Hotel Opera

“Love the Vibe, Great Food”

Light trance music at the beach; impeccable service; outstanding food. Go here if you need to unplug from whatever you are plugged into; this place is an oasis. Even the non-ocean view rooms have balconies with ocean views. The breakfast buffet is scrumptious European food, and the restaurant is… more

Light trance music at the beach; impeccable service; outstanding food. Go here if you need to unplug from whatever you are plugged into; this place is an oasis. Even the non-ocean view rooms have balconies with ocean views. The breakfast buffet is scrumptious European food, and the restaurant is the place to go for dinner and lunch... really no reason to shop around price or quality wise. The service is low key; the rooms are very modern; modern A/C system; and a relaxed vibe. So go to the beach; order some drinks; listen to the relaxing, tasteful, low music, and just relax. People mention a club next door in the reviews, but I had no problems with noise. I recommend avoiding the peak season when schools are on vacation... almost at all costs, because Mamaia gears up with thousands of beach chairs and mega stages, subwoofers, etc... for some sort of college spring break thing that lasts a couple of months. So if you go anywhere in Mamaia during peak season, prepare to be blasted with music.

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“Beach Break - after visiting relatives and visiting the Danube Delta, a quick break by the beach before heading home.”

On a three week trip to Romania to visit family and taking time to visit the Danube Delta, (see other review on the Hotel Lebada), we decided to stay a few days at the Black Sea and the Hotel Opera. The hotel itself is great, contemporary decor that’s bang up to date and situated on the sea with … more

On a three week trip to Romania to visit family and taking time to visit the Danube Delta, (see other review on the Hotel Lebada), we decided to stay a few days at the Black Sea and the Hotel Opera. The hotel itself is great, contemporary decor that’s bang up to date and situated on the sea with its own private beach. The hotel is also spotlessly clean. The rooms are well appointed with the usual four star appointments you would expect, though probably an oversight but the toiletries provided at the washbasin are bars of soap, but there is no soap dish, it’s the same washbasin you brush your teeth in, so where do you put the soap?? Small but important for hygienic people. Beds are comfortable and the rooms kept impeccably clean, top marks to the cleaning staff. Breakfast is superb, plenty of choice for any taste, however always a shortage of fried eggs, however with the exception of one young woman on clean up duty, a woman making pancakes and a gentleman busy taking food to the buffet area, the staff were awful, not attentive at all, standing in groups on phones or chatting muttering under their breath when told to do something by a manager or a customer really very poor. Oh the Barrista was also helpful if you could get his attention. Reception staff were not very helpful, it always seemed that you were bothering them with basic requests and they had better things to do than interact with customers. The beach team were often shouting at each other, not with great language, which showed a lack of care for customers with younger children. The Luna restaurant, is it a restaurant or a terrace? Smoking in a public restaurant is not legal in Romania, it is on a designated terrace, smoking is actively encouraged as there are ashtrays on every table, so is it a restaurant or not? No clarity from staff that’s for sure.. non smokers avoid this area unless you enjoy passive smoking. All in all great hotel, unfortunately let down by the staff representing the business, with a few exceptions.

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