As to the hotel, the reviewer from Australia (below) did a pretty complete job. The hotel itself functions efficiently. The evening and weekend desk clerk was charming and helpful. Our suite was spacious, consisting of a bedroom, separate sitting room, and 2 bathrooms. Breakfast was good. It was clean and quiet. The grounds were well-maintained and recently landscaped, and parking was free. We had a lovely view of the hills across the river. This was all for an extremely reasonable price.

The location of the hotel, however, is problematic. It is off the main road into town (not far from the famous and much more expensive Holiday Inn), nestled below a hill of moderate-income housing, along railroad tracks, and beside a large field of ruins that was a pre-WW II brick factory. It gives an initial impression of all the aspects of Sarajevo that the locals probably do not wish to convey. The area, at least during the day, is safe. There were well-worn paths from the housing on the hill across the tracks toward the train station and the tram, and people walked them constantly. I did not see much foot traffic at night. My point is not that the area IS dangerous--it's that it LOOKS dangerous.

This is a great hotel for those with cars, on bus tours, or who enjoy taxi rides (which are inexpensive in Sarajevo). I would not recommend it to those reliant on public transportation and squeamish about walking through abandoned industrial areas.