Penzión Carpatia — Hotel in Bratislava

This place reminded me of the hotel in the Kubrick film The Shining; it appears to have once been a decent hotel with some charm... but it’s been neglected over the years. I’m told it underwent a renovation recently, which was said to explain why it was so empty. I’m also told that it used to have various farm animals, but they are no longer there — what are there are some dogs who are quite loud in the morning... and perhaps some ducks or chickens (also early risers). We were the only ones there. Which would normally be fine - but it meant that it was very understaffed: the person at the front desk was also the cook for breakfast. Breakfast was ok but nothing special. There is free WiFi, basic tv, and the rooms were large. The heating racks in our room (for towels) didn’t seem to work. When we were leaving we noticed that the restaurant was being rearranged for what looked like a larger event... and I’m told by family that the restaurant was once a decent place for lunch. Perhaps it is just recovering from renovations and hasn’t picked up enough business yet to warrant more service and staff? Geographically there is not much around it - it’s now very close to the VW plant nearby. Access to Bratislava from here was...

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Ak by sa dalo, nedam ziadnu ⭐. Boli sme tam zaciatkom augusta. Sedeli sme vnutri - sami, vonku bol obsadeny 1 stol. Dostali sme 5xmenu, hoci nas bolo 6. Objednali sme si pitie - kofola bola ok, voda ok, caj z cerstveho zazvoru sa nedostavil - namiesto neho doniesli uz zaliaty sackovy caj zn. mistral, ktory urcite nebol zazvorovy. Objednali sme si 2x kapustovu polievku, hlavne jedla. Polievka bola vyborna a tym pozitivna cast hodnotenia konci. Trvalo neskutocne dlho, kym nam zacali nosit hl. jedlo - v skratke: Kur. kridelka - neboli Zemiakova placka s tromi druhmi masa - plnka nevychutena netusime ake tri druhy masa v tom boli, lebo vsetko bolo v jednej placke a vsetko maso chutilo aj vyzeralo rovnako. Placka im trosku prihorela, ale dalo sa to zjest. Bolo toho malo, tak sme hladosovi doobjednali gulas gulas s knedlou - slaby, nevychuteny, mukova stava, malo masa, knedla ok. gordon blue - v zasade bez chuti bryndzove halusky - obavame sa ze mrazene, malo bryndze - suche, makove rezance - velmi velmi malo maku, museli sme si vypytat viac, velmi suche bez masla/oleja, ale ked ste fakt hladny a mate vodu, zvladnete to😊 Cezar salat - uplne uplne bez chuti - chut mali vlastne len mastne pripecene krutony vyprazany karfiol, varene zemiaky, tatarka - to bol vrchol programu - karfiol bol zrejme vyprazeny bez toho, aby bol predvareny, takze sa tazko krajal, pod zubami chrumkal a kedze nebol uvareny v slanej vode, nemal ziadnu chut (ani 3obal nemal chut). Tatarka mala velmi velmi zvlastnu chut ako rozriedena s jogurtom a zachustena skrobom. Divna. Hlavne jedlo, hoci sme si objednavali naraz (okrem gulasu), nam nosili postupne - doslova - kazdych cca 6-8 min jedno jedlo. Casovy rozptyl od prveho jedla (halusky) po posledny doneseny hl. chod - neuvareny karfiol - presne 36 minut!!! Takze kym posledny dostal jedlo styria uz mali dojedene a predposledny obsluzeny prave dojedal. Aby sme na toho posledneho nekukali objednali sme si dezert, ved co sa da pokazit na zmrzlinovom pohari s ovocim a slahackou a na gastanovom pyre? Malo vychladena slahacka, ktora nedrzi tvar, roztapajuca sa zmrzlina? Ano! Servirovanie gastanoveho pyre na velkom tanieri - pyre na jednej strane, roztecena slahacka na druhej, medzi tym ovocie ako v zmrzlinovom pohari+ bonus - v pyre sme nasli 3 tvrde kusy niecoho, co sme identifikovali ako cestovina. Na zaver nefunkcne pripojenie pri platbe kartou (hodinu pred prichodom som overovala, ci je mozna platba kartou) Ps: aj dezerty a 3x kava prisli po...

Check in - no staff, eventually found someone- frosty welcome - no info about breakfast etc||||Room - expect nothing more than a bed, tv and shower||||Breakfast - day 1 - no food on buffet - eventually topped up on request. Day 2 - after a wait order taken was basic but ok, day 3 - basic but ok, day 4 - was told no breakfast, couldn't be bothered to argue so left ||||Poorly run, no staff, pictures deceiving ||||Worst booking I've ever made and I'm a frequent traveller. ||||If you only want a bed and basic breakfast, you don't want any other facility and you have a car and you can put up with lack of staff then it's fine. I personally couldn't wait to leave||||Close to city - 20 min drive...