SARAJEVO - In Your Pocket

16 Where to stay
Accommodation in Sarajevo is readily available for the
traveling weary businessman or backpacker. You will have
no problem finding a luxurious room in a hotel or a cheap
hostel or B&B with the following selection.
Symbol key
P Air conditioning A Credit cards accepted
O Casino H Conference facilities
T Child friendly U Facilities for the disabled
F Fitness centre L Guarded parking
R Internet G Non-smoking rooms
K Restaurant J Old town location
D Sauna C Swimming pool
6 Animal friendly W Wi-Fi
Upmarket
Central B-4, Ćumurija 8, tel. (+387) 33 56 18 00,
info@hotelcentral.ba, westwood.ba. More of a luxury
fitness centre and spa than a hotel - a member of staff once
quantified it for us as an 85/15 split in favour of the former
- this West Wood-managed venture occupies a beautifullyrestored
old building in the city centre. The gym is packed
with state-of-the-art equipment, while the colonnaded pool
is reminiscent of Justinian’s Cistern. The 15 rooms upstairs
are expectedly lavish, although strangely enough for such
an upmarket location some only have small skylights rather
than actual windows. Q 15 rooms (single KM200, doubles
KM240, suite KM300). PJAFKDCW
City Boutique B-4, Mula Mustafe Bašeskije 2,
tel. (+387) 33 566 850, info@cityhotel.ba, www.
cityhotel.ba. Only opened in August, this is the newest
addition to Sarajevo’s upmarket accommodation field.
Situated halfway between Baščaršija and the BBI shopping
complex, virtuallyevery place of interest in the city centre
is only a few minutes walk away. The modern façade
stands in stark contrast to neighbouring buildings, and
while the interior design is not quite modern minimalist
you do get the impression that you’ve jumped at least a
few years into the future. If you’re staying for any length of
time definitely consider upgrading to the deluxe rooms or
smaller apartments - they offer significantly more space
and the price difference is negligible. Q 19 rooms (singles
€90-100, doubles €100-110, apartments €130-150).
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Europe B-4, Vladislava Skarića 5, tel. (+387) 33
580 400/(+387) 33 580 500, fax (+387) 33 580
580, reception@hoteleurope.ba, www.hoteleurope.
ba. Located in the heart of Old Sarajevo, the hotel was
first established back in 1882 and reopened earlier this
year after an extensive make-over. A modern wing has
been cleaved onto the eastern side of the original Austro-
Hungarian structure giving the façade a somewhat bipolar
appearance, but the interior is about as luxurious as you’re
likely to find anywhere in the city. The spacious rooms are
exceedingly comfortable and many offer spectacular views
of the surrounding Baščaršija area. Add to all this the 30%
discount they’re offering until the end of the year and the
place is downright cheap. Q 160 rooms (singles €92-143,
doubles €123-179, apartments €230) All rooms 30% off
until the end of 2009.. PJHARFLBKCW
Hecco De Luxe B-4, Ferhadija 2, tel. (+387) 33
55 99 95, fax (+387) 33 55 89 95, heccodeluxe@
gmail.com, www.heccodeluxe.com. This restaurant
and series of small hotel apartments has just been built
on the very top of the JAT tower: a rickety, old apartment
block sitting at the junction of Ferhadija and Marshal Tito
streets, overlooking the Eternal Flame memorial to the dead
partisans of World War Two. Q (singles €100, doubles €130).
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Holiday Inn B-1, B-2, Zmaja od Bosne 4, tel. (+387)
33 28 80 00, fax (+387) 33 66 38 62, reservation@
holiday-inn.ba, www.holiday-inn.com/sarajevo.
Oh dear. The iconic wartime days of Sarajevo’s famous
Holiday Inn, bullet-riddled and holding out to the last,
filled with war-correspondents and gritty hotel staff
existing on the edge, are sadly long gone. Apart from
nice mushrooms at breakfast, some charming staff and
faded memories, this overpriced, uncomfortable and
architecturally hideous hotel has few redeeming features
anymore. Q 220 rooms (singles €100, doubles €150).
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Radon Plaza Džemala Bijedica 185, tel. (+387) 33 75
29 00/(+387) 33 75 29 06, fax (+387) 33 75 29 01,
booking@radonplazahotel.ba, www.radonplazahotel.
ba. This glistening five-star tower owned by the Avaz
business group is Sarajevo’s first full-functional five-star
hotel. It’s set way out of the centre of town, but if you
are there for business it’s perfect. There are 112 rooms,
conference centres, a spa, a swimming-pool, internet
connection everywhere, a revolving restaurant, supremely
comfortable rooms and 24-hour room-service - in short,
everything one would expect. And it’s not that much
more expensive than more prosaic city-centre joints. Q
122 rooms (singles €105, doubles €170, 3 suites €245).
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Ornate Bosnian woodwork
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