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Santa Ze
Cesis, Latvia

Pleasant hotel outskirts of Tartu

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 20 Nov 2019
Hotel is connected with shopping center, that made meal choices easier, the same with finding haircut and, as there was ice skating rink, leisure time was not an issue. Yes ,there is a cinema, but keep in mind that children movies are dubbed in estonian.
Hotel itself had friendly and pleasant staff. We asked reception if we could get watter boiling cettle and they gave us. The room was clean and cozy, beds were comfy and spotless.
Only thing is that it is far out of city center, but there is a bus and if you have a car, then it will be no problems.
Overall we enjoyed Hotel Sophia.
Date of stay: November 2019
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stay30306769145, Front Office Manager at Hotel Sophia by Tartuhotels, responded to this review
Responded 21 Nov 2019
Dear customer,

Thank you for your feedback. We are very happy that you have enjoyed your stay here.
Your feedback is very important for us and we are glad that you have taken the time to give it.
We hope to welcome you back soon.

With kind regards, Hotel Sophia
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Reviewed 13 October 2019

We stayed at this hotel for 2 nights at the end of september. Easy to find, convenient parking. The rooms nice and warm and good size for a double. The breakfast selection was basic but did the job. The staff was excellent. Good value for money. Would return.

Room tip: The higher floors have better view.
Date of stay: September 2019
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Thank Luca A
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Stay30306769145, Front Office Manager at Hotel Sophia by Tartuhotels, responded to this reviewResponded 21 November 2019

Dear customer,

Thank you for your feedback. We are very happy that you have enjoyed your stay here.
Your feedback is very important for us and we are glad that you have taken the time to give it.
We hope to welcome you back soon.

With kind regards, Hotel Sophia

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Reviewed 7 October 2019

Modern and well designed hotel with nice staff. Impeccable. Very good breakfast. Ample parking. Just outside of the main old town, and as a result, it was a just little more effort to access the historic area, but really not a huge issue. Close to mall shopping.

Room tip: We had a corner room on one of the upper floors - it had a lovely view.
Date of stay: July 2019
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Thank kathryn k
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Stay30306769145, Front Office Manager at Hotel Sophia by Tartuhotels, responded to this reviewResponded 21 November 2019

Dear customer,

Thank you for your feedback. We are very happy that you have enjoyed your stay here.
Your feedback is very important for us and we are glad that you have taken the time to give it.
We hope to welcome you back soon.

With kind regards, Hotel Sophia

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Reviewed 4 September 2019 via mobile

Friendly service / staff. It's a short taxi or bus ride from the city centre. The breakfast was decent. The rooms are very nice and clean. It's quiet too. The hotels restaurant is casual fine dining and I'd be surprised if you can find better food anywhere in Tartu. Can't stress this enough. The food was amazing.

Date of stay: September 2019
Trip type: Travelled with friends
Thank DoomW2
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Stay30306769145, Front Office Manager at Hotel Sophia by Tartuhotels, responded to this reviewResponded 21 November 2019

Dear customer,

Thank you for your feedback. We are very happy that you have enjoyed your stay here.
Your feedback is very important for us and we are glad that you have taken the time to give it.
We hope to welcome you back soon.

With kind regards, Hotel Sophia

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Reviewed 29 August 2019

It is a standard business hotel in not very nice city. The parking in the front of the hotel was very full. The receptionist were not very friendly and VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. Some training should be given to them (e.g. to say welcome / hello to coming guest, use rather "could you please pay now" instead of "you must pay now"...etc) how to handle guest.
The issue with bill as mentioned in previous feedback we had as well. After "you must pay now" we didnt get any invoice or explanation when we will get it. If "I have to pay now" - I also "have to get my invoice immediately" and not next morning....

Breakfast was standardm not a good quality.

Next time I will take another hotel.

Date of stay: August 2019
  • Trip type: Travelled on business
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Thank radka_kr
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Reviewed 6 August 2019 via mobile

Dodgy hotel. Stay away !
We arrived nearly at midnight at sophia hotel and decided to pay directly on check in, hoping to get a bit cheaper price. I spoke to two female receptionists and paid 85euro in CASH. Price via hotel website and tripadvisor was cheaper . Unfortunately I didn’t check it prior payment.
NO INVOICE/ RECEIPT was given for my cash payment! I had to came back to reseption and firmly ask for receipt!The receptionist were confused and it took a wile for them to give me some wierd looking invoice.
Air conditioner was broken in the room.
No drinking water.
Towels are dirty , with human body liquids!
Stay away!

Date of stay: August 2019
Trip type: Travelled with friends
1  Thank 626LindaK
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KarlTamm, Manager at Hotel Sophia by Tartuhotels, responded to this reviewResponded 7 August 2019

Dear, Linda!
Thank you for the feedback and for choosing Hotel Sophia.
All feedback is very important for us as it helps us better our services. We hope you enjoyed some aspects of your stay.
Next time I would like to ask you to address the kinds of problems you mention, during your stay so we could fix them as the mentioned things did not seem to bother you while you were here. (Including the towels)
We do hope to welcome you back soon.
With very kind regards, Hotel Sophia

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