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Hello! I hope the information that I am going to share with you will be useful when planning a vacation and making such an important decision as choosing a country of rest and a hotel.
So: Montenegro, Budva, hotel Sajo (Shaio). Rest time: 28.04. 07 - 05.05. 07.
Why Montenegro? Probably, like many others, I was first of all bribed by the opportunity not to think about obtaining visas (I planned and booked the whole tour myself); the prospect of being in a friendly country with a kindred culture and a close language also seemed very attractive. And, of course, I will not hide it, I was counting on a more economical vacation compared to the more experienced countries of Western Europe in the field of hospitality.
Without going into details, I will describe all the pros and cons of the rest:
Pros:
- Stunningly beautiful nature (I'm not even afraid to seem banal here - it really is).
- Clear sea with emerald water.
I would never have believed that I would swim in the Adriatic at the end of April.
- Friendly locals. If you wish, you can explain yourself in Russian, which was a very pleasant moment for my mother, who does not speak English.
- Actually about the hotel itself. Newly built, still smelling of fresh paint. The staff speaks passable Russian (basic sentences), but English is much easier to speak. The rooms (we took a suit for ourselves and a regular room for my mother) are bright, spacious and equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay. Breakfasts, in general, correspond to my idea (supported by rich travel experience) of a 4-star hotel. But this is where all the "pluses" of the hotel and the resort end.
Minuses:
- About the hotel:
1) the prices are clearly too high! For a place with undeveloped tourism (everything is under constuction!
) the cost per room in May is comparable to the cost of 4 stars in June-July in Portugal or Greece, it seems to me extremely unfair. Without going into details, but I have something to compare with - it's not worth it.
2) Twice I had to draw the attention of the staff to the fact that there was no hot water in my room - it was very difficult to use the shower. And even after the problem seemed to have been solved, there were problems with water.
3) Room decoration: everything is clean and neat on the outside, but there are many annoying "inaccuracies": ill-fitting sockets, inconsistency of holes in the bathroom and plumbing (there are gaps); ill-conceived very light upholstery of upholstered furniture - in my opinion we were the first guests of the season in our room, and at the same time, despite our accuracy and the absence of small children - by the end of our stay the furniture acquired significant traces of dirt.
3) All the time of our stay at the hotel, under the windows, the road was constantly being built. Probably already in June, new residents of the hotel will be able to enjoy a comfortable sidewalk, but in May it was just awful!
4) When booking a hotel, I was offered a choice of sea view or standard view (+2 euros per day per person). Don't see it! It is not possible to see the sea from any window of the hotel. But the mountain view is amazing! At the same time, I will say right away that the sea itself is very close - 300 meters through the territory of the Alexander Hotel - which, in general, is very pleasant.
- Budva itself. Continued disappointment. Complete discrepancy between prices and service. The restaurants were very upset - rather high prices (80 euros for a dinner for three) with a very ordinary quality of food and - oh horror! - I have not found olive oil on the table so necessary for a normal dinner in any institution!
Instead, on the tables in oily (literally and figuratively) bottles there was a liquid with the smell of rancid (honestly) sunflower oil. And that's for 80 euros!
- A huge number of tourists! Despite the fact that we were clearly out of season - the number of vacationers, for example, on the beach, clearly approached the top point of my comfort zone. It is simply scary to imagine what will happen on the same beaches in June-July (especially knowing the fact that in June only on Saturdays 12 flights from Moscow fly to Tivat !! ).
I can add many more facts and thoughts about Budva, the Shaio hotel, and Montenegro in general, but I respect my time and yours.
Therefore, I’ll just summarize: you can go on vacation to Montenegro only if you have the opportunity to live there very cheaply (for example, with friends), you are not very sensitive about the level of service, you are ready to eat junk food or pay rather big money for normal food and do not experience discomfort with an extremely high density of vacationers per square meter. meter.
Good luck and have a good rest!
P. S. The hotel, after all, I put "4" - because the staff is at the level, the attitude is correct and not bad, in general, the repair : )
So: Montenegro, Budva, hotel Sajo (Shaio). Rest time: 28.04. 07 - 05.05. 07.
Why Montenegro? Probably, like many others, I was first of all bribed by the opportunity not to think about obtaining visas (I planned and booked the whole tour myself); the prospect of being in a friendly country with a kindred culture and a close language also seemed very attractive. And, of course, I will not hide it, I was counting on a more economical vacation compared to the more experienced countries of Western Europe in the field of hospitality.
Without going into details, I will describe all the pros and cons of the rest:
Pros:
- Stunningly beautiful nature (I'm not even afraid to seem banal here - it really is).
- Clear sea with emerald water.
I would never have believed that I would swim in the Adriatic at the end of April.
- Friendly locals. If you wish, you can explain yourself in Russian, which was a very pleasant moment for my mother, who does not speak English.
- Actually about the hotel itself. Newly built, still smelling of fresh paint. The staff speaks passable Russian (basic sentences), but English is much easier to speak. The rooms (we took a suit for ourselves and a regular room for my mother) are bright, spacious and equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay. Breakfasts, in general, correspond to my idea (supported by rich travel experience) of a 4-star hotel. But this is where all the "pluses" of the hotel and the resort end.
Minuses:
- About the hotel:
1) the prices are clearly too high! For a place with undeveloped tourism (everything is under constuction!
) the cost per room in May is comparable to the cost of 4 stars in June-July in Portugal or Greece, it seems to me extremely unfair. Without going into details, but I have something to compare with - it's not worth it.
2) Twice I had to draw the attention of the staff to the fact that there was no hot water in my room - it was very difficult to use the shower. And even after the problem seemed to have been solved, there were problems with water.
3) Room decoration: everything is clean and neat on the outside, but there are many annoying "inaccuracies": ill-fitting sockets, inconsistency of holes in the bathroom and plumbing (there are gaps); ill-conceived very light upholstery of upholstered furniture - in my opinion we were the first guests of the season in our room, and at the same time, despite our accuracy and the absence of small children - by the end of our stay the furniture acquired significant traces of dirt.
3) All the time of our stay at the hotel, under the windows, the road was constantly being built. Probably already in June, new residents of the hotel will be able to enjoy a comfortable sidewalk, but in May it was just awful!
4) When booking a hotel, I was offered a choice of sea view or standard view (+2 euros per day per person). Don't see it! It is not possible to see the sea from any window of the hotel. But the mountain view is amazing! At the same time, I will say right away that the sea itself is very close - 300 meters through the territory of the Alexander Hotel - which, in general, is very pleasant.
- Budva itself. Continued disappointment. Complete discrepancy between prices and service. The restaurants were very upset - rather high prices (80 euros for a dinner for three) with a very ordinary quality of food and - oh horror! - I have not found olive oil on the table so necessary for a normal dinner in any institution!
Instead, on the tables in oily (literally and figuratively) bottles there was a liquid with the smell of rancid (honestly) sunflower oil. And that's for 80 euros!
- A huge number of tourists! Despite the fact that we were clearly out of season - the number of vacationers, for example, on the beach, clearly approached the top point of my comfort zone. It is simply scary to imagine what will happen on the same beaches in June-July (especially knowing the fact that in June only on Saturdays 12 flights from Moscow fly to Tivat !! ).
I can add many more facts and thoughts about Budva, the Shaio hotel, and Montenegro in general, but I respect my time and yours.
Therefore, I’ll just summarize: you can go on vacation to Montenegro only if you have the opportunity to live there very cheaply (for example, with friends), you are not very sensitive about the level of service, you are ready to eat junk food or pay rather big money for normal food and do not experience discomfort with an extremely high density of vacationers per square meter. meter.
Good luck and have a good rest!
P. S. The hotel, after all, I put "4" - because the staff is at the level, the attitude is correct and not bad, in general, the repair : )
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