“About what you would expect from the former Eastern-bloc”

Stayed here for a week while attending a conference. Hotel is on the outskirts of town in a residential area, not much night life in the immediate area, and quite a hike to the pedestrian city center. Not a bad area, just be aware you'll need to take buses/trains, or a taxi to get around fast. … more

Stayed here for a week while attending a conference. Hotel is on the outskirts of town in a residential area, not much night life in the immediate area, and quite a hike to the pedestrian city center. Not a bad area, just be aware you'll need to take buses/trains, or a taxi to get around fast. Hotel itself was nice, I had a suite on the top floor. Beds and bath were nice a clean, though a bit dated. (I was actually given a key, they didn't have the electronic cards that everyone else does now). I found the food there to be adequate, but much better can be had in the tourist district. Cheap place and solid offerings. Just be aware of the location and plan how to get around.

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“Not bad for the money...”

Stopped at Hotel Echo for one night a part of a 5 day road trip with agroup of 6 other friends. The hotel itself is probably what you'd expect from somewhere that is still abit backward for europe. After checking in we found that the lights on the first floor were on a 20 second timer, so you coul… more

Stopped at Hotel Echo for one night a part of a 5 day road trip with agroup of 6 other friends. The hotel itself is probably what you'd expect from somewhere that is still abit backward for europe. After checking in we found that the lights on the first floor were on a 20 second timer, so you could not leave the corridoor lights on. The second floor corridoor lights did not work at all. Also one of our 4 rooms had not been cleaned and smelt of smoke, another was cleaned but the bed was not made. The hotel receptionist was very heplful and flicked a switch the fix the lighting, got us two new rooms and booked us two taxis. The rooms where basic, but generally clean. The shower was a hold-it-yourself-type and the bathroom was small enough for only one person. The main thing that annoyed my wife was that we had seperate beds despite booking a double room. Maybe under communism you were not supposed to sleep togther... Breakfast the next day was of the continental type and the hotel has a big breakfast area downstairs. There is a seperate, free car park about 100 yards down the road. Next to where you turn off the main road. It looks safe, is covered by lighting and has a man in a caravan nearby looking after it. Overall, its what I expected for the location and money.

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