We were lucky that our friend suggested us this place. Right outside the hotel all the trek points start. There is free parking. This is a family run hotel and people are extremely good.
We stayed only for a day but it was worth it.
The breakfast is really good too. Highly suggested. Choose a room on the 3rd floor with the view of the mountains.
We stayed here for one night as a transit from Zakopane to Bratislava. The waterfalls trails start from the hotel which is very convenient. Staff very friendly and most of them speak english. We were given an upgraded room as they were available. Room was big and spacious and comfortable.
I recommend eating at the resturant as it is very cheap and very delicous!
This hotel is really brilliant. It is situated in the heart of Mala Fatra mountains, so all tourist-paths are only few steps away. From the window you will enjoy wonderful view over the mountain. I know, the furniture is older, but it also makes the hotel something special. The bed was very comfortable, TV fine, internet connectien very weak - but you do not need internet connection on your holiday:) In the night you will enjoy a real dark, you will not be disturbed by city lights.
Staff was very very nice - everything was possible.
The restaurant Koliba was also great - traditional Slovak food full of taste and love of cooking.
You must visit this hotel.
We took this hotel as it seemed a good location, and looked good online. We were very disappointed.
The hotel is advertised as 3 stars, but is more like a 1 or 2 star (at best). The restaurant was nice, but that has to be the only redeeming factor.
There were a number of issues with the hotel:
1) bad quality, old, furniture, dating back to communist times
2) when we arrived, the toilet had not bee properly cleaned (we complained and were then given another room)
3) no hair dryer in the room, and poor quality soap/shower gel (from a dispenser)
4) there was a shower head in the bath, but no shower curtain, so the floor and the rest of the bathroom was wet once taking a shower
4) the heating did not work properly (it was winter - we were then given a heater, which helped only a little)
5) the hotel is in a bad location, around 2 miles from the center of town and further to the ski slopes-this means a car is always needed, and you cannot walk to the center of the village
6) when checking in, the receptionist did not know the room rate. We were then charged for 4 nights, instead of 2. When we said we stayed 2 nights, we were given a lower bill, but a higher room rate because we were staying only 2 nights. This was much higher than we had expected, and we tried to complain, but they wouldnot listen
7) the hotel was noisy and other guests were having a loud party in another room
8) the wifi im the room did not work, and could only be accessed from the lobby or the restaurant
All in all, i would not recommend this hotel. There are better hotels i have seen actually in Terchova village, which are better quality, and are located near all of the restaurants within the village.
This is not a good quality hotel, and certainly not 3 star. It was also expensive for what was offered.
However, if you are passing by, the restaurant is worth stopping at, but that is about it.
We chose this hotel for a couple of day's stay in the beautiful Mala Fatra purely due to its proximity to routes leading to Maly Rozsutec via the Horne Diery Gorges, and we were not disappointed. It was deep winter, yet the room we had was warm, spacious, with a comfortable bed, pleasant furnishings and a view towards the start of the trail head. Free Wi-Fi was available.
The breakfast area was, however, rather weird, looking more like a Soviet era canteen than a restaurant and the fare wasn't up to much either. There never seemed to be more than a couple of rubbery fried eggs left! But the cosy log cabin style Koliba restaurant sporting sheepskin on the benches and rustic furnishings more than makes up for breakfast-time deficiencies and serves tasty Slovakian dishes including great grills and excellent beers at incredibly reasonable prices. The dumplings filled with blueberries served with ground nuts in a hot butter sauce were absolutely fabulous, just the type of comfort food needed after a gruelling day out in the mountains!
