We stayed in this two-star hotel for five days, from 14th to 19th July. For a reason we deliberately chose it, despite the fact we knew it might be in a poor shape. ||Our first impression was close to poor, probably due to the fact we had been prejudiced about it.||We had asked for a refurbished room, and we got it: it is spacious, has a balcony, bathroom OK, deserves three stars and a half. It also has a foldable third bed.There was a smell in the bathroom resembling mould, but we concluded later that it must have been coming from the laundry through the vents.||You can tell wherever you look throughout the hotel that it has both old and refurbished parts.||There is a swimming pool, clean, big enough, I went there just once and regretted later I had not gone more often. Good outdoor sports grounds are the reason for sports people, generally young, to come here. There is also Adventure park in front of the hotel. Members of the reception staff are young and efficient, though we did not need their service much during our stay. The reception area has free wi-fi, unavailable in the rooms, which is something that should see an improvement. There is a decent cafe-terrace where you can enjoy your drink/coffee, and even order a meal. ||The weakest point are the meals. We had half-board, breakfast and dinner were on a self-service principle; we could not imagine a poorest lay-out of the dishes! Are they seriously under-staffed, or under-enthusiastic, or what? The mountain Zlatar is beautiful, well worth visiting, it excells in great variety of wild flowers, how on earth they could not pick a few and decorate the master-table? The food was two stars, but the service was zero, definitely. ||There is a better option just across the parking lot, a much better small hotel called "Zlatiborski zlatnik", for about the same price: good-looking, clean, original, with a good story about the owner, with much better service, food, restaurant. But, majority of twin rooms in it don't have balconies, it doesn't have a swimming pool, reception area is small, no sports grounds. So, it all goes down to what you are looking for. ||The latter is making additions and it will have a swimming pool, sports and other amenities in a matter of few months, and then it will surely have all the advantages on its side. While we were staying in "Panorama" and had half-board there, we had our mid-day meals, desserts and drinks in much more...
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