Location is perfect and rooms are nice but it was very noisy in our room from the corridor with people making coffees from 6am which kept waking us up. The shower was hit and miss, sometimes the pressure was too weak for it to stay on. There are building works going on on the ground floor, they were very polite and cleared the area for us when we went past but didn’t know about it before. It is a nice hotel, just a few things to be aware of.
We have booked 3 nights here at Kotor Nest and we were very much pleased. Location is great being inside Kotor, but the true gem is the hosts' hospitality.
Location: It is right inside the walled medieval coastal town. Be mindful though that the taxi drop off will be about 1-2 minute walk which does not take any stars at all. There is a plethora of restaurants surrounding it as well as a convenience store closeby. If you plan to hike up to San Giovanni Church, the entry path is near as well.
Room: Very homey and personalized style. It is rather clean, warm and inviting. We were here during the start of the summer season and the AC really helped a lot. There is a en-suite shower and toilet, which is a must. Slight noise can be heard from outside if it is very silent, but otherwise not a reason for us to be bothered at night. It depends on the guests that are staying as well. On the whole, the guests and staff were very mindful of the noise when we were there.
Hospitality: From the start, we were greeted by our host Adriana and made us felt welcome. Introduced us to their amenities, the living room, dining room and kitchen; basically the shared space. Hospitality can make or break someone's holiday, I'm pretty sure it was the former for us.
Definitely recommending this place. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We had an excellent stay at the Kotor Nest. We traveled as a large group, and the staff was extremely accommodating to our needs. The text message communication was very effective and efficient. Thank you, and we shall return!
This is meant to be constructive feedback and not just a rant.
The location is great. You are in the heart of the city near everything.
Reception folks are nice and helpful.
Now, there are a few things that can be improved.
The room is not cleaned daily. They provide you with free towels and other stuff if you need, but maybe this could be done proactively? They could change the towels, emtpy trashbins and put new soap/shampoo/toilet paper etc and not clean. I've seen that done in other hotels and it doesn't take a lot of time.
There is a coffee machine in the corridor which sounds like a great idea but turned out to be terrible. You can hear everything when anyone talks in the corridor, so people would stop as early as 6am in the corridor and talk while they wait for their coffee. I wasn't able to hear people from other rooms, just the corridor.
Wifi is a hit or miss. When connected, the speed is great, but it's getting/staying connected what becomes a challenge. We have a couple of phones (android and iphone) and a laptop, and all of them had issues connecting. The signal was strong in our room, but it just didn't work most of the time and had to rely on our phones data frequently. If you need to do some work and join zoom/teams calls this would be a problem. I even heard someone complain about it (because as I mentioned you can hear everyone in the corridor) and the reception person restarted the router, but it didn't help.
There is no tv in the room. I don't really mind but some people would.
There is no fridge in the rooms. There is one shared fridge in the corridor, which helps, but having a small fridge in the rooms is something that many people appreciate.
The water heater is also a hit or miss, we needed to wait a little bit between people taking showers or the second person would get cold water. The pressure seemed low at times.
The desk had a small panel falling down that was taped. If you need to use the desk this would be annoying.
Location is within the walls of the old town. About 15 mins walk from the bus station. The girls at reception were excellent. Extremely friendly. The room was lovely. Bed was big and very comfy.
We booked the "Casa Campana" apartment, and the apartment itself is nice. The bed is comfortable, the kitchenette is great, there are plenty of electrical outlets. The apartment is next to the cathedral, so expect some church bell noise. On the downside, there are no curtains/shades on the windows. The wifi didn't work for either night that we stayed (we informed management, to no avail). The TV had no service either (needed a login for Magenta TV). The biggest disappointment was the cat poop that greeted us when we arrived to our apartment, "that's what happens when there are cats" is what we were told. It was there on Saturday afternoon when we arrived and was still there on Monday when we departed. Unless changes are made, we DON'T recommend staying here!
This is a long overdue review. My family stayed at this hotel this past summer. The location is superior. We’ve got half a floor to ourselves and the building is really historical, so there was a real sense of experiencing the local life in the hotel.
However, the reason I feel compelled to make this review is the service and help we received. We ran into some serious problem where there was even police engaged (to be clear, nothing to do with the hotel). The hotel manager was so helpful that she helped calling the police and also provided protection for my young child in her office, at a time we most need it. We are very thankful for her help.
So my advice is: this is a great hotel at a great location, run by decent, honest and helpful people. You will have a lovely experience there.
One of the worst and most overpriced place I’ve been to. First and foremost the hotel makes overbooking - we were placed in a completely different accomodation which we didn’t want to stay in. It was so loud the whole night that we didn’t sleep at all. Lights in bedroom wasn’t working, toilet was leaking and the staff was rude and unhelpful. That’s what you get for 150 euros 😅
