Hotel Grand

“Comfortable Hotel”

Good hotel about ten minutes walk from the railway and bus stations. The hotel is big and certainly grand with a huge dining hall. Breakfast was varied and substantial. My room was comfortable with a view of the mountains around Sarajevo. I would suggest that the only missing is a safety deposit bo… more

Good hotel about ten minutes walk from the railway and bus stations. The hotel is big and certainly grand with a huge dining hall. Breakfast was varied and substantial. My room was comfortable with a view of the mountains around Sarajevo. I would suggest that the only missing is a safety deposit box within the room. The staff are pleasant and helpful. The only downside is the location which no doubt explains the cheaper price than hotels in the city centre. The bus stops for the airport bus are some distance away at Muzeji and the university. You have to walk up a dark road with a narrow pavement to reach the hotel.

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“Comfortable hotel”

Decent looking hotel. Staff were friendly & helpful. My room was clean & spacious. My bed had clean linens & I had a comfortable sleep. The bathroom had decent hot water & pressure. The buffet breakfast was decent. Only stayed one night but I was comfortable

“Good value for money, no major issues but not central to city centre”

The Hotel Grand Sarajevo is as presented on the booking site. We got our twin room with a television & a bathroom. The beds were comfortable, the staff were professional and nice and it was good value for the 1x night we spent on our flying visit to Sarajevo. One of the best facilities was the wifi… more

The Hotel Grand Sarajevo is as presented on the booking site. We got our twin room with a television & a bathroom. The beds were comfortable, the staff were professional and nice and it was good value for the 1x night we spent on our flying visit to Sarajevo. One of the best facilities was the wifi as roaming data in Bosnia & Herzegovina for someone from the EU cost a lot of money so as much wifi as possible was greatly appreciated over there. It also boasts quite a nice view of Sarajevo (see photo). I have listed everything we encountered but for the cheap price of the hotel for a night, it's nothing major and definitely was up to standard for the price tag. Overall, it definitely was good value for money, it served its purpose and we had no major issues. I would say it's appropriate for short stays but longer stays without driving or if you want to avoid taxi's or lots of walking before you really get into the city centre, perhaps consider a more central location. We found that it was quite easy to hear anyone/anything in the hallways from our room and I suppose that would then concern you that conversely, people in the hall would probably hear you in your room. I also recommend to always lock the door when you are inside the room as our door would open by itself if not locked with the key. Additionally, while the bathroom and shower fulfilled its purpose, the door on the bathroom was not fixed on the lower part so even when you did slide the bathroom door closed, there would be a gap where the door should meet the doorframe so you may not have as much privacy as you wish. The bedside table also needs to be re-mounted to the wall as one side was loose (see photo). Most notably, the only real issue we had was the hotel's location to the city centre and the old town. We got a taxi from the airport to the hotel and on a Friday afternoon, it took longer than expected, according to google maps it's a 20 minute drive from the airport but on the Friday afternoon it took almost 30-40 minutes and is a 2 hour walk to the airport. The hotel is a 45 minute walk to the city centre or a 10 minute car ride. There isn't much public transport closeby, when we asked people, most recommended a taxi to get to/from the hotel. According to maps, it's a 20 minute walk to the closest public transport however, as Bosnia & Herzegovina is outside of the EU, once you leave the hotel, you must use your roaming data if you want to rely on your phone for maps/info which is very costly and even with that, the maps on my phone couldn't provide any info RE public transport. I downloaded the local taxi app "mojTaxi" which was a life saver although, taxi's aren't expensive compared to our home country/countries nearby so it wasn't a major issue. However, I would reconsider booking the hotel again if we returned, mainly to be closer to the city centre and not have to rely on taxi's so much.

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