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Top 10 hotels in Mostar according to booking

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As a tourist, in Mostar, you can see a lot of historic buildings and monuments, try a variety of traditional foods and customs, but also stay in hotels that offer excellent services at very low prices.

Below, we have singled out the top 10 according to guest’s bookings:

1 City Hotel is the first hotel that offers modern rooms, a restaurant within the same, shops, bars and car rental services. In addition, there are free Wi-Fi and parking, family rooms (non-smoking) and a fitness center. Price is 83 KM/day, a bus station is only 20 m away. The hotel is rated four stars and a score 9, 2/10 for service and telephone number is 036/ 349 090.

2. Hotel Eden which is located about 450 m away from the famous Old Bridge and offers usage of an indoor pool, cable TV, air-conditioned rooms and a mini bar. According to the data, Hotel Eden has four stars and guests rate it with a score of 9, 3/10, and the price per day is 76 KM. The hotel has 24 rooms that can be booked at number 036/555 390 or at Konak, Mostar 88,000.

3.  Hotel Villa Milas is located on Franciscan 3, 88000 Mostar and boasts a score of 9, 6/10 and with three stars for service and location. The hotel offers comfortable accommodation equipped with bathrooms and meals, and the Old Bridge is only 5 minutes’ walk away. If you love history, close to the hotel there are Franciscan Monastery and Church of St. Peter and Paul that are, according to the experience of tourists, among the most visited places in Mostar. You can contact Villa Milas by phone 036/316 381.

. 4 Boutique Hotel Pellegrino boasts guest rating 9.3/10 and with four stars which place it on the list of the best hotels in Mostar. The main characteristic is that it is located only 150 meters from the bus and train station which makes it easy for tourists to come. The hotel offers free internet connection and parking, fitness centre and all 14 rooms are designed for non-smokers, and you can get them at a price of 70 KM per night. Contact phone: 062 969 000.

5. Famous Hotel Mepas which is famous for being the newest hotel completely renovated in 2015 and which offers a variety of benefits such as fitness center, spa, and wellness center, free parking and the Internet. Also, there is a shopping center Mepas Mall in the same building, where you can find anything you need for your taste, from food at McDonald’s to the latest fashion trends in the stores. Room price in this modern hotel is 140 KM due to the fact that it has five stars and a rating of 9,4 and booking can be done by calling 036/382 000 or at Kneza Viseslava, Mostar 88,000.

6.  Hotel-Restaurant Kriva Cuprija is located at Onescukova 23, Mostar 88000 with a phone number 061 135 286 where you can book any of the 28 rooms (77 KM / night) that are air-conditioned and fully equipped for the needs of guests. The hotel also offers a mini bar, cable, or the best features are views of the Old Town and the kitchen where you will have the opportunity to try many of the traditional dishes of this people.

7 . Hotel Herzegovina is located at Bisce field bb which offers 26 modern rooms (59 KM/night), parking, restaurant services, free parking, and Internet. Guests have rated this hotel with 9/10, and have deserved four stars for location and offer. The phone number for reservations is 036/ 576 0700.

8. Villa Nadin is popular due to affordable price of 49 KM, but also it’s rated with 9.4 / 10. The hotel is 7 minutes’ walk away from the bus station and about 6 km from the airport. According to impressions of guests, ‘Nadin’ is a very popular hotel because it offers much for little money. Reservations can be done by telephone number 036/578 574 or 063 118 918.

9. Villa Hum is located at Franciscan 29 and is available at a number 061 657 638. This is another hotel that is popular among guests because of the low prices for a lot of things- room price is 51 KM and all of them have air conditioning, cable TV, and some also have a balcony.

10. Hotel Bevanda is a hotel located at the site of Old Ilicka bb, which you can contact on the number 036/332 332. The hotel is 10-minutes’ walk away from the Old Town and has a restaurant with an outdoor terrace where you can enjoy local and international specialties. Moreover, you can find a supermarket, park, and several clubs and restaurants near the hotel where you can enjoy the real issues of Mostar.

The Mepas Mall in Mostar

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This summer Balkan`s hottest emerging destination was the city of Mostar, situated on the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Alongside the many historical sites and beautiful architecture, this city also offers shopping malls for fashion lovers.

The Mepas Mall is the biggest shopping center in the region of Herzegovina that has the surface of 100.000 m².  It is located at the crossroads of the street of Kardinal Stepinac and streets of Kneza Višeslava.  As one of the most attractive locations in the center of Mostar, there are 3 level underground garage with 605 parking spaces, 7 above ground level, two floors of the hotel level, 4 panoramic elevators, and 5 cinemas.

This is the place where you can find leading high street brands like Zara, New Yorker, Bershka, Stradivarius, Pull&Bear, Benetton, Adidas and much more.

There are also lots of entertaining activities. Enjoy blockbusters and 3D projections in Cinestar movie theater, bowling or game of pool in the Bowling center, while the kids can spend time in good entertainment and sports activities in the playroom “Jungle”.

In case you have missed it, read our previous post – 5 Ways To Stay Upbeat On An Overcast Day in Mostar.

All of the food lovers can enjoy delicious treats at Restaurant Prestige.

This restaurant is located on the 4th floor in the Mepas Mall. The customers love to praise the chocolate soufflé dessert, lots of meals from Italian cuisine and also regional meals such as sheepskin cheese, Livanjski cheese, Herzegovinian prosciutto and Herzegovinian doughnuts.

Families with children can enjoy lunch at Prestige while the kids are well taken care of at the nearby children’s playroom Jungle.

In case you have missed it, read our previous post – Top 3 family restaurants in Mostar.

Geert Mak is coming to Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Geert Mak, a journalist from Netherlands is coming to Bosnia and Herzegovina in May this year! Geert Mak is one of the Netherland’s most popular writers. His books become huge best-sellers all around the world.  Among his most well-known books is Amsterdam A brief Life of the City and In Europe.

The book  Amsterdam: A brief Life of the City is intended for travelers and visitors who want to learn more about the city of Amsterdam without having to dive into comprehensive historical tomes.

Herzegovina Lodges kind and professional staff will give a warm welcome to this writer.  Typical Bosnian atmosphere and Bosnian cuisine in Herzegovina Lodges will satisfy anyone’s desires.

We can wish a warm welcome to Mak and hope that he will visit our city Mostar during his stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Eating out in Bosnia: The best meals of my life by Emm in London

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This story originally appeared on emminlondon.com

The Tour Guide Mostar project is in full swing. Every day we are gathering more and more information and getting in touch with bloggers from all around the world who visited Mostar and Herzegovina as a stop on their journeys.

This week we would like to introduce you to Mandy Southgate, an expat with dual South African and British nationality. She likes traipsing around the English countryside and she loves Bosnia (with a passion). She also loves Serbia and the Balkans! Read her story: “EATING OUT IN BOSNIA: THE BEST MEALS OF MY LIFE”!

I know, it’s not Tuesday but when life gave me lemons this week, I had to turn them into Lemsip to treat a change-of-season cold that suddenly appeared. Speaking of food, this week I am joining Emma, Rebecca and Kelly on their monthly travel link up. We’re talking about the best meals we had while traveling and I couldn’t think of a better reason to return to Bosnia! In a way, I’m pleased because I’m not a foodie blogger (I far prefer to eat food then write about it) but I had always wanted to share these culinary experiences.

Restaurant Šadrvan review

Location: Jusovina Street, Old town Mostar

I remember the Saturday afternoon we arrived in Mostar as if it were yesterday. I had seen so many photos of the old town but somehow remained unprepared for its beauty. The hostess of the Villa Anri encouraged us to enjoy drinks on the roof of the hotel but as we gazed down into the old town, we simply couldn’t wait to go and explore. We asked our hostess to recommend a restaurant with authentic Bosnian-Herzegovinian food and she wasted no time in recommending the Restaurant Šadrvan.

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I will always remember that afternoon in Mostar. We sat under the shade of the trees in the Šadrvan restaurant, watching as people milled around the market stalls or began the steep incline towards the old bridge. It was a hot, lazy May afternoon with the temperatures already in the 30s yet there was an undercurrent of anticipation as if we need only wait for the cool dusk to come and the evening festivities to begin.

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Located where Jusovina Street meets the main path through the old town, Šadrvan (meaning ‘fountain’) surrounds an old Ottoman-style fountain.

As I opened the menu and paged through the options, I had to laugh at the name of the dish that we were to order. Part of what attracted me to the Bosnian language in the first place was that so often, words are similar enough that you can derive their meaning; it’s just that words sound so much more lyrical in Bosnian. I ordered the ‘Nacionalna Plate’ for two and thrilled at the way in which the words rolled off my tongue.

The food of the Balkan region is well known for its variety of stuffed vegetables and this meal was no different. At €18, it was incredibly well-priced and included japrak and dolma – peppers, onions, and vine leaves stuffed with rice and meat. The meal came with loads of ćevapi which are minced lamb sausages, small savory corn bread cakes known as ‘Bosnian cookies’ and đuveč, a savory vegetable dish. The dish was completed with flat bread, boiled potatoes, rice and sour cream.

I’ve often tried to describe the effect that this dish had on us but seem to fail each time. I can say that it was so good that it puts every other dish I have had since to shame. That my mouth is watering as I write and that I’d climb on a plane right now if I could to sample that piece of Bosnian heaven again. It was simply delicious and when we were looking for somewhere to eat the following afternoon, we could not help but return to the Šadrvan again to eat the exact same dish.

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Restaurant Inat Kuća review 

Location: Veliki Alifakovac 1, Sarajevo

After such an auspicious introduction to local cuisine, Stephen and I were initially disappointed with the food in Sarajevo. We had prepared ahead, consulted Trip Advisor and gone to the most popular restaurant in town and while the food was good and the service fantastic, it simply didn’t measure up to our experience in Mostar.

Thankfully, we met up with Kenan, a local tour guide and he recommended the Restaurant Inat Kuća for an authentic Bosnian experience.

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I chose the dish Sarajevski Sahan and it did not disappoint. It was a mix of Bosnian specialties and again featured stuffed peppers, onions and vine leaves, as well as ćevapi and bamija which is a Bosnian veal stew. We noticed the slight change in the food from Mostar, which is in the Herzegovinian region, with the introduction of veal and stews. Yes, all of that meat was for one person and cost an incredible 20KM or €10! My dish cost 14KM or €7.

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The story of the Inat Kuća or ‘house of despite’ is an incredible one. The house was once located on the other side of the river Miljacka but in 1895 city officials wanted to demolish it to make way for the new city hall. The old man who owned the house was very stubborn and insisted that they dismantle his house and rebuild it, brick by brick, on the other side of the river. And so it is now, slightly lost in translation, the house of spite or despite.

It is a little difficult to describe exactly why we loved this restaurant so much and what it meant to us. We had spent the morning touring Sarajevo with Kenan, learning about the siege, driving down Sniper Alley and visiting the Tunnel Museum. It was a lot to absorb and I can recall us being lost in our thoughts for a while as we relaxed and enjoyed the superb food. I would say that it was a moment in time, a sensory experience which is burned in my heart and my memory and I can so easily recall the quiet and calm of that afternoon, the importance to us and, of course, the tastes.

What to do in Mostar

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Mostar is one of the most beautiful and most visited attractions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thanks to its outstanding natural beauty, architecture, and, of course, its famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Stari Most, this city has lots of tourists and foreigners that pour in the city every year. It is full of architecture that Ottoman brought with themselves, with plenty of traditional restaurants, market stalls, mosques and other historic buildings. It is also surrounded by stunning landscape waiting to be explored.

Scroll down your page and discover the top things to see and do in and around Mostar:

1.Old Bridge in Mostar – Stari Most

The Old Town of Mostar has been attracting millions of tourists from all over the world because of its unique blend of rich history, picturesque architecture and exotic locations. The Old Bridge is the most magnificent monument in Mostar and it has become the worldwide known symbol of Mostar. During the civil war, however, the bridge was destroyed but it has since been rebuilt. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, having received this status in 2005 soon after it was rebuilt, and it attracts thousands of tourists to Mostar every year.

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On the east bank rises Tara Tower which was used as a deposit for ammunition in the Ottoman era. The Halebija Tower is on the west side. It was once the prison.

2. Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque

Today the iconic Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque is probably among the most famous symbols of Mostar. It`s the second largest mosque in Mostar, situated on the left bank of the Neretva river, just about 150 meters north of the Old Bridge. Forget the Taj Mahal and the Colosseum as some of the world’s most impressive structures remain out of the public eye.  So when planning to visit Mostar. for the best places to visit include the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque on your list. We promise – you will not regret!

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3. Kravice Waterfalls

A short drive south, around 40 minutes from Mostar are the Kravice Waterfalls. The best time of year for visiting is during the spring time when the fall is at its fullest and the vivid landscape turns bright green as the surrounding nature is blooming with life.The area around the waterfall is very popular for swimming and having picnic.

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Most see places in Herzegovina-Kravice Waterfalls

4. Franciscan Church
Today’s church with its dimensions, appearance and the bell tower (107m high), dominates the city of Mostar. Due to the increased number of catholic community in Mostar, there was the need for larger church so during the latest reconstruction in 2000., the new church was built on old foundations but following the tendency of massiveness from the Middle Ages.

Now visitors can enter the church, take photographs and enjoy the singing of the church assembly. There is also a large parking lot in front of the church, which serves for visitors and tourist groups.

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Bell Tower of Franciscan Church in Mostar

5. Muslibegović House

One of Mostar’s best examples of Ottoman architecture is the protected national monument, Muslibegović House located in Brankovac area.

Due to its cultural and historical importance, as well as its preserved traditional artifacts, the Muslibegovič House is a unique tourist destination in Mostar.

This residential complex of unique architecture was inscribed on the list of national monuments and has a dual function, as a harmonic museum with educational component, and as a top class hotel in the category of cultural and historic heritage.

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The interior is in keeping with traditional eastern styles, such as Ottoman rugs, white walls and wooden furnishings, with the museum exhibiting items such as books, manuscripts and handmade crafts.