Louise
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I find it difficult to review this place.
STAFF: The woman receptionist was lovely, kind and efficient. The staff who took care of luggage at early check in are very efficient. The breakfast staff are mixed: the lady with long brown hair seems useless, the gentleman making omelettes is very kind and efficient, many of the other older male staff seem miserable/they don't seem suited to hospitality.
ROOM: Traditional which is what you'd expect for such an old hotel, however our bed was particularly old and uncomfortable. We woke up sore, it was super soft and sagging in parts.
BUFFET: More signs were missing or incorrect on each of the food items than not. I pointed out 9 incorrect signs which were then changed. It's not a big issue for those who can eat anything, however for those with allergies like myself, labelling nuts correctly, gluten free bread correctly etc is very important. Staff were very dismissive of this. I only wish I had the luxury of being so apathetic about these things.
Saying this, they are one of the few places that do have gluten free bread on their buffet, which is worth mentioning (they didn't label it until I asked twice though). Overall the spread is reasonably good (salads, cold meats, cheeses, pastries, hot cooked eggs/sausages/tomatoes etc). They did finish up breakfast serving early though and started to pack everything up before it was meant to finish. This is very poor and they turned off the coffee machine 5 minutes ahead of time too. It's poor form. The Serbians next to us complained and the staff didn't seem to care. Something to note: go early.
I also went out for breakfast after, as I didn't see much I would want to eat and only later upon pack up found out there was someone who could make you fresh omelettes. I asked if this was possible when I sat down initially and was told that they didn't speak English, I decided to leave it.
FACILITIES: The general bathrooms for when you eat at the restaurant etc are in a pretty bad state: no toilet paper/all wet floors (see video).
OVERALL: I don't think you miss much just going there for a coffee, enjoying people watching and the gorgeous interiors and beautiful piano playing, so I'd skip staying personally and regret doing so.
OVERALL: Definitely visit - it's gorgeous, I wish the staff were more proud of working in such an establishment, with great hospitality. I don't recommend staying.