Sights in Sarajevo - Croatia and Slovenia - page 770

hill walk above the Old Town, near a large wartime cemetery (Sb-€51, Db-€77, Tb-€87,
apartment-€102, 10 percent cheaper if you pay cash, air-con, free W-Fi, free parking, Ab-
desthana 8, tel. [phone], www.adahotel.ba , [e-mail] ) .
$$ Hotel Old Town, tidy and businesslike yet still affordable, has 15 new-feeling
rooms right in the heart of the Old Town (Sb-€55, Db-€82, Tb-€117; prices soft in slow
times—more like Db-€72; air-con, free Wi-Fi, free parking, Mali Č ur ć iluk 11A, tel. 033/
574-200, www.hoteloldtown.ba , [e-mail] ).
$$ Hotel Latinski Most (“LatinBridge”),inan1880svillaoverlookingtheembankment
where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, retains a Habsburg theme in
its 10 classy rooms. It's just across the river from the Old Town in a pleasantly uncrowded
neighborhood (Db-€80, pricier suites, air-con, free Wi-Fi, free parking, Obala Isa Bega
Isakovica 1, tel. [phone], mobile [phone], www.hotel-latinskimost.com ,
[e-mail] ).
$$ Hotel Michele is a friendly, quirky guest house facing a school in a quiet though
slightly dingy neighborhood; it's a 10-minute uphill walk from Maršala Tita street. The 10
huge rooms and eight gargantuan apartments are gaudy, decorated with antique furniture.
This place has hosted several celebrities in town for the Sarajevo Film Festival...it doesn't
take much prompting to get the receptionist to do some name-dropping. On my last visit, I
slept in the Richard Gere room (Sb-€75, Db-€85, much bigger “luxury” room for €20 more,
apartments-€120-150, air-con, free Wi-Fi, free parking garage, Ivana Cankara 27, tel. 033/
560-310, mobile [phone], www.hotelmichele.ba , [e-mail] ).
$$ Hotel Safir, while slightly overpriced, is nicely located on a tiny lane near (but not
too near)theOldTownaction.Theeightroomsaremodern,withbluetileaccentsandsmall
kitchenettes, but a bit sterile (Sb-€60, Db-€82, air-con, free Wi-Fi, Jagodi ć a 3, tel. 033/
475-040, www.hotelsafir.ba , [e-mail] ) .
$ Halvat Guest House is very tight but homey, offering five stylish-for-the-price rooms
and one apartment squeezed into a modern shell. It's on a nondescript urban street that's a
quick walk from the heart of the Old Town. The staff, led by Valida and Mumo, are friendly
andwelcoming(Sb-€46,Db-€68,Tb-€86;apartment-€46/personforuptothree;skipbreak-
fasttosave€4/person,cashonly,air-con,freeWi-Fi,freeparking,KasimaEfendijeDobra č e
5, tel. [phone], www.halvat.com.ba , [e-mail] ) .
$ Kandilj Pension (“Candle”) has 10 simple, small yet comfortable rooms in a tradi-
tional Ottoman-style house with a snug breakfast cellar. It's up a gentle hill and next to
the Tomb of the Seven Brothers, across the river from the Old Town (Sb-€40, Db-€62, Tb-
€73, air-con, free guest computer and Wi-Fi, Bistrik/potok 12A, tel. [phone], mobile
061-938-940, www.kandilj.com , [e-mail] , Adi).
$ Vagabond Hostel, enthusiastically run by sisters Alvina and Aida, is fantastically loc-
ated right along the main Ferhadija pedestrian street (so expect some noise). Unpretentious