L'invidia — Hotel in Novaci

We booked a doubt room for one night during our Romania motorbike road trip. We didn’t know much about the hotel beforehand other than the very good reviews. Once arrived, we were not disappointed at all! Everything was more than what we imagined.

The owner is a lovely lady who quickly did the check-in and took us to our room gifting us a bottle of water, which was a first for us and very welcomed after many hours travelling. Once inside the sleeping part of the structure, we were surprised by how everything was super clean, modern and very beautiful. The room was big and clean, with all the amenities you might need. The bathroom was even better! A big shower, with all the toiletries you might need and soft towels.

We then decided to eat dinner in the hotel restaurant and it was the best decision of our trip. The owner and her daughter both speak Italian, which was perfect for us as the daughter (an amazing and very kind woman) advised us some typical plates to try. Everything was mouthwatering and super tasty. A 10/10 experience to try authentic Romanian cuisine.

The breakfast is worth a mention as well! Everything was amazing. And we had such lovely company thanks to sausage dog :D

They also have a swimming pool, but we didn’t have time to try it.

We will definitely come back and spend more time there. All the staff was super nice and polite, but I have to thank again the owner and the daughter. Amazing people! Thank you so much for making this...

We only ate there. The food is above average, could benefit a bit from more flavor, though. The lemonade was great, but I regretted getting the strawberry tiramisu. By definition, what I got had nothing to do with tiramisu. It was just ladyfingers with strawberry and whipped cream. Maybe some heavy cream or something, too. Update: I sent the beef tenderloin back because it was overcooked, second time it was yet again overcooked. They don't know how to cook a cut of...

Nu este prima dată când merg acolo, dar pare un caz că de fiecare dată se întâmplă ceva? Primul inconvenient: am cerut un file cu sos de piper verde, în sânge mediu, dar a venit aproape bine făcut. Tăind bucata, mi-am dat seama de coptura și, mergând să-i spun chelnerului în serviciu, mi-a răspuns că coptura era ok. Fiind bucătar, cred că sunt destul de sigur de diferența dintre diferitele copturi, dar lipsa de politețe, mai ales pentru un "restaurant” cu aceste prețuri, este inacceptabilă. A doua dată am așteptat, fără a exagera, aproape o oră pentru două hamburgeri de Angus care nu au nimic de-a face cu carnea de Angus. Înțeleg, dar măcar să ne fi avertizat că va dura atât de mult. De data aceasta, adică picătura care a umplut paharul, am comandat două pizza, dar mi-a luat 15 minute să realizez că pizza mea nu a ajuns în bucătărie. Aș fi preferat un check-up al comenzii. Ultimul lucru, nu mai puțin important: cocktail-urile, exemplu Mojito, cu un preț destul de mare și ușor de făcut, trebuie să fie un Mojito adevărat, nu un amestec de ingrediente, adică combinația de lime și zahăr brun. Chelnerii care fumează lângă noi. Nu am nimic cu chelnerii, pentru că au fost politicoși, dar ar fi trebuit să observe că persoana căreia i-a venit pizza nu mânca — detalii mici de atenție care, evident, dacă stai la masă fumând pentru treburile tale, nu se observă. Gestionarea serviciului trebuie să revizuiască procedurile pentru un...