SARAJEVO - In Your Pocket

18 Where to stay
Sarajevo Džemala Bijedica 169 A, tel. (+387) 33 777
900, fax (+387) 33 473 043, info@sarajevohotel.ba,
sarajevohotel.ba. Aside from an almost surreal petrol
station marring the otherwise gorgeous exterior, this place is
one of the most aesthetically perfect hotels we’ve ever seen -
unfortunately it has prices to match. Situated in new Sarajevo
near the national television station and countless shiny
new office buildings, it unabashedly caters to an upmarket
business clientele. The rooms are absolutely stunning as are
the views from the enormous rooftop terrace and restaurant.
Curiously, non-guests can use the small fitness centre and
massage services for fairly reasonable fees. Q 66 rooms
(singles €81-131, doubles €91-151, apartments €253).
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Mid-range
Astra Garni B-4, Kunduržiluk 2, tel. (+387) 33 47
51 00/(+387) 33 47 52 00, fax (+387) 33 47 63 00,
h.astra.garni@bih.net.ba, www.astra-garni.com.
ba. This comfortable, modern hotel is set bang in the
heart of Bascarsija, boasting a gym, sauna, conference
facilities and nicely-designed rooms, some set on two
levels. Probably the most conveniently-set hotel in town,
the downside is that Sarajevo’s heaving street culture
on the pedestrian lanes of Baščaršija can make it noisy
during summer months. But in winter it is both romantic
and efficient for business or pleasure. Q 53 rooms and
14 suites (singles €90, doubles €120, suites €130).
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Astra Hotel B-4, Zelenih Beretki 9, tel. (+387) 33
25 21 00/(+387) 33 25 20 00, fax (+387) 33 20 99
39, h.astra@bih.net.ba, www.hotel-astra.com.ba.
Comfortable, affordable, central, with friendly staff and great
breakfasts. Rooms on the second floor are best: king-sized
Out for a stroll in Baščaršija
beds swirled with silk drapes, luxurious fitted bathrooms and
cable television. Downstairs in the breakfast room there’s
a filling selection of pastries first thing in the morning. This
hotel is a stone’s throw from the Gavrilo Princip Bridge, where
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914. Q
17 rooms (singles €80, doubles €100, apartment €120).
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Bosnia B-3, Kulovića 9, tel. (+387) 33 47 12 51,
fax (+387) 33 44 45 72, bosniahotel@bih.net.ba,
www.bosniahotels.com. A relic of the old Yugoslav days,
particularly in terms of the décor, but the staff are friendly
and attentive, and it is handy for getting almost anywhere in
Sarajevo on foot. Q 60 rooms (singles €85, doubles €100).
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Dardanija B-3, Radićeva 15, tel. (+387) 33 213 613,
fax (+387) 33 213 616, dardanija@dardanija.co.ba,
www.dardanija.co.ba. May very well have been one of
the top hotels in town during its day, but those days have
long since passed - picture shiny bedspreads, green floors
and lots of gold-trimmed furniture. Your choice of rooms is
also between front-facing ones with street noise or back
ones with depressing views of an alley. If that description is
not completely off-putting then the place might not be that
bad of an option, as the rooms are comfortable enough
and most are fairly large. Q (singles €62, doubles €104).
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Europa Garni B-4, Vladislava Skarica 3, tel. (+387) 33
23 28 55, europa-garni@smartnet.ba. Sitting a hundred
metres away from the Astra Garni is the Europa Garni: rooms,
level of service, prices and comfort are all much the same,
with the added benefit that the Garni offers Sarajevo’s only
Moroccan restaurant set across three different floors.
Intriguing. Q 28 rooms (singles €90, doubles €125).
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