré like minus 5 maybe 1 week or two, and very hot in July. A lot of sun anyway all the year. The food is excellent . And people are very kind and open to help you if you ask them. The nature is beautiful just 1 hour driving and the mountain are amazing, hotel confortable and very cheap.

Timisoara

I live in Timisoara since 2 years. It's a good place , very cheep and quiet. during summer this year a lot of festivals and cultural events. I love the weither, cold in winter but not so munch just under zero degré like minus 5 maybe 1 week or two, and very hot in July. A lot of sun anyway all the year. The food is excellent . And people are very kind and open to help you if you ask them. The nature is beautiful just 1 hour driving and the mountain are amazing, hotel confortable and very cheap.

You can still find 1 bedroom apartments near the centre for 350 euro. The city centre is great, it is almost devoid of shops and is almost all bars and restaurants. Great for having a great night out. The food seems to be between 5 to 10 euros but is of excellent quality. So far I have not been disappointed on the food front. I have been making Tiisoara my DN home base since this summer and have been finding quite a few others are doing the same. Having an airport close by and being connected to the rest of Europe easy is a big bonus. Romania's Micro Company scheme makes it an excellent country to base yourself and from there explore. I checked out Brasov, Bucharest and Sibiu but Timisoara makes the best case.

Prices aren't that low anymore. 1br apartment in the centre would cost you around 400 euros, maybe even 500 if you go for something more luxurious.Airbnbs are 40-50 euros per night (central ones).Dinner would be anywhere from 5 to 10 euros and even more if you go to the fanciest restaurants.There's a decent tech scene around (lots of software engineers in the city).I'm living in Timisoara since 2011.

Timisoara is an interesting place. The centre square is where it all happens. We stayed a couple days to break up our journey in Romania. Lots of cafes and restaurants. It’s very safe, apart from the occasional person asking for money. English in the centre is pretty well spoken, but out of that, it’s hard to find an English speaking/understanding person. If in real trouble go talk to youth, they will be beat option. The food is quite good and beer is cold. The cost was very reasonable too. 6.5/10 is a pretty fair score I’d say.

Brasov is absolutely beautiful. Not a ton to do socially, and certainly no big nomad community. But the food is amazing, cost of living is cheap, and the parks and mountains surrounding you make it worth visiting! You can literally hike a gorgeous mountain walking about 5 minutes south of the old city center. It's also the most central location to visit nearby castles and national parks. You can buy tickets online and the trains are easy to navigate to get to places like Peles Castle in an hour or so. Highly recommend staying here a couple weeks! I hope to return.

Brasov

Amazing location for the adventure nomad. If you love mountain sports it is hard to find a better spot. Romania has one of the best internet providers you could want in Digi. Be careful where you stay, anything up towards Poiana Brasov will not have wired internet, anything in the square will be great and super cheap. This is a great spot for anyone in the summer but def rough in the winter. We did 4 months in Bucharest and moved up here after we were visiting every weekend. If you plan to travel Europe and see all of Romania this is a very central location to accomplish both of those.

I have tried Brasov for 1 month in August. I was desperate to find any place that was not run down by tourists. There is virtually almost no cafe that is suitable to work from, as they are overcrowded by hordes of tourists, families, people drinking.I had a hard time. I booked in advance for 1 entire month in light of other reviews I saw, but this was my mistake. I would not recommend this for someone who is trying to be productive. The atmosphere is way too much 'vacation' style and reminds me of Disneyland. If I had to redo it I would much more consider other cities in Romania. Bucharest looks quite great. Unfortunately, I did not see other cities in this country yet.

Brasov looks like any historic German city, but Brasov is a resort city, the entire old town is only catered to tourism. There's nothing special about it.

If you love hiking Brasov is like heaven. The mountains nearby have a widespread network of trails. Also it becomes a ski spot in the winter. Architecture is also nice, locals are friendly, prices are low, English is spoken and Romanian is a very interesting language, by the way.

Brasov, is very beautiful, and interesting city, with a huge mountain, "Tampa" near city. Center of city, it is a museum, churches, buildings, restaurants, good infrastructure, is not very expensive, quality of life, is high, very much tourists, of all countries. Brasov it is a treasure, Romanian treasure. Brasov it is amazing. Brasov, is on the top!

Lots of cafes with English-speaking staff and great Wi-Fi. Very close to Sibiu and Bucharest, but also the mountains, with lots of stuff to do during the winter season.

Brasov should be in top 5 in europe for quality of living. gorgeous city, fresh air, mountains, booming it industry,way ahead, sofia, kiev, krakow, warsaw, minsk

Craiova

Terrible air quality, much worse than smaller cities in Romania (nearby Sibiu is much better). Also not that pretty and getting more expensive each year. Cluj only started to build proper public transportation 3 years ago which explains it, but overall I am quite underwhelmed I must say. I would not spend much time here.

Cluj

I found Cluj to be a nice but fairly boring place to stay. There are a few coworkings that you can check out, but I would personally recommend Silicon Forest over ClujHub for a more personal experience.

It is an OK place for staying for a few months, however after a few months, you have seen everything and realize the place is just a small town with a few things to do but not that many. Restaurants are great and stuff but besides that not much going on.

Everybody was speaking so positive about Cluj so I tried it for 2 months there. In the end it was rather disappointing, the vibe of the city is somewhat uninspiring, even a bit depressing the longer you stay. The old town is cute with bars and restaurants, but after a few days there's nothing new to discover. Very ugly that there's to much car traffic for such a small city, there are literally cars everywhere. It might be a good choice for couples enjoying to live a traditional life, but for nomads or single guys there's not much to do there.

I've been a superhost for a digital nomad-friendly in Cluj for the last 2 years and I've seen a good number of nomads come and go. This city is more on the chill side as far as cities go but it is very lively. Cluj is regarded very highly from people in Romania and the vibe in the city is very nice. People are more conservative than average but they are extremely nice to foreigners.

Loved this city, mid-size, great food and coffee, decent architecture, and the friendliest and most welcoming people for hundreds of miles. ClujHub was a fantastic way to make friends with locals and other nomads. Only left to do COVID-19 situation

It's the kind of city where I'd stay and build a life if I wasn't a nomad. There are many nice bars and bistros and cafés, people is very nice and the city has a young vibe. I'd love to go back someday.

Pretty city but hard to meet nomads. Cluj Hub has good internet, air conditioning and a killer view from the balcony. Pricey by the day though.

In summer prices go up like crazy! Mamaia rentals are as high as New York in summer months because rich Bucharest spend their money there. Mamaia beach is beautiful but very crowded.

Constanta

The old casino is really nice but the beaches are not, ugly buildings facing the sea. And not a lot of things to do when i went in september (2018). In the summer Mamaia is much more animated if you like this kind of stuff.

Great internet, nice beaches and lots to do during the summer. During winter it can be a bit more lonely but some might enjoy the lack of crowds and the beach all to themselves.

English spoken by most and locals are friendly. Pretty good mall outside of town 10 minutes drive AFI Mall. Affordable place to live. 

Ploiesti

English spoken by most and locals are friendly. Pretty good mall outside of town 10 minutes drive AFI Mall. Affordable place to live.

Ploiești is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania.Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located 56 km north of Bucharest. The area of the city is around 60 km2. It borders the Blejoi village in the north, Bărcănești and Brazi villages in the south, Târgșoru Vechi in the west and Bucov village in the east. Ploiești has direct access to the Prahova Valley, one of the most important alpine tourism areas in Romania.Ploiești is an important transport hub, linking Bucharest with Transylvania and Moldavia. According to the 2011 Romanian census, there were 201,226 people living within the city of Ploiești, making it the 9th most populous in the country.

Bucharest is one of my favorites city as a coffee lover. Also, there are awesome people and the city has plenty of activities to do: indoor, outdoor... whatever you prefer... The place to be is the co-living Vine 21, with amazing people, good internet, and a place for work...

Bucharest

I agree with the +- list posted a few years ago here. Beautiful city in different ways, cheaper than Western EU, beautiful people. Restaurants are understaffed and have terrible service, at least in Old Town. First thing on the menu at Van Gogh is "all our staff are trainees, please be patient" even, so not sure what happened that places are struggling.Activity wise it doesn't seem like it has much, but there are nice parks and walking through the city with the architecture is something to behold.Socially it does seem a little closed off, but that doesn't make it impossible to make friends.

Soooo underrated city, it's not so calm at least the old town with all those bars competing to see which one plays the loudest music and in general the crazy traffic and that cars burnouts at 3am. But aside of that it's a wonderful city, with lot of things to do, lot's of places to go and very affordable prices. I was there for 3 weeks in July and surprisingly it's warmer than Barcelona and safer, and airbnb prices are really good. I enjoyed trying food and walking the city, I like to work from coffee shops and I didn't find anything better than Starbucks, that close a bit early (around 20:00).My favorite restaurant by far, I went two times and already missing it: Hanu Berarilor Casa Oprea SoareAnd a famous restaurant that I also went two times and both experiences went bad (too touristy): Caru Cu Bere

Bucharest is a lovely, calm and joyful city. I was staying at ICANSEE villa, a family stay place and I’ve just had everything I needed.The streets are safe, people are nice, nice clubs, terraces.It has a good vibe, I love it!

I spent 2 weeks in Romania, one week in Bucharest. I loved it, will definitely go back. The city is a mix of cool/hip, some great cafes, the Old City. Then there are the parts that are like razed ghettos. I'm single female and always felt safe. Even the taxi drivers were all lovely and helpful. Most young people speak english really well, the older people not at all. Lots of parks and fountains. One thing I loved, there is almost no tourism there, no tourists, no tourist pricing. Wifi is generally good.

I lived here 3 months during summer and it was amazing. The weather is beautiful, 2 hours away from the beach, the internet is fast, the coffee shops are chic, nightlife very alive and the prices are good. Go here during summer because there are more events, activities to do than the winter when it's cold and snowy.

I visited Bucharest for one week in early September, in between Varna in Bulgaria and Warszawa, and I like these more. Not to dismiss Bucharest which is nice, impressive, and safe. I was happy to be there, the internet is amazing ( I got >200 Mbps of free wifi in a public park) etc., but I probably won't be back any time soon.

So underrated.It's a beautiful city, lots of parks and the lake in Herastrau is very nice. Constanta/Mamaia (beach area) are a 2 hour drive away and Busteni, which is in the mountains is also within reasonable distance. People are usually quite friendly but theres the odd rude taxi driver, especially if you speak 0 Romanian. The food wasn't that great in my opinion, lots of meats and potatoes, but some like it. i'd recommend chimney cakes (kurtoskalacs) and Covrigi (Romanian soft pretzels).

Hidden gem in Eastern Europe - loads of awesome co-working spaces and co-living places popping up all over the place. Plenty of awesome nightlife, cheap, loads of beautiful parks and only 2 hours to the mountains or 3 hours to the sea.

Honestly underated, the city is extremely clean apart from graffities, old town is a lot of fun and the architecture is beautiful, looks very french like paris, could still be improved in the next few years though!

Here is my summary of Bucharest:+ very nice and growing hipster/alt/techno scene+/- the city looks like crap, lot of graffiti, demolished buildings, communistic buildings etc., but i kinda like this vibe+ prices are great+ young people in hipster clubs/cafes are very open and speak good english+ super cheap UBER- romanian food = bullshit- airport = bullshit- old town / touristic center kinda bullshit, overpriced, crap- taxi and public transport is crap I heard, but you never use it cuz UBER- people are not nice to each other, not helping, kinda rude, etc. (except young people)

Very cheap and Romanian people are rather friendly and open to foreigners. City itself is a disaster, rundown infrastructure, lots of pollution and little to do outside of oldtown.

Bucharest is cheap and a heaven for expats . It outranks kiev or chisinau and even budapest.

Bucharest is cheap, but that's about the only attraction for the roaming wanderer. The city is extremely dirty, smoggy, and chaotic. The internet is amazingly fast, but it's one of the last cities in Europe to visit. I have lived here for over a year, spent a long time trying to find some quality about it, but the culture is very unfriendly and it's not easy to develop friendships. I really recommend going north or west for some better quality for a foreigner: Chisinau, St Petersburg, Budapest, all are better choices.

Iasi

It's quite boring. Not many things to do here. The beaches aren't clean. The place only seems lively in the summer. The rest of the year, most local businesses close their shops because there are no more tourists. Only malls are open all year. Most people don't speak English, so you are not likely to connect with people here. Many other cities in Romania like Bucharest (where I currently live), Cluj and Timisoara have much more to give.

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