Isa Begov Hamam Hotel

“An Interesting Authentic Experience”

A huge thank you to our wonderful hosts at this charming hotel who made us feel more like members of their family while still maintaining professionalism and all we needed for a fabulous stay in charming Sarajevo. The hotel is in the perfect spot to explore the city with many attractions in easy w… more

A huge thank you to our wonderful hosts at this charming hotel who made us feel more like members of their family while still maintaining professionalism and all we needed for a fabulous stay in charming Sarajevo. The hotel is in the perfect spot to explore the city with many attractions in easy walking distance, particularly the atmospheric colourful Baščaršija area which we loved. The hotel building is next to a mosque and originally housed a hammam (Turkish bath); in fact you can still experience the Turkish bath with free use of saunas and hot tubs in the hotel. Our room was large and spotlessly clean, but a little dark, however we soon got used to that and loved its comfortable bed and seating. We soon mastered the complicated plumbing for a decent shower. It seems like everybody smokes in Bosnia (even in restaurants) and certainly there was a smell of cigarette smoke in some parts of the hotel even though it’s supposed to be non-smoking, but that was a minor issue. Special thanks to Baharl and Soner plus Nico in the evenings, Gasna and Mohammed at breakfast and others whose names I can’t remember – all were warm and welcoming and super helpful. We don’t know when we’ll be back in Sarajevo, but if we do come back, we would love to revisit this delightful hotel.

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“An authentic Turkish hotel.”

This is the place for those who want to be transported Ottoman times. It has 15 rooms and offers an authentic classic Turkish bathhouse (for an additional fee). The rooms a large and comfortable. The service is fast and professional. They provided us with a very good Turkish style breakfast wit… more

This is the place for those who want to be transported Ottoman times. It has 15 rooms and offers an authentic classic Turkish bathhouse (for an additional fee). The rooms a large and comfortable. The service is fast and professional. They provided us with a very good Turkish style breakfast with eggs cooked to order.

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“Fabulous location, wonderful boutique hotel. Don't look farther.”

The location is amazing! 4-6 min walk to almost everything you want to do in Sarajevo. Easy to find by car or foot. Easy for car to drop you off in front, Surprisingly quiet street given how convenient to everything. Inside the hotel is beautifully restored, Our suite was enormous and very com… more

The location is amazing! 4-6 min walk to almost everything you want to do in Sarajevo. Easy to find by car or foot. Easy for car to drop you off in front, Surprisingly quiet street given how convenient to everything. Inside the hotel is beautifully restored, Our suite was enormous and very comfortable. Breakfast was very good, with lots of small bowls of yummy things as well as made-to-order eggs. Interesting staying in a building with a Hamam and able to experience that, but wish there had been a co-ed time so my husband & I could go together. Fabulous having an option for a massage right there too! Nice that they can arrange rides from &/to the airport. Excellent staff and almost everyone spoke English. One staff member went a bit beyond the usual and confirmed their driver could accommodate our skis so we didn't have to depend on finding a large taxi. Only complaint, most rooms are on the first floor, so our room, like probably all rooms, had a privacy cover on the windows. We like being able to see out and enjoy the light too. Wish they had just provided curtains that allowed us to open during the day. Next time we'd ask for a room upstairs.

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“Worst Spa Experience Ever”

Everything was good. Very friendly helpful and accommodating. The traditional Bosnian breakfast was absolutely amazing. However, never ever ever get the Pedicure at the spa!! They had a young girl do it and she crouched the whole time . I sat in their bath area and she maybe spent 10-15 minutes… more

Everything was good. Very friendly helpful and accommodating. The traditional Bosnian breakfast was absolutely amazing. However, never ever ever get the Pedicure at the spa!! They had a young girl do it and she crouched the whole time . I sat in their bath area and she maybe spent 10-15 minutes total of the hour on my feet. I was back in my room after 30 minutes. I sat on a bed peice of marble. The tools look like she brought them from home. Most definitely they had not been sanitized! Not wrapped….just a carrier you would have hanging around at your house. She cut my big toe fumbling to remove the cuticle and after that she maybe was too scared to do the rest and didn’t. She didn’t even try to remove any dead skin. I had to ask for her to do this with a particular tool I saw in her kit and of course she spoke no English. I pointed to what I wanted her to use and then she only did the tiniest bit of it. It was literally the worst I’ve ever had in my life and I’ve had hundreds of them in my life.

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