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 | Royal: Cheep and nice hotel
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Located in Belgrades downtown it has easy access to the "Must see" tips. Only a few minutes walking distance are the National museum, National Theatre, the Knez Mihailova street, Kalemegdan
Hotel with tree stars, 120 rooms, 200 beds. All room are with bathroom. All rooms have television, and many of them have a Air Conditioned. Room service from 00 to 24 h, restaurant from 00 to 24 h, Internet from 00 - 24 h, exchange office from 09 - 20, tourist agency, shop etc.
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On my trip The Lonely Planet guide proved to be an occasional disaster. The highly recommended Hotel Royal was cheap, but there are certain things I won't put up with. Rooms so small I fall over when getting dressed are ok, so are noisy rooms next to the elevator with thin walls and no double glazing, so are rooms that have curtains too small to cover the window. What isn't ok, is all that AND cockroaches in my bathroom. That's disgusting.
To make matters worse, the one ant I had seen on my bedroom floor at 6pm, became dozens by the time I went to bed. I had blocked the roaches, and isolated the remainder in the shower floor, but now I had another problem. This was too much, and I went downstairs to demand another room. It was 1am, and the nightporter could do no more than sympathise, look at the cockroaches lounging on the shower floor, and promise a new and better room the next day.
I spent the night swatting ants as they tracked in under the balcony door, until 3am when I could take no more and fell into a fitful sleep filled with nightmares about insects. I awoke the next morning with such a black mood, matched by the black day outside, which had seen the sun disappear behind a bank of thick clouds for the first time in Europe in about a month. A perfect start to my stay in Belgrade.
The next day, however, I got a new room, and it was much better. It was a twin, so more room, and although it was still a bit grubby, the beds were clean, the shower worked, the curtains covered the window, and it wasn't all that noisy at all. It's exactly the quality level I'd expect for the price, especially with such a convenient location.
Given that only my first night was ruined, and the rest of my stay was fine, and that the staff were very helpful and friendly, everyone else I spoke to was happy staying there, and the price was very good, I'd recommend this hotel. But make sure that if you spot anything amiss, report it immediately or you'll get stuck with the room. Also ask for a twin or a double, even if you are on your own, as they aren't much more expensive, and you'll welcome the extra room. Theme: HotelPrice: US$20-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: The hotel is conveniently located around the corner from Studentski Square, and in the shadow of the fortress. Walk up Vase Carapica from Republic Square, and take the next right after the park.Website: http://www.hotelroyal.co.yu/
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| Royal: Budget hotel in central location
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My friend and I stayed at Hotel Royal for 2 nights during a visit to Belgrade in May 2007.
We booked our stay via www.hostelbookers.com and paid 37 GBP per night for a triple room with en-suite facilities. Fortunately, there were only two of us, as our “triple” room had only two beds.
Location
This popular 3* budget hotel is located on Kralja Petra (if attempting to find the hotel independently, beware that names appear only in Cyrillic script on the street signs). The hotel is about a 10 minute walk from the Kalemegdan fortress and less than 5 minutes walk from the busy pedestrianised street of Kneza Mihailova, with hundreds of cafes, bars and shops. Having arrived in the city on the bus from the airport, it took us about 30 minutes to walk from the bus stop at Slavija Square to the hotel. Had we got off the bus at Central Station, it would have taken us slightly less time to walk to the hotel.
Bedroom
My overriding memory of our room at Hotel Royal is that it was stiflingly hot. We had a room on a high floor, so we left our window fully open 24 hours a day, but there was no air circulating in the room. That was in May. I guess it is unbearably hot in the height of summer.
Our room had two single beds, satellite TV (with dozens of channels, including a variety of English language stations such as BBC, CNN, Discovery, Travel Channel, VH1…), a telephone, a large wardrobe and some rather dated looking wooden furniture (desk, chairs, bedside cabinets).
The reasonably sized en-suite bathroom was very clean and contained a bathtub, shower, toilet and washbasin. Fresh towels were provided by the hotel and there was always plenty of hot water.
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Hotel: General
Hotel Royal is a fairly large hotel with around 200 beds in 120 rooms. It provides a number of services for its guests, including:
- 24 hour reception desk;
- 24 hour bar and snack bar (with Jelen Pivo beer available at just 70 Dinars (approx 0.60 GBP for a 500ml bottle);
- 24 hour Internet café;
- Restaurant (06:00 – 01:00);
- Foreign Exchange office (09:00 – 20:00)
- ATM machine in reception;
- Tourist Agency (09:00 – 20:00).
We arrived quite early in the morning, and found that we had to wait for around 45 minutes until our room was ready for us to check in. The hotel was busy, so I have no complaints about this long wait.
Room service is available 24 hours a day, with food offered at very reasonable prices. We never ordered any, but I made a few notes on the in-room menu for the purposes of this tip. The selection of dishes included veal, beef goulash, pizza, spaghetti, grilled chicken, seafood dishes, cevapcici, baklava pastries and pancakes. Prices were as low as 200 Dinars (1.70 GBP) for beef goulash, 105 Dinars (0.90 GBP) for Spaghetti Milanese and 180 Dinars (1.50 GBP) for chicken wings.
A good value, if somewhat outdated, budget hotel in the centre of Belgrade. A convenient location and lots of services provided. Get a room with air-con if you can! Theme: HotelPrice: US$20-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averagePhone: 381-11-2634222Directions: Located on Kralja Petra, just a few minutes walk from Students Square and the busy pedestrianised shopping street of Kneza Mihailova. The Kalemegdan fortress is about 10 minutes walk north west.Website: www.hotelroyal.co.yu Other Contact: toplice@net.yu
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