Comments on: Where to Stay; The Basics… http://bucharestexpat.com/2009/09/the-basics/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:17:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: MInvestor http://bucharestexpat.com/2009/09/the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-5 MInvestor Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:59:09 +0000 http://bucharestexpat.com/?p=3#comment-5 Best bets for the business traveler is going to be the following: If you need to be close to either Baneasa or Otepeni Airports, go for the Phoenicia Grand Hotel. You can't miss it, next to the OMV petrol station the first left after Baneasa coming into town. Staying here is great bang for your buck, and you're right about the posted room rates vs. the real rates. Book online here for good rates and print the reservation to show the desk clerks. The rooms are nice and they function well. The bathroom has decent towels and comes equipped. This is not ultra-luxury, but you will feel as though you get what you pay for when proximity to the airport is a must. Restaurants okay, but not wowing, and the espresso in the lobby bar isnt that bad either. They have three wi-fi routers downstairs in the lobby for excellent signal. No wifi that works worth a crap in the rooms though.. must plug in. Now if staying in the city is your thing, then stay clear of the ever-hyped Mariott and Intercontinental. They suck in my opinion. The Intercon is outdated and geared towards foreigners (clearly) and the Mariott is a complete waste. it's only for the who's who (or who thinks they are) to park their cars out front in the car park for display. The room rates are ridiculous for the services offered, the staff is ungodly rude, the rooms are decent, but again... NOT WORTH THE MONEY!! Yes, everyone knows the Hotel and where it is (behind the Palace, but consider yourself good enough to not need the image boost. Oh, the Lebanese restaurant downstairs is great though for a night out for dinner...lol. So where is the best place to stay in town? The two hotels on Victoriei. The Novotel and the Radisson. Novotel has great modernistic rooms, with an excellent spa, sauna, and lap pool. The bar in the lobby has some excellent cocktails that won't hurt your pocketbook. The Radisson, also on Victoriei, offers more sumptuous rooms, with out of this world beds, a well appointed bathroom, the wifi works, the staff is friendly and helpful, the restaurants are great and everything is well worth the price. Novotel: 37B Victoriei Str., Bucure?ti, 010061, Romania +40 21 308 8888 Radisson: Calea Victoriei 63 - 81, Bucure?ti, 010065, Romania +40 21 311 9000 Again.. be sure to book in advance or get reservations... BuchExp is right,, they will get you in the pocket on a walk-in! Best bets for the business traveler is going to be the following:
If you need to be close to either Baneasa or Otepeni Airports, go for the Phoenicia Grand Hotel. You can’t miss it, next to the OMV petrol station the first left after Baneasa coming into town. Staying here is great bang for your buck, and you’re right about the posted room rates vs. the real rates. Book online here for good rates and print the reservation to show the desk clerks. The rooms are nice and they function well. The bathroom has decent towels and comes equipped. This is not ultra-luxury, but you will feel as though you get what you pay for when proximity to the airport is a must. Restaurants okay, but not wowing, and the espresso in the lobby bar isnt that bad either. They have three wi-fi routers downstairs in the lobby for excellent signal. No wifi that works worth a crap in the rooms though.. must plug in.

Now if staying in the city is your thing, then stay clear of the ever-hyped Mariott and Intercontinental. They suck in my opinion. The Intercon is outdated and geared towards foreigners (clearly) and the Mariott is a complete waste. it’s only for the who’s who (or who thinks they are) to park their cars out front in the car park for display. The room rates are ridiculous for the services offered, the staff is ungodly rude, the rooms are decent, but again… NOT WORTH THE MONEY!! Yes, everyone knows the Hotel and where it is (behind the Palace, but consider yourself good enough to not need the image boost. Oh, the Lebanese restaurant downstairs is great though for a night out for dinner…lol.

So where is the best place to stay in town? The two hotels on Victoriei. The Novotel and the Radisson. Novotel has great modernistic rooms, with an excellent spa, sauna, and lap pool. The bar in the lobby has some excellent cocktails that won’t hurt your pocketbook. The Radisson, also on Victoriei, offers more sumptuous rooms, with out of this world beds, a well appointed bathroom, the wifi works, the staff is friendly and helpful, the restaurants are great and everything is well worth the price.

Novotel:
37B Victoriei Str., Bucure?ti, 010061, Romania
+40 21 308 8888

Radisson:
Calea Victoriei 63 – 81, Bucure?ti, 010065, Romania
+40 21 311 9000

Again.. be sure to book in advance or get reservations… BuchExp is right,, they will get you in the pocket on a walk-in!

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