Pension Elegance — Hotel in Gura Humorului

Very very dissapointed. First the pros and cons and after our experience||||Pros: ||- nice yard with a beautiful place to dine outside||- friendly staff||- ample parking space||- you can play pool||- clean (although the loubge area is in need of some upkeep)||||Cons||- small room with no AC||- staff seemed poorly trained and clumsy at times||- mediocre food (to say the least)||- lounge area is unkempt||- there are no stores in the area and you can not get a drink after the restaurant closes at 10pm||||Our experience: when we saw the four star rating we were expecting a lot more!||||The traditional chicken soup (ciorba radauteana) had a funky tasting chicken, the omellette was very oily and overdone, the breakfast selection mentioned a cheese and salami platter but it was not specified that it was for both persons. What if we were more? ||||The staff was friendly, but not very professional at times. One time we were not brought our salt and pepper, one time we waited 40 minutes for an eggplant salad because, apparently, they were just then roasting the eggplants (we were not told this after we ordered. The waiter told us after 25 minutes of us watching her bring food to people that had ordered way after us). ||||The entire place is littered with signs forbidding food and drink from outside the premises (which is understandble) BUT if you were unfortunate enough to get thirsty after 10pm you can drink water only from the tap in the bathroom because the person handling reception refuses to serve you. This was by far the most infuriating incident we had!||||Other small stuff we could've overlooked if everyrhing else was ok are: linen with a coffee stain on it (we hope), a chipped platter, if you wanted cappucino they only had instant cappucino powder (very tacky), the pool table was very used and the felt had many tiny tears, there was a fitness chair that looked absolutely horrible (the fabric was torn and it was very rusty). None of these things are acceptable at a four star resort and it seems to me the owner just doesn't care anymore as long as the money keeps coming in (because the price is...

I did not rent any room at this pension because i wasn't so lucky to find available room every time i came to Gura Humorului City.||But one thing i know fore sure, here i eated the most delicious vegetable stew ever.||Vegetable stew is a Romanian traditional apetizer made from vegetables like: tomatoes, forest mushrooms, eggplants, bell peppers, grilled and then boiled in oil for many hours.||There are many taste, even with sardines. ||I came to Gura Humoruluy City almost monthly and i stop to Elegance Pension Restaurant to eat, because the cook really amazed me with his delicious traditional dishes.||I hope to find a free room next time as the pension is very nice and clean.||Congratulation to the owner as he give us best services.||I must mention that the pension is outside the city on the Gura Humorului Monastery route, on the left side.||I most forgot the prices are very...

The Elegance is a typical upscale Romanian pension. It has relatively new, and has nice location halfway between central Gura and the monastery at Humor. The rooms are comfortable and clean, and the restaurant is surprisingly good. Unfortunately, this same restaurant has become a popular venue for parties and celebrations (weddings, birthdays, baptisms, etc). As anyone familiar with Romanian parties can tell you, these are not the lhappy talking till 11pm sort of affairs. These come with amplified bands &, earsplitting music, and they last until 3 or 4am. We have used the Elegance for smaller groups for several years, but two of our last three stays we encountered one of these gatherings, and were not able to sleep. If you book it be sure to ask ahead of time if there are any celebrations planned...