Will you be going to Vienna? Bratislava is a nice small city, a stark contrast to the tourist trap that is Prague and is 60 minutes from Vienna.
It is also on the Prague - Budapest eurail backpacker line but very few get off and explore this lovely little place.
If you do go, there is a new Ibis Hotel a 10 minute bus ride from the train station (not a very nice station) at the foot of the castle and a stone's throw into the old town. Rooms are decent and not too expensive. Stayed there last May.
As the second city of the former Czechoslovakia it really is a stark contrast to Prague where you will be inundated with busloads of camera-toting, socks & sandals-wearing tourists from all over the world.
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